Thomas Randall (“Randy”) Lankford dies at 69

We are saddened to report the passing of Brother Randy Lankford this past Saturday, February 18th, in Galveston, Texas. As reported in the Galveston Daily News, a Memorial Celebration of Life will be held from 2:00 pm until 5:00 pm Saturday, February 25, 2012 at his residence in Galveston. You can find Randy’s full obituary, …

Roger Edward Davidson, 1926 – 2011

We learned this week of the recent passing of Brother Roger Davidson. Roger was well known and loved by brothers of every generation. Brother Alan Haworth reflected, “I remember, Roger came down in the summer of ’07 and helped us paint the house. I think he was 83 at the time. Flew down from Colorado to …

Update: 125th Weekend Packages & Costs

Brothers, I hope this letter finds you well on this October 12, 2011, the 125th birthday of The Iota Chapter of Kappa Sigma. We have a grand celebration planned for the weekend of November 4-6. We are getting concerns and complaints that Iota’s Celebration is too expensive. We are adding two categories to the registration …

Join Masters of Destruction Part 2, June 4-5

RSPV via Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169201776472278 What: Masters of Destruction (MOD) Weekend Part 2 Where: The House When: Weekend of June 4th; sun-up to sun-down Who: All actives and alumni are invited and encouraged to join the effort – that means you! Norwood Williams and Joe Abel are leading the effort. How: Skills, sweat, tools, teamwork, and …

Joe Abel’s Update and Next Steps on House Renovation

Brothers, We have started work on the Chapter house that was built in 1961. Last weekend on May 21st we tore out the head (major leaks, and plumbing problems}; we also tore out the tile and some of the cabinets from the kitchen. We cleaned the grounds, chunked old couches, tore up sheetrock, old walls, …

A call to all the brothers of Iota to pony up for the remodel of our old House

From Brother Joe Abel: This is a call to all the brothers of Iota to pony up for the remodel of our old House. We are going to redo the Head, Kitchen, replace the Main Doors south and North, repair all the other exterior doors, replace some of the room doors upstairs, do some electrical …

Stage 1 of House Renovation: Demolition Weekend, May 21st

Iota Alumni News interviewed Brother Erik Harpst by email: What’s the tear down all about? “We will completely remodel the kitchen and upstairs bathroom among other things. We need all the hands that we can possibly get. All composites and historical items will be removed from the house and put in climate controlled storage. This …

Reminder: Alumni Weekend, April 15-17

UPDATE 4/15: Weekend Schedule Friday Night: House is open for alumni & guests. No formal activities. Saturday: 10:00 AM: Welcome – enjoy coffee & donuts at the House 11:00 AM: Alumni / Active Meeting, planning for Iota’s 125th, house improvements, state of the chapter, report from the alumni association Noon: Lunch – please plan on …

Homecoming 2010, Annual Alumni Meeting

The annual meeting of the Iota Alumni Association will take place at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 6, 2010 at the Kappa Sigma House. We encourage all active and alumni brothers to attend. Here’s the Full Weekend Schedule: [Invitation for Iota Friends & Brothers] [SU Official Schedule] Saturday, November 6th: 10 a.m.: Coffee & Donuts 11 a.m.: …

The Wake for Bruce

Join friends and fraternity brothers for a final festive good-bye to our dear friend Bruce W. Barrick. This event will be: Saturday October 23,2010 4:00 PM – we run out of stories ARTZ RIB HOUSE 2330 South Lamar (close to Hwy. 71) (512) 442-8283 Information: Erik Harpst (281) 433-3198 Update 10/17: We are trying to get a …