Caduceus Summer 2001

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InThis Issue
SUMMER 2001
WORTHY GRAND SCRIBE
Ronald J. Webb
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Mitchell B. Wilson
EDITOR /DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
Jason E. See
Conclave2001
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Kappa Sigma Fraternity
My Brothers:
Welcome to the first Caduceus of this new
Biennium. Our undergraduate and volunteer
Brothers have just returned from a very successful Conclave, and are busy preparing for
a new Fall Semester. I want to take a few
minutes of your time to describe the plans
for this Biennium and ask for your help going
forward.
Let me begin by describing the things that
the Supreme Executive Committee has asked
our Commissions to focus on. We believe
these areas are critical to Kappa Sigma’s success in this Biennium: Brothers In Action
(BIA), Kappa Sigma Academy, Recruitment,
Volunteers, and Financial Planning.
First, the Membership Development
Commission will begin the full implementation of BIA. BIA is now Kappa Sigma’s
pledge education and brotherhood development program, and all chapters are eligible
to participate. BIA will help each chapter set
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its own goals and incorporate the four
cornerstones Fellowship, Leadership,
Scholarship, and Service into all of the
y
chapter’s daily activities, programs, and
goals.
Second, the Education Commission will
begin the “Kappa Sigma Academy.” Over the
course of this biennium, every Grand Master
of every chapter will have the opportunity to
attend this educational program along with
his alumnus advisor. It will be an intensive,
hands-on, practical session focused on helping you make your chapter successful in the
face of the challenges confronting you today.
The Kappa Sigma Academy sessions will be
held in conjunction with Supreme Executive
Committee meetings around North America.
Time will be set aside for the SEC to work
with those in attendance.
Third, the Recruitment & Expansion
Commission will add over forty new volunteer
regional coordinators. The goal is to have
an R&E coordinator within each district,
working with each DGM as a part of his
team. With these additional resources on the
ground, chapters can begin planning their
recruiting efforts earlier, and achieve greater
success in both quality and quantity of new
members. On the expansion front, we have
already chartered the Xi-Sigma Chapter at
Western Carolina University, and hope to recharter Gamma at Louisiana State University
and Delta-Delta at the University of Florida
this fall. Both of those colonies are already over
seventy men strong. You read that right; each
colony, before receiving its charter, is already
over seventy men. Clearly, teaching and implementing Fellowship, Leadership, Scholarship
and Service is a winning platform for success,
for quality and for growth. Our expansion
efforts will continue to be focused on returning to dormant chapters first; then we will
explore opportunities to expand to premiere
institutions with quality greek systems as
resources and opportunities permit.
Fourth, the Volunteer Commission will
continue to identify new volunteers and train
all volunteers across the Fraternity. Over
300 new volunteers accepted appointments
this past biennium as Assistant Alumnus
F r a t e r n i t y
Departments
BaseballAtIt’sPeak
Charlie Monfort of the Colorado Rockies
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ManOfTheYear
Ray Lane Honored at Banquet
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Beta-Xi Chapter Chartered
Advisors, Alumnus Advisors, Assistant District
Grand Masters, District Grand Masters,
Commissioners, and Commission members.
We would like to see every chapter have
several local volunteers working to assist the
chapter in areas including finance, recruitment, risk management, and general chapter
operations.
Fifth, the Finance Commission will be
working in two areas. Along with Education,
they are going to work on developing tools
to help chapters and individual brothers stay
current in their financial obligations. Further,
they are going to help seek outside foundation
funding for My Brother’s Keeper, expanded
TIPS training, and other educational programs. Kappa Sigma’s total cost of membership to undergraduates is the fourth lowest
among major fraternities today. We intend to
keep the costs to you well below the NorthAmerican Interfraternity Conference average.
That is a very high level overview of the
priorities set by the Supreme Executive Committee for this Biennium. But priorities and
plans alone will not carry the day. Execution
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is essential. Therefore, I also want to challenge
you, as undergraduates and alumni, to take up
the cause.
The Supreme Executive Committee and
your local volunteers want to help you create
an environment where you and your chapters
can be wildly successful in the coming biennium. We have the finest professional staff
in the fraternal world; they want the same
success for you. However, none of us can
wave a magic wand and make you successful
on your campus, or at your alma mater.
For you to be successful as men, as
chapters and us all to be successful as a
Fraternity, each and every one of us must
use the most powerful tool available: The
Power to Choose. Choose wisely. Where you
are today, and where we all will be as chapters
and as a fraternity, depend on how you choose
to spend your time and effort.
If you truly want to experience the exhilaration that comes with being the number one
chapter on your campus, choose Kappa Sigma
again. Like the bid day when you chose to
accept the invitation to membership, choose
Kappa Sigma again. When you’ve fulfilled
your commitment to your faith, and your
family and your studies, choose Kappa Sigma
again. Out of all the things that can take
your time, distract you and consume your
energies, choose Kappa Sigma again. Don’t
look to others to do the heavy lifting. Only
by your choices can Kappa Sigma be first on
your campus, and thereby become the pride
of every college and university where we are
represented.
Thank you for your kindness for granting
me the opportunity to serve you in the office
of Worthy Grand Master. Thank you for
the wonderful team of friends and brothers
you have selected as the Supreme Executive
Committee. Working together, undergraduates and alumni, we can choose to make
Kappa Sigma more successful than ever. One
Fraternity, One Team, One Kappa Sigma.
Whatever you do, do well and may success attend your efforts.
AEK∆B
Thomas P. Bishop
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FromTheEditor
For over 116 years, the
Caduceus of Kappa Sigma
has been the main link
of communications for
the fraternity. In an
ever-changing world of
internet and e-commerce, the Caduceus is
still published every
quarter, bringing topnotch articles, alumni
news and chapter events
that no other meduim
can provide. With this
much impact, I am
pleased to announce a
new look for the magazine and a promise
that every issue will be
packed with more content than ever before. I
hope you enjoy the new
design and feel of the
magazine, as much as I
do.
Thomas P. Bishop
AEK∆B,
Jason E. See
Director of Communications
& Editor
Caduceus wins
National Awards
Dear Editor,
The Fall 2000 issue of
the Caduceus won two
National Awards for the
article on Brother Todd
Martz. Congratulations
to Brother Wes Mooney
for writing the article.
1st Place-Profile Article Content from the College Fraternity Editors
Association
3rd Place- 2001 Publications Award from the
North American Interfraternity Foundation
I am sending you this because I
feel that this is a story worth printing.
Brother Paul Dunn a past GM and
Legacy is suffering from a disease
that has no cure. Besides being a outstanding friend and brother Paul is
also a wonderful husband and father.
When Paul was first diagnosed
with ALS he asked several of us to
help raise awareness and did not want
us to do something that would only
benefit his family. As usual Paul was
worried about others having to face
the trial he and his family were going
through.
Well several of us, Kappa Sig’s
and a couple of friends from high
school, have since formed Friend of
ALS and organized a Golf Tournament for the Dunn Family. Friends
of ALS has been formed as the only
organization in Arkansas dedicated to
assisting those who have been diagnosed with ALS. We hope to even-
tually be able to provide financial
assistance, support groups, assistance
with ADA forms and a comfort to
those that are suffering, not only the
victim, but his/her family as well. We
are not professional fundraisers and
this Golf Tournament will be our 1st
event.
So far we are getting a lot of support from local business. The tournament is going to be an annual event
with a portion of the proceeds going
into a trust for Paul’s son Parker. I
will get pictures and more information if you are interested. Thank you
for your time.
AEK∆B
Todd Armstrong,
Senior Account Executive
New Horizons
Computer Learning Center
Corrections
On page 32 of the Spring 2001
issue of the Caduceus, we did not
include that Brother William G.
Carson, ‘50 Eta, was a retired Lt.
General for the US Army.
Letter Submissions
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Kevin S. Kaplan
Wor thy Grand Master
Wor thy Grand Procurator
270 Peachtree St Ste
1400, Mail Bin 918,
Atlanta, GA 30303,
Off: 404/506-0801
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Promotion Dynamics Intl.
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Brother Bishop is
Managing Attorney for
Southern Company, one
of the largest investor
owned utilities in America, providing electric
power
and
telecom mu n icat ions
services throughout the
Southeast.
He was initiated into
the Alpha-Beta chapter
(Mercer). He graduated
summa cum laude from
Mercer University in
1982. He is a 1985 cum
laude graduate of the
Mercer University Law
School.
He began his volunteer service to Kappa
Sigma in 1982 as AA for
Alpha-Beta chapter and
secretary of its house
corporation. He served
as Ritualist from 1983
until 1993, earning the
Outstanding 1st Year
Volunteer Award in
1984 and Distinguished
Service Commendation
at Conclave in 1985.
He received the first
Master of Ritual Certificate presented at the
Richmond Grand Conclave. He holds Jackson’s Men Pin #9. He
was elected Worthy
Grand Master of Ceremonies at the 61st Biennial Grand Conclave in
1997. He was elected
Worthy Grand Procurator at the 62nd Biennial Grand Conclave in
August of 1999. He lives
in Cartersville, Georgia, with his wife Darla,
son Tyler, and daughter
Darian.
Brother Kaplan is
President and CEO of
Promotion Dynamics
International, a corporate promotion and
marketing firm specializing in sports and event
marketing. as an undergraduate, he served as
the UAC delegate for
Area V.
An initiate of ThetaZeta chapter (Eastern
New Mexico) he began
his volunteer service in
1986 as AA for
Delta-Zeta Chapter and
became AA for ThetaZeta Chapter in 1990.
He was GM of both the
Birmingham and Albuquerque alumni associations.
Among other honors,
he received a Distinguished Service Commendation in 1997 and
the John G. Tower
Distinguished Alumnus
Award in 1998. He
served as ADGM for
District
37
from
1994-1997. He served
as Chairman of the
Alumni Development
Committee
from
1995-1997 and as DGM
XXXVIII
from
1997-1999. He served
as Recruitment and
Expansion Commissioner from 1997-1999.
He was elected as
WGMC
from
1999-2001. He is Ritually proficient and holds
Jackson’s Men pin #13.
Donal L. “Pops”
McClamroch, Jr
Wor thy Grand Master
of Ceremonies
PO Box 49145
Atlanta, GA 30359-1145
770/923-2285
[email protected]
B r o t h e r
McClamroch
(Eta,
Randolph-Macon) is
Lab Director of the
Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco and Firearms
Forensic
Science
Laboratory in Atlanta,
G A . B r o t h e r
McClamroch's service
began while in college
when he was elected as
the UAC representative for Area I. He
served as Eta's AA
from 1977 to 1983.
In 1977, he also
became a member of
the Eta Virginia House
Corporation, serving
as treasurer for three
years and president for
11. In 1983, he was
appointed as ADGM
for District VI and
as DGM for Old
District VII. Brother
McClamroch has also
served
as
a
Brot herhood
Development
Commission member
and Long Range
Planning Commission
member, as well as
speaking at numerous
events. He reactivated
the Greater Richmond
Alumni Society in
1986. He received the
SEC's Distinguished
S e r v i c e
Commendation
at
both the 1987 and 1993
Grand Conclaves. He
was
WGT
from
1997-1999 and is
Ritually proficient and
holds Jackson's Men pin
#7.
E.L. Betz Jr.
Ronald J.
“Spider” Webb
Worthy Grand Treasurer
936 Lido Cir W
Niceville, FL 32578-4405
850/897-7206
[email protected]
3460 S Fletcher Ave
Apt 105
Fernandina Beach, FL
32034-4333
904/277-2819
[email protected]
Wor thy Grand Scribe
Brother Ron Webb paid
the ultimate sacrifice to his
country. Brother Webb
served in the United States
Air Force as a fighter pilot.
Brother Webb was flying a
mission over North Vietnam when his aircraft was
involved in a mid-air collision, which resulted in
the death of two pilots
and destruction to the two
aircraft. Brother Webb
parachuted from the tragic
situation but was taken
prisoner on June 11, 1967.
He remained as a prisoner
of war until he was repatriated March 4, 1973.
Brother Webb’s service
to Kappa Sigma for the
past 26-years is as impressive as his service to his
country. An initiate of
Beta-Theta chapter (Indiana) he served as a
founding member of the
Tidewater Alumni Chapter and was selected as the
Tidewater Man of the Year
in 1974. He served as District Grand Master for all
chapters in Maryland, Virginia and Washington DC
from 1981-1983. At the
54th Grand Conclave he
was elected to the office
of Worthy Grand Master
of Ceremonies. In 1985,
Brother Webb became
Kappa Sigma’s 3rd executive director and served
in that position until 1987.
He has also served Kappa
Sigma on the Long Range
Planning Commission
(1996-1998) Brother Webb
is one of Jackson’s Men
and wears pin #98.
Brother
Betz
is
employed by Kinder
Morgan at their Nassau
Terminal, Port of Fernandia in Fernandina, FL and
is the Chairman of Memphis Folding Stairs, Inc. in
Memphis, TN.
As an undergraduate,
Brother Betz held the
offices of GP and Pledge
Educator at Epsilon-Psi
Chapter (Lambuth) where
he initiated and as GS at
Gamma Chapter.
As an alumnus, Brother
Betz has served as an
AA, ADGM, DGM and
Alumni Training Facilitator. He has served as a volunteer for workshops and
other events at numerous
Leadership Conferences
and Grand Conclaves. He
received the Outstanding
First Year Volunteer Award
in 1992, the DGM of
the Year Award in 1996,
a Distinguished Service
Commenda-tion in 1997,
was named Memphis Area
Alumni Association Man
of the Year in 1998 and
was Lambuth University
Alumnus of the Year in
1998.
He was elected to a fouryear term as WGT in 1999.
He is part of a family legacy
of Kappa Sigmas, with
three brothers and one
nephew all being Kappa
Sigmas. He is also proud
of both of his sons, Paul
B. Betz (‘90, Epsilon-Psi,
Lambuth) and Gregory
B. Betz (‘94, Alpha-Upsilon, Millsaps. Brother Betz
holds Jackson’s Men Pin
#1394.
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Gamma-Phi’s Ray Lane
Receives
2000 Man of the Year Award
On May 19, 2001, Ray J. Lane (Gamma-Phi ’65, West Virginia)
became the 67th Brother of Kappa Sigma Fraternity to receive
Kappa Sigma Fraternity’s Man of the Year Award. Brother
Lane was nominated by his undergraduate chapter and by the
2000 Man of the Year committee from the Mountain State
Alumni Chapter. Those Brothers included Brother David B.
Huxsoll (Gamma-Phi, ’88, West Virginia); Robert K. Bubeck
(Gamma-Phi, ’87, West Virginia); Marshall Miller (GammaPhi, ’66, West Virginia); and Phillip Gaujot (Gamma-Phi, ’66,
West Virginia).
Brother Lane was recognized as a Man of the Year for his
leadership in technology, having served as the Executive Vice
President of Worldwide Operations for Oracle.
Brother Lane spent 10 years with IBM in various product-management and marketing positions prior to joining
Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS) as a division vice
president. Brother Lane then joined Booze-Allen & Hamilton
where he grew to be a senior partner and led the Information
Systems Group, a worldwide consulting practice targeted at
helping senior management achieve better results from information technology investments.
In 1992, Brother Lane joined Oracle as the Executive Vice
President of Worldwide Operations. He successfully changed
the way in which Oracle did business by expanding beyond
its core database technology to include financial applications
and other services. Brother Lane became the President and
CEO of Oracle USA in 1996 and led them to a nine-fold
sales growth from $1 billion in fiscal year 1993 to $10 billion
in 2000. The company is now the world’s largest provider
of database software and application software for e-business,
powering 96% of the Fortune and USA Today e-50 companies.
And in July 1999 President Bush appointed him to his technology advisory council, where he is still active.
Brother Lane is currently a general partner with the venture
capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers. This is
America’s premier venture capital firm, with a focus based on
guiding established business to successfully take advantage of
new strategic Internet opportunities. As our economy stands
to become even more focused on IT business, Brother Lane
will be helping to guide and shape the future of American
enterprise.
Brother Lane was joined at the Man of the Year Banquet
by his wife, Stephanie, his daughters, his mother, Mrs. Ester
Lane, and many of his family members and friends. Brother
Lane was also joined by several initiates of the Gamma-Phi
Chapter who were in school with him at West Virginia
University.
The members of the Supreme Executive Committee participated in the Man of the Year Banquet. The Man of the
Year Award was presented to Brother Lane by Worthy Grand
Master David W. Persky and a special presentation was made
to Mrs. Stephanie Lane by Dr. Andrew B. Turner in recognition of Brother Lane’s selection as Man of the Year.
tions to his alma mater. Dr. Russel L. Wiener, Kappa Sigma
Man of the Year for 1991, presented opening remarks and
congratulations to Brother Lane at a special reception held
by the Kappa Sigma Fraternity Endowment Fund. Brother
Ronald J. Webb, Kappa Sigma Man of the Year for 1999, was
also in attendance for the celebration.
Brother Lane focused his remarks on the importance of relationships that are created by the Fraternity, family and friends.
There were several chapter Brothers and family friends in
attendance to wish Brother Lane well upon receiving the 2000
Kappa Sigma Fraternity Man of the Year Award.
The Banquet was held at the Pittsburgh Hyatt Hotel and was
attended by over 100 Brothers and guests. Kappa Sigma adds
another very prominent Brother to a long list of leaders who
have distinguished themselves in their careers and professions.
West Virginia University President David C. Hardesty, Jr., was
in attendance to extend his congratulations to Brother Lane
for his selection as Man of the Year and for his many contribu-
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K a p p a
Xi Chapter Celebrates
New Renovations
The atrium of the Clarion Inn in Fayetteville, AR was bustling
with members and alumni of the University of Arkansas’ Kappa Sigma
chapter as they gathered March 30 to celebrate the completed renovations of an addition to their house. The Xi Chapter was established at the
university in 1890, and the chapter house was built in 1931. In addition
to renovations made to the house, a three-story addition was built, and a
nearby seven-unit apartment was remodeled. About 350 Kappa Sigs and
guests attended the event. A special initiation was held at the chapter
house for L.W. “Bill” Clark, A.J. “Sonny” Gornatti and John “Mickey”
Harbour, all of Little Rock, AR. The three men have been longtime supporters of the fraternity, says Malcom McNair, the fraternity’s alumnus
Cappy and Charlie Whiteside with Malcom and
advisor. The day’s activities included the official dedication ceremony, a
Martha McNair at the Xi Chapter dedication
luncheon, tours of the house and a dance from 9pm until midnight at the
chapter house. During the dedication, McNair and Charles Whiteside were
surprised with honors from the fraternity. McNair, also the director of development for the UA School of Law, will have the presidential
suite named in his honor. A portrait of Whiteside, who spearheaded the renovation fundraising campaign, will be placed in the house,
and a street extending from the house to Evergreen Cemetery was named Whiteside Street in his honor. UA Chancellor John White
presented Whiteside with a framed replica of the street sign. Mitchell B. Wilson, the Executive Director of Kappa Sigma was also
present at the festivities.
Kappa Sigma Foundation of Canada
Brother who wish to make a donation or wish further information with respect to
the Kappa Sigma Foundation of Canada, may contact Brother James F. Dixon or
call International Memorial Headquarters.
Kappa Sigma Foundation of Canada
c/o James F. Dixon
#400 - 999 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
Canada
V6C 2W2
Phone: (604) 689-0400
Fax: (604) 685-2009
E-mail: [email protected]
Like Father
Like Son
Richard B. Williams, ‘31 Sigma (Tulane) Grandfather
Jack O. “Britt” Brittain, Jr, ‘74 Theta-Mu (Northwestern State University) Brother
John A. Brittain, ‘84 Theta-Mu (Northwestern State University) Brother
Keenan C. Fennimore, ’01 Beta-Theta (Indiana University) is the son of C.
Thomas Fennimore, ’66 initiate of Chi Chapter (Purdue University). His father was
present and participated with pride in his initiation.
Matthew E. Wilbanks, ’01 Xi-Delta (Texas San Antonio) is the fourth generation
Kappa Sigma in his family. Andrew Avant Newell, ’14 Phi (Rhodes) is his greatgrandfather. Paul Newell, ’44 Sigma (Tulane) is his grandfather. Matthew has two
uncles, Daniel Newell, ’83 Theta-Chi (University of Louisiana/Monroe) and David
Newell, ’68 Gamma-Kappa (Oklahoma).
Roderick C. Hall, ’51 Beta-Zeta (Stanford) has five members in his family that
are Kappa Sigma’s. His brother, Ian C. Hall, ’52 Beta-Zeta (Stanford) and three
sons H. Andrew Hall, ’81 Beta-Phi (California/ Davis), Barnaby W. Hall, ‘00 Eta
Prime (Duke), and his youngest son E. Benjamin Hall has just been initiated at
Eta Prime (Duke).
The Great Chrysoloras
History Bowl Winners
The Great Chrysoloras History Bowl was presented
again at this year’s Grand Conclave in Memphis,
TN. Congratulations to this year’s top scholars!
