Sigma Chi Alpha Kappa

Alpha Kappa picks up 4!!

AKNews — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:58:20 +0000

The active Brothers at the chapter are proud to announce the pledgeships of James Markman, David Montgomery, Steven Kukla and Ethan Smith. We look forward to a good semester with these fine gentlemen and are excited to welcome them to our chapter.

Alpha Kappa Initiates 7

AKNews — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:51:24 +0000

Our chapter is proud to announce that we have initiated 7 new brothers into our fraternity. They are: Aaron Snider, John Papciak, Daniel Klimas, Matthew Delapp, David Beatrice, Tyler Tadian, and Charles Couger. We welcome them into our brotherhood with pride and excitement for the years to come.

Alpha Kappa picks up 13!

AKNews — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:29:12 +0000

On October 4th, 2009, Alpha Kappa picked up 13 pledges, inspiring excitement and high hopes for these potential Brothers. The pledges include both Sophomores and Freshman Nassir Aboreden, David Beatrice, John Boothroyd, Charles Couger, Matt DeLapp, Sam Howard, Dan Klimas, John Papciak, Rich Pewe, Nick Schultz, Tyler Tadian, Mark Heintz, and Aaron Snider. We are very proud of these young men and look forward to welcoming them into our brotherhood.

The Best Yet! – Derby Days

AKNews — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:34:42 +0000

The spirit of charity flew through Hillsdale College this fall for our Annual Derby Days Week. The sororities and the campus as a whole came together for one of the most concerted efforts seen in years. Together we raised over $2,200 for the local Hillsdale Community Action Agency – a group that provides aid and support to local, needy families. In these tough economic times, when our own communities are hurting so bad, the Chapter decided rather than send money away to a large, National charity, to support our own community. We firmly believe that the work of rebuilding the economy starts at the local level, and Alpha Kappa took an active role in fulfilling this duty.

Along with reassessing to whom we give the money, the Chapter also breathed some new life into the week itself. Two weeks prior to the start of Derby Days, we went to each Sorority and presented a 15-minute ‘education program’ on the history, nature, and intent of Derby Days. We thought this would help to increase appreciation and participation among the sororities. The traditional ‘Jail & Bail’ night took a turn toward the more luxurious side of incarceration. Men and women were emailed an official warrant for arrest and upon arrest were escort to a plush jail in the Grewcock Formal Lounge where they were treated to hors d’oeuvres and punch. This was highly successful, raising almost $600! Among other notable events was a Jeopardy Night where each Sorority was represented by a faculty member in the popular game show, as well a ‘Sigma Chi Servant for a Day’ auction where Sigs auctioned off their service for an afternoon. Some brothers went for as much as $100!

All in all, Derby days was a huge success. The college came together to have fun and support the local community, and the bar has been set high for many years to come.

- James Bild, Derby Daddy

Alumni Golf Tournament Re-Cap

AKNews — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:41:23 +0000

Champions Jeremy Vryhoff, William James, Kirk Higgins, David Yount and their caddy, Steve Delie receive their trophy from "Doc" himself.

1^st Annual Alpha Kappa Sigma Chi Golf Outing

Hole Sponsorships:

White Cross Sponsor Level ($100+)

Matt Abraham, ’86: In loving memory of Big Bro Tom Eby & Parents

Steve Alexandrowski, ’94

Neal Cole, ’07

“Doc” Conner

Richard Nichols (Parent): EZ Links Golf

Timothy Story, ’94

Brian Swanson, ’02

Old Gold Sponsor Level ($50-99)

Todd Bielawski, ’94

Nate Hall, ’00

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In Kind Gifts:

Paul Ostin (Cigars)

Matt Abraham (What do we call this – cigars, corkscrew, picture, coolers/beer)

John Jackson??? (Beer)

S & S Trophy (Champions Trophy)

PGA Indiana Section-Indiana Golf Association

Hillsdale Country Club (Discount)

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Sig Participants:

Mike Harner, ’82 Bill Nolan, ’82

Todd Boyer, ’97 Matt DeLaere, ’97

John Jackson, ’01 Trevor Stratton, ’01

Saul Tilmann, ’01 Mark Nicolet, ’08

Jeremy Vryhof, ’08 Fred Hadra, ’09

Will James, ’09 Kyle Murnen, ’09

Johnny Quint, ’09 Raz Shafer, ’09

Dan Vermilya, ’09 David Yount, ’09

Kirk Higgins, ’11 Thomas Harner, ’12

Max Nichols, ’12

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Sig Observers:

Matt Abraham, ’86

Kevin “little bud” Sullivan, ’08

Cody Strecker, ’08

Craig Kreinbihl, ’09

“Doc” Conner

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2009 Champions:

Kirk Higgins, ’11 Will James, ’09

Jeremy Vryhof, ’08 David Yount, ’09

Thank you to all who participated and made this event a reality. It was a great success in raising over $1,700 towards the “Doc” Pledge Scholarship.

