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This weekend, while enjoying the onset of summer, remember why Memorial Day is a memorial. The college fraternity, and Kappa Alpha Order specifically, is a decidedly beautiful American institution. We are grateful for every opportunity we’ve been granted. To be born in Virginia, reared and grown early from sea to shining sea, and to today [...]
The Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation is pleased to be able to provide scholarships to 98 great young men on the basis of their academic record, their involvement with the Kappa Alpha Order and other campus activities. Congrats to these lucky gentlemen! For more information about KAOEF scholarships, other support provided by the Foundation to [...]
We need you to take ‘em both! Two member surveys are being sent via email this week. Please take ‘em both! Contact communications@ka-order.org with any questions!
Having fun and living our values this spring By Joel Buck (Epsilon Nu – Georgia College ’08) Associate Director for Chapter Development It’s that time of year again, midterms are out of the way and many of you are getting excited for your spring formal, as you should be. What a great way to spread [...]
Four essential points to ensure long-term chapter success. by E. Preston Prichett III (Nu – Auburn ’10), Associate Director for Chapter Services Do you have the desire to recruit strong members who already represent the values we believe in as KAs? Then its important to make an immediate distinction, now, between “front line go-getters” and [...]
Accountability begins with #1 (and the Number I) by Dave Westol, CEO of Limberlost Consulting, Inc. Perhaps the biggest challenge chapter leaders face is accountability and specifically holding others accountable. As I visit campuses and conduct consulting sessions with chapter leaders I am rarely surprised by the range of issues that they want to discuss…but [...]
Staff Updates Transitions, Promotions, & One Moving On… Much is happening in Lexington, Virginia at the National Administrative Office at Mulberry Hill. In an effort to keep our Official Family and key stakeholders better informed and engaged, we are testing the use of digital e-newsletters for information delivery. We feel that important information may be [...]
Erik T. Showalter, Chief Development Officer, will be leaving staff effective March 1, 2013. A transition has been ongoing since February 4, when Erik was offered and accepted the position of Director of Finance for Congressman Robert M. Pittenger (Omicron – Texas ’67) and for the Free Markets Political Action Committee (PAC), of which Congressman [...]
Please see the memo from Larry Stanton Wiese, Executive Director. Call to the 75th Convention. More information will be forthcoming on this website and available by contacting the National Administrative Office.
The following is our “roll call” of brothers who are candidates, elected officials, or soon to be sworn-in public servants. They represent our known listing of all KAs in the United States Congress, state-wide elected offices, or those running. Here’s a little bit about each of them.