Top Undergraduate Scholar--Justin A. Ward, ThetaZeta (Eastern New Mexico)
Runner-Up Undergraduate Scholar--Eric D. Garcia,
Theta-Zeta (Eastern New Mexico)
Undergraduate Certificate of Merit--Joseph N.
Rawley, Theta-Mu (Northwestern State)
Undergraduate Certificate of Merit--Jeffrey M.
High, Xi-Alpha (Minnesota State)
Top Alumnus Scholar--Christopher A. Cooley,
Alpha (Cal State/Fresno)
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Brothers In Action
by Phil Thames
The Membership Development Commission has made
some recent changes in order to expand the reach and
touch of our Brothers In Action Program.
To start, we have reformatted Brothers In Action to be
simply Kappa Sigma’s brotherhood development program.
It is designed to focus your undergraduate experience on
the goals and values of your specific Chapter by promoting the tenets of Fellowship, Leadership, Scholarship, and
Service. The Program builds on the existing strong brotherhood and traditions of your Chapter to help it become
better, stronger and more successful!
Other modifications include:
* Becoming a certified Action Chapter now
includes FIVE separate sessions: the BIA
Launch and subsequent sessions on Fellowship,
Leadership, Scholarship, and Service. These sessions should each be completed within one year
of the BIA Launch.
* BIA is now available for ALL Chapters of Kappa
Sigma – big or small, struggling or excelling.
* The price is cheap: one local BIA Coordinator for
your Chapter. This new volunteer position will
work with your Chapter in an ongoing basis and
assist the Alumnus Advisor.
* Existing Action Chapters have a Commission
member follow up with them as soon as possible.
We are currently scheduling Brothers In Action sessions
for Chapters interested in taking this crucial next step –
whether that step is taking your Chapter from mediocre
to outstanding or below average to a strong and viable
Chapter of Kappa Sigma!
Chapters who are interested can request more information
by contacting Vince Ware, Director of Membership
Development at [email protected].
Brother Thames is a 1988 initiate of the Theta-Gamma
Chapter (Midwestern State). He currently serves as Membership
Development Commissioner and District Grand Master for District
38. He can be reached via email at [email protected].
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Ordinary Heros
Photographs by Tom Casalini, ’69 Beta-Theta (Indiana University)
Ordinary Heros is about one of the most exclusive groups of men and
women in the world – The Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients. Each
member holds the nation’s highest recognition for valor in combat. Since The
Medal was established in 1862, only 3,453 men and women have received
it. Nineteen people have received it twice. To date, 2,386 Medals have been
awarded to members of the Army; 745 to members of the Navy; 295 to
members of the Marines; 16 to members of the Air Force; nine to unknown
soldiers; and one to a member of the Coast Guard. Forty-eight of the currently
living Recipients have been interviewed and photographed for this book.
-Published by Sweet Pea Press (317) 873-2530
Waste Places
By Melvin E. Weaver, ’49 Delta-Delta (Florida)
Brenten Justin was just a young lad living in southeast Florida when his
parents were drowned in a hurricane. Upon their deaths, his only sister, Melanie
and her new husband, Mark Carson, adopted Brenten. After struggling for a
few years, Mark got a job as a deck hand aboard the “Virginius” that was
running guns and supplies to the insurgents in Cuba. The Spanish navy captured
the ship and all those aboard were hanged. A few years later, Melanie died,
as well, of heartbreak. Brenten swears revenge against Spain, and when old
enough, works his way to Cuba and joins the rebel forces. He soon finds
that vengeance offers little reward, and helping to alleviate the suffering of a
whole people brings much greater satisfaction. Thus he decides to devote his
considerable energies and talents to the cause of ridding Cuba of a cruel and
unjust Spanish tyranny.
-Published by Writer’s Showcase (877) 823-9235
Evelyn Waugh: A Literary Biography, 1924-1966
By John Howard Wilson, ’80 Alpha-Zeta (Michigan)
This is the second in a three-volume literary biography of Evelyn Waugh.
The first volume covers Waugh’s childhood and education and their influence
on his writing; the second volume builds on that study, but it also stands alone.
As a literary biography, the book focuses on the intersection of literature and
biography, not on one or the other. Some biographical details have been omitted
in order to concentrate on the connections between life and writing. Relatives,
wives, children, friends and associates inspired much of Waugh’s writing, and
this book traces the origins of his fiction in his experience.
-Published by Associated University Presses, Inc.
Action Management
By Charles Goldwasser, ’78 Beta-Chi (University of Missouri/Rolla)
Action Management presents global experience from
PricewaterhouseCoopers to help businesses devise and implement practical
action stratigies to cope with change and make their corporate transformation
successful. Books that promise to help businesses manage change are making
promises they can’t keep. The key, instead, is to cope with change and seize the
opportunity for success by managing business action.
-Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Alpha-Alpha
(Maryland)
Francis P. Lacey ’84
has been promoted to
National Utilities Practice
within Arthur Andersen’s
consulting practice. He
was formerly with the
Southeast regional utilities practice. He can be
reached at Suite 900,
1150 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC
20036-4613,
202/481-3521.
Alpha-Upsilon
(Millsaps)
James L. Roberts, Jr.
’65 resigned from the
Mississippi Supreme
Court in 1999 and was
a candidate for Governor.
Since 1999, he has served
as special trial judge in
a number of cases,
developed a mediation/
arbitration practice, and
served as Professor of
Criminal Justice at the
University of Southern
Mississippi. He is listed
in the Mississippi Bar
Directory of Mediators
and maintains an active
ADR practice with Phillip
L. Tutor Law Offices.
He can be reach at
50 Liberty St, PO Box
487, Pontotoc, MS 38863,
662/489-1701.
Alpha-Zeta (Michigan)
H. Robert Reynolds
’53 has retired from the
University of Michigan
Symphony Band. He was
the director of bands for
26 years.
Beta (Alabama)
Robert W. Barr ’66,
a Pike County circuit
judge will serve as the
National Alumni
Association, District 15
vice president. 1969
business graduate, and
received his law degree
from the UA School of
Law in 1972. He served
the Pike County alumni
chapter as president, vice
president and treasurer.
He and his wife, Nancy,
have two children,
Meredith, 28 and Rob, 26.
Jay L. Hare ’76 will be
representing the National
Alumni Association in
District 9, after completing an unexpired term
and being reappointed.
He is a 1978 UA graduate
with a bachelor’s degree
in accounting, and is a
CPA with the Hare &
Dunlap CPA Group, P.C.
Nathan G. Watkins,
Jr. ’71 is the National
Alumni Association
District 7 representative.
He would like to help
increase alumni involvement in the association.
He is a 1974 UA Arts
and Sciences graduate.
He received his juris
doctor from the UA
School of Law in 1980.
He is an attorney with
Pruitt & Watkins, P.A. of
Livingston, AL. He and
his wife, Cindy, have a
daughter, Jessica, 17.
Beta-Eta (Auburn)
The Junior
Achievement of East
Tennessee recently
inducted Richard E. Ray
‘49 into the Business Hall
of Fame. He was the former Aluminum Company
of America manager.
Erskine Russell, Jr.
’47 was awarded the
prestigious “John Tower
Award” for professional
lifetime achievement on
February 10, 2001 at
the 2001 Dixie Conclave,
hosted by Kappa-Zeta
Chapter. In 1981 when
Georgia Southern resurrected its football program, Russell was offered
the position as Coach.
Over the span of only
eight seasons as the
Eagles’ head mentor, he
posted an 83-22 record
and his teams captured
NCAA Division I-AA
national titles in 1985,
1986 and 1989, when
they finished a perfect
15-0. He received “Coach
S i g m a
F r a t e r n i t y
of Year” honors on
numerous occasions by
the wire service, sportswriters and national organizations.
Beta-Iota (Lehigh)
The Annual AlumniActive Golf Tournament
this past April was a
great time for all. The
“Green Jacket” was won
by Merritt B. Lewis ’88
he birdied the last three
holes to take the title.
Another winner of the
day was the local Boys
Club, which received
almost $48.00 in sponsorships. The day ended with
a cookout at the local
chapter house, where a
number of brothers
found old family ties (legacies) in the house. There
was one family that went
back 25 years at the tournament.
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(Georgia)
James M. “Bucky”
Cook ’74 is president of
Roswell based Heavenly
Ham and outgoing president of the Roswell
Rotary. Brother Cook and
his Rotary Club recently
won seven awards at
the 2001 Rotary District
Conference held at Jekyl
Island, GA. Brother
Cook can be contact
at 1100 Old Ellis Rd,
Ste. 100, Roswell, GA
30076, 800/899-2228 or
checkout the website at
www.heavenlyham.com.
Beta-Phi (California/
Davis)
Kenneth A. Ehrlich
’84 has been promoted to
Partner at Jeffer, Mangels,
Butler & Marmaro, LLP
(“JMBM”), one of the
West Coast’s premier
business and civil litigation law firms. Based in
the firm’s LA office, he is
an attorney in the Land
Use, Environment, and
Energy Department. He
received his B.A., magna
cum laude, University of
California, Davis in 1987
Kenneth H. Musson
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and his J.D. from Santa
Clara University School
of Law in 1990.
Beta-Pi (Dickinson)
Peter J. Panarese, Dan Hourihan,
James F. Stratton
John E. “Jack” Thompson & Orange
County Alumni Chapter
C. Courtney Wood
William J. Duiker ’51
is the leading scholar on
the life of Ho Chi Minh.
He is the author of the
critically acclaimed biography, “Ho Chi Minh: A
Life,” which is the culmination of over two
decades of extensive
research. Dr. Duiker has
spent more than 20 years
traveling to Vietnam to
conduct research, collect
documents, and interview
some of the few living
Vietnamese who knew
Ho Chi Minh well. He
served as a Foreign
Service officer during the
Vietnam War. He is
currently Liberal Arts
Professor Emeritus of
East Asian Studies, Penn
State University, after
retiring in 1997. He is
married with two grown
children and lives in
Southern Shore, North
Carolina.
Henry L. Stuart ’35
donated $21,000 to
restore an antique fire
engine to the Union Fire
Co. It is the largest
donation ever made or
at least since 1962. The
donation was actually
made through the G. B.
Stuart Charitable
Foundation, of which
Stuart is one of the
five board members. The
foundation’s $21,000 gift
covered the entire cost
of restoring the 1929
American LeFrance Fire
Engine. Brother Stuart is
a retired lawyer and former Cumberland County
solicitor.
Chi-Omega (South
Carolina)
Steven R. Robinson
’89 was married to Tracy
Ellen Somers on April 28,
2001. He is employed as
vice president of marketing at ISG International
Inc.
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In December 2000,
Harry B. Gregory, Sr.
’55 received the 2000
Outstanding Service to
the Profession Award
from the South Carolina
Association of Certified
Public Accountants. He
also received the Richland
County Gamecock Club’s
Member of the Year
Award in May 2000.
Brother Gregory can be
contacted at
803/782-6144.
Delta-Beta (Lafayette)
Thomas A.
Przelomiec ’77 and
Robert J. Blaser received
their patent entitled
“Method and Apparatus
for Compliance to
Multiple Frequency
Plans”. Ericsson
engineers in Lynchburg,
VA earned 17 patents
in 2000, continuing the
company’s tradition of
breaking new ground in
telecommunications
technology. Ericsson is
the leading communications supplier, combining innovation in mobility, Internet and Multiservices, creating and
driving a new era of
mobile, personal and
broadband Internet.
Delta-Nu (UCLA)
Brothers of the
Orange County Alumni
Chapter honored John
E. “Jack” Thompson ’33
on his 87th birthday. On
April 6, 2001, a contingent of brothers from the
Orange County Alumni
Chapter traveled to The
California Club in downtown Los Angeles to
host Brother Thompson
at a luncheon celebrating
his 87th birthday. The
California Club was chosen because Brother
Thompson’s father had
been its general manager
from 1928 to 1943, and
Jack had worked there
summers some 70 years
earlier while an undergraduate. The brothers,
most of whom are past
Kappa Sigma alumni volunteers, honored Jack as a
mentor, a gentleman and
a friend.
Delta-Pi (Southern
Methodist)
Robert J. Banner, Jr.
’40 has won nine Emmy
Awards with a nomination for a 10th. Brother
Banner, who has been
part of television since its
inception more than 50
years ago. He produced
such 1940’s, ‘50s, ‘60s and
‘70s television shows as
Kukla, Fran & Ollie; The
Garry Moore Show; Candid
Camara; and The Dinah
Shore Show. He didn’t
know that his latest
project was being considered for a Daytime
Emmy until the nominations were announced.
His latest project was
Real Kids, Real Adventures,
that he produces from
his University Park home
office for The Discovery
Channel.
James M. Hoggard ’60
was named Poel Laureate
for 2000 in Wichita Falls,
Texas. He is a professor
of English at Midwestern
State University.
Delta-Psi (Michigan
State)
Kenneth H. Musson
’57 was installed as
President of Medical
Society East Lansing in
May 2001; he is the
136th president of the
14,500-member Michigan
State Medical Society. He
is a Traverse City ophthalmologist. He is a
partner in the Grand
Traverse Ophthalmology
Clinic, is on staff at
Munson Medical Center
and is a consultant for
Leelanau Memorial
Hospital. His civic and
community activities have
included presidencies of
the Traverse City Rotary
Club and Rotary Camps
and Services, one the
club’s charitable founda-
tions. He is a patron
of Interlochen Center for
the Arts and many civic
and educational organizations. He and his wife,
Pat, are members of the
Presbyterian Church of
Traverse City.
Epsilon-Omicron
(Butler)
Jerome J. Karwowski
’60 has been a financial
advisor with Prudential
Securities for 24 years
and has recently been
named First Vice
President. He works with
his son, Josh as part of
The Karwowski Group.
Brother Karwowski and
his youngest son, Kevin,
took a trip around the
world this past autumn.
The tour was a 35-day
adventure covering six
continents with stops in
New Zealand; Sydney,
Australia for the Olympic
games; India; Frankfurt,
Germany; Egypt; Ireland;
and Brazil. Future travel
plans include ascending
the Peruvian Andes to
visit mythical and mysterious Machu Picchu with
his wife, Terry. Julie, his
daughter, is raising three
little girls. His oldest son,
Tim, has just earned his
private pilot’s license and
is working for United
Airlines.
Epsilon-Alpha
(Alberta)
Richard F. Haskayne
’55 was honored by the
Institute of Chartered
Accountants of Alberta
with the Institute’s
Lifetime Achievement
Award. As is noted on
the third page of the
institute’s 2001 Merit
Awards publication,
“Lifetime Achievement
Awards are awarded to
FCAs (Fellows of the
Chartered Accountants)
who, through their entire
career, have rendered
meritorious service to the
profession, and whose
career and achievements
in the community have
brought honor to the
profession.”
In 1978, within the
Faculty of Physical
Education and Recreation
at the University of
Alberta, Dr. Robert D.
Steadward ’67 established
a research and training
center for people with
physical disabilities. It
became known as the
Rick Hansen Centre in
1987 to recognize and
support the accomplishments of Rick Hansen
and his Man in Motion
World Tour. At the
request of Rick Hansen,
the Centre has undergone
a formal name change
in order to return the
name of Rick Hansen
to its rightful owner for
use for his own initiatives
in British Columbia. On
November 7, 2000, the
Centre reopened with the
name of its founder; it
is now the Steadward
Centre for Personal and
Physical Achievement.
Dr. Steadward is known
around the world for his
leadership in the area of
athletics for the physically
challenged. Under this
leadership as the initial
and only President, the
Para-Olympics has grown
to become an international phenomenon.
Dr. Steadward’s
reputation for integrity
has put him front and
center as a member of
the International Olympic
Committee (IOC). More
information on Dr.
Steadward can be
obtained from Ms. Pat
Bates by email at
[email protected].
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felony cases of significance from August 1995,
until his appointment to
the bench by Governor
Jeb Bush.
Eta Prime (Duke)
In the April issue of
American Nurseryman,
“The Value of Design”,
an article written by
Garden Concepts’
President, Timothy N.
Thoelecke, Jr. ’83 was
featured. Brother
Thoelecke was
interviewed and quoted
extensively in the March
5, 2001 issue of Crain’s
Chicago Business in their
Residential Real Estate
Guide and Garden
Concepts was called one
of “Chicago’s most
creative residential landscape design firms” by
Chicago Magazine (April
2001).
Lambda Chapter Alumni
Gamma (LSU)
Brothers J. Granger
Harriss IV ’96 and Albert
A. Ward III ’97 distinguished themselves in an
act of heroism, which
warranted their being
awarded a Carnegie
Medal. In addition to
the bronze medal, each
will receive an award of
$3,500 from the Carnegie
Hero Fund in Pittsburgh.
In December, 1998 these
two Baton Rouge men
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Epsilon-Sigma (Florida
State)
In May, 2000, Ronald
V. Swanson ’66, was
appointed to the County
Court Bench for Santa
Rosa County, FL. Judge
Swanson retire from the
US Navy as a Captain in
August 1995, prosecuted
homicide cases and other
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Robert E. Bayack, Thomas S.
Hermes, Douglas J. Hermes
Kurt B. Uhlir, Clyde W. Stroman III,
Nellis G. Willhite
Erik Russell and Kappa-Zeta Alumni
Brad Morris & Vana Pike
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helped pull Robert Allen
from a burning car. They
were traveling together
along I-10 over a spillway
off Lake Pontchartrai,
when they came across
a burning car. Richard
Eckler, in a separate car,
came across the car at the
same time. All three men
stopped to help the driver escape the car, which
had been hit from behind
moments earlier, causing
it to catch fire. After trying everything they could
think of to get into the
car, they finally picked
up the front of the car
and moved it away from
the bridge rail. They then
had access to the passenger side of the car.
Ward tried to open the
passenger door, but the
handle burned his hand.
Eckler then kicked out
the passenger window.
Ward ducked into the
burning car and, after
repeated attempts,
grabbed Allen’s hand.
Eckler and Harris then
grabbed Allen. The three
men pulled Allen, who
was on fire, from the car
and doused the flames.
After Allen was taken
to a nearby hospital for
treatment of extensive
burns, Ward and Eckler
were made sick from
inhaling smoke but recovered. Ward was also treated for burns on his hand
and forearm. The three
men are among 19 recipients of the latest round
of Carnegie Medals and
are among 42 people
given the award this year.
The three men also
received the Exceptional
Bravery Award for
Citizens from the
Louisiana State Police in
1999.
D. Jensen Holliday ’59
was presented the prestigious John Tower Award
at a reception at the LSU
Faculty Club in February.
Brother Holliday was recognized for his numerous
contributions to the com-
munity. This past May,
he was presented with
the fifth annual Alexis
de Tocqueville Society
Award. Each of the 69
members of the Society
donates at least $10,000
to the Capital Area
United Way. “If there’s
anything good and right
in Baton Rouge Holliday
was involved,” said Lee
Michael Berg, the 2000
Alexis de Tocqueville
Society chairman. This
past spring Baton Rouge
celebrated it’s founding
with “Bonne Fete
Holliday” to honor
Brother Holliday as a
longtime civic leader. He
shouldered much of the
burden of putting together the first Bonne Fete in
1999.
James E. Maurin ’67
is CEO and co-founder
of Stirling Properties real
estate firm. He
participated in the E.
J. Ourso of College
Business Administration’s
Distinguished Speaker
Series. He encouraged
students to embrace conflict in the corporate
culture and to embrace
diversity; something that
he said has greatly benefited American
businesses. The accounting firm Ernst & Young
named him its 2000
Entrepreneur of the Year
winner in real estate.
Brother Maurin has maintained strong ties with
the university. Along with
other members of the
Tiger Athletic
Foundation, he played a
significant role in building an expansion to the
school’s football stadium
and the development of
the University Club golf
community.
Gamma-Chi (Kansas
State)
Evan L. Davis ’32,
graduated from Kansas
State University in 1936,
however; his loyalty to
his alma mater is still as
strong today as it was
then. After graduation he
worked as a draftsman
until he was called to service during WWII. He
returned to Topeka in
1946 and began his
architectural career with
Griest and Ekdahl. After
Griest retired, the firm
became Ekdahl, Davis
and Depew (all Kansas
State graduates). He
retired in 1983. He now
devotes his time to
Kansas State University
and his passion for
antique cars. He has been
active on the alumni association for many years.
Gamma-Kappa
(Oklahoma)
C. Courtney Wood
’55 recently received the
Independent Insurance
Agents of America’s
(IIAA) highest individual
honor – the Woodworth
Memorial Award. Brother
Wood is a past president
of both the Independent
Insurance Agents of
Oklahoma and the
Independent Insurance
Agents of Greater
Oklahoma City and from
1982-1987; he served as
Oklahoma’s state national
director. He was also the
editor of IIAO’s Policy
magazine, a position he
held from 1978-1990. His
community involvement
spans many activities,
including the Edmond
Chamber of Commerce
and the Young Men’s
Christian Association. He
also has served as a
trustee for the First
Presbyterian Church of
Edmond.
