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Pi Beta Phi Down ‘N Dirty

On Saturday, January 30 the brothers of Kappa Sigma at UF participated in Pi Beta Phi’s philanthropy “Down ‘n Dirty”, a football tournament supporting the Doctor Seuss’ Read Across America Foundation. Despite some bad luck with weather the day of the event, a team made up of brothers and pledges did very well in the tournament. Our chapter was happy to support the cause through the time of the brothers and numerous monetary donations.

Sigma Pledge Class Spring 2010

The brothers of the Delta Delta Chapter of Kappa Sigma started the Spring semester off with a successful rush week.

The chapter is very excited for the following 13 gentlemen to begin their pledge-ship:

Joey Ardis, Brian Black, Kevin Chiu, Christian D’Alessandro, Scott Davidson, Mark Dennis, John Ellis, Tyler Foss, Sam Hanley, Nick Osborn, Jesse Podor, James Thompson, and Peter Wilkins

2010 Executive Committee

The following brothers have been elected to Executive Committee for 2010 calendar year.

Geoff Landau (Grand Master)
Phillip Moeller (Grand Procurator)
Blake Oliver (Grand Master of Ceremonies)|
Mark Edwards (Grand Treasurer)
Adam Stark (Grand Scribe)

Brotherhood Paintballing

On Sunday, November 29th from noon to 4, 26 brothers had a blast playing paintball and grilling. This was the last big brotherhood event of the semester.

Three Kappa Sigmas Tapped Into Blue Key!

Kappa Sigma Delta Delta announces with great pride that on Sunday, November 22, three brothers were inducted into Florida Blue Key. They are Matt Michel, Chris Emmanuel, and Joey Regalado. This is truly a tremendous accomplishment for our three brothers and our house as a whole. The last time three brothers were tapped in the same semester was Fall 2005. Our brotherhood remains strong, and accomplishments like these represent us well and send strong positive messages to the rest of the university. Congratulations, gentlemen!

Kappa Sigma Victory in “Sigma Shootout”

On Thursday, November 12, we won Sigma Kappa’s Philanthropy, Sigma Shootout. Brothers Patrick Cleveland and Dan LaHatte won the single elimination pool tournament. This is our second back-to-back philanthropy win!

Kappa Sigma President Elected To IFC Exec Board

Brother Jason Hancock was elected to serve as the Vice President of Administrative Affairs for the Interfraternity Council (IFC) for the upcoming year this past Wednesday. He is the first Kappa Sigma to serve on the IFC Executive Board since our recolonization. Kappa Sigma brothers continue to make our fraternity “a lighthouse to the rest of the campus!”

New Member Lip Sync Philanthropy

On Wednesday, November 11th, our newest initiated brothers competed in the New Member Lip Sync Philanthropy, benefiting Dreams Come True.  Paired with new members of the Delta Gamma sorority, our Rho pledge class took first place in the event, which involved a themed dance and fundraising. Thanks to the following brothers who helped our fraternity take first place: Freeman Bass, Chris Champion, Tyler Dobler, Trevor Roberts, Tom Regan, and JJ Sofarelli.  Our newest members continue to make Kappa Sigma proud by winning the first philanthropy they’ve competed in as brothers!

Alpha Chi Omega Great Escape

On Sunday, November 8, Brothers participated in Alpha Chi Omega’s Philanthropy, The Great Escape. This was an ultimate frisbee competition in which we made it to the semi-finals, losing only to the teams who won 1st and 2nd place. Although we didn’t win, Kappa Sigma was well represented and continues to show how competitive we are with philanthropies.

Brotherhood Development: Trap Shooting

Today the brothers of Delta Delta enjoyed a beautiful Gainesville Sunday at Gator Skeet & Trap. Organized by Morgan Hayes, the afternoon turned out to be a great time and included expert instruction by the experienced range safety officers at GS&T as well as grilled burgers and dogs. It was a fun time for all!