The summer tradition continues.
The motto of “Kappa Sigma is for life” may find no stronger expression than the annual trek to G-town to provide proactive care and maintenance for our beloved House alongside some of Iota’s finest from across the decades.

Save the date for Saturday, August 23rd and make a plan now to join in this vital and rewarding experience.

There’s plenty of work, something for everyone.
For experienced or aspiring grill masters, come help clean out the smoker and trays and re-season the grill surfaces.
There will be pressure washing around the House.
Trimming and cleaning out the hedges, etc.
A full list will post here as the day gets close.
Specialized skills are welcome but not required.

Some work we’re leaving to the professionals.
We are dealing with a water leak above Zeke’s closet that the plumbers can’t yet find. The House Corporation is working on the issue; we may work alongside a construction company doing an urgent upstairs bathroom renovation. Thanks to all alum leaders on the case!

How long might you plan to stay?
The work begins around 8 am on Saturday, August 23 and will go on until about 5 pm.
Plan for a group dinner on Saturday night (Walburg Restaurant has been a go-to in years past), to which everyone is invited, and a final wrap-up by Noon on Sunday before heading home.

Hey Brothers!

It’s that time again – our annual Alumni Weekend at Southwestern is just around the corner!

Saturday, March 29th, 2025

Time to reconnect with old friends, make some new memories, and show those active brothers how softball is really played.

What’s Happening

• Alumni vs. Actives Softball Game – Get ready for our traditional friendly beatdown of the active chapter on the diamond! Always a highlight of the weekend.
• Special Presentation from Brother Bob Key – Brother Key will be making the trek all the way from New Jersey to present the chapter with his handcrafted box containing our Centennial Gavel and stand that he’s lovingly restored.
• History on Display – Check out the Centennial Swords, Keys, and other cool historical Kappa Sigma items that show off our chapter’s amazing legacy.

More Details Coming Soon

We’re still putting together the full schedule of events for the day. Keep an eye on this space for updates on meeting times, locations, and evening hangouts.

Planning to Come?

No formal registration needed – just show up ready for a great time! Though if you know you’re coming, drop a line to let us know so we can get a headcount for planning purposes.

Its this weekend y’all! Homecoming is October 25-27, 2024.

Here’s our schedule of events.

I hope to see you at the House.

Visit here for the University’s schedule and to register.

AEKDB

P.S. Here’s some recent pictures of the Memorial Courtyard in use. Thanks to all who supported this effort!

UPDATE: July 20, 2024

Due to the effects of Hurricane Beryl, Brother Bob Lain’s memorial service was postponed from July 11 and will now be held at 2 PM on August 1st, with a reception to follow.

The location for the service is St Martin’s Episcopal Church-Chapel, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX 77056.

If you plan to attend the reception, RSVP to Mariah at 720-239-3673 so they have an accurate count for food.

You can see Bob’s obituary here.

Our brother Robert E. “ Bullet Bob” Lain, Jr. entered the Iota Chapter Celestial on June 23, 2024. He was welcomed by his brother Tommy (initiated 5/15/72) and his pledge brother and best friend Craig Graham (initiated 9/9/74) into the big Kappa Sigma Brotherhood in the sky.

Bob was initiated on September 9, 1974. He loved Galveston, the beach, and fishing, and he was an excellent bowler, holding the honor and receiving a ring for a perfect 300 game. He also holds the dubious honor of being the only brother to crash his car into the fraternity house’s front doors. Bob loved Iota and its tight brotherhood, dedicating his time and energy to the betterment of the chapter. He was instrumental in the planning and executing Iota’s Centennial in 1986. Bob had a good sense of humor and loved BBQ and seafood. He struggled with multiple medical issues and unfortunately succumbed to them at age 69. News of Bob’s memorial service will be posted at a later date.

AEKDB

Brother Bob

Bob, Scott Harpst, Pat Sparks

Bob and Iota brothers in 2013

April 12-14, 2024.

Details to follow.

Friends & Brothers,

The courtyard construction project has been completed!

Join us at the Kappa Sigma House at 4:30 PM, Saturday September 23rd during Homecoming for a special dedication event.

Stick around for BBQ and refreshments.

– Erik

P.S. Homecoming registration (though SU) closes September 12. Click here to register online.

P.P.S As always, even if you don’t register with SU, you can still join us at the House!

Hey brothers! In case you haven’t heard, we are building a patio! It will be dedicated to the memory of our lost brothers. Construction has begun, and we will hopefully complete it before school starts in late August. Hopefully fully funded too!