Gamma-Phi (West
Virginia)
Raymond G. Gillette
’68 started his advertising
career in 1974 with
McDonald and Little
Advertising in Atlanta.
He joined DDB in 1978
as an account executive
and was soon promoted
to account supervisor. In
1994 he was named man-
aging partner, and in
1995 he became president
of Integrated Services
and Beyond DDB, which
has offices in Chicago,
Dallas, Los Angeles, New
York, San Francisco and
Seattle. He is a board
member of Spike DDB,
the company’s urban
marketing agency partnership with filmmaker
Spike Lee. He became
president of agency operations at DDB Chicago
in July. He lives in
Winnetka, IL, with his
wife, Susan, and two
daughters.
Raymond J. Lane ’65,
Kappa Sigma’s Man of
the Year for 2000, is
a general partner in the
venture capital firm
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield
&Byers. Last year Lane
gave up the position
of president of Oracle,
the second-largest software company in the
world, to spend more
time with his family.
Brother Lane and his
wife, Stephanie, have
made a record-setting $5
million gift to benefit the
Department of
Computer Science and
Electrical Engineering in
the WVU College of
Engineering and Mineral
Resources. They live in
Atherton, CA.
Gamma-Psi
(Oklahoma State)
Robert M. Johnson
’61 was the primary volunteer fundraiser and is
serving as volunteer executive director of the
Oklahoma Memorial. He
is a successful attorney in
Oklahoma.
Gamma-Rho (Arizona)
Andrew J. Winner ’93
was married to Janice
Nahin on September 2,
2000. Two of his Kappa
Sigma Brothers, Jared T.
Fader ’93 and R. Heath
Allen ’94 were in the
wedding party. He currently has his MBA in
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F r a t e r n i t y
marketing and is a personal manager. Brother
Winner and his wife,
Janice resides in Encino.
Gamma-Tau
(Colorado)
To meet the increasing
demand by consumers
for the latest tips and
trends in the local real
estate market, Steven J.
Stretz ’63 and his company, American Brokers
Steve Stretz Realty,
recently celebrated the
start of the second year
as host of Denver’s only
weekly real estate talk
show “Real Estate &
You”. “Real Estate &
You” airs Sunday nights
from 6:00 p.m. on
KHOW (6:30 a.m.).
Listeners are encouraged
to call with questions as
well as topics for future
programs. The show’s
on-air call-in number is
303-713-8255. Brother
Stretz can be reached
at 1020 15th St., Brooks
Tower 38C, Denver, CO
80202, 303-685-4949.
Kappa (Vanderbilt)
Brother Kurt B. Uhlir
‘95 has been very busy
since graduation. He
received his MA in banking and finance in 2000
and relocated to Chicago.
He married Felicia Creel
in September of 2000.
Clyde W. Stroman III
’95 and Nellis G. Willhite
II ‘92 served as groomsmen. Kurt is employed by
Navigation Technologies
as a Business Analyst.
Kappa-Alpha (Nevada/
Las Vegas)
Adam W. Ashcraft ‘83
has been named vice
president with Bliss
Pierce & Associates,
Foodservice Recruiters.
He works the restaurant
management division
nationally and is based in
Knoxville, TN.
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Mason)
February 8, 2001,
marked the 20th anniversary of the initiation
of Kappa-Phi Chapter’s,
Theta pledge class. Since
their initiation, at least
two initiated members of
the pledge class have gotten together every year
to celebrate the anniversary. This year, the brothers included their wives
and one of Kappa-Phi’s
founders, Brother Jody
Taylor, in their celebration.
Lambda (Tennessee)
On Sunday, April 22,
2001, Tennessee political
and church leaders and
more than 200 residents
made a spring pilgrimage
to the nation’s capital to
celebrate the state at a
special worship service
at Washington National
Cathedral. Among the
procession was the Right
Rev. James M. Coleman
’50, bishop of the
Episcopal Diocese of
West Tennessee and the
Rev. C. Sanford Garner
’43, a Tennessee naive
and former provost at
Washington National
Cathedral. Brother
Coleman led worshippers
from Tennessee with the
assistance of Brother
Garner.
Thomas S. Leek ’61
and Wallene Threadgill
cheered together in ‘61
and ’62. After graduation,
20th Anniversary of Kappa-Phi
Chapter
The 4th Annual Glenn Atkinson Memorial
Golf Tournament is September 15th 2001
and is looking at a full tournament of
teams. The alumni of Nu Prime (Virginia
Tech) are hoping to add a healthy amount
to the $10,000 already raised for Glenn’s
three daughters. But the brothers have
really come out for him, and feel good
about the money raised for the kids.
Donations to the Glenn Atkinson Memorial Fund are always welcome. Checks
should be made out to the Glenn Atkinson
Memorial Fund and can be mailed to: TJ
Wilson, 7414 Normandy Drive, Richmond,
Virginia 23229.
Thanks to everyone who over three years
had participated in the annual golf tournament or donated to the Glenn Atkinson
Memorial Fund.
More to this amazing story of Brotherhood and an
update on the 2001 Golf Tournament will be in
the Fall 2001 issue of the Caduceus.
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they went their separate
ways. Then in 1999, both
attended Homecoming at
Knoxville, where their
former cheerleading
teammate, Martha
Masengill, a longtime
member of the alumni
affairs staff, reintroduced
them. They were married
in May 2000 and live in
Nashville.
Charles L. Greenblatt,
Jr. ’61 was named Dentist
of the Year at the Second
District Dental Society’s
annual meeting. He has
been the society’s president and is now trustee.
His practice is at 6311
Kingston Pike. He and
his wife, Barbara, have
two children.
Lambda-Delta (West
Georgia)
Jay M. Worley & Lamar Hunt
Jay M. Worley ’93 married Amy Wofford in May
2000. He is the Program/
Athletic Coordinator for
Gainesville Parks &
Recreation Agency in
Gainesville, GA. Last
NFL football season
(2000) during the pregame, he was lucky
enough to meet Brother
Lamar Hunt, owner of
the Chiefs. Lamar Hunt
took the time to speak
with him and have his
picture taken.
Lambda-Upsilon
(Emporia State)
Recently three alumni
brothers got together for
a visit. They were:
Founding Father Robert
E. Bayack ’77, Thomas
S. Hermes ’79 and
Douglas J. Hermes ’81.
They are looking forward
to celebrating the chapter’s 25th anniversary next
year.
Lambda-Xi (Georgia
College & State
University)
The Middle Georgia
Alumni Association presented $1,000 in scholarships to the brothers
of Lambda-Xi for leadership, scholarship and ritual proficiency. Alumni
dues from 40 alumni provided the funds to support these scholarships.
This coming year the
association is planning to
give $1,500 in scholarships and hopes many
alumni will help support
the association. Please
mail your $50 dues to
Craig Henry, 991
Crawford St., Madison,
GA 30650, 706-342-3274
or email
[email protected].
Payable to Middle GA
Kappa Sigma.
Lambda-Zeta (Virginia
Commonwealth)
J. Andrew Hagy ’73, a
member of the Henrico
County School Board, is
seeking the Republican
nomination to run for the
new 56th District House
of Delegates seat. Hagy,
who represents the Three
Chopt District, is an economic development consultant and an associate
of Advantis Commercial
Real Estate Co., specializing in industrial properties. Brother Hagy resides
in Richmond, VA.
Psi (Maine)
After graduation, one
really never knows when
or where a Kappa Sigma
brother will enter your
life. After college, Peter
J. Panarese ’68 and Dan
Hourihan, brothers in
the chapter, followed separate paths in the Army
until they met again in
Alaska where both men
went to work for Alaska
State Parks. That was
23 years ago and today
Dan is Area Ranger for
Wood-Tikchik State Park,
the largest state park in
America and Pete is Chief
of Field Operations for
all of Alaska’s state parks,
the largest state park system in America. Then
in 1995, another Kappa
Sigma entered the Alaska
State Park ranks. James
F. Stratton ’75 (ThetaDelta, Willamette) accepted an appointment by
Governor Tony Knowles
to be Director of
America’s largest state
park system.
Sigma (Tulane)
Col. Albert J. Wetzel,
USAF (Ret.), ’36, was
recently inducted into the
Tulane Engineering Hall
of Fame. The Hall of
Fame was established
during the 1994
Centennial and is among
the highest honors
bestowed by the School
of Engineering. After his
retirement from the
USAF, he returned to
Tulane as Director of
University Research,
Subsequent appointments
include Director of
University Development,
Vice President of Alumni
& University Affairs, and
Assistant to the
President. He is listed
in Who’s Who in the
World, American Men
and Women of Science,
and Who’s Who in
Finance and Industry. He
is a fellow of the Institute
of Aeronautical and
Astronautical Sciences, a
member of Tau Beta Phi,
Sigma Xi, Kappa Sigma,
a Knight of Malta and
a Knight of the Holy
Sepulchre.
Tau (Texas)
Carter D. Shackelford
’94 recently starred in the
Super 16mm film “Love
Leprosy,” which was featured in the Slamdunk
Film Festival 2001 in Park
City, Utah. He wrote the
screenplay and starred as
Alex in the dark, psychothriller. This is the second
lead that he has played
since arriving in LA, and
he is currently writing two
new feature length screenplays. AtomFilms just
signed a deal with his production company, Shack
IV Reese Productions, to
promote and market
“Love Leprosy” internationally. Brother
Shackelford can be
reached at 310-470-8015
or email
[email protected].
R. Daniel Burck ’51
was elected as UT
System’s new Chancellor
this past spring. He has
been involved with the
UT System since 1988
when he became vice
chancellor for business
affairs. Currently, he
serves as director for
Adorno/Rogers
Technologies, enerSource,
and Team Tech
International, all private
Texas companies. He also
serves as an advisor to
InfiNet Solutions, based
in Illinois.
Theta-Theta (Western
Kentucky)
James R. Mahurin ’67
has a Risk Management
and Insurance Consulting
practice in Franklin, TN.
He performs independent
assessment of risk and
evaluation of commercial
insurance programs. Most
of his work involves very
serious liability issues. Jim
and his wife, Sue has
three children and two
grandchildren.
W. David Mitchell ’73
is a Property Accountant
for David Hocker and
Associates, a large mall
and shopping center
developer. He and his
wife, Valarie, have a son
name Alex. Alex was
named after his uncle
Alex Mitchell a ThetaTheta alumni who pasted
away several years ago.
O. Paul “Ob” Byrum
’83 works for Springs
Industries overseeing
planning and scheduling
for two of their bath divisions. Paul and his wife
Jan have two children and
are living in Rock Hill,
SC.
Joseph P. Imel ’85 is
the Chief Photographer
at the Daily News in
Bowling Green, KY. In
January the Kentucky
News Photographers
Association named him
“Kentucky Sports
Photographer of the
Year”. He was also awarded first place for spot
news coverage and two
honorable mentions for
the sports action and
sports feature pictures.
He was awarded threesecond place awards and
two third place awards
for his pictures by the
Kentucky Press
Association. Joe and his
wife, Tracy and son Zach
live in Bowling Green,
KY.
Victor E. Malone ’87 is
currently employed as the
National Sales Manager
for Monty’s Plant Food
Company in Louisville,
KY. Vic is the proud papa
of Victor IV, born June
18, 2000. Vic and his wife,
Kim was married in 1997
and lives in Finchville,
KY.
Timothy S. Todd ’88
is currently Assistant
Provost at Murray State.
S i g m a
F r a t e r n i t y
He also teaches in the
Organizational
Communications department.
Tommy D. Harper
’89 recently married and
became a stepfather to
three potential Kappa
Sig’s. He and his family
live in Hoopeston, IL.
He works for O’Brien
Automotive Team.
Eric C. Neff ’90 is
currently the Assistant
Principal at Ninth District
Elementary in Covington,
KY. Eric and his wife
Kim have two sons:
Logan – age 4 and Austin
– age 2. They reside in
Fort Thomas, KY.
Western Kentucky’s
Homecoming is October
20, 2001. They are looking for volunteers to
organize pledge class
reunions. Please visit the
website: http://
www.theta-theta.com
Xi (Arkansas)
In March 2001,
Charles B. Whiteside III
’60 was surprised with
honors from the fraternity. Whiteside spearheaded the renovation fundraising campaign for the
Xi Chapter house. A portrait of him was placed
in the house, and a
street extending from the
Kappa Sigma house to
Evergreen Cemetery was
named “Whiteside Street”
in his honor. Brother
Whiteside is a Merrill
Lynch employee and
Board Member of the
Arkansas Children’s
Hospital.
James M. “Bucky” Cook
Nu-Lambda is steadily approaching it’s first major benchmark: it’s 10th Anniversary. When Ron Cook, Dave
Sanabria and Wayne Sutton decided to create a chapter
of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at Sacramento State, they
might have not known the impact they were creating
on so many of us. 10 years later, it’s time to reflect
upon our chapter’s 10-year history, as well as look to the
future of things to come. Things have only started here
at the Nu-Lambda chapter. On the weekend of November
9–11, 2001, the Nu-Lambda chapter will be celebrating its
10-year anniversary.This event is open to all Nu-Lambda
initiates, as well as any initiates that live in Northern California. If you are interested in attending this event, and
were not initiated in the Nu-Lambda chapter, please contact John Gladding at 916-985-0438 to be sent a formal
invitation.
D. Malcolm McNair, Jr.
’69, Alumnus Advisor for
Xi Chapter and ADGM
for District XXVII, was
also honored by having
the presidential suite
nameed after him.
Brother McNair is director of development for
the UA School of Law.
63 Grand Conclave
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Memphis
One Fraternity,
One Team,
One Kappa Sigma!
Tennessee
The 63rd Biennial Grand Conclave of Kappa Sigma
Fraternity was held at The Peabody Hotel on July
25 – 29, 2001. The Grand Conclave will be remembered as one of the most successful in the history
of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. The theme for the 63rd
Biennial Grand Conclave was “Topping the Charts,”
but by the end of the Grand Conclave, the theme as
introduced by Worthy Grand Master of Ceremonies
Kevin S. Kaplan became the rallying point for the
volunteer alumni, undergraduate chapter delegates
and alumni chapter delegates in attendance. That
theme was “One Fraternity, One Team, One Kappa
Sigma!”
A total of 817 undergraduate Brothers, chapter delegates and alumni joined together to establish Kappa
Sigma Fraternity’s course for the next biennium and
to conduct the business of the Fraternity. 184 chapters and 37 alumni chapters were in attendance for
the Grand Conclave.
The undergraduate delegates and alumni chapters
elected the slate of the Supreme Executive Committee that will represent the leadership of the Fraternity for the 2001-2003 biennium. The following
Brothers were elected to those offices:
Thomas P. Bishop, Worthy Grand Master
(Alpha-Beta, Mercer University)
Kevin S. Kaplan, Worthy Grand Procurator
(Theta-Zeta, Eastern New Mexico University)
Donal L. McClamroch, Jr., Worthy Grand
Master of Ceremonies (Eta, Randolph-Macon College)
Ronald J. Webb, Worthy Grand Scribe
(Beta-Theta, Indiana University)
Brother E. L. Betz, Jr., Worthy Grand Treasurer (Epsilon-Psi, Lambuth University) will continue to serve as Worthy Grand Treasurer as he has
2 years left in his term of office. He was elected by
the 62nd Biennial Grand Conclave.
The delegates of the 63rd Biennial Grand Conclave also
elected Brother John W. Ryan, Past Worthy Grand Master
(Delta-Sigma, University of Utah) as Endowment Fund
Trustee. Brother Ryan’s leadership as President of Indiana
University and as Chancellor of the State University of
New York will be supportive to the Endowment Fund in
their development efforts. Brother Ryan brings a wealth
of experience in developing important gifts for educational
purposes in higher education.
There were several keynote speakers during the course of
the Grand Conclave that provided educational benefits to
the Brothers in attendance. The Conclave was highlighted
by a special presentation by President Emeritus of Purdue
University Dr. Steven C. Beering who delivered a presentation entitled “Tasks of Leadership.” The Brothers also
received a Career Development Seminar entitled “Apprentor” from Allen M. Nance (Lambda-Delta, University of
West Georgia). A seminar entitled “Navigating the Seven
C’s of the Kappa Sigma Mission” was presented by Brother
Mac MacDonald (Kappa-Alpha, University of Nevada/Las
Vegas, and a very important message was delivered by Rita
Saucier of Cease Hazing Activities and Death (C.H.A.D.),
who told of the tragic loss of her son in a hazing incident.
There were several committees that met during the course
of the Grand Conclave to address fraternity operations:
Communications, Education, Housing, Recruitment and
Expansion, Risk Management, Ritual, Volunteers & Training, Credentials, Constitution, By-Laws and Rules, and
Resolutions. The Resolutions Committee of the Grand
Conclave addressed the position of the Fraternity concerning the Kappa Sigma International Memorial Headquarters.
The Resolutions Committee adopted the following resolution which was unanimously approved by the 63rd Biennial
Grand Conclave:
Resolved:
We,
The undergraduate chapters, alumni
chapters, and members of the Kappa
Sigma Fraternity gathered at the
63rd Biennial Grand Conclave at
Memphis Tennessee:
The Grand Conclave provided the Fraternity with the
opportunity to present Kappa Sigma Fraternity awards
for chapters who excelled during the course of the
1999-2001 biennium. The Fraternity presented the winners of the Founders Award of Chapter Excellence and
the Founders Circle Awards. The following chapters
received the Founders Award of Chapter Excellence –
Recipients 2000-2001 Academic Year:
1. Oppose any attempt to sell the
Headquarters property in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Alpha-Eta Chapter, The George Washington University
Delta-Pi Chapter, Southern Methodist University
Delta-Zeta Chapter, University of New Mexico
Epsilon-Mu Chapter, University of Tulsa
Eta Chapter, Randolph-Macon College
Gamma-Chi Chapter, Kansas State University
Lambda-Tau Chapter, Baylor University
Mu-Psi Chapter, Boston University
Nu-Epsilon Chapter, New Mexico State University
Nu-Omega Chapter, University of Tampa
Nu-Omicron Chapter, University of Texas/Dallas
Phi Chapter, Rhodes College
Theta-Zeta Chapter, Eastern New Mexico University
Xi Chapter, University of Arkansas
Xi-Beta Chapter, Northeastern University
Xi-Xi Chapter, Marquette University
2. Demand to vote as members of the
Kappa Sigma Fraternity, Inc., also
known as the Memorial Foundation,
as provided in its original Articles of
Incorporation.
3. Believe that there should only be
one charitable foundation for Kappa
Sigma Fraternity.
4. We direct the Supreme Executive
Committee to take all actions they
believe necessary to pursue this resolution.
The chapter delegates also approved
various amendments to the Constitution, By-Laws and Rules including
sections dealing with discipline and
financial delinquency.
The Founders Circle Award represents the highest
honor and achievement that is possible for chapters
of Kappa Sigma Fraternity and recognizes Kappa Sigma’s outstanding five (5) chapters. The Founders Circle
Award recipients for 2000-2001 were:
Delta-Pi Chapter, Southern Methodist Univ
Epsilon-Mu Chapter, University of Tulsa
Lambda-Tau Chapter, Baylor University
Nu-Omicron Chapter, Univ of Texas/Dallas
Theta-Zeta Chapter, Eastern New Mexico
The Brothers of Theta-Zeta Chapter at Eastern New
Mexico University won the George Miles Arnold Award
for Ritual Proficiency. There were several Brothers who
achieved Ritual Proficiency at the Grand Conclave and
Brother Zach M. Allen of Delta-Xi at the University of
Mississippi was Kappa Sigma’s model initiate during the
Grand Conclave Model Chapter Meeting.
The 63rd Biennial Grand Conclave also gave the Fraternity the opportunity to say goodbye to two Brothers who completed their service on the Supreme
Executive Committee. The Brothers in attendance
extended their fraternal thanks through several
standing ovations to Brothers David W. Persky
(Delta-Pi Chapter, Southern Methodist University),
Worthy Grand Master, and Andrew B. Turner (DeltaRho Chapter, Franklin & Marshall College), Worthy
Grand Scribe.
The Conclave in Memphis was a time of celebration,
achievement and focus toward the future. The chapters in attendance committed themselves to building
a bright future for Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
by a chapter. The recipient
of the 2000-2001 Dormitory
House Prize is Xi-Epsilon
Chapter at Thiel College.
Recruitment Awards
The Membership Awards are
given annually to the chapters
with the strongest membership
numbers as compared to other
fraternity chapters on campus.
Delta-Xi (Univ of Mississippi)
Delta-Zeta (Univ of New
Mexico)
Epsilon-Phi (Texas Tech)
Epsilon-Zeta (Connecticut)
Gamma-Rho (Arizona)
Lambda-Tau (Baylor University)
Mu-Delta (California at Irvine)
Mu-Epsilon (Linfield College)
Mu-Psi (Boston University)
Phi (Rhodes College)
Theta-Zeta (Eastern New
Mexico)
Xi (University of Arkansas)
Silver Bowl Awards
Alpha-Beta (Mercer University)
Alpha-Eta (George Washington University)
Alpha-Iota (Univ of Tennessee at Chatt.)