Welcome!

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:17:43 +0000

Welcome to the new HillsdaleSigmaChi.org!

Besides an entirely new and up-to-date design, Alpha Kappa’s digital home now boasts cutting edge content management software that is entirely web-based. This saves both time and money for the Active chapter, and means that Alumni and Actives will get updates on the chapter’s activity more quickly and efficiently. In the long run, this should bring our brotherhood, both Actives and Alumni, closer together and allow us to interact with greater frequency.

The new site is based entirely on the WordPress Open Source Blogging Platform, and has been optimized specifically for use by Alpha Kappa. It not only has cutting edge content management features, but makes updating all aspects of the website a relatively simple operation. Utilizing WordPress will not only allow for greater functionality in the here and now, but will also allow updating and design changes to be executed relatively simply in the future. WordPress is being continually developed, and as the platform grows and advances technologically, so will HillsdaleSigmaChi.org.

Although not entirely complete, the website offers all of the functionality of the current site, if not more. There is more to come, however, as we plan to continue expanding available features in the future. Check back often, and feel free to bookmark the website and the News RSS feed to get the latest Alpha Kappa news!

Upcoming Golf Tournament

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:04:04 +0000

August 22nd, 9:00 a.m.
Hillsdale Country Club
$40 Entry Fee

Join us for the First Annual Sigma Chi Golf Outing:

Reunite with brothers for a fun day & help raise much-needed funds to endow our Sigma Chi “Doc” Pledge Scholarship.

(This scholarship fund has been completely depleted and is a worthy effort to support academic success.)

Details:
- Form a team of four. (If you are unsure of what team you want to join, we can help you form a team.)
- Pay $40 entry fee to receive 18 holes of golf with a cart as well as an opportunity to reunite with lost friends & pledge brothers.
- Enjoy a BBQ following the event at the House & an opportunity to win prizes.
- More information on event specifics to come.

What You Need To Do:
- Mark off August 22nd to come back to Hillsdale.
- Contact brothers and form a team. (Four people to a team; many actives plan to participate.)
- Reply to alphakappa.sigmachi@gmail.com to express your interest. (More detailed info is forthcoming.) We will contact you with specifics regarding payment options.
- Consider sponsoring a hole. Benefits include publicity (company advertising or personal recognition) on the tee box and on the scoreboard/program for supporting this worthy cause.

***If you are out of town and unable to make the event, but still want to support it, please consider a hole sponsorship.

Hole Sponsorship:
Blue: $25-49
Old Gold: $50-99
White Cross: $100 and above

We hope to see you at Hillsdale Country Club on August 22nd. Please reply with questions or suggestions. Expect future communication to those living in Michigan, Ohio & Indiana soon regarding this event. For now, please reply with your interest. (If you live outside of MI, OH or IN & want to be included on communication, please let us know.) We anticipate a great event for a necessary project. Thank you for your help and we look forward to seeing you on August 22, 2009 in Hillsdale!

PLEASE REPLY WITH YOUR INTEREST AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
IN HOC,

Alpha Kappa Chapter of Sigma Chi House Corporation
alphakappa.sigmachi@gmail.com
hillsdalesigmachi.org

Alpha Kappa shines at Bowl for Kids’ Sake fundraiser

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:01:44 +0000

On March 7, 2009, at the Big Brothers Big Sisters Bowl for Kids’ Sake, Alpha Kappa, with two teams representing us, won the competition among all the Greek teams. Our Spring 2009 pledge class represented our chapter well as a team, playing at the event for their philanthropy project for this semester. Our active team also played exceedingly well, and a special thanks to House Director James Markman who played for us.

Spring 2009 pledges bowling for their philanthropy project.

The active team: Dan Pauley (‘12), House Director James Markman, Collin Roth (‘10), Andy Parker (‘11), and Dave Yount (‘09)

Michael David (‘09) Wins Everett Oratory Contest

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:55:27 +0000

On February 26, 2009, senior Sigma Chi Michael David won the prestigious Everett oratory competition. It was his second consecutive victory, also winning in 2008. With a prize of $3000, the Edward Everett oratory contest is an annual speech competition among Hillsdale students, who are given a topic to speak on. Alpha Kappa is proud of our brother and congratulates him on his second victory.

Alpha Kappa Welcomes 14 New Brothers

admin — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 05:53:22 +0000

On January 17, 2009 the Alpha Kappa chapter initiated 14 new brothers from the Fall 2008 pledge class. A diverse class ranging from Freshman to Juniors, they painted two murals in the house, ripped up tiles to prep for new flooring, and extensively gave the house a deep cleaning. The Chapter is proud of their work during I-week and is happy to call them brothers.