Archive of: Knowledge
Florida Fishes for MDA
Published on: January 24, 2023
On April 2nd, the Beta Zeta Chapter at the University of Florida held its second annual KAtch Fishing Tournament and Crawfish Boil. It was another successful event, raising more than $12,000 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, twice as much as 2021.
VMI Professor Recognized by Southern Conference
Published on: January 23, 2023
Col. Tom Timmes (Sigma Alpha Commission–USMA ’12), professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Military Institute was recognized recently by Jim Schaus, Southern Conference league commissioner for being named to the All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team for the 2022-23 academic year. With two representatives chosen from each of the Southern Conference’s 10 member…
2023 Officer Training Conference Dates & Locations
Published on: December 23, 2022
Neal Province January 28, 2023 Tempe, Arizona Ammen and Smith Provinces February 3-4, 2023 Natural Bridge, Virginia Crawford, Dunwody, Frampton, Hardeman, and Irwin Provinces February 10-11, 2023 Atlanta, Georgia Duncan, Locke, and White Provinces February 24-25, 2023 Dallas, Texas Chiles, Feller, and Traylor Provinces March 3-4, 2023 Evansville, Indiana
Former Knight Commander Kay Reflects on His Decades of Service to the Order
Published on: November 10, 2022
Darren Kay Reflects on His Decades of Service to the Kappa Alpha Order BY SARAH RUMMEL BACKER, Westminster College Darren Kay, ’91 ΚΑ, is an assurance partner with Ernst & Young in Indianapolis, IN, whose fraternity remains as important to him today as it was in the early 1990s. Kay just completed his second two-year…
2021-22 KAOEF Scholarship Recipients
Published on: October 5, 2022
The Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation (KAOEF) Scholarship Program remains an important benefit to members of Kappa Alpha Order. As a primary focus of the KAOEF, these academic, merit and needs-based scholarships serve as an inspiration for excellence inside and out of the classroom and oftentimes prove the difference in whether recipients can continue their undergraduate…
Francis Marion Senior Presents Scholarly Work in Italy
Published on: September 27, 2022
Samuel J. “Sam” Cathcart (Delta Tau–Francis Marion ’20), an academic senior at Francis Marion University, is presenting a scholarly work at the University of Parma in Parma, Italy. He is making this presentation during the 15th International Conference on Muon Spin Rotation, Relaxation and Resonance. Sam is an undergraduate research assistant at FMU for Dr….
KAOEF’s Andrew Carr Awarded Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) Designation
Published on: September 21, 2022
CFRE International has named Andrew Philip Carr (Epsilon Iota–Texas State ’00) as a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE). Andrew Philip Carr, Chief Development Officer for Kappa Alpha Order Educational Foundation joins over 7,500 professionals around the world who hold the CFRE designation. “The…standards help donors know that the KAOEF is committed to the highest level…
Tulsa Leaders Recognized by Fraternity & Sorority Life Office
Published on: July 13, 2022
During the University of Tulsa’s 2022 Greek Banquet held by the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life, two brothers were recognized. Dominic J. “Dom” Lupo (Mu–Tulsa ’19) received the Outstanding Senior award and Outstanding Chapter President award. Blake A. Chrismer (Mu–Tulsa ’19) received the Outstanding Scholar award. Additionally, the Mu Chapter was recognized for excellence…
2022 Interns
Published on: June 6, 2022
The Kappa Alpha Order Internship Program was created to provide deserving undergraduates with the desire to become better educated and informed on both the public and private sectors of our national government. In addition, this program will give undergraduates the opportunity to gain professional work experience while living in Washington, D.C., Dallas, Texas, or Atlanta,…
Missouri S&T Recognized for Outstanding Scholastic Program by University
Published on: January 11, 2022
During the Greek Awards Banquet at Missouri University of Science and Technology on November 11, 2022, the Beta Alpha Chapter of Kappa Alpha Order was recognized for Outstanding Scholastic Program. The Chapter achieved a 3.340 overall grade point average in the fall of 2020 and a 3.571 in the spring of 2021. “At the Beta…