Delta-Zeta (University of New Mexico)
Epsilon-Epsilon (British Columbia)
Epsilon-Mu (University of Tulsa)
Gamma-Omega (University of Pittsburgh)
Nu-Omicron (University of Texas at Dallas)
Nu-Upsilon (Winthrop University)
Theta-Psi (Oklahoma City University)
The Boyd House Prize is named in
honor of Founder John Covert Boyd and is
awarded to the best kept chapter house containing living quarters and having an operating kitchen serving meals on a regular
basis. The recipient of the highly coveted
2000-2001 Boyd House Prize is presented to
Xi Chapter at the University of Arkansas.
The Thomas House Prize is presented
to the runner up in the Boyd House Prize
competition. The recipient of the 2000-2001
Thomas House Prize is awarded to GammaChi Chapter at Kansas State University .
The Charles I. Gates House Prize is
presented to the best kept chapter house of
a lodge type which does not serve meals
on a regular basis. The recipient of the
2000-2001 Charles I. Gates House Prize is
Epsilon-Phi Chapter at Texas Tech.
The Dormitory House Prize is presented
to the best kept dormitory space occupied
For demonstrating all-around
excellence in membership
Recruitment by increasing number of men pledged by at least
100%.
Epsilon-Zeta 115%
Xi-Beta 143%
Mu-Iota 100%
Kappa-Kappa 325%
Alpha-Chi 100%
Mu-Eta 110%
Kappa-Nu 186%
Beta-Mu 100%
Gamma-Nu 114%
Nu-Phi 160%
Lambda-Phi 240%
Epsilon-Alpha 167%
Mu-Lambda 850%
Lambda-Chi 111%
Alpha 120%
Nu-Lambda 118%
Best Recruitment Event
Best Recruitment Materials
Best Recruitment Program
Under $1,000
Gamma-Omicron – University
of Kansas
Gamma-Kappa – Oklahoma
Best Recruitment Program/
Schedule
Xi-Beta – Northeastern
University
Best Recruitment
Program/Schedule under
$1,000
Kappa-Delta – University of
South Florida
Honorable Mentions
Theta-Mu, Northwestern State
University
Alpha-Tau, Georgia Tech
Theta-Zeta, Eastern New
Mexico University
Best Recruitment Event
Gamma-Omicron, University
of Kansas
Campus Involvement
Awards
Alpha-Beta (Mercer University)
Alpha-Eta (George Washington)
Beta-Chi (University of Missouri
at Rolla)
Beta-Sigma (Washington
University in St. Louis)
Delta-Pi (Southern Methodist)
Delta-Zeta (University of New
Mexico)
Epsilon-Epsilon (British
Columbia)
Epsilon-Mu (Tulsa)
Eta (Randolph Macon College)
Gamma-Chi (Kansas State)
Gamma-Kappa (Oklahoma)
Gamma-Psi (Oklahoma State)
Gamma-Xi (Denison University)
Kappa-Eta (Widener University)
Mu-Epsilon (Linfield College)
Mu-Tau (Austin Peay)
Nu-Epsilon (New Mexico State University)
Nu-Omicron (University of Texas at Dallas)
Nu-Upsilon (Winthrop)
Theta-Nu (Ashland University)
Xi-Beta (Northeastern University)
Xi-Epsilon (Thiel College)
Xi-Rho (Richard Stockton)
Xi-Xi (Marquette University)
Xi-Zeta (Northwest Missouri State University)
Most Improved Chapter Award
Mu-Epsilon Chapter at Linfield College
1st—Nu-Omicron (University
of Texas at
Dallas)
2nd—Alpha-Tau
(Georgia Institute
of Technology)
Color Rush
Brochure
Community Service Awards
Beta-Sigma (Washington
University/St. Louis)
Delta-Pi (Southern Methodist
University)
Mexico)
Columbia)
Epsilon-Mu (Tulsa)
Epsilon-Phi (Texas Tech)
Gamma-Chi (Kansas State)
Gamma-Gamma (Colorado
School of Mines)
Kappa-Pi (Central Oklahoma)
Nu-Epsilon (New Mexico State)
Nu-Omega (Tampa)
Nu-Omicron (University of
Texas at Dallas)
Theta-Beta (California State/
Long Beach)
Theta-Psi (Oklahoma City)
Mexico)
Xi-Beta (Northeastern)
Xi-Epsilon (Thiel College)
Xi-Iota (Columbus State)
Nariman Noorzady
Mu-Delta (University of
California at Irvine)
Brotherhood Development
Award
Paul Gugliuzza
Delta-Pi (Southern Methodist
University)
Epsilon-Mu (Tulsa)
Gamma-Psi (Oklahoma State )
Texas at Dallas)
Theta-Beta (California State/
Long Beach)
Theta-Psi (Oklahoma City)
Mexico)
Grand Scribe Efficiency
Award
Daniel P. Zentgraf
Rho (Arizona State University)
Henry G. Varela
Mexico )
Jarrod Smith
Xi-Zeta (Northwest Missouri)
Peter Antonellis
Robert Yow
Theta-Iota (San Jose State
University)
Sean D. Carver
Texas at Dallas)
Outstanding Grand Master
of Ceremonies
Andrew Ste. Marie
Nu-Gamma (Pratt Institute)
Kenneth R. Ehresmann
Mexico)
Bryan B. Colton
Mexico)
Outstanding Grand Master
Award
Jake Medrano
Mexico)
Amit Mirchandani
Jason Jones
Epsilon-Pi (Memphis)
Adam Marks
Brandon Abney
Alpha-Iota (University of
Tennessee at Chattanooga)
John Williams
Xi-Zeta (Northwest Missouri)
Burton R. Trembly
Mexico)
Tim Pettit
Jordan Baszner
Nu-Omega (Tampa)
Byron N. Brown
Delta-Xi (Mississippi)
Grand Treasurer Awards
Joshua W. Sullivan
Daniel W. Stepchew
Juan F. Vargas
Texas at Dallas)
Dave Clauson
Columbia)
Outstanding Grand
Procurator Award
Gregory S. Jones
Theta-Delta (Willamette)
C.J. Smith
Kappa-Eta (Widener University)
Daniel Carmody
Mexico)
John May
Beta-Chi (University of
Missouri at Rolla)
Justin M. LeVois
Delta-Zeta (University
of New Mexico)
Michael Chen
Nu-Omicron (University
of Texas at Dallas)
Rob Kanzer
Mu-Psi (Boston)
Aaron M. Cooper
Texas at Dallas)
Brenden Malay
Jason Smallwood
Xi-Iota (Columbus State)
Jeff Pettyjohn
John Lovitt
Beta-Chi (Missouri at Rolla)
James Mott
Jaret J. Frafjord
Gamma-Theta (Idaho)
Jimmy Grahl
Alpha-Mu (UNC/Chapel Hill)
Joe Clay Hudson
Kenneth N. Utley
Texas at Dallas)
Marshall Anderson
Epsilon-Mu (Tulsa)
Matt Beavers
Raymond L. Rivera
Mexico)
Publications
Print Media
Newsletter:
1st—Gamma Xi (Denison)
2nd—Alpha-Eta (George
Washington University)
3rd—Nu-Omicron (University
of Texas at Dallas)
Best Semiannual
Publication:
1st—Theta-Zeta (Eastern New
Mexico)
2nd—Alpha-Tau (Georgia
Institute of Technology)
3rd—Gamma-Kappa
(Oklahoma)
Black & White Rush
Brochure
1st—Theta-Zeta
(Eastern New
Mexico)
Special, One
Time Publications
1st—Theta-Zeta
(Eastern New Mexico)
2nd—Nu-Omicron (University
of Texas at Dallas)
Special
Communications
1st—Nu-Omicron (University
of Texas at Dallas)
2nd—Mu-Epsilon (Linfield )
Written Communications
Feature Writing Article
Neil Gelinas
Gamma-Xi
(Denison University)
Alumni Personality Profile
Wesley A. Sothen
Gamma-Xi
Cody McCullar
Nu-Omicron
(University of Texas at Dallas)
Essay/Opinion Writing
Wesley A. Sothen
Gamma-Xi
Graphic Communications
Single Photo
Dr. David P.J. Przybla
Gamma-Xi
University/Fresno)
2nd—Brice Espinoza
Mexico)
Chapter T-Shirt
1st (tie)—Xi-Zeta (Northwest
Missouri State Univ.) & AlphaTau (Georgia Institute of
Technology)
2nd—Theta Zeta (Eastern New
Mexico)
Film/Video Production
Video Produced In House
Mexico)
Media Coverage
Best Radio and/or Television Coverage
1st—Beta-Omega (Colorado
College)
“The Todd Martz Story”
Best Print Media Coverage
Mexico)
Grand Award for Total
Communications
1st—Theta Zeta (Eastern New
Mexico)
2nd—Gamma-Xi (Denison)
3rd—Nu-Omicron (Univ of
Texas at Dallas)
Illustration
1st—Jason McIntyre
Alpha (California State
of Utah in 1982 with degrees in Marketing and
Business management, though he’ll joke that he
majored in skiing. After travelling Europe and making a pilgrimage to Bologna, Charlie went to work
for his father, Colorado Beef Baron and former
state representative, Kenny Monfort at the family
business, Monfort Inc., a cattle and meat packing
company in Greeley, CO.
The elder Monfort had built the business
C h a r l i e M o n f o r t i s b r i n g i n g a Fa n’s Pe r s p e c t i ve i nto Pro f e s s i o n a l S p o r t s
By Wesley Mooney
In an industry where money, greed
and self-righteousness too often tarnish
professional sports there is a place where
baseball is still pure. There’s a place
where sell-out crowds cheer their team
every night, win or lose; a place where
you’ll find the Major League Renaissance
at its most extreme. It’s a place where
the often-laborious play of baseball gets a
jump-start, and a baseball owner thinks
“fans first.” After all, he’s one himself.
About 200 feet behind home plate at Coors Field,
in the Mile High City of Denver, Brother Charles
K. Monfort (Delta-Sigma, University of Utah) gazes
out of his office window over the intersection of 20th
and Blake Streets in Denver’s trendy Lower Downtown
neighborhood; his face, a picture of contentment. And
why shouldn’t he be content? Monfort, at 41, is the
Owner and Vice-Chairman of the Colorado Rockies of
the National League.
In his professional career Monfort has distinguished
himself not only as a Major League owner, but also as
an agriculture tycoon. Outside of business, his dedication to civic service and the Denver community has
established himself a humanitarian reputation. Most
importantly, he serves as a single parent and role model for his two children.
A native to Greeley, Colorado,
Monfort headed West after high
school to University of Utah where
he joined the Delta-Sigma Chapter
of Kappa Sigma and served as Grand
Master.
“The Fraternity was a growing experience for me,” Monfort recalls. “I
was more of a ‘follower’ in high school.
Kappa Sigma really helped me come into my
own.”
Monfort credits Kappa Sigma for molding
him into a leader. Experiencing a crash
course in management during his stint as
Grand Master, Monfort says he learned lessons that prepared him for his professional
career.
“Baseball is an ego-driven business,”
Monfort says. “My days with Kappa Sigma
taught me a lot about dealing with people
and adverse situations.”
Monfort graduated from the University
into one of the largest
cattle-feeding operations in
the world before selling
his Fortune 500 empire to
food giant ConAgra Inc. in
1987. Charlie remained and
became president of Monfort
International Sales Corp. in 1988.
Under his guidance the corporation
became one of the largest beef
exporters in the world, and the leading exporter of beef products to Asia.
In 1991, while still carrying out duties
in the meat business, Monfort, along
with his brother Dick Monfort, and
Jerry McMorris bought a National League
Expansion Franchise.
“I never imagined that I’d own a baseball
team,” says Monfort. “My brother, Dick used
to joke that he wanted to own the Dodgers.”
The team that the Monfort’s never imag-
ined they’d own has become one of the hottest tickets in
the Major Leagues. Since their 1993 debut, the Colorado
Rockies’ fans in Denver have shattered Major League attendance records. Colorado baseball has become famous for
thin air, blue skies, and baseball scores that look like low
scoring football games.
There is a certain “Mile High Magic” about Rockies
baseball that began when the first Rockies batter hit a
home run in the first at bat, of the first home game. In
eight-and-a-half seasons, the Rockies have had National
League Batting Champions, a National League MVP, as
well as a Wild Card playoff team. Standout players and
sellout games have made the team at Coors Field famous
for aggressive offensive teams and unwavering fan support.
“Colorado absolutely has the best sports fans in America,”
Monfort says. Denver, because it is centrally located in
the Rocky Mountain Region draws fans from Wyoming,
Montana, Utah, Nebraska and New Mexico. “Denver is
really the only hub in this area, so we get alot of support
from all over.”
While Co-Owning the Rockies for most of the 1990s,
Monfort continued to expand the business his Grandfather
founded.
As President of Monfort International Sales
Corporation he opened company offices in Japan, Korea,
Hong Kong, Taiwan, Beijing, Moscow, Mexico City and
Rio. Charlie became president of ConAgra Refrigerated
Foods International, Inc in 1996. Two years later, in
order to concentrate on his leadership role in the Rockies,
Charlie resigned as president.
As Vice-Chairman of the Rockies, Monfort is
responsible for International scouting, creating budgets,
marketing plans and overseeing daily operations. Though
he’s a Major League owner, he says he most easily connects
with the fans.
“I am a fan first and foremost. When I watch
the game, I don’t look at the team like it’s my team; it’s
Colorado’s team. I want them to win for Colorado Rockies
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fans everywhere.”
Rockies fans are hungry
for wins too. Like locusts
they flood Coors field,
50,000 of them, every
night. During this
past off-season the
Rockies made
some crucial
moves to
make the
team a contender.
“This is
by far our
best team in
our 8 year
history,”
Monfort
boasts. “We
have veteran
leadership as
well as young
enthusiasm and the
best pitching we have
ever seen in Colorado.”
Like any devoted fan,
Monfort thinks the team is on the
verge of breaking out.
Success however, has not gone to
Monfort’s head. He is very involved in the Greeley and
Denver Communities, volunteering his time to organizations such as the Boys and Girls Clubs, and the Special
Olympics. He currently serves as the Vice-Chairman for
Special Olympics Colorado.
“People who are in a position where they
can help other people, need to follow through
on that,” he says. “Nothing makes me feel
better then seeing our Special Olympic athletes
competing in something that they may never
have thought they would have a chance at competing in. Even if they don’t win, just compete,
finish and make new friends; nothing compares
to that.”
At 41 Charlie Monfort has amassed a lifetime of achievements. A father of two, Monfort
considers single parenting Kenny 9, and Ciara
8, his greatest accomplishment.
“It’s difficult to raise kids today; especially as a single
parent. The fact that they think I’m the greatest dad in the
world means I’ve done something right.”
“For all the bad in professional sports,” he says,
“the good is when I see my son’s face when he’s
in the locker room with the players.” Monfort
knows that kids grow up fast. He makes the
most of every opportunity to spend time as
a family.
“We live on a lake and have a motor
home, so we do alot of summer water
sports, and travel in the RV alot.”
Monfort’s devotion to his family, community and career is
matched only by his devotion to
his Kappa Sigma brothers. In
February, Monfort saw Brother
Todd Martz from Beta-Omega
(Colorado College) Chapter featured on NBC’s Today Show.
Recognizing Martz’s Rockies jersey on TV, Monfort invited Todd,
his family and the entire Beta-Omega Chapter to the Rockies home
game versus the New York Mets on May 9th. Martz threw out the first
pitch, met Colorado Governor Bill Owens, and enjoyed the game from
Monfort’s seats behind the dugout.
“Todd certainly knows how to work a crowd,” said Monfort in
reference to Martz’s impromptu dance in front of the New York dugout, which
jinxed the Mets in a game the Rockies went on to win 6-0. This special evening was a
fitting tribute to Todd and Kappa Sigma’s everywhere.
From meat mogul, to baseball baron, to dedicated philanthropist, Charlie Monfort is leading
what some would call the ‘Life of Riley.’ He has excelled in his professional career and holds himself
high as a Kappa Sigma role model. He is an Atticus Finch in a world where single parents seldom earn praise.
He’s brought Major League Baseball to Denver and, in doing so, has captured the hearts and imaginations of
an entire region, the “Rockies” where baseball is played at its peak.
