Kappa Sigma at Boston University

RUSH is officially underway for Spring 2013!

Feel like something was missing your first semester at BU? Come out and meet the Brothers of the Mu-Psi Chapter of Kappa Sigma and try and fill that void. We offer to enrich your college experience academically and socially.

Rush Kappa Sigma Spring 2013.

“Quality that never goes out of style.”
****Recruitment Schedule****

Friday Jan 18th- IFC Rush Greek Showcase

Saturday Jan 26th- Mens Ice Hockey game V. Providence (meet outside of Claflin hall 4:30 pm)

Saturday Feb. 2nd- Basketball shoot-around SAC gym 5:30 pm (meet in GSU Link)

Tuesday Feb 5th- Pool and appetizers @ Patron’s (meet outside of Claflin hall @ 615 pm)

Any Questions Contact our Recruitment Chair:
Nick Dragonetti at 9089072810 or at ndragonetti68@yahoo.com

With the Fall semester of 2012 fast approaching, the brothers of the Mu Psi chapter of Boston University’s Kappa Sigma fraternity are ready for not only another successful rush season, but also to continue the success we have seen in most recent years. Coming off of one of our most successful school years to date, with 31 new brothers initiated and over $6,000 dollars in support of our national charitable organizations, Mu-Psi once again earned recognition for its efforts. At this year’s Leadership Conference, held in New Orleans, LA, Mu-Psi took home the Founder’s Award for Chapter Excellence for the second year in a row, a prestige bestowed to only the top few chapters nationwide. In addition, three of our prior Executive Committee members were recognized for their hard work and dedication to our chapter; David Schlieder for Outstanding Grand Master, Matthew Garcia for Outstanding Grand Master of Ceremonies and Ryan Miller for Outstanding Grand Scribe. Other awards included the Champion Chapter Award, the Chapter Intramural Achievement Award and the Outstanding Communications Program Award. Our combined leadership and campus involvement from the past year have helped to catapult our status to one of the most decorated chapters in the country, as well as one of the most respected fraternities on the Boston University campus. Currently, with brothers around the world wrapping up internships and jobs in preparation for another semester at BU, we all look forward to surpassing our potential once again and taking our already successful efforts to the next level.

Check us out on Facebook and be sure to join our Fall 2012 Rush Facebook event in order to stay in the loop about our various rush events.

This year’s Valentine’s Day presented a successful turnout for Bros Selling Roses, a fundraiser that raised over $500 for the Fisher House Military Campaign. We would like to thank everyone who contributed to the cause by buying a rose for their special someone.

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The fall semester of 2011 ended with 17 new brothers being initiated to the Mu-Psi Chapter of Kappa Sigma. After only a few months, the chapter raised over $2,900 in donations in its philanthropic efforts, helping numerous organizations including Be Bold, Be Bald, a cancer research benefit and Susan G. Komen For the Cure. Also, the brothers contributed over 1150 hours of service to the Boston community. These efforts exceeded the goals set by the Fraternity and have set the pace for this to be one of Mu-Psi’s best years yet.  With Spring Recruitment around the corner, the brothers are eager to meet the next group of young men to initiate. If interested in rushing, consider attending various recruitment events or contact our Recruitment Chair. Recruitment schedule and contact information listed below.

The Mu-Psi Chapter had an amazing showing on September 24th at our kickball tournament, Kick for a Cure, which we co-host every year with Gamma Phi Beta. This year, over twenty teams participated and helped make a donation to the Susan G. Komen Foundation in excess of $1,500! We want to give a huge thanks to everyone at Boston University who competed, spectated or in any way helped make this year’s Kick For a Cure such a success. We would also like to especially extend our gratitude to the folks at Susan G. Koman for the Cure for their dedication to trying to find a cure for breast cancer.

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Brothers from Kappa Sigma’s Mu-Psi chapter participated in a walk, sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, to help raise public awareness of the seriousness of the juvenile diabetes. A total of thirty brothers and members of the new class of prospective members came out bright and early to join the Boston community, including brothers from the Xi-Beta chapter at Northeastern, at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell for the event. We all had a great time getting to know the Xi-Beta brothers and supporting a wonderful cause.

