Doug McConnell ’79: Swimming in Service to Others
Doug McConnell ’79 loves swimming. Actually, that is an understatement. “I swam my whole life,” he said. “I started when I was a little boy. My high school didn’t have a pool, so I swam at the YMCA. I was a walk-on for the Illinois swim team. I ended up becoming captain of the team […]
Doug Michels ’78: “It is never too late to reconnect.”
In September 2024, the 1974 pledge class of the Kappa Kappa Chapter hosted a reunion to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their pledging. The planning committee (Frank Herold ’78, Leif Houkom ’78, Jeff Kiolbasa ’78, Doug Michels ’78, Jim Novaria ’78, and Bill Runzel ’78) met monthly over Zoom for a year to plan the […]
Alumni Spotlight In Memoriam – Doug Sasso ’83
As a member of Sigma Ch, Doug always had a welcoming joy about him that was genuine, deep, and inspiring. He laughed easily, took his responsibilities seriously, but never took himself too seriously. He was impossible to anger and wore his fun-loving ways on his sleeve. Doug was a fraternity faceman who appeared on the […]
Constantine Sig Award
Sigma Chi Partners with Hazelden Betty FordFoundation to Bring Members Wayfinder Portal Sigma Chi Partners with Hazelden Betty FordFoundation to Bring Members Wayfinder Portal Left to Right: Doug Wilson ’75, Steve Sarovich ’75, Mike Chiurch (Executive Director of EX International and KK EX ’05), Peter Steger KK ’79, Mark Anderson ’77, Pete Steger KK ’08 (Peter […]
House Corporation Wins 2024 Award
Congratulations to Kappa Kappa Corp of Sigma Chi for winning the 2024 Outstanding House Corporation Award from Sigma Chi Fraternity!
House Corporation Wins 2023 Award
Congratulations to Kappa Kappa Corp of Sigma Chi for winning the 2023 Outstanding House Corporation Award from Sigma Chi Fraternity!
Taylor Mason Awarded Significant Sig Award
Taylor Mason, Kappa Kappa Sig ’81, appeared at The Moonlight Theater in St. Charles, Illinois, on December 9, 2023. Taylor was our alumni spotlight in the 2019 Illinois Sig and was pledge son to Cliff Jones ’81. With over 20 Kappa Kappa Sigs in attendance, Taylor was awarded his Significant Sig Medal by Mark Anderson […]
Clifford (Cliff) M. Jones
Cliff Jones died on November 22, 2023. He was a member of the Kappa Kappa class of ’81. Many of you knew Cliff or knew of him. And to many of you, he was known as “Ferd’. When he was diagnosed with cancer in October, over 100 brothers from numerous eras communicated with Cliff in […]
Derby Days 2023
Scott Altman the Star of Space Themed Homecoming
Alumni and actives alike enjoyed a festive weekend together this Homecoming. A Huntsman fundraiser at Joe’s Brewery Friday night was the beginning of the activities. Customers who mentioned Sigma Chi when ordering food saw 20% of the proceeds contribute to cancer research, and several Sigs attended as a social gathering. Saturday was a full schedule […]