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Austin C. Hansen
2/14/48
Alpha-Delta (Pennsylvania State)
Col William V. Martz
John L. Caruthers Jr
Earle I. Wilde, Jr
2/22/30
3/30/41
10/31/32
Alpha-Epsilon (Pennsylvania)
Robert E. Yetter
4/9/51
Alpha-Eta (George Washington)
Jonathan M. Rizzo
David F. Lady
1/26/01
2/19/33
Alpha-Gamma (Univ of Illinois)
George H. Turner
2/13/27
Alpha-Iota (University of Tennessee/
Chattanooga)
Robert J. Matusek
Alpha-Kappa (Cornell)
John E. Neylon Jr
Dr. Edward R. Colhoun
Adelbert C. Matthews, Jr
Alpha-Lambda (Vermont)
Thomas P. Clairmont
5/9/51
5/21/60
5/18/57
10/21/38
2/1/42
Alpha-Mu (UNC/Chapel Hill)
Charles E. Mills III
John R. Griffin Jr
James V. Johnson
4/5/61
3/21/57
4/16/41
Alpha-Phi (Bucknell University)
John C. Decker III
Ralph H. Tucker Jr
William Torkington, Jr
Robert M. Melville
Alpha-Psi (Nebraska)
Maj G. Robert L. Copsey
George S. Fleming
Gerald G. Morris
Arthur M. King
Darwood D. Long
Dr Lyle D. Milliken Jr
Peter A. Steva
James D. Morris
Donald E. Moore
William K. Orr
Arthur L. Finstrom
Joe E. Walter
Morgan A. Green
James C. Vanderslice
Robert J. Yarbrough
Edwin G. Geiger
Daniel B. O'Brien
Nelson H. Whitnell
Paul Rohon
Scott Christian
John H. Hallett
7/19/33
3/4/41
6/5/41
11/16/48
2/17/17
3/5/30
2/3/46
3/14/28
2/3/46
1/17/43
9/8/60
3/25/33
11/7/37
4/19/43
5/29/17
2/15/19
2/13/15
3/22/53
11/22/32
9/27/65
2/17/17
2/15/19
10/14/51
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Laird I. Potter
John E. Miller
Ralph S. Combs, Jr
Alan Curtiss
John H. Lowe
Lesley K. Orr
Gary E. Fusselman
Alpha-Sigma (Ohio State)
Carl M. Hileman
Clark C. Rader Jr
John D. Ireland
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10/8/16
3/31/40
11/3/40
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3/14/28
2/17/17
3/23/52
4/28/51
4/26/52
10/23/38
10/27/29
Alpha-Tau (Georgia Institute of
Technology)
Law L. Armstrong
Jerry W. Vaughan
Charles R. Moore
Larry B. Barnes
Lovick V. Neese
Eugene E. Stone III
Thomas J. Quinn
3/10/40
2/7/60
2/7/60
3/10/40
3/2/47
4/11/27
6/4/44
Alpha-Upsilon (Millsaps College)
Harris S. Swayze
John L. Burwell Sr
2/19/33
2/19/38
Alpha-Zeta (University of Michigan)
MAJ Donald E. Rivette
5/5/41
Beta (University of Alabama)
Jack E. Staples
7/14/45
James M. Hebson
12/9/42
William F. Seagle
8/18/45
John B. Mc Clellan, Jr
12/9/42
Julian K. Holman
9/30/18
Charles L. Payne
9/8/62
Charles A. Roper Jr
11/11/40
Clarence T. May
12/9/42
Christy M. Lawless, III
2/18/84
James L. Speake
2/13/30
Brynley G. King
3/18/52
Charles H. Bartlett
10/19/19
Clarence E. Frost, Jr
11/22/15
Harvey D. Wier
2/1/33
Frank C. Duval
3/2/69
William E. Hays
4/7/49
William Theris
4/5/47
Walter A. Hardzog, Jr
2/23/38
Lester H. Ramsey
4/6/48
Robert D. Tuck
2/20/55
John P. Oliver
10/1/41
Billy R. Parks
2/14/54
Dr. Andrew H. Mc Elroy, Jr
6/30/51
Julius M. Sparkman Jr
2/8/70
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Frederick A. Van Doorn
Henry Klehm Jr
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Avalon B. Marchant Jr
Robert G. Bowers
12/7/36
9/26/57
Beta-Chi (University of Missouri/Rolla)
Robert F. Bruns
Johns R. Hubbard
Charles F. Romine
Herbert P. Brueschke
John H. Cox
Edwin O. Crawford
Ernest W. Jones
Jack A. Sullivan
Walter H. Braun
Burt C. Kauffman
James H. Galloway Jr
Jasper J. Gianino
Harold K. Ewing
Larry B. Barber
Jack P. Campbell
George E. Burke
Richard F. Payne
1/24/43
2/3/33
5/15/49
1/29/39
12/16/45
2/3/29
2/22/25
4/15/45
2/15/30
9/27/30
1/23/32
4/15/45
4/14/17
2/18/51
3/5/21
1/24/43
2/5/28
Beta-Delta (Washington & Jefferson
College)
Dr Charles H. Wheeler III 2/13/23
John D. May
2/12/26
Beta-Epsilon (University of Wisconsin)
Richmond W. Unwin Jr
Claude D. Davis Jr
11/17/46
3/25/61
Beta-Eta (Auburn University)
Frank H. Branch
James P. Willett
Thomas G. Shepherd
Richard C. Hillhouse
Lance A. Jessup
2/18/45
4/15/51
1/22/50
4/15/51
2/20/80
Beta-Gamma (University of Missouri/
Columbia)
Tom E. Paro
2/22/42
Beta-Omicron (University of Denver)
Robert S. Shanholtzer
Arthur B. Metzger
Edward B. Burke
1/23/38
2/12/28
12/27/44
Beta-Phi (University of California/Davis)
Lawrence E. Mc Ardell
Dale C. Cannon
3/16/51
3/15/51
Beta-Pi (Dickinson College)
David M. Boyd
Joseph E. Lewis
2/17/41
6/3/59
Beta-Psi (University of Washington)
Douglas P. Payne
Bruce G. Pierce
Charles E. Conner
1/16/37
10/11/69
10/5/46
Beta-Sigma (Washington University in
St Louis)
Robert E. Entzeroth
Trevor S. Palmer
Philip L. Curd
Clifford J. Burian
1/9/44
5/1/94
2/12/56
2/28/27
Beta-Tau (Baker University)
James E. Sharpe
Sterling H. Tebbets
Darrel W. Johnston
James C. Bronston
Forrest K. Root
Homer M. Limbird
11/17/45
3/16/30
5/5/47
9/15/57
1/12/39
3/24/34
Beta-Theta (Indiana University)
Dr Ross D. Hough
Walter C. Koenig
2/18/23
3/2/30
Beta-Upsilon (North Carolina State
University)
Van W. Williams Jr
4/3/49
Beta-Xi (University of
Beta-Iota (Lehigh University)
Charles G. Hollister
4/14/31
California/Berkeley)
Richard L. Scherbacher
Harry C. Jordan Jr
Beta-Kappa (University of New
Beta-Zeta (Stanford University)
Hampshire)
Allen S. Guyer
5/11/72
Beta-Mu (University of Minnesota)
Thomas K. Johnson
4/1/79
Beta-Nu (University of Kentucky)
Lewis F. Du Busc, Jr
James R. Salyers
Gerald B. Isaacs
Joseph S. Simms
Harvey W. Mattingly
Robert E. Southall Sr
T. O. Jack Hall
4/26/53
3/8/30
1/8/50
1/12/47
6/3/31
5/4/50
12/9/56
John R. Novak
COL Jack A. Osborne
Henry G. Symonds Jr
Joseph B. Scudder
Drew A. Erickson
Warren W. Braley
Chi (Purdue University)
Howard S. Rish
Fred M. Koons
Charles R. Egry
Roger P. Oing
Fredrick H. Montague
Walter B. Tobias Jr
Arthur G. Page
Robert W. Pinkckney
Donald W. Cameron
2/5/39
9/17/39
5/4/52
4/1/37
10/10/48
5/4/24
1/11/86
10/16/32
4/1/17
4/3/18
11/8/31
10/18/70
4/10/38
3/22/31
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Charles C. Holton
Fred L. Waterman
Melvin E. Beach
Gary R. Stephan
Don P. Hawkins
Larry D. Foster
Donald B. Miller
Howard R. Mc Cullough
Raymond H. Gaver
Charles E. Lennox
Paul M. Koons
Thomas C. Mullins Jr
John F. Gilmore
James F. Sargent
William N. Reimann
Robert E. Markley
Richard L. Burtner
William R. Washburn
John A. Mc Clure
John A. Mc Culloch
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12/13/12
3/19/33
4/11/26
4/3/21
6/8/40
4/3/19
6/5/21
4/17/32
4/2/16
6/8/39
3/28/20
11/4/10
4/2/07
Delta-Chi (Mississippi State University)
Leon H. Brevard
10/19/71
Delta-Eta (University of Southern
California)
John B. Callaghan
Samuel P. Howell
Dan P. Kelley
Henry Z. Brown
3/6/32
3/6/32
3/20/38
1/8/82
Delta-Gamma (University of Wyoming)
Leslie Harnish Jr
4/26/47
Delta-Kappa (Ohio Wesleyan University)
Robert G. Mc Carty
Dr Merlin E. Smith
Paul D. Thomas
2/22/48
2/22/42
5/14/26
Delta-Lambda (Montana State
University)
Elwyn L. White
1/26/30
Delta-Mu (University of North Dakota)
Edward J. Donovan
Loren H. Torkelson
Leonard G. Dettler
Bruce E. Kretschmar
Donald K. Vohs
Wilbert C. Clinton
MAJ Truman R. Torkelson
Kenneth W. Deason
Hugh H. Shaw
Dean A. Nelson
Darrel N. Gooler
Dr. Frederick B. Lukins
Homer C. Wishek Sr
Earl C. Packer
Kenneth E. Markuson
Robert J. Christensen
Robert M. Kaluza
Marvin S. Ness
Carl A. Person
David R. Binkley
Robert S. Jones
3/3/38
9/9/61
11/23/47
3/4/35
4/7/36
2/21/29
9/7/63
11/23/47
4/27/39
2/25/66
9/17/26
2/25/28
6/3/27
11/10/27
9/17/26
10/31/34
4/9/41
5/16/28
5/14/33
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4/27/39
Delta-Nu (University of California/Los
Angeles)
David A. Mac Donald
2/13/56
Harlan A. Dunn
6/9/46
Dr Paul K. Mc Kissock
3/21/48
LCDR John F. Farnsworth USN(Ret )
3/2/52
Delta-Omega (Wake Forest University)
Walter T. Carpenter Jr
2/14/40
Delta-Phi (Hobart College )
Rev Ralph K. Webster
1/30/37
Delta-Pi (Southern Methodist University)
William F. Lynch
Mack D. Parks
11/3/35
5/4/31
Delta-Psi (Michigan State University)
Ernest T. Guy
Eric J. Stansloski
Dr Robert C. Arms
Stephen R. Bolinsky
1/18/42
10/21/94
1/31/43
4/26/58
Delta-Rho (Franklin & Marshall College)
Dr Francis A. Mantz Jr
John C. Davella
Claude W. Thomas Jr
5/4/31
5/12/66
6/2/28
Delta-Sigma (University of Utah)
Gilbert V. Mc Dowell
Golden R. Larson
Harry D. Pugsley
Homer Q. Stringham
Kenneth F. Campbell
David M. Jackson
Delta-Tau (Union College)
Philip W. Mason
John M. Waner
4/28/35
3/24/29
4/26/31
10/20/29
4/19/47
5/17/52
3/9/52
12/13/40
Delta-Upsilon (Occidental College)
Larry G. Sutton
3/2/41
Delta-Xi (University of Mississippi)
Thomas Orr
10/6/48
William B. Shirley
3/8/39
Lt Jdg Henry A. Wigley Jr 3/4/62
Delta-Zeta (University of New Mexico)
James E. Di Lorenzo
Michael Piccinini
William B. Greene
2/7/60
2/22/34
2/23/41
Epsilon (Centenary College)
Dr Joel B. Pollard
3/2/53
Epsilon-Alpha (University of Alberta)
Allan D. Jamha
10/9/67
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Charles E. Matthews
Jack W. Peterson
4/20/49
12/15/46
Epsilon-Chi (University of Louisiana at
Lafayette)
Edwin W. Cantrelle
3/17/56
Epsilon-Delta (Northwestern)
James F. Howe
1/15/49
Epsilon-Epsilon (British Columbia)
James A. Watters
Robert M. Kincade
1/11/47
5/13/41
Epsilon-Eta (Bowling Green State)
Dr Max C. Graeber
1/16/62
Epsilon-Gamma (Louisiana Tech)
William G. Mayer
Bruce W. Betts
Albert W. Lazarus
Thomas C. Black Jr
James H. Martin Jr
7/8/46
5/14/68
3/23/58
10/10/55
12/15/46
Epsilon-Iota (San Diego State University)
Donald E. Mc Clure
Epsilon-Mu (Tulsa)
Robert D. Swearengin
2/28/54
2/22/53
Epsilon-Nu (Southern Mississippi)
Robert J. Weaver
William A. Schoenick
John D. Bodden
Tyson L. Chatman
2/9/58
2/6/55
2/9/58
5/15/85
Epsilon-Omega (Georgia State
University)
Dr William L. Beasley Jr
Harold E. Riggs
Epsilon-Omicron (Butler)
Charles F. Eberg
9/15/58
9/15/58
2/15/53
Epsilon-Pi (University of Memphis)
Daniel J. Mc Hugh
1/18/53
Dr James W. Hammack Jr 3/11/56
Epsilon-Theta (University Of California/
Santa)
Duane W. Bagley
5/23/55
Epsilon-Upsilon (North Texas)
Charles P. Martin
Authur B. Hayes Jr
Robert L. Queal
Robert F. Davis Jr
Paul E. Smith
EpChristopher E. Ripley
Doyle G. Coffman
Larry M. Gee
Don C. Smith
Jimmie C. Graham
12/6/53
9/18/66
9/24/67
5/9/57
5/9/57
9/15/80
5/3/58
1/12/57
5/3/53
11/8/57
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Gordon R. Hickman
Charles G. Mc Mahan
Jack C. Smith
James Q. Thomas
John W. Andrews
Albert H. Clay Jr
Tom R. Bentley
Jack W. Faulkner, II
Earl D. Hoyle
James P. Shufeldt
Daniel D. Tarbox
Capt. Richard N. Brodie
Dr Robert G. Munday
Louis H. Defferari Jr
Billy W. Mc Collum
Philip W. Thompson
R L Dick Arnwine
Robert T. Reeder
Roy D. Burcham
Jack L. Rogers
Ronald G. Cavender
John R. Hurley
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5/9/57
12/5/71
1/12/58
5/14/56
9/16/63
5/9/65
5/4/59
2/5/67
9/13/64
5/3/53
1/5/54
12/18/58
9/22/55
2/5/67
11/9/52
5/9/65
5/7/55
5/3/53
11/9/52
5/14/56
Mitchell Vaida
Eta Prime (Duke)
Roger W. Robinson
Edward R. Davis
William J. Gray
William J. Davis Jr
Gordon B. Wilson
Thomas J. Lassiter
11/1/42
12/4/38
2/15/43
5/1/47
10/10/23
5/19/46
2/16/30
Gamma (Louisiana State University/
A&M College)
Elward H. Wright
Leon S. Holzhalb Jr
2/22/42
4/28/23
Gamma-Alpha (University of Oregon)
Dr Maurice L. Van Vliet
Harold M. Knutsen
Guldbrand J. Kramer
George G. Campbell
11/13/34
2/17/39
4/6/41
1/19/36
Gamma-Chi (Kansas State University)
Charles R. Shellenberger
William E. Brown
COL Max Mc Cord Sr
Ralph R. Shipley
Bob H. Newton
Wilfred N. Wallace
3/8/25
3/22/58
2/26/33
3/13/55
12/15/46
4/6/30
Gamma-Delta (University of
Massachusetts)
Charles L. Gleason Jr
James C. Graham
John A. Tero
5/10/37
11/4/40
4/13/56
Gamma-Epsilon (Dartmouth)
Charles R. Moon Jr
Wilfred E. Lister
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Whipple V. Jones
11/20/29
Gamma-Gamma (Colorado School of
Mines)
Erwood L. Colthurst
Robert S. Thompson
George W. Reed
2/18/51
2/6/66
2/1/31
Gamma-Iota (Syracuse)
Dr Frederick P. Shepherd MD
3/13/32
Donald J. Berger
2/5/50
Gamma-Kappa (University of
Oklahoma)
Robert A. Rutland
William G. Skinner
Ronald M. Hill
Jerry R. James
3/16/41
3/16/41
9/18/55
2/14/37
Gamma-Lambda (Iowa State)
Philip C. Stempel
Donald O. Ruff
Frederick J. Kraschel
John M. Ruby
Thompson B. Putney, Jr
2/21/43
1/9/44
4/21/33
5/1/66
12/8/42
Gamma-Mu (Washington State
University)
Martin A. Alexander
William M. Walters
Orman L. Vertrees
Donald C. Downen
Frank C. Zabawa
Landelin W. James
Ronald L. Rule
Thomas W. Johnson
Theodore D. Rosenoff
Theodore H. Wilzen
Andrew C. Holen
John T. Barksdale
Dr Henry D. Kreager
Alfred D. Uprichard
Edward F. Brittan
Roland A. Pettitt
Richard C. Turner
Arnold L. Byram
Frank N. Averill
Gamma-Nu (Washburn)
William F. Mc Intosh
Daniel E. Mc Intosh Jr
Wade K. Robertson
2/20/21
10/4/45
2/9/50
2/24/35
10/21/51
12/1/49
9/29/38
2/21/59
10/9/27
5/29/69
2/17/52
9/29/55
2/19/31
3/4/36
10/6/34
5/2/43
5/11/44
9/29/38
2/21/25
3/12/39
2/27/38
10/5/58
6/8/40
5/30/59
2/17/45
Gamma-Phi (West Virginia)
John L. Hunt
Ray E. Lockridge
10/16/49
9/19/65
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Tau (University of Texas)
Lambda-Beta (East Tennessee State)
Theta (Texas Christian University)
GEN James E. Hill USAF(Ret)
11/15/84
Dr Robert A. Lowry
10/7/28
Lambda-Delta (State University of West
Theta-Beta (California State University/
Gamma-Rho (University of Arizona)
Lambda-Epsilon (University of Central
Edward J. Schremp
Herbert S. Fitzgibbon Jr
Thomas A. Lewis Jr
Harold W. Fisher
James T. Musslewhite
3/15/37
2/9/35
2/12/56
4/11/25
2/7/61
Gamma-Psi (Oklahoma State)
Dr Hubert G. De Wolf Jr 10/11/31
Col Clarence H. Moore Jr 3/10/40
Paul L. Grimes
10/17/37
Gamma-Sigma (Oregon State
University)
Lyle E. Schlavin PE
Brian C. James
1/15/49
4/17/64
Gamma-Tau (University of Colorado)
Clyde D. Gray
Hugh M. Hyder
9/25/34
1/28/40
Gamma-Theta (University of Idaho)
Joseph G. Karroum
Lewis E. Westbrook
3/4/66
3/2/47
Gamma-Upsilon (Rutgers)
Charles T. Mettam
12/15/42
Dr William F. Loranger
Andrew C. Wylie
11/28/43
3/8/52
Gamma-Zeta (New York University)
Edward S. Hand
Laurence J. Tweedie Sr
2/25/27
2/18/29
Donald Gregory
Ray F. Sharp Jr
Richard C. Seymour Sr
Giles A. Harmon
Georgia)
Michael R. Moore
Florida)
Timothy M. Dolan
Donald R. Pietruska, Jr
1/28/52
1/13/46
1/12/41
1/21/79
4/2/71
4/9/72
11/20/86
Lambda-Gamma (Jacksonville State
University)
Christopher L. Robinson
1/7/95
Lambda-Theta (Dallas Baptist College)
John R. Epperson
Wess L. Ferris
9/15/72
2/22/73
Lambda-Xi (Georgia College)
Charles M. Avant
2/3/78
Mu-Beta (Huntingdon College)
John G. Keys
4/17/84
Mu-Zeta (UNC/Wilmington)
John H. Day, IV
10/6/86
Nu (College of William & Mary)
William E. Wilkins Jr
2/27/50
Omega (University of The South)
Lt Col Alfred T. Lucas
Perry B. Menking
Frank H. Flack
John S. Justin Jr
Long Beach)
Stephen C. Beville
James L. Kott
2/26/39
2/14/43
5/28/43
9/10/61
1/18/81
2/24/63
Theta-Chi (University of Louisiana/
Monroe)
Donald S. Shlosman
William F. Young
11/16/97
2/27/71
Theta-Kappa (Texas A & I University)
Clifton O. Trlica Jr
5/9/65
Theta-Mu (Northwestern State
University)
Richard P. Morris
Waylon D. Maroney
Bubba Trosclair
James K. Hollenshead
David M. Mc Kinney
5/14/85
8/18/94
1/8/93
3/9/68
9/28/75
Theta-Nu (Ashland University)
Stephen R. Reese
5/22/70
Kenneth W. Beck Jr
2/27/70
Harlen G. Milson
8/27/89
John E. Scott Jr
2/13/34
Rev. W. Thomas Engram 6/9/48
John H. Reynolds
1/27/32
Upsilon (Hampden-Sydney)
Dr Albert D. Simpson III 9/28/57
Frederick A. Douglas Jr
9/15/71
Pi (Swarthmore College)
Kappa (Vanderbilt)
Psi (University of Maine)
Iota (Southwestern University)
Joseph W. Cathcart
5/15/39
Kappa-Beta (Indiana State University)
John P. Frizzell
Gamma-Omicron (Univ of Kansas)
Jack P. Trueheart
Robert H. Lindsay
Frank Darden Jr
Gamma-Pi (MIT)
a
Kappa-Eta (Widener)
Andrew P. Christensen
1/10/70
4/28/79
Kappa-Iota (Middle Tennessee State)
Kenneth W. Joyner
1/6/78
Dr George C. Gillespie Jr 3/8/69
Kappa-Upsilon (Clemson University)
Reginald G. Hargrove
3/6/70
Kappa-Zeta (Georgia Southern
Davis L. Lewis Jr
Richard W. Raymond
Wendell P. Noble
F. Ray Neal Jr
Haynes E. Hussey
Richard F. Harlow
1/9/29
11/18/35
3/9/25
10/19/41
12/7/52
10/27/40
Rho (Arizona State University)
Matthew K. Phillips
Sigma (Tulane University)
1/11/95
LTJG Roberts C. Crockett Jr
2/3/46
Dr Milton M. Bolles
11/3/58
Jdg Richard B. Williams Ret
3/9/31
Robert W. Lawson Jr
Robert H. Edmunds
Donald L. Lutz
William S. Bodenhamer
William T. Christine
James W. Benton
W L. Caruthers, Jr
Ray A. Campbell Jr
Charles L. Gocio Jr
Robert M. Hornor Jr
Benny H. Thompson
H. Decimus Reynolds Jr
Harry A. Robinson
Richard E. Prewitt
William N. Rutherford
11/16/26
2/6/31
10/15/51
3/16/47
10/3/55
10/21/36
6/7/30
7/18/48
12/12/42
3/5/50
3/22/59
4/29/42
10/9/33
12/12/42
10/28/52
Zeta (University of Virginia)
Robert T. Godley
Charles C. Harrison IV
Charles O. Willis Jr
12/13/50
12/13/50
5/13/42
University)
Calvin L. Murray
4/18/72
MAJ Jamesess Davis, USMC 10/5/74
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Alpha-Delta
(Pennsylvania State
University)
The Brothers & Alumni
of the Alpha-Delta chapter are proud to announce
the winners of this year’s
Star & Crescent scholarship awards: Jason Miller,
Brandon Ade, Jeff Coffey.
The Star & Crescent
Foundation
was
established by a group of
very generous Alpha-Delta
Alumni and each year the
foundation awards up to
three scholarships, exclusively to deserving AlphaDelta Active Brothers.
They appreciate the efforts
of their alumni who operate and maintain the foundation: Brother Thomas
A. Hill, (President &
Trustee), Brother Joseph
N. Succop, (Trustee) and
Brother
Wesley
P.
Fitzsimmons, (Trustee).
The spring term started
with 15 active brothers
whose objective was to
start the rebuilding process of their chapter. They
began the semester with
a “Spring Retreat” which
involved planning sessions, rush strategies and
a lot of good old fashion
house cleaning. They feel
confident that their active
Alpha-Delta brothers will
continue their journey
with zeal and increased
determination next semester to bring their chapter
back to greatness on the
Penn State campus, like it
has been for the past 108
years!
Alpha-Epsilon
(University of
Pennsylvania)
The men of Alpha-Epsilon
chapter held their 4th
Annual Kappa Sigma Date
Auction to cap off this
semester, and as always
it was a tremendous success. Everyone in attendance had a great time,
and the event raised over
$2500 for the Red Cross.
The Date Auction could
not have been possible
without the hard work of
the 13 members of the
newly initiated Pi Class
and the event organizer,
Brother Hugh Dornbush.
Including this event, the
brothers have completed
almost 350 hours of community service this year,
much more than any other
year in recent memory.
They plan on surpassing
400 hours next year.
Alpha-Eta (George
Washington
University)
In response to his fraternity’s trash problem, GW
sophomore Nathan Matlin
united with the Foggy
Bottom Association’s new
cleanup initiative, the
Community Improvement
Committee.
