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 …
Shout out to the active chapter, and Chapter Executive Committee member, Max Schein, who shared this note on Facebook. Re-posting here while there’s still a few days left in this pre-sale (ends 5/22): Hello friends and brothers, if you are missing out on the sig aspect of your life (Greek reunion weekend was canceled) The …
UPDATE 3/18: Southwestern made the obvious call to cancel Greek Weekend in response to to COVID-19 pandemic. Iota Alumni Weekend is accordingly cancelled this year as well as an in-person event on campus and at the House. Since we’re all going to get used to social distancing for awhile, we invite any and all ideas …
SAVE THE DATE! Southwestern Greek Reunion Weekend will happen Saturday April 4th. Greek Weekend is a biannual event for all Greek alumni. It coincides every other year with Iota’s Annual Alumni Weekend which has been going strong for over 40 years. The annual Iota Active vs. Alumni Softball Game will take place at 2:30pm on …
Excerpted from Tyler’s Facebook post, August 5th: I’m Tyler Anderson, this semester’s Alumni and Communications Chair. I just wanted to take a minute to thank all of you who intend to come to Alumni work weekend. We’ve got a lot of plans for this coming semester, and I’m glad we have such an active group …
First, the summer tradition continues. If you’ve never trekked back to G-town to sweat it out at the House with some Iota’s finest from across the decades, consider joining in. The Iota experience lives on. It’s truly lifelong and year round. Second, there’s plenty of work anyone and everyone can accomplish. Specialized skills are welcome …
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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 …
This has truly become a summertime tradition. These gatherings are a big part of the Alumni Association’s continued stewardship of our beloved House. It’s an effort to start the school year off with our House in the best shape it can be. Erik, Pat, Russell, Blake, Norwood, Joe, Alan, so many others have made this …
A cold and wet weekend kept the Actives and Alumni away from the softball field and indoors. But it did not dampen their spirits. The alumni defeated the actives in an epic game of dodge ball. Photos by Russell Ramsey
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 …
Details to come… but you know the drill. Show up. Bring your favorite tools. Hang with your brothers old and new.
[wowslider id=”8″] photo credits: Russell Ramsey
1) Come to Greek Weekend, April 7-8 2) Register by Sunday, April 2 online. It’s a free weekend. SU needs a headcount for food and such. 3) Alumni vs. Active Softball will take place Saturday afternoon as it does every year. Details and location to follow. See you there!
The House Corp and active chapter request any brothers or friends of the chapter who have a used fridge — preferably stainless steel or cream color and with no water dispenser or ice maker — and are willing to donate it to the House, to please let us know. You can add a comment to …
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 …
Save the dates, April 8 thru 10, for the 43rd Alumni Weekend! And, in unrelated news, enjoy a moment of holiday spirit here courtesy of the active chapter. https://instagram.com/p/-11ayzvGis/
The ritual of Sigma summertime work weekends continues… As Brother Pat Sparks describes, “progressive maintenance” entails upkeep of the grounds and the House itself. Focus for this weekend: Painting, a lot of it “Spring” cleaning Site improvements. Recommendations, ideas, suggestions, questions are really appreciated. Weekend schedule: Friday 1pm – dark: Pat and Russell will be …