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Chapter News

From the Chapter third straight semester in the spring, placing our winning sorority will receive free “Sigma Claus”
GPA above the average male undergraduate mark T-shirts. All proceeds from the T-shirt sales and
President and the Greek undergraduate mark. We hope to the money collected from sororities will be used
continue this trend, with our new house GPA to buy toys to donate to the United States Marine
standards being implemented into the Kappa Corps’ Toys for Tots program. We are excited to
Dear Alumni, Kappa bylaws this fall. These standards have been see this awesome new philanthropy through to
set to ensure each member is fulfilling his duty success.
he year 2016 was of upholding the Jordan Standard. In addition, In my personal experience, I have never had a
T another successful one we have completed our computer room and third greater honor than being able to serve my brothers
here at Kappa Kappa Sigma floor study room projects this semester. The newly and my fraternity for the past seven months.
Chi. In regard to the fall furnished computer room is equipped with two I am extremely proud of our chapter’s growth
pledges, we have had the desktop computers and an Apple Smart TV. We are and sustained leadership role on this campus.
honor of initiating 33 new thankful for our Housing Corporation’s support We have accomplished all the goals we set as a
members into the lifelong in accomplishing these exciting improvements. chapter coming into this semester, and I can say
commitment of Sigma Chi. We, as a chapter, have continued the tradition with confidence that we have elected individuals
Using the new pledge training system, Preparation of Derby Days and raised around $15,000 for to next semester’s executive committee who will
for Brotherhood, we have educated and molded cancer research this semester. In addition to this, continue to improve the house we all love.
these boys into Sigma Chi men. Although the we have added a winter philanthropy named In Hoc Signo Vinces,
new system has presented its difficulties, I believe “Sigma Claus” for which we are collecting money
embracing this change has helped us come from campus sororities. We will then provide
together as brothers and as a chapter. these sororities with Christmas trees, which
Our house cumulative GPA increased for a they will enter into our decoration contest. The Sean Sutton ’18

Welcome Legacies of the Pledge Congratulations to Our Fall 2016
Class of 2020 Graduates!

w Cole Kangas: Brother of Chase Kangas (Illinois)
Grant Raymond Barker Matthew Paul Campbell
w Chris Cooney: Brother of Bill Cooney (Illinois) Shorewood, Illinois Buffalo Grove, Illinois
w Nick Robinson: Nephew of Jim Escobar ’95, House Elementary education Accounting and finance double major
Corporation Officer (Illinois) Colin John Carley Cristian Rafeal Avalos
w Anthony Bellanca: Son of Joe Bellanca (Western Illinois) Geneva, Illinois Mundeline, Illinois
Economics Recreation sports and tourism
w Quinn Julian: Great-grandson of Carl McNabb (Michigan)
Jacob Ross Senezco Carson Matthew Klarck
w Kevin Steiner, Pledge Class President: Nephew of Tom Baffes Libertyville, Illinois Grayslake, Illinois
(Illinois Weslyan), cousin of Bill Baffes (Illinois Wesylan) and History with a minor in secondary Economics
Bernie Coderre (Illinois Wesylan) education

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