From Steve Gullette & Nicholas Miller April 1, 2013

Join the brothers for the 2013 Kappa Sigma / Kappa Sigma Kappa Alumni Reunion at the Kappa Sigma Chapter House April 19th thru 21st, 2013. In addition to seeing old friends and meeting the current undergrad Brothers, we would also like to invite you to join us for our 2nd Annual Kappa Sigma Golf Classic to raise money for the Fisher House Foundation. The schedule of events includes:

Friday, April 19th:
7:00                 Social hours at The Chapter House - 801 Moss Street

Saturday, April 20th:
11:00 – 12:30  Check In/Registration for the Kappa Sigma Golf Classic (Zollner Golf Course)
12:30 - 6:00    Golf Scramble (Zollner Golf Course)
6:30 -               Dinner and Outing Awards Presentation (Kappa Sigma House)

 

Please RSVP for dinner by April 15, 2013
To RSVP for the dinner on Saturday April 20th please email Brother Nicholas Miller with the number attending at nemiller@my.trine.edu so that we can get an accurate estimate for number of people attending. Saturdays dinner will be $10 a plate at the door for alumni and any guest
(dinner is included for anyone taking part in the golf outing).
If you are interested in participating or helping sponsor the Kappa Sigma Golf Classic please email Brother Steve Gullette at  srgullette@my.trine.edu  for the registration form.

Download the Registration Form [open]
Download a Sponsorship Form [open]

 

From Mike Darch December 31, 2012

I have been teaching finance at Trine since August 2009. Previously I taught economics in Michigan at Delta College in Saginaw, Northwood University in Midlandand Michigan State University in East Lansing.I am awaiting publication of one of my 2008 doctoral thesis chapters in the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, and Money. Through doctoral research, I have gained expertise infinance, economics and business, and am eager to pass this expertise on to the students at Trine.
I was born in Czechoslovakia, and lived there under communism for 14 years. That experience has made me a passionate defender of freedom. I was inducted into the Northwood University Athletic Hall of Fame as a tennis player in 2007. I am a big fan of soccer and hockey. My wife Erin and I have a newborn daughter, Mikaela, and a seven–year–old black lab named Lucky. After living over 10 years in Michigan, we are excited to be a part of the Angola community.

Along with the above comments Marek made for the Trine article, below are some comments by Brother Mike Darch about Marek's involvement with the Kappa Sigma house.

 

I have personally known Marek since the Spring of 2010.  Introduced by Professor Bill San Giacomo, Marek graciously accepted our invitation to become a faculty advisor to the fraternity.
He quickly immersed himself into his new role and in short period of time has become an invaluable asset to our organization. His leadership skills helped our undergraduate brothers achieve the “most improved GPA” award for the second time since he became our advisor. This award is given to the Trine fraternity with the most improved overall GPA. In addition, Marek has helped to dramatically increase the number of new members into our brotherhood by way of his acute mentoring capabilities.

To confirm his commitment to the fraternity and enhance his ability to mentor our membership, Marek requested and was granted formal initiation into the brotherhood earlier this year. In addition, Marek has taken on another significant responsibility by becoming the Treasurer for the Trine Kappa Sigma Alumni Corporation.

Marek devotes significant amounts of his time to our brotherhood, as evidenced by his regular participation at chapter meetings, managing our finances as well as serving on the University’s Greek Council.

We are especially proud of Marek’s recent initiative in launching an educational series of workshops sponsored by Kappa Sigma for the benefit of all Trine students using the vast career experience of our alumni.  The first workshop on “How to Develop a Business Plan” was held two weeks ago to an audience of 30 enthusiastic Trine students.       

From Randy Plank October 18, 2012

On Wednesday evening October 17, the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at Trine University hosted a workshop seminar for students interested in how to make and execute a business plan.   Twenty eight students from a variety of TU study majors attended the interactive workshop to learn from a panel of successful entrepreneurs with experience in starting and growing their own various businesses.   The undergraduate brothers of Kappa Sigma organized the workshop under the guidance of Kappa Sigma Faculty Advisor and Professor Dr. Marek Kolar of TU's Ketner School of Business.    The workshop panel was comprised of TU and Kappa Sigma Alumni David Ballinger, Mitch Rhoads, Keith Turner, and Roy Meyer, all highly successful business professionals, along with Wes Shie of the Indiana State Small Business Development Center.  The panel shared practical guidance and experience with TU students who have an interest to start their own business one day.  This was the first in a series of workshops planned by Kappa Sigma at Trine University.  The undergraduate and alumni brothers see the workshops as a productive joint project that gives useful value to TU students by sharing lessons from the school of hard knocks to augment the great classroom education provided by Trine University.

 

 

 

 

Dave Ballinger and Keith Turner make their presentation.