Anyone know of any other current Kappa Sigma expansionary activity?

[AGDee]

I talked (for over 4 hours) on AIM today to my Kappa Sigma buddy in Vermont and got this update on their recolonization:

They are up to 25 guys and are back in their house. He believes they are close to Initiation.

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by AGDee
I talked (for over 4 hours) on AIM today to my Kappa Sigma buddy in Vermont and got this update on their recolonization:

They are up to 25 guys and are back in their house. He believes they are close to Initiation.

That's great - it would be nice to end up with another New England chapter. I hope everything works out and those guys achieve chapter status.

[hayden83]

Chartering this fall:
CSU Bakersfield - Omicron-Mu
Murray State - Omicron-Nu
ULethbridge - Omicron-Xi

Looking good for this fall or early '07:
William & Mary
Kutztown
Monroe (LA)
UMontana

There are 25 other colonies, and 15 interest groups.

I'll second kegman83's comment about Kappa Sigma's ARMs - they're making Jackson's dream come true.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by hayden83

Chartering this fall:
CSU Bakersfield - Omicron-Mu
Murray State - Omicron-Nu
ULethbridge - Omicron-Xi

Looking good for this fall or early '07:
William & Mary
Kutztown
Monroe (LA)
UMontana

There are 25 other colonies, and 15 interest groups.

I'll second kegman83's comment about Kappa Sigma's ARMs - they're making Jackson's dream come true.

Do you happen to know if William & Mary used to have a chapter? I would be kind of surprised if this was the first go around; I don't know, it just seems like a school that would have been colonized by now.

[hayden83]

Originally Posted by KSigkid

Do you happen to know if William & Mary used to have a chapter? I would be kind of surprised if this was the first go around; I don't know, it just seems like a school that would have been colonized by now.

They did, Nu chapter. I don't know when they originally lost their charter or became inactive. The current colony will of course become Nu chapter again when they complete their colonization period.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by hayden83

They did, Nu chapter. I don't know when they originally lost their charter or became inactive. The current colony will of course become Nu chapter again when they complete their colonization period.

Thanks, I thought that was correct, but I really wasn't sure. It's always good to get an old chapter up and going again.

[Duchovnysfan]

Originally Posted by hayden83

Chartering this fall:
CSU Bakersfield - Omicron-Mu
Murray State - Omicron-Nu
ULethbridge - Omicron-Xi

Looking good for this fall or early '07:
William & Mary
Kutztown
Monroe (LA)
UMontana

There are 25 other colonies, and 15 interest groups.

I'll second kegman83's comment about Kappa Sigma's ARMs - they're making Jackson's dream come true.

Add Loyola Marymount to the chartering list....well actually they chartered a few weeks ago I only know b/c I know someone in it and saw he was wearing his letters in a picture, good for them!

[UTKappaSig21]

Kappa Sigma Announces Historic Return to the University of Tennessee

by Matthew Bott
Jan 10, 2008
Source: Charlottesville, VA

The Kappa Sigma Fraternity is preparing for its historic return to the University of Tennessee this January with the re-colonization of the Lambda Chapter, one of the campuses’ oldest and most historic fraternities. The Fraternity will be meeting and interviewing hundreds of students on the Knoxville campus in January and plans to establish a 70 man-plus pledge class of students who are committed to the Fraternity’s values of fellowship, leadership, scholarship and service.


“Kappa Sigma’s goal is to make the chapter again the leading, most respected and most active fraternity chapter at the University of Tennessee” said Mitchell B. Wilson, Kappa Sigma’s Executive Director. “I believe that this will be Kappa Sigma’s most successful re-colonization in history…we are that committed to seeing excellence in Knoxville.”


“I am personally very excited to welcome our historic Lambda Chapter back to the Fraternity” said Kappa Sigma’s Worthy Grand Master (National President) H. Phillip Bell, IV “Kappa Sigma has an extraordinary legacy at SEC institutions and I know that the men at the University of Tennessee will rush to this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be a founding father.”


Over 30 men have already been identified for membership prior to the spring semester, when the fraternity plans an aggressive marketing and recruitment plan to identify current or emerging student leaders looking for the opportunity to take a leadership position in the chapter. Kappa Sigma will have at least two Headquarters staff members, Matt Rippetoe and Matt Bemister, on campus in January and February meeting with potential new members.