The patio will include a vertical smoker, grill, prep station, benches, lighted walls and electrical/USB outlets. The lamp posts at the eastern entrances will have bronze dock lights. Our crest and letters will be prominently displayed on the front walls. The stone will be one-color concrete pavers to match the limestone on the house. The walls will look like the one design renderings pictured below.

Construction is being professionally done by Stone Deck, one of the Austin area’s premier patio builders. They have completed many projects around Georgetown, including at Southwestern University.

The total cost of the patio will be $75,000. We have raised about $47,000 so far! Only 28K to go! We can do it! We are counting on you, brothers, who have not yet stepped up to the Kappa Sigma plate. There are pledge classes out there with zero contributions! Hey, come on, we are all in this together!

Everybody knows our Iota brotherhood is one of the strongest around. Let’s prove it! There is a place to donate at the very bottom of this site. Please do it now! Let’s make our new courtyard the talk of the SU campus!

AEKDB
Erik

Donations can be sent by mail to Chris Mathers, Alumni Association Treasurer, 1124 24th Street, Galveston, Texas 77550, or by credit card (see below).

Check out more renovation photos and info on our plans on the site.
Use and share this link to donate money to the porch project: iota-chapter-alumni-assoc-inc.square.site

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 actives are putting together an order for chapter T-shirts’. If you want one they are shipped directly to your home. Take this chance to own some brand new Kappa Sig Iota memorabilia.

Order here!

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 to nurture the bonds of brotherhood and fellowship via our digital tools over the coming weeks and months. Do any brothers out there want to create a virtual Alumni Weekend experience? I’ve heard stories of friendly poker tournaments over Zoom among co-workers and friends.

As a reminder to our extended Iota community, if you are need, please reach out for help. If you have help to give, offer it. We’re all in this together.

Be well. And please, please, please, keep your distance!

AEKDB

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For Greek Reunion here is the plan:

Friday April 3rd
8:00 pm Greek Hospitality House
Catch up with your fraternity brothers and sorority sisters and fellow Greeks at the Hospitality House. Must be 21+ to enter.

10:30pm Social at the House with the Actives

Saturday April 4th
10:30am Donuts and coffee (chapter meeting)

11am Cullen Tower Signing
A minimum gift of $10 gives alumni and or seniors the opportunity to climb the narrow, spiral staircase to the Cullen Tower to sign your name on its historic stone walls. Roy and Lillie Cullen Building, Room 300 (3rd Floor)

11:30 am–1:00 pm Greek Barbecue
Greek alumni and students get together to reconnect and socialize. A complimentary lunch will be provided to those who register. Greek Awards will be announced at noon. Fraternity Row

2:30pm Iota Chapter Kappa Sigma Alumni vs Actives Softball Game
Williamson County Regional Park North Field @ 3005 County Rd 175 Leander TX 78641

9:00pm-Midnight Chapter Socials

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 Saturday.

More details to follow.

AEKDB

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 of alumni to help those happen.

For those of you who can’t make it, there’s other ways to help! This semester we’re going to try and replace a lot of the older things in the house that have either stopped working or need repairs — like the dishwasher, the bathrooms, and the showers. We’ve put together a GoFundMe page to make it easy for your donations to directly contribute to what needs to be fixed. On that page you’ll find a clear list of everything we’re taking a look at fixing.

Additionally, any brother who donates more than $100 will have something in the house dedicated to him — something we will mark with a label-maker. If you want to come by on Alumni Weekend to see your name in laminate text on a cabinet door or microwave, all you have to do is click on that link below and help out.

Here’s that link:
https://www.gofundme.com/kappa-sigma-iota-floor-fund

We’re appreciative of everything you guys are doing, and we hope to see you this coming weekend, or over Alumni Weekend. Thanks so much, guys!

-Tyler Anderson

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 but not required.

There’s landscape maintenance such as trimming of trees and bushes.

Inside, there’s a reliable dose of floor repair and maintenance, interior painting or touch up, bringing the kitchen back into code compliance, and such.

We’ll update this one or add a post with any specific special projects to be completed this year.

Finally, you should know when to show-up and how long to stay!
Plan on joining friends and brothers from Saturday August 10 from 8am to 5pm.
There’s often a dinner out at Walburg Saturday night, everyone’s invited, and a final wrap-up on Sunday.

Bonus item:
If contributions of time and energy are not possible, consider a monetary donation of any amount via Iotachapter.org. Just click on the Paypal link.

And finally, enjoy some snapshots of summers past: