Kappa SigmaKappa Sigma

By Stephen FolmerBy Stephen Folmer

What are the benefits of What are the benefits of joining Kappa Sigma?joining Kappa Sigma?

• Provides an opportunity to be a Provides an opportunity to be a leader. leader.

• It is Fun.It is Fun.• Meet new people.Meet new people.• Create Life Long friends.Create Life Long friends.• Work with different diverse groups Work with different diverse groups

of people.of people.

What does Kappa Sigma What does Kappa Sigma do?do?

• FundraisersFundraisers• PhilanthropiesPhilanthropies• PartiesParties• Community ServiceCommunity Service• Exchanges Exchanges • FormalsFormals• Dinner datesDinner dates

What is the focus of Kappa What is the focus of Kappa Sigma?Sigma?

• FellowshipFellowship• ScholarshipScholarship• LeadershipLeadership• Service Service

What is Fellowship?What is Fellowship?

• Fellowship is meeting and creating Fellowship is meeting and creating new friendshipsnew friendships

• Fellowship is a bond with your fellow Fellowship is a bond with your fellow brothers.brothers.

What is Scholarship?What is Scholarship?

• Kappa Sigma realizes that you are in Kappa Sigma realizes that you are in school to get an education and they school to get an education and they want to help.want to help.

• Kappa Sigma at a chapter level Kappa Sigma at a chapter level offers advice on classes and offers advice on classes and professors.professors.

• Kappa Sigma offers scholarships to Kappa Sigma offers scholarships to its brothers.its brothers.

What is Leadership?What is Leadership?

• Kappa Sigma offers opportunities for Kappa Sigma offers opportunities for brothers to step into leadership brothers to step into leadership roles. roles.

• Kappa Sigma gives brothers a Kappa Sigma gives brothers a chance to give back to their chance to give back to their communities.communities.

• They teach you the skills needed to They teach you the skills needed to be a leader in the world today.be a leader in the world today.

What is Service?What is Service?

• Kappa Sigma’s give back to their Kappa Sigma’s give back to their communities.communities.– FundraisersFundraisers– Park clean upsPark clean ups– Food drivesFood drives– Volunteering Volunteering – Getting involved with the communityGetting involved with the community

Myths about FraternitiesMyths about Fraternities

• Fraternities promote drinking.Fraternities promote drinking.– Kappa Sigma allows its members to Kappa Sigma allows its members to

drink but they also emphasize being a drink but they also emphasize being a responsible drinker. Kappa Sigma has a responsible drinker. Kappa Sigma has a program called my brothers keeper. program called my brothers keeper. This is an idea that brothers should This is an idea that brothers should watch out for each other and not allow watch out for each other and not allow each other to drink and drive. each other to drink and drive.

More MythsMore Myths

• Fraternities are all about parties.Fraternities are all about parties.– Social fraternities are allowed to have parties, but Social fraternities are allowed to have parties, but

that is not all that they do. Like I said earlier Kappa that is not all that they do. Like I said earlier Kappa Sigma does a lot more than just party. Actually Sigma does a lot more than just party. Actually parties are only a small portion of what you do as a parties are only a small portion of what you do as a Kappa Sigma. Kappa Sigma.

• Brothers in Fraternities have to pay for their Brothers in Fraternities have to pay for their friends.friends.– You do have to pay for being in a fraternity. But you You do have to pay for being in a fraternity. But you

are not paying for your friends you pay for things like are not paying for your friends you pay for things like insurance coverage for the house from national. You insurance coverage for the house from national. You pay to do the fun stuff like parties, and exchanges. pay to do the fun stuff like parties, and exchanges.

More MythsMore Myths

• I am not a fraternity guy. I am not a fraternity guy. – Nobody sees themselves as being in a fraternity. Nobody sees themselves as being in a fraternity.

If you ask in brother in a fraternity if they If you ask in brother in a fraternity if they thought that they were a fraternity guy the thought that they were a fraternity guy the majority will say no. You will never know if a majority will say no. You will never know if a fraternity such as Kappa Sigma is for you or not fraternity such as Kappa Sigma is for you or not until you try it.until you try it.

• Fraternities haze.Fraternities haze.– Kappa Sigma is a non-hazing fraternity. Hazing Kappa Sigma is a non-hazing fraternity. Hazing

of any kind will not be tolerated by the of any kind will not be tolerated by the Fraternity and any brothers involved in hazing Fraternity and any brothers involved in hazing will be dealt with by the national headquarters. will be dealt with by the national headquarters.

How do you get into Kappa How do you get into Kappa Sigma?Sigma?

• If you would like to join Kappa Sigma If you would like to join Kappa Sigma then you should go to your local then you should go to your local chapter of Kappa Sigma at your chapter of Kappa Sigma at your college and talk to the brothers.college and talk to the brothers.

• Talk to them and see if you like what Talk to them and see if you like what they have to say. If you do then you they have to say. If you do then you should talk to them about joining. should talk to them about joining. Each chapter has different Each chapter has different requirements for their new members.requirements for their new members.

More on how to get into More on how to get into Kappa Sigma?Kappa Sigma?

• Once you have been offered an Once you have been offered an opportunity to become a brother you opportunity to become a brother you must go through a pledge semester.must go through a pledge semester.

• During this pledge semester you will During this pledge semester you will learn about what it means to be a learn about what it means to be a Kappa Sigma.Kappa Sigma.

• Then once you have proven yourself Then once you have proven yourself during your pledge semester to the during your pledge semester to the brothers of Kappa Sigma you will be brothers of Kappa Sigma you will be initiated and become a brother. initiated and become a brother.