The
five-member committee
was founded last fall to
‘enhance and improve the
overall environment of the
Foggy Bottom area, making it a visually attractive
and safe community,’ said
Rita Champagne, chair of
the committee and treasurer of the FBA.
Matlin, a member of the
joined the committee in
November
after
Champagne approached
him about trash overflowing from cans on the
sidewalk in front of the
fraternity’s house. Matlin
addressed the problem and
agreed to monitor the area
between 20th and 23rd
streets from E to G streets.
Matlin said he patrols the
area a few times a week,
picking up trash and
reporting
areas
for
improvement, such as broken light posts. Matlin also
talks to members of the
community about trash
clean up if he sees trash
on the sidewalk. “People
sometimes don’t understand the trash system in
D.C.,” Matlin said. “They
put out their trash in
a non-bagged can, and
the sanitation department
does not pick it up, because
they are not required to.”
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Champagne said the
Committee would also
work to reduce pest problems in the neighborhood.
“They really want to challenge the tremendous rat
problem that the city has.”
Champagne said, “So one
of their main initiatives
is to have residents
package their trash properly, and dispose of it
on the correct days.”
“Residents also leave their
trash cans on their sidewalks, which they would
like to change,” he said.
“It’s the little things that
add up.” The committee
also aims to discourage
people from throwing
nightclub advertisements
on
the
ground,
Champagne said. D.C.
charges businesses $35 for
each promotional flyer
people find on the street
and turn in. Any student
reported littering ads
could be fined or arrested,
she said. “I just want to
convey to the students that
this neighborhood is their
home away from home,
so they should take care
of it.” Champagne said.
“Littering is just not a
neighborly thing to do.”
Alpha-Gamma
(University of Illinois)
This spring the brothers of
the Alpha-Gamma chapter continued their tradition of serving others
by participating in several
philanthropy events. The
first event was a water gun
war with the women of
Alpha Delta Pi where the
brothers triumphed over
all the other participating
fraternities.
All
the
proceeds went to the
Ronald McDonald foundation. They also cohosted the annual Greeks
on the Gridiron Football
Tournament with the
women of Sigma Delta
Tau and the men of Alpha
Epsilon Pi. This event was
a great success and raised
money for prevention of
child abuse and victims.
They are looking forward
K a p p a
to serving the community
further in the fall semester.
Alpha-Tau (Georgia
Tech)
Coming off one of the
most intensive spring
semesters in recent history,
Alpha-Tau made considerable improvements within the chapter. They are
proud to announce that
membership has risen to
a record high 72 with
the initiation of 23 new
initiates in the fall and
spring. Combined with
this accomplishment, the
chapter has strived to
emphasize a few goals in
particular that they hope
to work toward now and
in the future. One of
such goals has already
been drastically improved
upon. 71 percent of the
chapter took an active roll
in becoming involved in
one or several organizations on campus. This
has helped dramatically
with both rush and giving Kappa Sigma a strong
voice on campus. In addition, the number of brothers becoming ritually proficient nearly doubled in
the last six months bringing us closer their 100%
proficient goal. Lastly,
Alpha-Tau eagerly awaits
Homecoming on October
20. After a recent house
renovation in the winter
and exciting additions
planned for the end of
summer, the undergraduates would like to extend
an open invitation to all
alumni for one of the
greatest events of the
year.
Beta (Alabama)
The Beta Chapter of
members recently volunteered assistance with
the Tuscaloosa Children’s
Theatre
performance
“Beanstalk”. The support
the chapter provided was
very beneficial to the success of the play. The
Tuscaloosa
Children’s
Theatre Board was very
grateful for their volunteer assistance. This is the
second year the Chapter
has volunteered support
for their public performances and they appreciate their community
involvement.
their extra sand. They
are also looking to put
in a new fire alarm into
their house. It is a costly
expenditure, but will be
very worth it. Their partners for this year in Greek
Week were Chi Omega,
and they had a blast.
Delta (Davidson)
Delta-Sigma (Utah)
The Brothers of the Delta
Chapter at Davidson have
been extremely active during the 2000-2001 academic year. During their
fall rush, the fraternity
dealt out 25 bids, and
received 19 acceptances.
This is by far the highest
bid
acceptance
rate
amongst the other fraternities on campus.
Additionally, their brothers participated in several
service events, including
their annual Homeruns for
Habitat, an annual event
that aids the Habitat for
Humanity charity. This
winter several brothers
took an excursion from
their abroad programs to
visit their dear city of
Bologna. They returned
to the United States for
the spring semester to find
17 enthusiastic men ready
for their pledge ship to
begin. After seven weeks
of pledging 15 of these
men were initiated on
March 16th. This spring
20 of their brothers are
participating
in
the
schools
Intramural
Softball League under
their Greek letters. They
are hoping to top their
second place finish last
year. The Brothers of the
Delta chapter warmly welcome any fellow chapters
to drop by their house
when in the Davidson
area.
Delta-Psi (Michigan
State University)
The gentlemen of DeltaPsi have had a very exciting semester. They held
their annual beach party,
and it went off without a
hitch. They are still looking for people to take all
Delta Sigma Brothers
gathered at the chapter
house on March 24, 2001
to participate in the Kappa
Sigma sponsored neighborhood clean up event.
Participation extended far
beyond their fraternity,
with all Greek houses
pitching in to clean the
neighborhood.
The
University has asked
Kappa Sigma to make this
an annual event. For the
past year, neighborhood
relations have dominated
the agenda on Greek Row
at the University of Utah
- thus the neighborhood
cleanup. During March
and April, the chapter
AA and EC have worked
with Salt Lake City,
Neighborhood
and
University officials to broker a peace agreement.
They now have a letter of
understanding in regard
to curbing noise and
congestion problems in
Federal Heights. Brother
Jayvon Byrd was named
Communications Office
Director for the 2001 student government. Brother
Scott Woodland was
named to an All-American
after an outstanding season with the University
of Utah ski team. Brother
David Ireland was named
Vice-President of the
Greek Council. Brother
Michael Pernula won a
Kappa Sigma ScholarshipLeadership Award.
Delta-Xi (University of
Mississippi)
The Delta-Xi Chapter
recently revived its annual South Seas party. The
brothers spent three weeks
transforming their house’s
side yard into a tropical
isle. They built a 335’
perimeter, pine slab wall
to surround 6 tikki huts
and over 30 cubic yards of
sand. All went well with
over 3,000 in attendance
throughout the weekend.
The brothers have also
been helping out around
the community. A recent
tornado ravaged the
community of Ponotoc,
Mississippi. The brothers
sponsored a food drive to
help those Ponotoc families in need. Their effort
benefited hundreds who
were left homeless after
the storm. Seven members
were inducted into the
Order of Omega, including Brian Jackson, Ken
Anthony, Tim Harlan, Lee
Esposito, Scott Walker,
Nolan
Sherrill,
Jay
Mitchell, and J.P. Vinson.
Scott Walker was elected
president of the Order.
The Kappa Sigma’s of Ole
Miss inducted more men
to the Order of Omega
than any other fraternity
on campus. Brother Nolan
Sherrill was appointed
president of the University
of
Mississippi’s
Interfraternity Council.
He is one of the two
Kappa Sigs on the IFC’s
five-member committee.
Chapter recognition didn’t
stop with merely active
members. Joe Murphy, the
chapter’s alumnus advisor,
was named the “Alumnus
Advisor of they Year.”
Ceremonies awarded to
Bryan Colton and Most
Outstanding
Grand
Treasurer awarded to
Justin LeVois. Delta-Zeta
also added its’ first Master
of the Ritual, Brother
Scott R. Burks who
received his Certificate at
Conclave.
With
this
momentum Delta-Zeta is
ready to lead their campus, and wish the same
to every chapter of their
beloved Order.
Delta-Zeta (University
of New Mexico)
Epsilon-Delta
(Northwestern
University)
Brotherhood is alive and
well at Delta-Zeta. They
are more excited than ever
for the upcoming fall rush.
While at the 63rd Biannual
Conclave in Memphis,
TN, Delta-Zeta won it’s
fourth
consecutive
Founders
Award
of
Chapter Excellence award
as well as a scholarship
award. Individual awards
included
Most
Outstanding
Grand
Master awarded Raymond
Rivera, Most Outstanding
Grand
Master
of
Epsilon-Alpha
(University of Alberta)
It has been an eventful
spring in Edmonton. For
the first time in five years,
the Brothers of EpsilonAlpha initiated a spring
class. The two new initiates are Chris Butler
and Robert Evans. The
Chapter would like to
thank all the Alumni for
their continued involvement in the Chapter, and
especially their Alumnus
Advisor and Alumnus of
the Year John P. Tilner.
The Brothers of Epsilon
-Alpha are excited to have
so many enthusiastic and
energetic young alumni
who are always willing
to help with chapter
operations.
After
Christmas, Dave Prenoslo,
Jared Strydhorst, Kolin
Murray, and Adam Major,
sang their way to first
place at the annual
Panhellenic songfest
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Furthermore, a true showing as to what Kappa
Sigma means to the new
members was reflected in
their enthusiasm to run
for many of the house
positions. To date, many
of the Chairs within
Kappa Sigma are headed
by some of the finest men
Northwestern University
has to offer. With that,
the Brothers of EpsilonDelta are very excited for
some of the events that
will have taken place in
the spring. For instance,
Epsilon-Delta is continuing its participation in
philanthropic events with
the coordination of Special
Olympics by a few of the
Brothers as well as aiming
towards another spiKEfest volleyball tournament
that will benefit Family
Focus of Evanston. Also,
Epsilon-Delta was proud
to have been a leader with
regards to Northwestern’s
Dance Marathon where
two of their Brothers held
positions as Executive
Chairs. Epsilon-Delta was
pleased to have raised over
$1000 for this event.
Additionally,
EpsilonDelta would also like to
welcome its new Executive
Board for the 2001-2002
school year. The Grand
Master, Brother James
Finley, will lead a group
composed of Brother
Brian Alexander as the
Grand Procurator, Brother
Christopher Freeman as
Grand
Master
of
Ceremonies, Brother Peter
Andjelkovich as Grand
Scribe, and Brother Jim
Rauh as Grand Treasurer.
The New Executive Board
would like to praise the
former as they had done
such a terrific job. The
New Executive Board
looks forward to a wonderful year starting this
fall. For more on the
happenings
at
Epsilon-Delta, feel free
to visit our consistently
updated web site at http://
www.wildcats.nwu.edu/
kappasigma/index.html
where one can gain even
greater understanding of
the history Epsilon-Delta
has to offer.
Theta-Mu Chapter raised $1,500 for
St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
In the last segment of
their remarkable school
year, Epsilon-Delta was
thrilled to undergo the initiation of their 24 newest
members from the winter
pledge class. This class
was among the largest initiating classes on campus
and the largest EpsilonDelta has seen in the past
6 years. After the initiation process, the new
class was welcomed with
open arms as they passed
through the 12th Gate.
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Epsilon-Nu (Southern
Mississippi)
The brothers at EpsilonNu have had a very successful year.
The fall
semester brought 20 new
initiates to the chapter
and 8 are expected for
the spring. Epsilon-Nu
brought in more new
members than any other
fraternity at Southern
Miss. The brothers held
their 5th annual golf tournament in April, which
invited parents, friends
and alumni to scramble on
the links at Shadow Ridge
Golf Club in Hattiesburg.
The event raised over
$5,000, which went to benefit the Forrest General
“Tree of Life Foundation”
in their cancer research.
The brothers at Southern
Miss also enjoyed many
social events this year such
as South Seas, which
brought bands, a volleyball
tournament, and bikini
competition to the house.
In September, the brothers held the 4th annual
Margaritaville, which featured a dance competition between the sororities on campus. For the
second year in a row, Phi
Mu won it. All proceeds
from this event went to
benefit the Randy Jamison
Scholarship Fund. The
chapter has recently elected a new EC, many new
committee chairs and had
one member elected to an
executive position on IFC.
The men at Epsilon-Nu
are staying involved on
campus and are dedicated
to keeping Kappa Sigma
#1 at USM.
Epsilon-Omega
(Georgia State)
The brothers of the
Epsilon-Omega Chapter
began what would be a
very successful Spring
semester by accepting the
award for highest all Greek
GPA and also all men’s
GPA at Georgia State
University. At the annual
Greek Awards they con-
tinued their excellence by
bringing home the following awards:
Greek Man of the YearJoseph Nordmark(GM)
Executive Officer of the
Year-Zachary Todd(GS)
Faculty/Staff Member of
the Year-Mac Williams
Deans Cup in New
Member Education
In addition to these awards
the
Undergraduate
Brothers also showed their
dedication to the chapter
by making a $500 donation to the Epsilon-Omega
Housing Corporation.
Not only did EpsilonOmega show their excellence in the classroom but
continued their domination in intramurals. After
an undefeated pledge football season the Brothers
took home the softball
championship in another
undefeated season.
As an end to a great
year to following were
elected to the Executive
Committee:
Zachary Todd-GM
Tyler Giles-GP
Dave Ford-GMC
Andy Ramsden-GT
Michael Routh-GS
Bryan Wright-Guard
Kevin Venza-Guard
With the election of the
new executive committee
the levels of excitement
and unity have reached
new highs as the chapter
eagerly anticipates fall
rush.
Epsilon-Pi (University
of Memphis)
The brothers of Epsilon-Pi
enjoyed another successful
spring semester. They were
able to raise $1,000 during Bahama Mama for the
Porter-Leath Foundation.
Teamed with Pi Beta Phi
Sorority, they placed third
place in campus Follies
this year. Last year’s GM
Matt Beavers was elected
President of the Year on
campus and Sean Caouette
was elected Intramural
Man of the Year. Jeff
Pettyjohn was elected
Epsilon-Pi Man of the
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Year by displaying hard
work and a love for the
Order. Their brotherhood
retreat took place at the
Ocoee River where they
went white water rafting
and challenged their acrobatic skills at a high ropes
course. Next year’s EC
consists of Wesley Sumner
(GM), Matt Beavers (GP),
Scott Nalley (GMC), Josh
Miller (GS) and Jack
Cantrell (GT). Alumni
Brother Neil Maxwell was
elected Epsilon Pi Alumni
Man of the Year due to
his hard work and efforts
to better the chapter.
Thang Ky just started an
online auto sales business.
Autochoices.com offers
delivery anywhere in the
country and will even sell
your car online.
Epsilon-Psi (Lambuth)
The Chapter has diligently
been applying itself toward
bettering itself through
brotherhood and service
in the spring.
The
Brothers participated in
Habitat for Humanity,
Night Out for the
Homeless, and donated
a substantial amount of
clothing to Goodwill.
Now preparing for Fall
Rush, the Epsilon-Psi
chapter is confident that
they will once again dominate Rush in 2001. They
would like to extend a special thanks and AEK∆B
to the brothers of KappaIota Chapter at Middle
Tennessee State for all
of the hospitality they’ve
shown to their chapter
over the past year.
Epsilon-Sigma
(Florida State)
The studs of EpsilonSigma here at FSU just
finished a fine spring 2001
semester. In early April,
the chapter had the honor
of initiating the Gamma
Chi pledge class into the
mystic bonds of the brotherhood. The boys made it
to the playoffs in softball
IM play; where they faced
a tough PIKE team. The
K a p p a
brothers kept it close with
their new Greek competitor but ended up losing
late in the ninth. In floor
hockey, the chapter made
it all the way to the finals
but lost by one point.
Graduation brought the
loss of several brothers,
whose presence will be
missed. Brother Neal
Kapur will take a job
with Blue Cross and Blue
Shield in Jacksonville
while Brother Chris Creel
will attend graduate school
at FSU on a full ride
thanks in part to his
academic
achievement.
Brother Mike Pilver, who
graduated with his Masters
in International Relations,
will spend the summer in
Tallahassee and will more
than likely accept a job in
Washington D.C. with the
government. Brother Matt
“Gutter” McKinney will
begin work for his father
in Jacksonville, bringing
an end to an era of good
times and famous quotes.
This summer, the brothers will be everywhere, as
many travel abroad and
leave Tallahassee for
internships and jobs.
Brother Chuck Severn will
travel to Italy to study and
Brother Adam Shefferman
will cross the pond to do
mission work in Africa.
Several brothers will be
in town to attend summer
classes and welcome every
brother to stop by and
enjoy the warm Florida
sun and the lovely scenery of South Woodward
Avenue. To end, Fall Rush
is on everyone’s mind and
this year, Brother Matt
Moore will take over as
Chair seeing to it that
Epsilon-Sigma rushes only
the best.
Eta Chapter
(Randolph-Macon)
The United States Marines
have set up a memorial
fund for the children of
Brother Keith Sweaney
of the Eta Chapter of
Randolph Macon College
who died this past
December in a helicopter
crash during a routine military exercise. Any brother who would like to help
out the family of Brother
Sweaney may make a donation by sending a check to:
Sweaney Children Fund
Attn: Lt. Col. Keith
Sweaney Memorial Fund
2102 Rowell Rd.
Quantico, VA 22134
Checks can be made payable to the Keith M.
Sweaney Memorial Fund.
Gamma (Louisiana
State University)
After a drought of a few
years at Louisiana State
University,
Gamma
Colony of Kappa Sigma
returned to campus this
past March in full force.
After pledging in around
73 members, the newly
founded Colony elected its
Executive Council, and set
up a dozen committees
to assist with the Colony
Development Program. It
didn’t take long for the
Kappa Sigma presence to
be felt on campus. The
Colony volunteered its services for an Anti-Drug/
Alcohol Concert held on
the LSU parade grounds.
Not only did the pledges
help build the stage which
was used for the performances, but the Gamma
Colony was also asked to
run security at the event.
In addition, the Gamma
Colony had its first alumni function at the home of
Brother Milton Womack.
This gave the newly
pledged Brothers a chance
to meet up with many
successful Kappa Sigma
alumni who live in the
Baton Rouge area. In intramural competition, the
Kappa Sigma soccer team
went undefeated during
the regular season, and the
softball team placed third
overall in the Tri-Delt
Triple Play Tournament.
Further, Gamma Colony
managed to lend its services to the University, helping with improvements
to the Pete Maravich
Assembly Center. Gamma
Colony looks forward to
serving the university and
obtaining its charter in the
fall.
Gamma-Beta Prime
(Millikin)
They having a fabulous
semester as it winds down.
A few weeks ago, they
came in first place for
the all-Greek games,
which included competitions such as pie eating,
human pyramid, relay
races, etc.
They have
been very involved on
campus through community service with a clothing drive and a food drive.
They have several members involved in student
organizations with one
member
even
being
President of IFC. This
year for their formal they
went to Indianapolis, IN
at the Hyatt.
Gamma-Gamma
(Colorado School of
Mines)
In the last semester, the
Gamma-Gamma Chapter
has accumulated over 1700
hours of community service. This is an average
of more than 35 hours per
member. Some of their
service events were their
sober driver program, a
PBS auction, and fixing
the local art center. The
brothers of the GammaGamma Chapter would
like
to
congratulate
Brother Wes Lundeby and
his wife Ashley on the
birth of their first child,
son Jonathan. The administrators and Board of
Directors want to share
with you their enthusiasm
about a recent partnership between Foothills Art
Center and the Colorado
School of Mines chapter of
Kappa Sigma Fraternity.
When the need arose for
these young men to choose
and carry out significant
community service, CSM
and Kappa Sigma alumnus Eric Newman, a longtime friend and volunteer
at Foothills Art Center,
saw a possible link to
the maintenance and beautification needs of their
non-profit art center. The
Kappa Sigs signed on for
some very tough work
sessions, supervised by
FAC Board Member Helle
McGuire. Foothills staff
and visitors watched with
pleasure as improvements
to the grounds and the
National Historic Register
buildings became apparent. The Kappa Sigs
accomplished wonders in
their beautiful site just
east of the FSM Campus.
What’s more, they are
methodical, energetic, and
congenial in every way.
Ultimately, the entire
Foothills community owes
much gratitude to all the
participants.
Gamma-Kappa
(University of
Oklahoma)
Summer rush is now
underway at the GammaKappa Chapter. After
signing 30 pledges in
2000-2001, the chapter has
set its goal for fall signing
at 35 men. With the hard
work of undergraduate
brothers, and the generous contributions of time
and money by alumni, the
goal of “five more pledges” will no doubt be fulfilled. Alumni who have
been out-of-touch with the
chapter in recent times but
would like to help out with
rush should contact Rush
Chairman Dale Thurman
at (405) 922-RUSH. The
chapter is especially looking for alumni in the
Oklahoma City, Tulsa, and
Dallas-Fort Worth areas
to attend summer barbecues and to speak with
rushees during fall rush.
Alumni help is a necessity
in order for the GammaKappa chapter to achieve
its membership goals for
the 2001-2002 school year.
