Sigma Kappa

What does everyone think of Sigma Kappa? Are they big on your campuses or small?? Are they popular, pretty, smart, or just there? Any opinions will be appreciated.

[Alumnus who cares]

At my school, which had a very large Greek system, Sigma Kappa was about average. They weren't lumped together with the big, popular sororities (Kappas, Tri-Delts, Thetas), but I guess they were OK.

I knew quite a few Sigma Kappas at another large university, and it seemed to me that they were pretty good. They were one of the largest chapters on their campus, I know that. I guess it just depends on the school. I don't know for sure if any sororities (or fraternities) are uniformly popular across the country.

[PenguinTrax]

Alumnus is correct - there is no uniform standard you can apply towards any fraternity or sorority. Each chapter on each campus will be different. The best thing is to go through Recruitment with an open mind and make the decision that is best for you.

At my 'home' campus, the Sigma Kappa chapter had only 7 members the year I pledged. Years later they are the second largest group on campus (close to 60 members). Chapters and the types of women in them change through the years - you can't base your opinions on hearsay.

See the Alumnae Panhellenic Sorority Rush FAQ page for additional information.

Barbara
ZTA Alumna http://panhellenic.tripod.com/FAQ.html

[D.D.?]

PnguinTrax,
Just curious, is that penguin pic there for any reason? Is it computer related? (Linux?)

Just wondering

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D.D.? - Designated Driver ?

[PenguinTrax]

Just curious, is that penguin pic there for any reason? Is it computer related? (Linux?)

It's there because I like pengys, I had the GIF and because I could <grin>

Barb

[ASTZ1130]

The Sigma Kappas at my school are a bunch of snotty brats. I mean some of the girls are really nice, but some are downright rude. My sorority pretty much gets along with every other organization on campus, however how can we be expected to get along with girls who make no similar effort?

Amber

Alpha Sigma Tau
Zeta Chapter
Lock Haven University of PA

[SoCalGirl]

Snotty Brats!?!

All right, what'd they do?

Personally I've only met one SK chapter that made me cringe. Basically they were like the stereotype of a sorority.
Other than them, the ones I've met have been very nice and usually known for being the most down to earth chapter on thier campus. Also, I hear that they are most often the most diverse for thier campus.

So my overall opinion of SK (with the exception of the one chapter) would be that they're basically "the girl next door".

But go through rush and go with your heart. I've watched chapters go from major powerhouses in size to barely nothing and back again; so if the size of the chapter bothers you there's no guarantee that the large ones will stay that way.

[33girl]

Oh dear, I have to back up Amber....this snobby chick from my high school was a SK at Lock Haven! As soon as I saw her w/ her letters on, my opinion of SK went from "who?" to "UGH!"

But of course, that's only one school. I have heard, also, that they pride themselves on diversity.

33girl,
Re: the diversity thing, SK was the first NPC to pledge a non-caucasian woman, Barbara Delany in 1956 at Cornell U.

[Margie]

Sigma Kappa closed on my campus, LSU, with less than 30 members while everyone else was above 140. They were also last in grades every semester.

[gammaphi22]

From what I know if the Sigma Kappa's they really are pretty much the girl next door type. The girls I know that are SKs however are some of the sweetest and most down to earth girls I have met in a sorority as a whole. On this particular campus they are not up there with the larger more recognised chapters but they hold their own and know how to have a good time and keep their chapter active and busy. They seem like a very united chapter.

Hi,
I just wanted to say that I think Sigma's are fantastic. True, we're not lumped in with th big dogs- Tri Delt's, DG's, and Kappa's but the sorority experience is what you make of it and I can say that being a Sigma Kappa in college has been such a wonderful experience. Just follow your heart and you'll end up the sorority that is best suited for you. Good luck- A Sigma Kappa

Sigma Kappa is awesome! My campus has a very small Greek network (only 7% of the students go Greek, and I was not at all sure if Greek was for me. However, I found the girls at Sigma Kappa to be down-to-earth, funny, sweet, nice, and basically the most wonderful people that I can now call my sisters....
Beta rockin' Eta, Baby!!
-A Sigma Kappa

[Manders]

at penn state sororities live on floors of dorm building but sometimes they can't fill the whole floor so independents share with them. I lived with sigma krappa and they were so rude. They never even made an attempt to talk to us or even look us in the eye for that matter.

One of my very best high school friends ("Jane") became a Sigma Kappa, and the next year they were kicked off campus...how stupid is this?

The fall pledge class included a pledge whose sister ("real" sister) worked for Sigma Kappa nationals. The sisters hazed them including making them smoke pot and sleep in coffins! Needless to say the girl called her sister and in the middle of the night nationals moved in like the marines! I was attending the school at this point and was staying on the floor right underneath (we have sorority halls - not houses) - it sounded like all out warfare! The sisters were throwing stuff at the people, hitting them with baseball bats, etc. and the poor pledge had to be escorted out by the cops. I asked my friend "Jane" about it afterwards and she said that none of them knew where the girl was, and the only thing they were told is she would be sent to a new school paid for by SK money. It was a really bad experience for greek life as a whole! After that everyone started cracking down on the hazing rules...its sad because it really gave the rest of us a bad name!