Anyone know of any other current Kappa Sigma expansionary activity?

[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]

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[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.

[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.

[stufield]

hayden83:

You seem to have some inside knowledge of the Fraternity's affairs. Can you advise as to the schools at which the Fraternity is presently actively attempting to colonize (or recolonize, as the case may be)? Also, can you advise of the schools at which the Fraternity presently has interest groups? These two lists would not be identical, as in several instances the Fraternity could be attempting to colonize at a school at which we do not presently have any interest group ... recruiting from scratch, as has recently been done with the Lambda recolonization at UT Knoxville ... and as some (if not most) interest groups will never progress to colony status, but instead will lose interest, not be able to compete for new members with already established groups on their campuses, decide that they are more comfortable with some other fraternity, and so on. Nonetheless, it would be interesting to know where we do presently have interest groups, so we can see which ones do progress to colony status.

In a November posting on this site, you mentioned a possible recolonization of Delta-Epsilon Chapter at the University of Toronto. Any progress there? It would be great to see a return of our first/oldest Canadian chapter.

[chicostateksig]

Chico State is currently in the works for chartering its Colony. We have 40 guys and rush is this coming week all the other requirements have been taken care of. So we are hopping to get our charter by this semester. I would like the return of Beta Phi Chapter @ UC Davis and UCLA to come back hopefully they will soon.

[stufield]

Thanks for your informative reply. Please advise at the end of the week how your colony fared with rush. What other fraternities are presently at Chico State. I know that the Greek system has had lots of disciplinary/hazing problems in recent years, and that several fraternities closed there in that time. I also know that Beta Theta Pi closed there withing the past year, although I don't know what caused that to happen. But I would like to know what fraternities are presently at Chico State, and how you rate them.

[chicostateksig]

Dear Stufield

Chico State has traditionally been a party school with a bad rep. and the greek system was strong but right now its doing okay. Our relations with other fraternities are good everyone voted us in IFC unanimous and show their support. A couple of my friends are in Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, and Theta Chi. currently there are 10 IFC Fraternities. so far 50 guys have gone to our events we are going to probably get 25 and maybe hopefully 17 at least will accept our bids (ill report this to you friday once rush is over). About the other fraternities we have: in order of what i think they rank

1. Theta Chi: they are the biggest, known for their parties and socials
2. Sigma Chi: Just took over Beta Theta Pi in sports have the nicest house on campus, i know a great amount of sigs and they are cool kids.
3. Delta Chi: they are also sports but mostly all of them are rich blond kids
4. Kappa Sigma: despite being on campus for less than a year we are the 4th biggest fraternity on campus, we have the highest GPA and best rep (we havent fucked up yet), also sororities like us and everyone is happy that we are giving the greek system a new image. plus the friendly comp. that we bring.
5. Sigma Pi: they just got chartered 5 years ago they are cool guys as well, but their numbers are falling they only got 2 guys in fall.
6. Phi Delta Theta: despite only having 27 members their impression is felt on campus, usually the AS student body president is a Phi Delt, they win greek week, and greek man of the year.
7. Alpha Gamma Rho: i dont really have nothing to say about these guys but they all have pick ups and a nice house.
8. Sigma Nu: they have been here for a long time since the 70s the 2nd oldest greek fraternity on campus (recognized) but they are idk strange none the less a good group of guys i know 4 of those kids well and 2 of them are close friends
9. Phi Kappa Tau: Well they were a important fraternity the oldest one on campus untill they decided to make a porno film a couple of years back once a thriving chapter of 80-100 men is has only 12 guys.
10. Gamma Zeta Alpha: they are just a fraternity that is a Hispanic focused one, they are a good group of guys, but their small.

PS: Beta Theta Pi: was the best fraternity in campus when it came to Sorority relations and Sports no one could hold a candle to them. But they got booted because they hazed, i knew a couple of their pledges last semester and they made them do scavenger hunts, ice baths, locked them in the closet and threw stuff at them etc.

[hayden83]

Originally Posted by stufield

Can you advise as to the schools at which the Fraternity is presently actively attempting to colonize (or recolonize, as the case may be)?

Currently there are interest groups at Willamette, Rutgers, Drexel, Villanova, Washburn, Colorado State, UCLA, UBC-O, Millikin, UMass, Indiana State, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John's, Bentley College, Vanderbilt, Widener, Nebraska, Wyoming and Notre Dame. We have ten other schools on our watch list. And we have 29 current colonies.

[chicostateksig]

WHOA fellas we got 16 quality men to join the Kappa Sigma Fraternity today, more than any other pledge class in CSU Chico. WE beat Theta Chi, Sigma Chi, and Delta Chi YES!!! the last check on the check list is complete we have 52 members we are going to send our stuff to nationals and hopefully get chartered soon.

[stufield]

That is fantastic news, chicostateksig. Topping the Theta Chis, Sigma Chis, Phi Delts, Delta Chis, and others is a real achievement. Hopefully, you will be able to do it again in the Fall.

Hopefully your colony will now prepare and forward to IMH a petition that the SEC will find satisfactory. It certainly will be excellent to have another Northern California chapter. As we presently only have active chapters at UC Berkeley, Stanford, San Jose State, Sacramento State, and Cal State Stanislaus, we are moderately, but not highly, represented in Northern California. A sixth chapter at Chico will be a significant and long-overdue addition (we should have been at Chico years ago). Hopefully, your colony/chapter will be followed soon by a recolonization of Beta-Phi Chapter at UC Davis, and a colonization of the University of the Pacific, an excellent school we should also have been at years ago. THEN the Fraternity would have a really strong Northern California presence.

First things first though. Congrats on your pledge class and good luck with your petition. Keep us posted on developments.

[stufield]

Originally Posted by hayden83

Currently there are interest groups at Willamette, Rutgers, Drexel, Villanova, Washburn, Colorado State, UCLA, UBC-O, Millikin, UMass, Indiana State, Rochester Institute of Technology, St. John's, Bentley College, Vanderbilt, Widener, Nebraska, Wyoming and Notre Dame. We have ten other schools on our watch list. And we have 29 current colonies.

Historically, not all, or even half, of our interest groups ever become colonies. Do any of those interest groups, or which of those interest groups, have a serious/realistic likelihood of becoming colonies this Spring, i.e. before the end of the school year?

[thaloccsta]

hey chico state congrats that you met all the requirements, if this is josh, whats up bro its steve from sac state, we came up and pinned you guys... cant wait to come up and initiate you guys

and definitely dotn expect uc davis back anytime soon, they were given a chance recently and i believe they fucked up again with the same problem.

[hayden83]

Originally Posted by stufield

Historically, not all, or even half, of our interest groups ever become colonies. Do any of those interest groups, or which of those interest groups, have a serious/realistic likelihood of becoming colonies this Spring, i.e. before the end of the school year?

HQ expects 14 of those interest groups to petition for colony status by the end of the year.