Also, the chapter is actively
searching for it’s lost alumni. If you are an alumnus
and receive the Caduceus
but not the semi-annual
S i g m a
F r a t e r n i t y
Xi-Beta Chapter
Gamma-Kappa alumni
newsletter, it is because
the undergraduates do not
have a current address
on file for you. Please
contact alumni relations’
chair Matt Welch at (405)
573-4115 or write the
chapter at 1100 College
Ave, Norman, OK 73072
and make the brothers
aware of your whereabouts. The future success of Gamma-Kappa is
dependent
on
open
communications between
undergraduates and alumni. The chapter looks forward to seeing all its alumni at rush events this summer and during rush week
the first week of the fall
semester.
Gamma-Psi
(Oklahoma State)
The Chapter won Greek
Week along with the help
of the Kappa Delta
Sorority. The Krazy Days
philanthropy raised over
$2500 for the memorial of
the ten they lost in the
plane accident earlier this
year. The week of events
included sand castle building, talent show, Brother
auction, and many others.
All 11 sororities on campus participated. They are
currently 3rd in intramural sports out of 22 fraternities and are hoping to
win when the final standings come in.
Gamma-Rho
(University of Arizona)
The Gamma-Rho Chapter
had a great year! Over
the course of the year they
have been busy with many
activities. They donated
over 1000 hours of community service to various
causes.
Recently, they
donated over $3000 in
a Greek charity event to
raise money in memory of
Bobbi Olson, the recently
deceased wife of Head
Basketball Coach, Lute
Olson. They finished the
Fall Semester with a near
All-Fraternity GPA. From
last fall’s pledge class they
initiated 24 new members
and anticipate initiating an
additional 10 from their
spring class. Two members have distinguished
themselves by being elected to student government
positions.
Sam Chang
was elected as Executive
Vice President and Eric
Chambers was elected as
a Student Body Senator.
They are also excited about
next year’s Homecoming,
which they will be doing
with
Kappa
Kappa
Gamma. The GammaRho Chapter is alive and
strong and anticipates a
strong
2001-2002
Academic Year.
Gamma-Theta
(University of Idaho)
Gamma-Theta
recently
initiated 16 quality young
men, and they currently
have 49 men living in the
house this spring semester. They finished the fall
semester with a 3.01 overall GPA, which was well
above the all-fraternity
average. Congratulations
to Brothers J.P. Diener and
Mike Mello for earning a
4.0 GPA. Brother Mike
Jennings (GM) is the U
of I BPA president and
just finished his term as
Idaho State BPA president,
Brother Vince Moore is
the U of I BPA vice president and Idaho State BPA
historian, Brother Mitch
Wiltbank is the Order
of Omega vice president,
Brother Mike Perez is the
University yearbook editor, and Brother Eric
Studebaker founded and is
presiding over the boxing
club. Brother Kevin Smith
became an ASUI senator,
was awarded the U of I
Outstanding Freshman of
the Year and the New
Greek Member of the
Year.
Brother John
Hoffman earned his varsity letter working with
the football team, and
Brothers Sam McArtor,
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Erin Yarbrough are varsity athletes with the rodeo
Team. They have been
working with their local
alumni more often, and
they must extend a Good
of the Order to Brothers
Darrell Kilgore, Mike
Wilson, Tony Hayes, Hugh
Cooke, Chris Bernardi,
and John Mitchell. A
special thank you to
Brother Rob Moore for
all of his help with their
financial efforts. Please
visit their updated webpage at www.uidaho.edu/
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Gamma-Xi (Denison
University)
Twelve Brothers and associate members of Kappa
Sigma participated in the
Big Brothers Big Sisters
(BBBS) Annual Youth
Retreat for Boys on March
31 and April 1 at Camp
O’Bannon in Newark.
The retreat provided an
opportunity for 20 boys
ages 11-16 from Licking
and Perry Counties to
interact with the Kappa
Sigma’s including Booth
Aldred, Cameron Crebs,
Clayton Gillespie, Matt
Hamachek, Mike Kelly,
Jeremy
Nye,
Jim
Pasquarella,
Travis
Pritchard, Justin Simon,
Wes
Sothen,
Andy
Thompson, and Alex
Veale.
The
weekend
included a number of fun
activities including basketball, football, soccer,
volleyball, and traditional
campfire activities. Joseph
Kennedy of the Denison
University Center coordinates the program for
Service-Learning. In a letter to IMH, Mr. Kennedy
praised the members
saying, “the Kappa Sigs
are outstanding role models for these kids and
they did a wonderful job
of working with them
throughout the entire program!” To learn more
about Gamma-Xi chapter,
visit www.kappasigma.ws.
Kappa (Vanderbilt)
Things are looking as
bright for Kappa this year.
They just returned from
a formal in Atlanta where
they had a great time and
are now looking forward
to a large fall pledge class.
Their new brothers this
semester are already making an impact and they
are proud to have them.
A special thanks to the
brothers at Kappa-Mu
who helped initiate their
pledges. They would also
like to mention that they
are looking forward to renovating their house, with
construction beginning at
the end of next year.
Kappa-Chi (College of
Charleston)
The Kappa-Chi chapter
would like to announce
that they are now the largest fraternity on campus
with the addition of a
twelve-man spring pledge
class, which is by far the
largest spring class on
campus. The chapter has
an incredible presence here
on campus and in the
surrounding community
as well. Mayor Joe Riley
recently declared February
3, 2001, as “Kappa Sigma
Day” in the city of
Charleston, to accompany
their chapter’s hosting of
the 2001 District XIII
Conclave and their celebrating thirty years of
excellence on campus.
Spring Pledge Educator
Jordan Moon was recently
elected as Interfraternity
Council President for the
upcoming year.
GMC
Jason Loring recently
served on the Borelli
Greek Awards Committee,
and Brother Bryan Zeiger
was the Greek Week
Chairperson for the entire
IFC. The college also
recently recognized KappaChi with a “Chapter
Achievement Award for
Chapter Operations,” for
their installation of a fourmember judiciary board.
Brother Josh Dyer was
recently named “The
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Toughest
Man
in
Charleston” in a fraternity-sponsored tough manboxing match at the Music
Farm, when he defeated
three opponents in one
night to claim the championship. Brother Brad
Dixon recently won first
prize in an art exhibition
at the Meritage Cultural
Center, which featured
over one hundred local artists. Congratulations also
to the brothers and pledges who recently completed
the Cooper River Bridge
10K Run. The Kappa
Sigma intramural softball
team recently completed
the season as runners-up
by losing in the championship game, 22-21. A small
intrafraternity coaching
issue was settled when
Brother Moon guided the
Chi Omega flag football
team past Kappa Delta,
coached
by
Brother
Loring, 28-0 during Greek
Week. The Chi-O/Kappa
Sig team finished second.
The Brothers have recently been working to raise
money with the Charleston
Riverdogs minor league
baseball team. The chapter would also like to
extend a sincere thank you
to all the alumni who
came together and showed
incredible support in dealing with issues regarding
the chapter house. The
brothers would like to
work with local alumni
and organize an Alumni
Chapter. If there are any
alumni interested in this,
or any others who are not
on their Alumni Email
list, please email Jason
Loring
at
[email protected].
Kappa-Mu (Tennessee
Tech)
The brothers of KappaMu are happy to report
that construction will be
underway for their new
house beginning on May
1. They said goodbye
to what was left of their
old house on April 21, as
they watched the rest of
K a p p a
it burn to the ground in
a controlled fire by the
Cookeville
Fire
Department. Grand opening for the new house
is scheduled for October
6, homecoming weekend.
The chapter also placed
first in Phi Mu Greek
God competition, a campus wide fraternity event.
Brother Cameron Stinnett
was named Kappa-Mu’s
brother of the year, and
was also elected fraternity
president of the year
among all campus fraternities. Mr. Stinnett was this
past year Grand Master of
the chapter. The Chapter
also dominated wrestling
this semester with two
champions, brothers Cale
Clark and Drew Johnson.
The Kappa-Mu Chapter
house was burned to the
ground during a training
exercise conducted by the
Cookeville
Fire
Department on Saturday,
April 21. The Chapter
house had been damaged
beyond repair in a fire
resulting from an overloaded extension cord last
October.
The undergraduates spent many
hours removing the shingles from the roof so
that the Cookeville Fire
Department could conduct the training exercises. The Cookeville Fire
Department finished the
job with a “controlled”
blaze that took less than
45 minutes to reduce the
fraternity house to smoldering ashes. It became
quickly apparent that the
series of training fires
planned for the day would
not be an option. The
house went up in flames in
a matter of seconds. The
fire department turned
their attention to saving
the trees on the lot and
Kappa-Mu turned its
attention to the future and
plans for a new house.
Pictures and additional
information regarding the
fire and their plans to
rebuild the Kappa-Mu
Chapter house can be
found on their web site at
www.ttuKappaSigma.com.
The TTU Kappa Sigma
Alumni Association established two separate fundraising
programs
in
response to the fire that
destroyed their chapter
house last October. The
purpose
of
Phoenix
Foundation
Capital
Campaign was to raise a
minimum of $60,000 in
cash to help provide a
down payment for their
new chapter house. The
goal of the Everlasting
Brotherhood
Giving
Program was to raise
$12,000 annually to help
service the mortgage and
offset annual operating
costs for the undergraduate chapter including
taxes,
insurance,
maintenance and upkeep,
etc. To date, Kappa-Mu
alumni have raised pledges in excess of $57,000 for
the Phoenix Foundation
and $7,500/year for the
Everlasting Brotherhood
Giving Program. Details
about the fundraising program as well as plans
and drawings of their new
chapter house can be
found on their web site at
www.ttuKappaSigma.com.
Kappa-Mu Homecoming
2001 is scheduled for the
first weekend in October
(October 5-7), so mark
your calendars now. They
have reserved a block of
rooms at the Baymont Inn
& Suites (931/525-6668).
Kappa-Pi (University
of Central Oklahoma)
The chapter had the largest spring pledge class
on campus and finished
3rd out of 15 in spring
intramurals. The 2nd
Annual Bathtub Push
raised over $6,000 for
Special Olympics. The
Chapter has 2 exciting
float trips planned for the
summer. Congratulations
to Brother Pat Collins on
his graduation and is now
headed for Army Ranger
School. Newly elected IFC
Vice President Jon Pace
and secretary Matt Collins
are both from Kappa-Pi.
The Chapter has enjoyed a
great spring semester and
is looking forward to an
exciting summer as well
as a very productive Fall
Rush. The house is very
focused on its goals that
were set during the
Brothers In Action weekend this past February.
Kappa-Phi (George
Mason)
Many good things and
changes have taken place
for us. First of all, they
got a new house at the
beginning of the school
year. Also, their chapter
took 2nd place in Greek
Week. In All Sports they
got 2nd place, coming very
close to winning it all.
Finally, their GP, Brian
Dreyer, is the IFC president of their school. Next
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year, they have many plans
for a big fall rush to double their size and hope to
get at least 30 pledges!
Kappa-Rho (Boise
State)
The brothers of KappaRho would like to thank
Brother Kevin Kaplan for
his recent visit to the
Chapter the weekend of
April 13th. An event
included a chapter-building workshop and was
topped off with a night
of watching the film
“Remember the Titans.”
Also, a special thanks goes
out to Brother Darrell
Kilgore for help making
this weekend a success.
This spring semester
Kappa-Rho has faced
some troubled times. But
with some brotherly love
they have been able to pull
through their troubles and
Kappa-Mu Chapter house on April 21, 2001
have started to see the
light at the other end of
the tunnel. While only
pledging a small class of
three, all three have stellar qualities, which in the
future should lead to
campus leadership positons. The brotherhood
has leaped forward by
completing huge house
improvements, including
landscaping their entire
lawn and renovating the
sand volleyball court. The
brotherhood also helped
with “Into the Streets”,
where they volunteered
to help international refugees relocate within Idaho.
Finally, WGMC Kaplan
came and visited and was
able to instill in KappaRho an entirely new vitality and zeal. They look forward to any future challenges and all their future
successes.
Kappa-Zeta (Georgia
Southern)
In March the Kappa-Zeta
Chapter held it’s annual
Parents Weekend and
Awards banquet. A golf
outing was held on
Saturday afternoon with
the dinner that evening.
The event was held at
Brother Paul Massey’s
“Eagle Creek Golf Club”.
The event enjoyed the
best attendance in several
years with parents, siblings, and alumni attending from around the state.
DGM Phil Bell was the
keynote speaker. The
Chapter would like to
congratulate the following brothers for their contributions and achievements this year. Paul
Brennaman for Academic
Achievement, Doug Welch
Top Rush award, Jason
Catarineau Brother of the
Year, Drew Wilson Star
& Crescent award, Nick
Chonko Most Athletic
award, Miss Leiah Baker
Chapter Sweetheart. Each
of these brothers has
shown considerable leadership this year, in the classroom, as officers, and by
example within the chapter. AA Chip Howard has
done an incredible job in
providing leadership for
the Chapter. His devotion
and wisdom has enabled
the Chapter to move from
a weak position to one
of leadership on the GSU
campus and within Kappa
Sigma. The Kappa-Zeta
Alumni Association is to
be commended for their
participation in funding
individual scholarships to
all Brothers earning a 3.0
or better in each grading
period. Alumni Brother
Paul Massey is also to be
thanked for providing the
Eagle Creek Golf Club for
the Banquet.
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Lambda
Epsilon
also celebrated their
30th year at
UCF with a
large banquet with
many
of
the founding brothers.
The
f i r s t
P r e s i d e nt
of
the
Theta-Mu Chapter helped win NSU Faculty Advisor
Un i ve r s it y,
of the Year for Dr. Horton
Dr. Charles
ates this year marks a near
Milikan was
Lambda-Chi (Albertson doubling of their chapter the keynote speaker for
size. As an organization on the momentous event.
College of Idaho)
As a Chapter, they have the Albertson College of The brothers of Lambdaimproved greatly and Idaho campus, they hold Epsilon also did well once
accomplished most of more positions of leader- again this year in UCF’s
their goals over this school ship within the student Floor Hockey season.
year. Finally, they have body that any of the mem- Finishing a strong second
reached a point where they bership of any other Greek place, brothers Adam
Every Holsneck, Matt Burton,
are no longer financially organization.
Pensy,
Ryan
debited; rather, they have Kappa Sigma is involved Ryan
enough money for day- in at least one of the fol- Mathews, Scott Walker,
to-day chapter operations lowing ways: student sen- Goalie John McDonald,
and enough left over to ate, band, scarlet masque and Coaches Jono Page
reserve extra money for (acting club), varsity ath- and Chris Brink, were recemergencies. This is due letics, and every depart- ognized for as the most
primarily to the responsi- mental club from chemis- improved team this year
ble attitudes of their mem- try to philosophy. This last after their 8-game winning
bers and also to several weekend was their annual streak leading to the chamfundraisers, including car- Founders Day Alumni pionship game. Brothers
washes and their annual Weekend, Apr. 28th. They Randy Curry, Ian Rayder,
Spaghetti Dinner, which celebrate Founders Day and Zach Hosie are graduwill be May 4th. Their every year with an Alumni ating this semester and
community involvement gathering to help keep they wish them the best
has reached new levels. the bonds of brotherhood of luck in their endeavors
Their primary philanthro- fresh for the Alumni of throughout life.
py is reading to grade Kappa Sigma in the Boise
school children between area. Their turnout this Lambda-Lambda
their college classes. This, year was astounding. They (Elon)
along with their assistance had, all told, thirty-five Their recruitment for the
in the public schools’ after alumni present at any spring was successful with
school programs has ben- given time and they thank 22 new members acceptefited both their members their alumni for coming ing bids. In the area
and their reputation in the out.
of community service, the
community. Their brothChapter has continued to
erhood has considerably Lambda-Epsilon
support the Association
grown and matured over (Central Florida)
of Retarded Citizens of
the past year also. Their It was another productive Durham. They have varrecruitment is higher that semester for the brothers sity athletes who are memit has been for the last at Lambda-Epsilon. After bers of the soccer, lacrosse,
five years. During the winning last years Greek diving, swimming, and
fall semester, they initiated Week with Tri-delta, this baseball teams. For homeeight members and they year the brothers of coming please mark your
currently have six pledg- Lambda-Epsilon
were calendars for October 6th,
es, all of whom they plan paired up with Delta 2001. Finally, please take
to initiate. All told, the Gamma. They competed advantage of their new
soon to be fourteen initi- well and had a lot of fun dur- email listserv for alumni.
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They would like to congratulate their newest initiates. The Chapter now has
over 55 members and is
one of the largest on campus. Please mark you
calendars for the first
home football game in
the
new
stadium
September 15th and
Homecoming November
9th-11th. Thank you for
all the alumni support
over the past year, especially that of their dedicated AA Gary Evans.
Lambda-Mu (Southern
New Hampshire)
Lambda-Mu closed a successful year by initiating
6 men. Joshua Veverka
was lucky enough to be
the model initiate at this
year’s Colonial Conclave
in Boston. They’re also
proud to have their newest legacy with the addition of Jeffrey Warenda,
whose brother is Michael
Warenda. They’ve also
been busy fundraising and
doing community service
and are already planning
new projects for the fall.
Congratulations to Paul
Nigro on receiving his
Pledging
Ritual
Proficiency. This is his
second
this
year.
Congratulations to their
graduating seniors Jeffrey
Fisherauer and Scott
Reney. Best of luck in
all you do. Also best of
luck to Aaron Heyer, who
will be doing his internship at Hilton Head Island
working in the recreation
department of the Crowne
Plaza Resort.
Lambda-Zeta (Virginia
Commonwealth
University)
On March 31st, LambdaZeta reaped the benefits
of their hard work and
commitment by donating
the most money to the St.
Jude’s
Children’s’
Foundation. The Greekwide fund-raiser involved
everyone participating in
a multitude of activities
and events that ran from
8:00 p.m. to midnight. As
proof of their accomplishment to the worthy cause,
Lambda-Zeta received a
plaque for their efforts.
Mu-Lambda (Calgary)
Mu Lambda got back on
track this year in more
ways than one.
They
increased their active
membership from seven
to sixteen. They are also
looking forward to initiating five more after the
winter semester is over.
Capacity was filled for the
house, which has not happened in some time, and
they succeeded greatly in
supporting local charities.
They would like to thank
their alumni, for they
couldn’t have accomplished any of it without
their help and guidance.
Mu-Psi (Boston)
The Brothers of Mu-Psi
continue to make their
presence felt, in the Boston
and Boston University
community. At this year’s
IFSC awards, they won
the Highest GPA award,
won Greek Week among
fraternities, and had the
best Brother (Aaron Plitt),
best new member (Justin
Lin) and best President
(Adam Marks) among fraternities. In the Boston
community, brothers have
volunteered their time at
the Allston Boys and Girls
Club and the Emmanuel
House, spending time with
children. They also participated in the Walk for Life
and the Boston University
Police Children’s Fair.
One of their proudest
moments was being able to
host the Colonial Conclave
right here at Boston
University. Thanks largely
to the efforts of Anthony
Pijerov and Grand Master
Tim Pettit, Mu-Psi hosted
brothers from District
One for a day of brotherhood and learning how
to make their chapters
even better. They were
also fortunate to hear an
inspiring speech by “Pops”
McClamroch, which all of
the brothers in the room
enjoyed. Overall, this has
been yet another successful year for us here, and
they’re looking forward to
having a strong presence
at Grand Conclave, and
continuing their excellence
into next year.
The Chapter at has had a
lot of positive experiences
this semester in terms of
community service. For
one, this year they have
adopted the Young Men’s
Christian
Association
(YMCA) as a new target
of service. Brothers, every
Tuesday, go to the YMCA
to read to the children and
take part in their activities. Recently they helped
in “Healthy Kids Day”
at the YMCA where they
showed the children proper fitness. They also participated in a Humane
Society Pet Walk with the
Alpha Delta Pi sorority.
During South Seas, they
raised over $1000 that
was split between the
American Red Cross and
the Ronald McDonald
House, which is the winning sorority’s philanthropy, Alpha Delta Pi.
Nu-Epsilon (New
Mexico State)
The
brothers
of
Nu-Epsilon recently were
awarded the President’s
Cup
for
Chapter
Excellence at New Mexico
State University. They
have only been a chapter
for one full year (colony
for 11 months) and they
were awarded this prestigious award. They also
won the Philanthropy
award, Membership award,
Recruitment award, All
Greek Involvement and
Dedication award, and
Inter-Greek Involvement
award.
Brother Philip
Muller past Grand Master
won Best President for
Fall 2000, Brother Clayton
Albright (Grand Master)
won Best President for
Spring 2001.
Clayton
Albright also won AllGreek Man of the Year
for 2000-2001. They are
extremely excited about
being the best fraternity
(out of 13 fraternities)
at New Mexico State
University in such a short
time.
Nu-Omega (University
of Tampa)
Last year the Chapter won
S i g m a
F r a t e r n i t y
Fraternity of the year at
UT. Although they fell
short this year they did win
Most
Spirited
Organization. This past
semester they have initiated 20 more brothers
to their brotherhood and
now they total around
55-60 actives, which for
a small school Like UT
is Outstanding. The second largest fraternity is Pi
Kappa Phi with about 38
guys. They also have the
highest GPA of a 2.95 and
they beat the All-Mens,
All Greek, All-Fraternal
GPA.