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We at Mu-Psi are pleased to report an extremely successful rush this semester. Of the 30 Boston University men who came to interviews, 22 received and accepted a bid to join the ranks of the most wanted men in America. In addition, we have also conducted a midterm rush, and are excited to welcome three more outstanding gentleman to the Fall 2011 class. With a total of 25 Kappa Sigs in the making this semester, Mu-Psi is proud to continue the pursuit of Jackson’s Dream.

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All summer, the brothers of Mu-Psi look forward to returning to BU for an endless number of reasons. Not only are we excited to reunite with our brothers, but we’re also pumped to meet some potential new ones.

So far the new prospective Kappa Sigs have been nothing but impressive. We’ve met a ton of exceptional guys over the last week or so, and are eager to meet some more. Between getting rowdy at Splash, chowing down at Wings and Football at BU Central, and shooting some pool at the Big City Pool Hall last night, Rush 2011 has been a blast.

If you’re interested in joining Kappa Sigma but you haven’t been able to get in on Fall Rush action yet, check out the schedule below for a full list of events. Come on out, have a good time and get to know the brothers.

And of course, as always…

Join the revolution!

Las Vegas, Nevada – August 2011— Brothers of Boston University’s Mu-Psi Chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity travelled to Las Vegas, Nevada to join a gathering of Kappa Sigmas from across the country for the Fraternity’s 68^th Biennial Grand Conclave. While in attendance, the four men accepted various awards on behalf of the chapter for its various accomplishments throughout the 2010-2011 academic year.

One the more distinguished of the six awards that the Mu-Psi chapter earned was the esteemed Founder’s Award of Chapter Excellence (FACE), which recognizes chapters for their exceptional efforts in philanthropy and their commitment to upholding the values of Kappa Sigma. Only fourteen other chapters earned the Founder’s Award this year.

In a recent statement about the awards, David Schleider, the 2011-2012 Chapter President, spoke with pride in regard to the hard work and resolve that his fellow brothers demonstrated to earn such high accolades: “We have reached a level that we haven’t seen in our fraternity before, and what is more exciting is to see where we go from here.”

Reaching this apex was no easy task for the brothers of Mu-Psi. Throughout the 2010-2011 school year, Mu-Psi raised $5,798 in contributions to various charities, including the Fisher House Foundation, which supports US veterans and military families receiving medical treatment. The chapter also donated over 3,000 hours of service to the Boston community and to other communities throughout the country.

The brothers of Mu-Psi also earned the highest collective grade point average of any Boston University Fraternity this past semester.

While Mu-Psi’s achievements this year were remarkable, it took the help of nearby chapters at Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to bring home one of the most prestigious of prizes presented at Conclave. Those chapters, along with Mu-Psi, constitute the Boston area district of Kappa Sigma, which Kappa Sigma commended as the 2011 District of the Year. “Not only does this mean that all of our hard work last year paid off,” said Schleider on receiving the award, “but also that we belong to the best district in Kappa Sigma in the whole country.”

While the determination of the members of Mu-Psi was beyond impressive, the chapter may not have reached such heights without the efficiency and focus of its leadership. These leaders did not go unrewarded at Conclave. The National Fraternity acknowledged Ian Moskowitz (CAS ’12) as Outstanding Chapter President, and Jehan Hamedi (SMG ’12) earned the honor of Outstanding Chapter Secretary.

Another Mu-Psi leader, Rob Ranley, who is an advisor to Mu-Psi and an alumnus of Northeastern’s Xi-Beta chapter, was honored as Outstanding Alumnus Advisor. His valuable guidance was a key influence on the ability of the brothers of Mu-Psi to operate a chapter worthy of these accolades.

The Fraternity also recognized the Boston district collectively for having the most brothers travel the most miles to attend the Conclave.