The original Lambda Chapter was founded in 1880 and is one of Kappa Sigma’s first chapters, and one of the first at the University of Tennessee. The chapter was closed in 2006 after the Fraternity decided that the then-members were not living up to the Fraternity’s high ideals of fellowship, leadership, scholarship and service. The Chapter has initiated notable members including William B. Stokely III, the namesake of the Stokely Athletic Center and Stokely Management Center; John T. Ward, 31-year “Voice of the Vols” and many others.

[OleMissGlitter]

http://media.www.thedmonline.com/med...-3170961.shtml

[tkehippy06]

As you guys can probably tell, I'm not a Kappa Sig. But theres one of your guys' interest groups trying to get started at my school (University of Southern Indiana).

Now, normally, I would be fine with this, but unfortunately the tactics they are using are not quite what they should be, including taking a guy who has been affiliated with, and subsequently kicked out of, all six other fraternities on campus (Lambda Chi Alpha, TKE, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Pi, Kappa Alpha, Alpha Sigma Phi) and they aren't abiding by the University's rules(or the NIC's, which here everyone, even the Phi Delts, follow) about colonization.

In addition, we are already straining for numbers. At a 10,000 student school, all of Greek Life makes up only about 3% of the students. us guys are lucky if we can get half a dozen pledges per fall semester, and maybe half that for the spring. At this time our University cannot support another fraternity. Maybe in a few years, but definitely not now.

Just thought I'd let you guys know about this. Good luck in your expansions elsewhere.

[stufield]

Originally Posted by tkehippy06

As you guys can probably tell, I'm not a Kappa Sig. But theres one of your guys' interest groups trying to get started at my school (University of Southern Indiana).

Now, normally, I would be fine with this, but unfortunately the tactics they are using are not quite what they should be, including taking a guy who has been affiliated with, and subsequently kicked out of, all six other fraternities on campus (Lambda Chi Alpha, TKE, Phi Delta Theta, Sigma Pi, Kappa Alpha, Alpha Sigma Phi) and they aren't abiding by the University's rules(or the NIC's, which here everyone, even the Phi Delts, follow) about colonization.

In addition, we are already straining for numbers. At a 10,000 student school, all of Greek Life makes up only about 3% of the students. us guys are lucky if we can get half a dozen pledges per fall semester, and maybe half that for the spring. At this time our University cannot support another fraternity. Maybe in a few years, but definitely not now.

Just thought I'd let you guys know about this. Good luck in your expansions elsewhere.

tkehippy06 will no doubt be pleased. I see that our University of Southern Indiana colony has closed.

[tkehippy06]

Originally Posted by stufield

tkehippy06 will no doubt be pleased. I see that our University of Southern Indiana colony has closed.

I'm not really pleased per se, but I'm a bit relieved. Maybe in a few years, if the college grows enough and the chapter size grows enough to where another chapter on campus wouldn't be a genuine threat to the survival of all the other chapters... I have no problems with another fraternity joining our campus, other than the fact that Greek life here is barely surviving at 3% of 10000 students.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by tkehippy06

I'm not really pleased per se, but I'm a bit relieved. Maybe in a few years, if the college grows enough and the chapter size grows enough to where another chapter on campus wouldn't be a genuine threat to the survival of all the other chapters... I have no problems with another fraternity joining our campus, other than the fact that Greek life here is barely surviving at 3% of 10000 students.

That's not necessarily determinative, though. My alma mater had a similar issue (low Greek turnout), and Pike was able to come on campus and be successful (from what I've heard).

I understand what you're saying, but there can be situations where an extra Greek org could thrive. Then again, you're on campus, and know better than the rest of us if it has room for another fraternity.

[hayden83]

Was this individual initiated by any of these groups, or just pledged? Or by affiliated do you mean he was simply rushed by them?

As for your other complaint, I would honestly say step up your game. If a football team is losing a game they don't expect the other team to stop playing.

[tkehippy06]

Originally Posted by hayden83

Was this individual initiated by any of these groups, or just pledged? Or by affiliated do you mean he was simply rushed by them?

He wasn't initiated by any of the others. I don't know about any of them pledging him though. He tried to join us, missed the induction night, and then complained that he was being treated unfairly when we told him he would have to wait.

Unfortunately this individual also had problems with aggression and a possible rape.

Originally Posted by hayden83

As for your other complaint, I would honestly say step up your game. If a football team is losing a game they don't expect the other team to stop playing.

Its not just us suffering though - its all six fraternities. The three sororities on campus are all hovering at about sixty girls each - its been that way for at least 5 years.

Spring Rush has always been difficult for all the fraternities here.