Nu Prime (VA Tech)
Nu Prime had their Greek
Awards Ceremony recently and received a couple
of awards. They won
best off campus Fraternity
and the Greek House
N e i g h b o r h o o d
Enhancement
Award,
which is given by the town
of Blacksburg and Virginia
Tech. The neighborhood
enhancement award goes
to the fraternity that has
shown excellent community service as well as service to the school. It is
also given on how well the
house appears to the town;
because of their service
they also donated $500.00
to use towards the house.
They elected to become
a better chapter and have
succeeded.
Nu-Theta (Morehead
State)
It has been a while since
the brothers of Nu-Theta
have made a submission.
They have just recently
celebrated their 10th year
anniversary on campus.
They had their formal/
10th year anniversary on
the weekend of February
9-10th, 2001. They were
privileged to have around
35 alumni attend their
event with a total of 55
brothers there.
Dr.
William Gist, ADGM, was
there to present an award
to the chapter. Everyone
enjoyed the evening, which
was filled with a catered
meal, dancing, and plenty
of catching up on old
times. They would like
to thank all those alumni
brothers that came and
helped us celebrate a great
10 years with plenty more
to come. On another note,
the chapter has 7 new
brothers as a result of the
Fall 2000 pledge class and
they have 6 pledges for the
Spring 2001 class. They
are currently a 25-man
chapter with 6 pledges.
They also participated in
several events last fall. For
community service they
did their biannual road
cleanup, a pumpkin cut
with Farmer’s Elementary,
and helped Farmer’s
Elementary with their Fall
Festival activities. The
brothers also took home
a championship in Delta
Gamma AnchorSlam for
the third year in a row,
placed second in Kappa
Delta Backdraft, participated in the First Annual
Homecoming parade with
the Sigma Sigma Sigma
Sorority. They also finished second in grades
among fraternities on campus surpassing the AllMen’s Avg. and AllFraternity Avg. for the
third semester in a row.
They also had three brothers graduate. For the
Spring 2001 semester, they
have several activities
planned. They are hosting the Third Annual
Kappa Sigma Rock-n-Jock
Softball Tournament on
April 7th, which has grown
leaps and bounds in each
of the past two years. This
is an event in which all of
the student organizations
on campus come out and
help us raise money for
Cystic Fibrosis. It is kind
of like the MTV Rock-nJock Game. They also
have several other fundraising events planned, like
a roadblock, a carwash,
and several other activities. Greek Week is also
approaching, and they are
looking to repeat as
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defending champions. The
brothers here at Nu-Theta
are alive and well and
keeping the tradition going
that has been around the
world for 600 years.
Psi (Maine)
This spring semester has
been a very positive and
upbeat semester for the
Psi Chapter. This spring
the chapter picked up 6
additional pledges, bringing the chapter total to 18,
a huge increase considering the chapter began the
fall 2000 semester with
7! The chapter improved
their GPA to a 2.7, ranking them 3rd out of 14 fraternities at the University
of Maine. Throughout the
semester the chapter participated in several service
activities including participating in the worlds
longest wheelchair basketball game to help raise
money for the Maine
Adaptive Sports Program
and helped collect $16,000
in pledges for the PBS
telethon. 14 brothers and
pledges attended the colonial conclave in Boston,
MA in April. The chapter placed 3rd in Greek
Week overall and took first
place in U-Maine Spirit
Day. Please feel free to
visit us on the web at
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Rho (Arizona State)
As the semester draws to
an end, it has been a tre-
mendous time for the Rho
chapter at Arizona State.
Once again, they are shoeins to win Intramurals,
which is no surprise seeing how they have won
three of the last four and
dominated every sport.
Philanthropic wise they
have not been too shabby
either. They raised $1200
for Multiple Sclerosis from
“Touchdown with Kappa
Sigma,” their second annual philanthropy which is
running smoother every
year. Congratulations go
out to their five new initiates from the Spring 2001
pledge class. The Rho
Chapter recently won the
Most Improved Chapter
GPA at Arizona State
University. Rho Chapter
again has surpassed the
all-Men’s average and the
all fraternity average with
their members receiving
an average GPA for the fall
semester of a 2.98. Their
fall pledge class, one of the
largest ever, received the
third highest among the
17 fraternities with a GPA
of 2.75. Brother Jon Aber
of Rho Chapter decided
to bring back the popular
powder-puff football tournament the chapter had
successfully put on last
year. Only being in its second year of existence at
ASU, the event could have
easily gone either way.
In 2000, Kappa Sigma
held its “Touchdown with
Kappa Sigma” philanthropy in an attempt to raise
ChapterNews
F r a t e r n i t y
money for multiple scleroses. The event, although
new, raised more than
$600 for the charity. This
year, Kappa Sigma looked
to improve upon that. In
the last few weeks of preparing for this event, Aber
and the brothers of Kappa
Sigma kicked into overdrive and worked tirelessly to make this event
a success, complete with
sponsorships from local
businesses and excitement
from the ASU sororities.
When the final announcements came, and the final
cheer had been made,
Kappa Sigma raised more
than $1,200 for MS, and
truly helped prove the
ASU Greek community is
doing more for charities
than ever before.
Theta-Delta
(Willamette)
Prior to initiating 11 gentlemen this spring, they
celebrated their 40th
Anniversary.
Brother
Graeme Byrd planned the
event, which had about
180 people returning to
campus. Not only did
Theta-Deltas return from
across the country, but
also the Worthy Grand
Scribe, Brother Andrew
Turner and their District
Grand Master, Brother
Tom Wiper, celebrated
with us. It was a successful weekend with the
banquet on Saturday night
to honor their brotherhood and the 40 years
K a p p a
at Willamette University.
They donated over $2,500
to the Leukemia &
Lymphoma Society, which
was raised at the 16th
Annual Tracy Hoffman
Memorial Run & Walk.
The race was changed up
this year and made into
a candle lit twilight run.
Theta-Delta has had a
successful spring semester
and they had 7 brothers
graduate from Willamette
University. For more information on the 40th
Anniversary
or
Theta-Delta, please visit:
http://www.willamette.edu/
org/kappasig/.
Theta-Mu
(Norththeystern State)
The Spring 2001 semester
kept the Brothers of
Theta-Mu extremely busy.
Congratulations
to
Richard Armstrong, Trey
Guillory, Justin McKnight
Rocky Procell, Brent
Prudhomme, and Cory
Wilson, their six Brothers
who graduated in May.
They’re also extremely
proud of their faculty advisor, Brother Steve Horton,
who was awarded the NSU
Faculty Advisor of the
Year Award, based on a
letter of recommendation
from the Chapter. The
nominating
committee
chose Dr. Horton over
every other faculty advisor
on campus, for both Greek
and non-Greek organizations. At the same ceremony, Brother Matt Courville
was awarded Greek Man
of the Year, largely due to
his position as President
of NSU’s Inter-Fraternity
Council.
In addition,
Theta-Mu ended the
semester with their famous
Crawfish Boil, which
raised over $1,500 for St.
Jude Children’s Hospitals.
The summer has seen
many improvements to the
house
and
grounds.
They’re entering the fall
with several high profile
positions on the roster,
including
Student
Activities Board Coffee
House Chairman Jared
Hewitt, Digital Yearbook
Editor Joe Rawley, and,
as already noted, Brother
Courville
as
IFC
President. You can continue to follow their exploits
(as well as see pictures and
videos of the above events)
on their newly redesigned
web page: www.nsula.edu/
kapsi/.
pop tabs that amounted
to over $17,000 for kidney
dialysis; they also won the
award for community service project (which does
not include monetary projects) for carving pumpkins with preschool children at Halloween. At last
they also won their Public
Relations award for great
PR with the university and
community.
Theta-Nu (Ashland)
Theta-Psi (Oklahoma
City)
The brothers of ThetaNu are wrapping up a
great year. The spring
semester ushered in a new
EC consisting of: GMDaniel Tiereney; GP- Ryan
Moore; GMC-Brian Dorn;
GS-Joseph Sanchez;GTJames Steiner. The brothers also celebrated a successful 35th anniversary
with a formal dinner and
guest speaker WGM David
W. Persky, along with the
annual alumni golf outing.
The chapter was also fortunate enough to earn several campus awards this
year. They included best
all Greek service projects,
best all Greek public relations, and best all Greek
alumni advisor. Along
with these the brothers
also won the best all Greek
philanthropy project and
best all campus philanthropy project by collecting pop tabs for kidney
dialysis. The amount collected thus far is over
$17,000. They plan on continuing this next year and
into the future. They are
excited about recruitment
for the upcoming fall and
plan for a large pledge
class.
At
Ashland
University’s annual Greek
honors banquet they
received four awards:
Outstanding
Advisor,
Philanthropic Excellence,
Community Service and
Public Relations. First
off my father, Bill Dorn,
won Alumni Advisor of
the Year for Ashland
University. They also won
the philanthropic excellence award for collecting
The Theta-Psi Chapter initiated six new brothers
from the fall pledge class
on the 9th of February.
This semester they held
their annual 20-mile bathtub push. On the 28th of
April the chapter held it’s
annual two-on-two soccer tournament. This year
COPA raised $500 for
charity. They also would
like to thank the graduating seniors for their hard
work and dedication to
Kappa Sigma.
Theta-Zeta (Eastern
New Mexico
University)
Theta-Zeta has had a tremendous spring semester
with numerous achievements. The Chapter started the spring semester
strong by working diligently to reach their goal
of 100% ritual proficiency.
The Chapter added four
new Masters of the Ritual
while reaching 100% for
the second consecutive
semester.
In addition,
Theta-Zeta had its most
successful fund-raiser ever,
their fifth annual Kappa
Sigma Cow-Drop. The
Chapter donated a total
of $1,050 of the proceeds
to the Big Brothers-Big
Sisters program and to
the Special Olympics of
New Mexico. The annual
Faculty Barbeque was held
at the Chapter House with
great success.
Many
teachers
and
faculty
members were on hand
for the occasion and two
new recipients of the
“Kappa
Sigma
Outstanding
Faculty
Member of the Year” were
announced.
Brother
Joseph Frie (’97) was
recently elected ENMU
Student Body President
and Brother David Alcon
(’00) has been elected
President of the Associated
Students of New Mexico.
The Xi-Beta Chapter
pulled away with the
“Most
Outstanding
Community
Service
S i g m a
F r a t e r n i t y
Project” Award and brother Pete Antonellis took
home the “New Member
of the Year” Award during the Greek Awards ceremony at Northeastern.
Most of you know Brother
Antonellis as the model
initiate during last year’s
Area
1
Leadership
Conference. He has truly
lived up to the model initiate’s standards by pouring
all his time, heart and soul
into the chapter and to
the fraternity. This spring
has marked the beginning
of their 6th year as a
chapter at Northeastern,
and things could not look
much more promising for
the near future. This year’s
District
1
Colonial
Conclave was held at BU,
and fortunately most of
their brothers were able to
attend. It was a very
informative day, and three
of their brothers from
their chapter participated
in the Model Initiation.
The Chapter received a
Recruitment award, and
Brothers Dan Stepchew
and Peter Antonellis both
received awards. Spring
also brings with it the
opportunity to grace the
winners’ circle with their
presence. This year they
have devoted their selves
to winning Northeastern
University’s Fraternity of
the Year award, and they
have also begun applying
to this year’s Kappa Sigma
Founder’s Award for
Chapter Excellence. The
application process has
been time-consuming and
repetitive so far, but in the
end they are certain that
it will pay off. With Greek
Awards comes this year’s
Greek Week celebration.
Brother Aaron Hamel will
be kicking up the rug on
stage beside his wingmen,
Brothers Jeff Barbero and
Pat Gonzalez in this year’s
Greek God and Goddess
competition. These brothers will be defending the
title of Greek God that
they have won two years
in a row. Also, Brother
Dan Stepchew will be
leading the charge in the
Greek Sing competition.
Outdoor
Community
Service projects are always
a focal point in the spring,
as they look forward to
their annual commitment
to Project Bread’s Walk
For Hunger sign posting
staff. They also will be
cleaning the banks of the
Charles River during this
year’s NU Service Day.
Currently their seven-man
spring pledge class is passing all its quizzes with flying colors and is in the
process of completing a
number of projects as part
of Brother Dan Putnam’s
extensive
Brotherhood
Development Program.
Xi-Eta (Christian
Brothers)
The Xi-Eta Chapter has
been very active in community service this spring
semester.
They held the annual
Easter Egg Hunt for the
children of the Faculty and
Staff at CBU. The same
day, they held a Bowl-AThon to raise money for
“Make A Wish” foundation. “Make A Wish” is
an organization that gives
children dying of cancer a
last wish to do anything
they want, such as go
to Disney World. For
the Bowl-A-Thon, each
Brother asked donors to
pledge a certain amount
of money for each point
he scores during three
games of bowling. They
raised over $1000 dollars
for “Make A Wish.” It has
been a great semester of
outstanding Brotherhood,
and Xi-Eta looks forward
to hosting the Grand
Conclave in Memphis this
summer!
Xi-Lambda (University
of Delaware)
The Xi-Lambda brothers
have had a busy and action
packed semester. They
started off with their new
Executive Committee and
a dozen of their other
ChapterNews
K a p p a
S i g m a
100YearsAgo
F r a t e r n i t y
K a p p a
S i g m a
F r a t e r n i t y
By William R. Wickham, Historian
While the Supreme Executive Committee of Kappa Sigma was established by the Constitution of 1879, its members did not hold
“meetings” until 1901. Business was conducted strictly by correspondence between its members and at Grand Conclaves. It was during
the administration of Worthy Grand Master David F. Hoy (Cornell), 1900-1902, that the members of the SEC gathered together in
Buffalo, New York, on July 16 and 17, 1901, and held their first true meeting. The minutes were reported in The Star and Crescent,
which became the official place of record of all Fraternity proceedings. Initially, these meetings were held on an annual basis. Later,
there were two meetings per year. Not until the establishment of a central office in Charlottesville in 1965 did quarterly meetings
become the standard.
One matter approved at the 1901 meeting was the granting of a charter to establish Beta-Xi Chapter. Earlier that year, a group of
students at the University of California in Berkeley organized themselves into a local fraternity called Beta Kappa Delta. The installation
took place on August 24, 1901, at the chapter’s own house under the direction of District Grand Master Frederic J. Perry (Stanford) and
local brothers from chapters at Vermont, Cornell, George Washington, Tennessee and Michigan, as well as Stanford.
Among the nine charter members was Boutwell Dunlap, who became Kappa Sigma’s first Historian in 1905. Before the end of
the school year, eleven more men had joined Beta-Xi, including J. Sterry Lamson, who served as Worthy Grand Procurator, 1919-1921,
and as Worthy Grand Master, 1921-1923. It was a strong beginning for a chapter which only grew in strength thereafter, producing
many prominent alumni and Kappa Sigma’s longest-serving SEC member. Wesley W. Kergan, a 1906 initiate, held the office of Worthy
Grand Scribe continuously from 1929 to 1958.
ready to come back and
make the chapter even
better than it is.
Xi-Rho (Richard
Stockton)
Spring 2001 turned out
Lambda-Epsilon Alumni and undergraduates gather around the “Pegasus,” the Seal of the
University of Central Florida, after the Chapter’s 30th Anniversary celebration
daring brothers driving 2
hours South on Friday the
13th of all days, to a small
skydiving center in Laurel,
Delaware. Together they
decided to leap into their
newly instated positions
from 14,500 feet in the
air. They took a free fall
at 150 miles an hour for
over 60 seconds. Not only
showing their adventurous side, but their commitment to the chapter.
Following this, they dedicated over 60 man-hours
to the Blue and Gold AllStar Basketball Challenge.
This game helps to benefit, and gives all proceeds
to children with disabilities. For the 2nd year in
a row, their brothers have
helped this game become
a huge success.
On July 4, 1998 a brother
of Xi-Lambda joined the
chapter celestial in a freak
jet skiing accident. Jeffrey
Alan Goldstein, who originally started a roller hock-
ey tournament in the
spring of 1998 as a fundraising event. In order to
keep his memory strong,
they have continued to
honor him by hosting the
Jeffrey Alan Goldstein
Memorial Roller Hockey
Tournament the last 3
years, with all proceeds
going to the Jeffrey Alan
Goldstein
Memorial
Foundation.
This was
set up by his local community to offer scholarships to high school students in need of aid for
college. Since his passing,
the chapter has turned this
tournament into a campus wide event involving
all Greek and non-Greeks
that would like to participate. They have even had
brothers from surrounding chapters come down
to support his cause. This
past semester they managed to gain over 10 major
corporate sponsors, along
with many smaller ones
offering support. They
expect the proceeds this
semester to range between
$4,000-7,000 all going to
the JAG Foundation. This
is an event with which
the Xi-Lambda’s take very
much pride in, and will
continue, to show Jeff’s
family how much they
cherished him and want to
keep his presence among
us strong. The Chapter
and Jeff’s family would be
extremely grateful for any
donation the undergraduate chapters or alumni
could make. Any donation
can be sent to Xi-Lambda
Chapter, 392 S. College
Avenue, Newark, DE
19711. Checks can be made
out to the Jeffrey Alan
Goldstein Foundation or
the Xi-Lambda Chapter.
Any donation of $100
receives official sponsorship of the event including a company logo or
name on the back of the
tournament shirts.
Xi-Mu (Theyst Texas
A&M University)
The brothers of the Xi-Mu
Chapter are coming off
quite
an
exciting
2000-2001 school year. It
started by coming home
with five scholarship
awards from the Area V
Leadership Conference in
Reno, Nevada. Rush week,
although on the first week
of school resulted in the
pledging and initiation of
several excellent men with
tons of potential to take
the chapter in new directions. Homecoming was
a good weekend with the
return of some of the
alumni for a cookout at the
chapter house. Elections
resulted in bringing about
a new EC with lots of
potential. Brother Bryan
Allen has graduated and
moved up to become the
AAA of the chapter and is
currently enrolled in grad-
uate school. Brother Justin
Kreitz is the new co-host
of the morning show at
the college radio station
along with several other
brothers involved with the
Broadcasting department
at West Texas A&M
University. To listen to
Brother Kreitz go to
www.wtamu.edu/kwts he
is on from 6am to 9am
Monday through Friday. In
addition to that, they have
brothers that are heavily
involved in other student
organizations such as The
Herdsmen, Residence Hall
Association, Intramural
sports, and they have a
brother that is a Residence
Hall Assistant on campus.
With the spring 2001
semester winding down,
the brothers are busy concentrating on finals and
final projects for classes.
This summer they will
be attending The Grand
Conclave in Memphis,
Tennessee and will be
to be a great semester for.
Their pledge class more
than doubled compared
to Fall 2000. The Chapter
placed second in Greek
Week competition for the
second year in a row. In
only their second year
on campus, Kappa Sigma
has attained the highest
position in Greek Council
with Brother Ned Gaine
being elected president for
the 2001-2002 academic
year. Brother Gaine, as
well as Brother Steve
Foster and one of their
newest members, Brother
Tom Gant, have been
elected to serve on
Student Senate for the
next academic term.
Kappa Sigma now has
the largest Greek representations on Student
Senate. Brother Foster
has also become an undergraduate member of the
Recruitment
and
Expansion Commission.
The brothers also performed several successful
community service events
as well this past semester,
including raising enough
money with one of the
sororities to sponsor a
hungry child for two
months and building a
retaining wall in a local
area park to deter erosion
of
the
landscape.
Fundraising efforts were
also increased more than
225% than last year. The
Brothers of Xi-Rho would
like to wish everyone a
safe summer and they look
forward to seeing everyone at Grand Conclave
in Memphis. Also, they
would like to extend their
congratulations to the
Brothers of Nu-Iota at
Rowan University on their
10-year anniversary.
Xi-Xi (Marquette)
Xi-Xi was recently hon-
ored as the Interfraternity
Council Chapter of the
Year at Marquette for the
2000-2001 academic year.
They earned this through
exemplary amounts of
campus involvement and
by maintaining the highest GPA of any fraternity
on campus. Brother Kevin
McMahon is attending
Officer Candidates School
for the United States Air
Force
this
summer.
Brother Michael Preiner
was recently elected
Executive Vice President
of Marquette University
Student Government.
Xi-Zeta (Northwest
Missouri State)
The brothers of Xi-Zeta
just wrapped up another
remarkable semester at
Northwest Missouri State.
The chapter’s ritual proficiency increased by 28
percent and members
raised over four hundred
dollars for the American
Cancer Society during
their third annual Cow
Chip Bingo.
Xi-Zeta
excelled at intramurals
taking first place in table
tennis, second place in
bowling, and third place
in volleyball. Brothers
also strove for excellence
during Northwest’s Greek
Week by winning numerous awards, including the
most improved G.P.A.

Caduceus Summer 2001

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