![]() As I have described before, the Board adopts two separate budgets – one for housing and a second for alumni association activities. The financial position is strong, thanks to the dedicated and regular efforts of Board member Ben Jarmul, who serves as Finance Committee Chair. I look forward to reporting on this soon. Dave is also leading a special effort with James Durfee and Dan Lourie to identify capital improvement projects. Please see the article about Work Weekend on the Affinity website for photos and a story about a very successful effort to maintain and improve the House. The House looks great, thanks to the dedicated and regular efforts of Board member David Hyland, who serves as House Committee Chair, and to the very caring and involved Actives. The House and Kappa Finances continue to do well. His wife, Melinda, will be there to help us celebrate and to recognize Dan. In recognition of Dan’s dedication to Kappa, the Scholarship Awards will be dedicated to Dan. In March 2016, Dan was recognized as Man of the Year, for 33 years of dedicated service on the Alumni Board. Sadly, we lost brother Dan Stearns (’73), who passed in November 2021. Each award will be in the amount of $1,000 – the largest amount distributed in recent memory. In Fall 2019, there were 16.Īt Founder’s Day, which will be on March 19, 2022, the Alumni Board will present three separate Scholarship Awards to the Actives – one for each of the Cardinal Principles. This will be the first time in recent memory to have this many in the house. The Actives initiated a class of 15 in the fall, bringing the total number of Actives (living in or outside the house) to 62! They are also expecting to have over 30 living in the house for FY ’22. It is only through this activity of communication that we can remain a unified body. If you haven’t already provided your contact information, or if you know a brother who hasn’t, please get in touch with me. Naturally, it would be great to have information for everyone. Happily, we have contact information for over 80% of us. ![]() In August 20020 I reported that we had 950. We enter this year with 1,030 living Kappa alumni. ![]() Personally, I am beyond words to describe the joy of being part of this 1,700. We are not all physically together, but we are bound by a common bond that surpasses the physical. Entering our 124th year, this is indeed an impressive legacy. Impressively, we are a body of over 1,700 brothers. The Brotherhood is strong, growing, and thriving I ask that you kindly accept these prayerful thoughts in this light.Īs we approach the second anniversary of the pandemic, I am happy to report significant positive news about Kappa. Nevertheless, there are certain things in life for which we can do no more than express feelings beyond thought, which are best accepted as decisions made by people who sincerely care, with the outmost best of intentions. It can be odd (and arguably is) that we take the time at each calendar event of January 1 to express our sincere hopes of the best of health and success (in one’s efforts, whatever those may be) in a new year for those who matter to us. First, and foremost, I hope all the best for you, for your family, and for your loved ones in this New Year.
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