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Mom's and Dad's Day 

 

Both the Kappa Sigma Annual Dad's Day, held April 5th, and Mom's Day,  held April 19, took place at the Xi house and both events welcomed Kappa Sigma Parents from around the state.  It has always been a Xi tradition to welcome moms and dads to the house on different weekends to bond with their sons.  Our Dad's Day featured a day at the ballpark to watch the Hogs take on Auburn.   It was followed by a casino night at the house  with Penguin Ed's Bar-B-Q. The top prize winners in the casino had their pick at a full size butane grill,  a$150 gift card to Best Buy, a large drink dispenser, or a mural painted and donated by our house sweetheart, Kirsten Blowers. 

Mom's Day offered a more formal occasion at the house with a live jazz band, dinner, and an auction.  The house always looks its best when welcoming moms to our home.  This year the silent and live auctions raised $15,000 that will be used for various house improvement projects and miscellaneous events for our members.  Last year Mom's Club furnished the new weight room and this year there is talk of an outdoor basketball court!

A combined parent's weekend is held in the fall semester for a football weekend, but the tradition of a split weekend for members to spend time with dads and moms alone will always live on!

 

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Dad's Day

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Alum Donates $13 Million to UA

Brother Don Edmonson was initiated into Xi Chapter September 18, 1954 and received Xi pin number 1300.  He was an active member of the chapter while an undergraduate and was a leading donor in Xi Project 2000 to rebuild and refurbish the chapter house.  This past year he and his wife pledged $13 million to the University for the School of Architecture, Medical Center Cancer Institute, and the Arkansas Children's Hospital.   Edmonson explained his $10 million gift to the School of Architecture was sparked by interest he found in in the arts while at the UA.  He was lectured under prize winning architect E. Fay Jones who was also a brother of Xi and Kappa Sigma Man of the Year in 1991.

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1st Annual Kappa Sigma Relay Race

The first Kappa Sigma Relay Race was a great success, not only raising money for M.A.D.D. but also helping promote drunk driving awareness.  Phi Delta Theta won the fraternity division followed by Kappa Sigma and Sigma Chi.   Kappa Kappa Gamma took home the first place trophy in the sorority division.

Relay Race

Members Robert Wells, Ryan Belcher, and Bryant Crooks helping direct traffic at the race.

Relay Race 2

President Cody Kees with M.A.D.D. Director Teresa Belew.

Kappa Sigma Weight Room

Kappa Sigma Mom's Club donated $5,000 for a new weight room for the fraternity house.  Mom's CLub raised the money at the annual Mom's Day Dinner and Auction. 



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Xi Initiates Fall Pledge Class!
Xi Chapter of Kappa Sigma pledged 49 of the top men on campus. Rush Chairs Tyler Bone and Brad Smith worked very hard to recruit on the best the U of A had to offer. The 49 new pledges of Kappa Sigma are:

First Last Home Town
Drew Angel Searcy
Jake Arnold Fayetteville
Sam Artz Sugar Land
Spencer Audrain Germantown
Thad Blankenship Stuttgart
Raen Browder Marion
Kenny Burch Fort Smith
Andy Chang North Little Rock
Colton Churchill Dover
John Clark Heber Springs
Chad Coleman Springdale
Andrew Corn Springfiled
Grant Davidson Jonesboro
Kyle Dempsey Pine Bluff
Kennan Doan little Rock
Charlie Dunn Springfield
Matthew Flemister Monticello
Daniel Frazier Pine Bluff
Logan Grant Jonesboro
Russ Greenlee Springdale
Justin Harris North little rock
Jared Heiles Star City
Justin Hicks North Little Rock
Jack Hlavaty Dallas
Austin Jackson Springfield
JC Keeton Wynne
Justin Lareau Little Rock
Matt Little Southlake
Paul Lovelady Dover
Cody Mathews Springdale
Joseph McNeil Jonesboro
Gregory Meyers Fort Smith
Brad Parker Fayetteville
James Roblee Springdale
Robert Saviers Fort Smith
John Segars DeWitt
Will Skelton Fayetteville
Tyler Smith North Little Rock
Jackson Smith West Memphis
Brett Thomas Wynne
Reid Veach Maumelle
Sam Waddell Jonesboro
Taylor Williams Marion