Luke Bryan Concert
This year our Philanthropy team arranged a fundraising event at country singer and class of ’99 Georgia Southern Sig Luke Bryan’s concert. The show at Atkins Farm in Pesotum, IL was on the Friday of Derby Days week, serving as a final festivity. A portion of the proceeds from the 428 tickets sold through the Kappa […]
Derby Days 2018 A Huge Success
After missing the 20K club the past few years, our chapter led off this year in a big way. Derby Days, our signature Fall philanthropy event, was a major success. We raised money in a variety of ways: Paid sorority participation in events, T shirt Sales, Luke Bryan concert tickets, and fundraisers with Potbelly and […]
Scott Altman To Serve As Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal
Altman, a Kappa Kappa ’81, was recently inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. Between 1998 and 2009 he piloted two spaceflights (STS-90 and STS 106) and was mission commander of an additional two (STS-109 and STS-125). In 1987 Altman was awarded the NASA Distinguished Service Medal, the highest honor granted by NASA. However, […]
Presented by a Sig, Hosted by Sigs: Sigma Chis from Several Generations Gather for a Special Event
Saturday, June 14, brought together brothers of all ages at Handler Thayer LLP, a law firm featuring two Sigs, Steve Thayer ’88 and Mark Anderson ’77, as partners. This private event was held in honor and support of Brother Tim Schneider ’77. Schneider, who is a State of Illinois republican party chairman and Cook County […]
Chapter Achieves Peterson Significant Chapter Award
This past summer, seven brothers of the Kappa Kappa Chapter joined over 240 other Sigma Chi chapters and over 2,000 active brothers at the Balfour Leadership Training Workshop. Joining them was Brother Scott Altman ’81, who spent over 40 days in space as an astronaut. Brother Altman gave an excellent keynote speech about the values […]
Leading by Example
Paul H. Luhrsen ’54 recently had a story submitted to us from his son Dane on behalf of fellow Illini ΑΤΩ John Wingert, aka “Captain Tootsie.” The story recounts a young John’s admiration for Paul and his teammates as star athletes growing up. Paul’s son Dane Luhrsen is the currently working as the Director of […]