The Brothers of the Theta-Xi Chapter would like to congratulate Issa Salsa, Bryan Trubey, Rudy Cantrell, and Alex Lorencz on becoming engaged this semester.  We were the leader on campus for new members in the fall semester of 2009.  The Brothers are currently volunteering for an organization called Read-To-Me that helps collect books for underprivileged children.  They are restoring a building that will be used to mediate children and store the books.  The Theta-Xi chapter would like to congratulate the Alpha-Sigma Chapter on a glorious victory in the Rose Bowl.  We would like to congratulate and thank the seniors that will be graduating in the spring of 2010, you will be missed. 
AEKDB,
Theta-Xi

Greetings Freshmen, Parents, and All Who May Not Know Kappa Sigma at Trine University!

So what is Theta-Xi Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity all about?  Is it worth your while to get to know us?   We hope what you read here will give you a feel for our Brotherhood, and why we’re very proud of it.  If it seems to fit with your outlook and goals, we invite you to learn more and come over to the House and get acquainted, or stop one of one of our Brothers on campus (wearing our Kappa Sigma letters) and introduce yourself.

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Brother Steve Hice opens the 2009 Annual Alumni Meeting at Stewart Hall with a prayer.

 

 

 

GM Chris Fogt introduces the Actives to the Alumni to start the annual meeting.

 

 

   

 

 

 

On Saturday, May 9, 2009 Theta-Xi brothers including graduating actives and a group of alums took part in a celebration honoring our 2009 graduating senior class.

Following social hour, a lasagna dinner catered by Caruso’s was served in the dining room of our new Chapter House.  After the meal we formally recognized and congratulated the six graduating brothers who took part in commencement exercises earlier that day:  Chris Parrish, Stephen Otts, Todd Laman, Matt Iacobelli, Rob Quigley and Shawn Floyd.  The event was well received by all–including the graduates’ family and friends who were present.  We will miss the leadership and camaraderie of this group but we welcome them with open arms as full-fledged alumni…and judging by some of the discussion we can expect this group to be very active contributors in our alumni association.

    

Ten brothers and I put in 66 man-hours Saturday at the SCAN, Inc. (http://www.scanfw.org/) Read-To-Me site in Fort Wayne and started the remodel project of the east side of the building. They:
·         Replaced ceiling tiles in the hallway east of the RTM office
·         Repaired and made functional the RTM office pocket door
·         Repaired and made functional the pocket door in the northeast corner room
·         Lighting was improved is several areas
·         Removed two countertops from rooms and stored them in the basement
·         Removed unnecessary items from the main hallway and stored those items in the basement
·         Removed miscellaneous hardware and shelving brackets from rooms and hallways on the east side of the building and patched the holes in the walls
·         Made 2 rooms ready for final sanding and paint
·         Deconstructed a third room by removing paneling and started the process of reconstruction
·         Boxed and inventoried children’s books used in the RTM program and temporarily stored them in the main hallway and other  storage areas
·         Completed a work-plan for Saturday, January 30, when 8 to 10 Kappa sigma brothers will continue the project
The log-term goal of this project is to remodel the complete interior of the building (20 rooms in total), donated by Parkview Health Systems, and make it ready for court-order supervised visits between abused children and their parents. The short-term goal of this project is to have 3 rooms ready for visits by February 13, which is doable. Again, I estimate their efforts in this total project to be well over 250 man-hours of community service. Executives of Scan, Inc. will, in the end, write a letter and send pictures of the project to the Kappa Sig regional rep and national organization as well as communicate the efforts of the brothers of Kappa Sigma to Randy White and President Brooks. If you have questions about this or other activities at the house, please call.

The Below article was recently published in the Scan Newletter.

Trine University’s Kappa Sigma Provides Helping Hands To SCAN.

For the past nine months, the men from Trine University’s Kappa Sigma fraternity, Theta Xi chapter, have donated more than 425 man-hours to help SCAN with a variety of projects. And they’re just getting started! From helping set up last year’s Garden Party tables, chairs and other decor for nearly 400 people, to assisting with moving and storing more than 30,000 books for our Read To Me program, and now renovating office space at State and Beacon Streets in Fort Wayne, these fraternity brothers have been an invaluable resource to our organization. The fraternity “adopted” SCAN as part of its efforts to make a difference in the community. We believe they have succeeded and then some! Listed below are
just a few of the dozens of jobs they have performed.
* Loading and moving thousands of children’s books at the Read To Me headquarters.
* Building shelves and storage space for Read To Me books.
* Demolition/removal of countertops, sinks, paneling, shelves and hardware to
remodel offices.
* Repair holes in walls.
* Remove wallpaper, sand, tape and and paint walls.
* Replace ceiling tiles and improve lighting throughout offices
* Repair doors and other fix-its throughout the State and Beacon street complex
The long hours and dedication these young men have shown to SCAN not only has helped the agency provide better service to children and families in our community, it has saved the agency thousands of dollars in construction costs. Please join us in saying THANK YOU to Trine University’s Kappa
Sigma fraternity.

See a PDF of the Scan Newsletter that this article appeared.