Join us for a full weekend of brotherhood, celebration, and tradition as we welcome back alumni for Homecoming 2026 and the 140th Anniversary of the Iota Chapter. We can’t wait to see you. Here’s a preview of the weekend events: Friday, October 23 Saturday, October 24 Sunday, October 25 More details to follow. We look …
The 53rd annual alumni weekend has been scheduled for the weekend of April 12th. Save the date!
It’s less than two weeks to Homecoming. Check out the full University schedule of events, register and make a plan today, or you might be stuck staying at the Motel 6. Here are the Chapter-related activities to plan for (UPDATED 10.17): Friday, October 24: 6:00 PM onward: Informal Gatherings — the House will be open …
Walter Stroup speaks about his battle with substance abuse and his journey towards recovery.
The Active Chapter will host alumni brothers, friends, and family this Spring over the weekend of April 1st at the House. Brother Erik Harpst reminds us that this tradition began in 1973 — time flies! Active Brothers and Co-Alumni Chairs Josh Tenorio and Aiden Gomez promise via their email newsletter that, “activities have been planned …
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Our dear brother Brad Francis passed away on May 27, 2022. Brad was a pledge in Fall of 1992 and was initiated along with brothers Jeff Jones, Mike Ooi, Bret Starr, and Joel Stone. As an active, if my memory serves, Brad was among the greatest House Managers the chapter has ever known. I encourage …
Greeting, Friends & Brothers: UPDATE March 6, 2021: We regret the omission of Henry Furler from the list of those joining the Chapter Celestial. The post provides a digest of news from the past few months. Chapter Celestial Since our last post about Brother Richard Kalmbach — who passed away in late September — we …
The alumni association received word of the passing of Brother Richard Wayne Kalmbach, who passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020. Find Richard’s full obituary here for details on visitation and funeral services. Friends and brothers can also share memories, as did Brother Bob Lain: I knew Richard from Robert E Lee High School (he …
The Iota Alumni Association received word of the passing last week of Brother and retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Gerald W. Sylvester, recently of Montgomery, Texas. Brother Sylvester was initiated in 1957. He was the big brother of Jeff Allen. His son, Jim, also became a Kappa Sigma at Texas State University (formerly Southwest Texas State), …
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The Iota Alumni Association is proud to announce that current active grand master, Dillon Betros, has been awarded both the Kappa Sigma Iota Endowed Scholarship and the Lori and Erik Harpst Endowed Scholarship. Dillon is a Senior from Cameron Texas and majors in French. The two endowed scholarships have enjoyed generous support from alumni and …
There’s quite a group gathering (and a fun one too) for the upcoming workday at the House. Come join for all or part of the day. Here’s the schedule for Saturday, August 5th: – 7:00a.m. Breakfast at Monument Cafe – 8:00a.m. Workday start – 10:30a.m. Dedicate and bury time capsule from the 125th / group …
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We encourage all brothers and friends of the chapter to assist in summer house maintenance. In advance of the work weekends, the House Corporation have engaged quality professionals to install a new roof, as well as new gutter screening east side gutter replacements. Having just replaced the 2nd floor HVAC system, the first floor HVAC …
Brother Scott Hanson shared this news on the Iota Facebook group this morning: John O. Roark, a distinguished alumnus of Iota Chapter, passed away yesterday. Services will likely be held in Temple, where he lived and practiced law for the past 42 years. UPDATE 1/25 — Memorial Service: A memorial service for Brother Roark will be …
Preserving and protecting the parquet floor will be the focus for the first work weekend, beginning this Friday afternoon May 30 and concluding Sunday. Brother Sparks has led this effort and will manage the work. Regarding the floors he writes, “This will be, and should be for all of us given proper future maintenance, the …
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UPDATE: Planning your Alumni Weekend 2014 Saturday, April 5th 8:30am: coffee and donuts 10:30am: Â active/alumni meeting 11:30am: meet the Spring class Noon-2pm: catered BBQ lunch 2pm: softball (location: Round Rock Memorial Field) 7pm: reservations for up to 45 at Walburg Restaurant 10:30pm: back at the House After that, it’s up to you… Sunday, April 6th …
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UPDATE 10/19/13: The Homecoming weekend football game is against Austin College, not Trinity as previously posted. Thanks for the correction, Brother Tim Stapleton! Watch for the full schedule of chapter-related events in the coming days. Here’s what you can plan for right now: UPDATE: Homecoming and Reunion Weekend is November 1-3. The Iota Alumni Association …
Read more “What you need to know about Homecoming and Reunion Weekend 2013”
Weekend highlights: A great turnout this year. It was a big surprise. Jeff Allen told the story of the first alumni weekend 40 years ago – way cool and worth retelling. Chapter news: Iota Chapter scholarship report ranks them number one among all fraternities and above the all men’s average. Great work actives! House: The …
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Softball. Grilled meats. Family. Tim. Friends. Brothers. Southwestern. Old stories. Power tools. Russell. Pledges. Musical instruments. Marshal. Green grass. Norwood. Composites. New memories. Pat. The San Gabriel river. Fire. Sausage links. Erik… The tradition continues.
This news item, like so many, comes from Brother David Wilson, who came across an article about Brother Ben Aderholt in the Texas Bar Journal: Ben L. Aderholt, a member in Looper, Reed & McGraw, P.C., received the 2012 Outstanding Adjunct Faculty Award from the University of Houston-Downtown. Aderholt has taught a commercial law course …
Read more “Ben Aderholt Recognized as Outstanding Adjunct from the University of Houston-Downtown”