Greek Life 101: This week: A New Look at Kappa Sigma

When the general public thinks about what a college fraternity house is like, a few things come to mind. “Animal House.” Holes in the wall. Left over pizza boxes on the floor from the night before.

In one sentence, a whirlwind of trash and smells, all coming together so strongly one would not dare to lay their head within those walls at night. And for the most part, one would not be to wrong in assuming these things. Whenever you put that many boys in one house, things are bound to get messed up, dirtied up or even worse.

But at Georgia College and State University, Kappa Sigma is changing this image.

Just recently, The Kappa Sigma Lambda-Xi chapter finished a 50,000 dollar renovation project on their house. The renovation project, entitled “A New Look,” did an absolute 360 on the outside and interior of the house. All new double paned windows were put in, along with new doorways and doors.

New flooring was put in and all new carpet was laid throughout the house. The bathrooms were remodeled, and new tile was laid in the kitchen and bathrooms. All in all, the house was gutted and built back into something that many students would not mind living in.

Brad Kuglin, a brother of the Lambda-Xi Chapter said,

“It is almost as if we just went and bought a new house it looks so good!”

Also, the brotherhood bought all new furniture for the house, including a refrigerator, stove, washer and dryer, sofas, tables and a sixty inch HDTV.”We like to think of it as an investment in our chapter.”

Pat Cleary, the president of Lambda-Xi states, “A nice new house builds a stronger gathering place for the brothers and helps to foster a closer sense of brotherhood.”

One thing this year is for certain, Kappa Sigma truly is rising above the outdated public image of fraternities everywhere.

Posted by Colonnade Archives on Sep 2 2005. Filed under Opinion. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry