Pictures: Work Weekends 2007
See, work weekends are fun too!
Fall 2007 EC Retreat
Saturday, August 18th at 10 am at Marshal’s house in Walburg. Contact GM Ben Ramirez at ramirezb@southwestern.edu or Alumni Advisor Marshal Crenshaw at marshal_crenshaw@hotmail.com. All actives and alumni are welcome!
Notes from Brothers
Brothers – Keep up the great work! I am trapped in WI’s North Woods right now, so I hope some cash can help in my absence. I can’t wait to see the House when I am back in town. AEKDB Matt Barnes Brothers – I was looking at my phone today and it appears I …
Thank you Heather Jo (Stardusters rock!)
Dear Heather, Thank you for all of your help this past weekend painting, cleaning, and just participating in our work weekend. We’re humbled and grateful that you came. Thanks for sharing your story about what Iota meant to you while at school and what it continues to mean today. We hope to see you again …
55 year-old workers
Neil Ormond in from California and pledge brother Paul Bakouris working at the first work weekend at the Sig house.
Brother Matthew Kenneth Jones
Friends and Brothers, We wanted to share the news of the passing of Brother Matt Jones, who died after a lengthy battle with cancer. Below is an excerpt from and a link to the obituary from the “The Daily Sentinel” of Nacogdoches. Matthew Kenneth Jones was born in St. Louis, Missouri on Sept. 21, 1967 …
Extreme Makeover: Sig House Edition
Brothers, The brothers of Iota are heading to the fraternity house for back-to-back work weekends, July 7th and 14th. Our beloved house needs help. Among our intended goals are: 1) Floor repair, along with sealing 2) Prime and paint staircase 3) Paint ALL interior walls including all upstairs bedrooms 4) Install laminates on bathroom walls …
Swing a hammer for Kappa Sigma! Come Alumni and Actives!
A note from Brother Erik Harpst: How long has it been since you have lifted a paint brush or swung a hammer for Kappa Sigma? Well that’s too long!! We have planned a face lift of the Iota Chapter’s beloved Sig House to complete the 2007 renovations. On July 7 and July 14, alumni and …
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Alumni Association Plans for Summer Work Weekend
What better way to spend a Central Texas summertime weekend than by grabbing those dusty coveralls, picking up your PB or local Iota brother in the SUV and heading on over to G-town to spend a weekend with Alums and Actives getting sweaty and knocking out some much needed work on the House? Committees are …
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Alumni Weekend March 30th – 31st
A Weekend of Brotherhood and Softball! Agenda: Friday: March 30th: Brotherhood gathering and games Saturday March 31st: 1:00 pm Softball game Saturday March 31st: 6:00 pm Dinner
Kappa Sigma Bonfire
The bonfire has been cancelled. Let me know if you have any questions, sorry for the inconvenience. ramirezb@southwestern.edu
Valloween Spring 2007
The Iota Chapter’s annual costume party/Valentine’s Day celebration will be this weekend, February 17th. Same party time, same party place.
New Website
I think I can speak for everybody when I say that Jeff has done a fantastic job with the new site, so Jeff, thank you very much. I will start spreading the word about it and getting people to register, so if you’re reading this and you have not yet registered, do so, it takes …
Alumni Association Update
An excerpt from the Fall Alumni Newsletter: Alumni dues are akin to SU’s annual giving, or a public radio fundraising campaign, and like every other non-profit, the Iota Alumni Association fundraising goes to support operating costs for our fraternity, of which we all still derive great benefit. Operating costs pay for the following in priority …
Scholarship Report: Alumni Association President Blake Stanford
Dear Brothers, Many of you have supported the Iota Chapter and Southwestern University in many ways over the years. As your Alumni Association President, I am pleased to report the fruits of our effort and the first Southwestern Greek endowed scholarship fund. Through the effort of Friends and Brothers, the fund was initiated in the …
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Homecoming Fall 2006
Over 108 brothers attended this year’s Homecoming and the celebration of our 120th anniversary making it the most well attended Iota gathering since Centennial. Brothers came from as far away as California (Neil Ormond, Tim Stapleton and Thad Davis) to Colorado (Roger Davidson) to D.C. (Tyson Hinds) to Montana (Bob Blair) and from all around …