Alumni vs. Undergrads
I have arranged a Softball double header for the Friday night of Summer Party (June 26) starting around 6:30 pm. We are looking for 2 more players for the Softball double header.
Roster Includes:
Blake Oakley
Stu Ruis
Jonathan Higdon
Chris Swafford
Will Harris
Matt Jones
Siever
Jamie Owens
Need 2 more people.....
Apparently, they think they have a pretty good team since they won the IFC Softball championship this past Spring. However the Alumni lineup is starting to look very very nice, but we still need to fill some holes. If you are interested in strapping up the cleats for the 1st Annual Summer Party Double Header then shoot me an email.
Thanks
Oakley
booakley21@gmail.com
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Last Minute Reminder / Notes
Last Minute Reminder
Summer party is little over a week away, June 27. Here’s a quick run down:
Saturday Golf Tournament
8:30am shotgun start
White Plains Golf Course
If you don't have a team no worries. We can hook you up with a team.
Email Harmon (kdharmon@bellsouth.net)
During the day, we plan to have a much more family friendly atmosphere. The alumni and undergraduates are organizing games, events and entertainment for all ages during the day. (Matt Parrott to confirm)
The Cookeville Jaycees are having fundraising party the same night of summer party. Check it out for dinner that afternoon after the post golf nap and before the party at the house. Tickets are presale Email Siever (tsiever459@yahoo.com)
Saturday Night
Party as usual. Stick around and hang out with brothers from past to present. Relive in the glory days, and enjoy everyone’s company
Side Notes:
Also, an idea was given to me by Matt Campagni, that I believe would be great, is for all alumni at summer party to wear the rush shirts of the year that they got initiated. I understand that these may be tucked away in unknown drawers in the house, but if you have any remnants of clothing that relate to Kappa Sigma from when you were an undergraduate, I encourage you to wear them. It would be neat to see how our colors have continued to shine from generation to generation. –Adam Poe
Mathew Parrot is working on a shirt design and a slide show to commemorate such an occasion. However, he needs your help in acquiring pictures for the slide show and ideas for the shirt. Please mail your pictures and ideas to the Fraternity house ATTN: Matthew Parrott, 525 N. Walnut Ave., Cookeville, TN 38501; or to his home address at: 429 Blake Circle, Cookeville TN, 38501. The pictures will be scanned and returned promptly. Also you can email them and your ideas to Matt at mnparrott21@tntech.edu
Summer party is little over a week away, June 27. Here’s a quick run down:
Saturday Golf Tournament
8:30am shotgun start
White Plains Golf Course
If you don't have a team no worries. We can hook you up with a team.
Email Harmon (kdharmon@bellsouth.net)
During the day, we plan to have a much more family friendly atmosphere. The alumni and undergraduates are organizing games, events and entertainment for all ages during the day. (Matt Parrott to confirm)
The Cookeville Jaycees are having fundraising party the same night of summer party. Check it out for dinner that afternoon after the post golf nap and before the party at the house. Tickets are presale Email Siever (tsiever459@yahoo.com)
Saturday Night
Party as usual. Stick around and hang out with brothers from past to present. Relive in the glory days, and enjoy everyone’s company
Side Notes:
Also, an idea was given to me by Matt Campagni, that I believe would be great, is for all alumni at summer party to wear the rush shirts of the year that they got initiated. I understand that these may be tucked away in unknown drawers in the house, but if you have any remnants of clothing that relate to Kappa Sigma from when you were an undergraduate, I encourage you to wear them. It would be neat to see how our colors have continued to shine from generation to generation. –Adam Poe
Mathew Parrot is working on a shirt design and a slide show to commemorate such an occasion. However, he needs your help in acquiring pictures for the slide show and ideas for the shirt. Please mail your pictures and ideas to the Fraternity house ATTN: Matthew Parrott, 525 N. Walnut Ave., Cookeville, TN 38501; or to his home address at: 429 Blake Circle, Cookeville TN, 38501. The pictures will be scanned and returned promptly. Also you can email them and your ideas to Matt at mnparrott21@tntech.edu
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Kappa Sigma Golf Tourney-Kappa Mu Chapter
Reminder Summer Party is the weekend of June 26th.
If you are attending and plan on playing golf and have not yet sent me an email please do so. We can wing it up to the last minute on the golf, but the sooner I get a rough head count the better for the food order.
If you don't have a team no worries. We can hook you up with a team.
See you all in a few weeks.
Later,
Harmon
kdharmon@bellsouth.net
If you are attending and plan on playing golf and have not yet sent me an email please do so. We can wing it up to the last minute on the golf, but the sooner I get a rough head count the better for the food order.
If you don't have a team no worries. We can hook you up with a team.
See you all in a few weeks.
Later,
Harmon
kdharmon@bellsouth.net
Friday, May 29, 2009
Rezoning, Softball ...and so on
PROPERTY REZONING
Update from Eric Johnson & Jon Ward
In the end we determined as an organization that rezoning to UNV from CL was the best fit with our long term plans for the house at 525 North Walnut. During the final days before the May 18 Planning meeting, Jon called to talk to James Mills, Cookeville's Planning Director. In an expected and historically typical response, James Mills stated that our property was currently a non-conforming use and would be "taken in even if they were kicking and screaming".
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the city of Cookeville and its employees, like James Mills, for treating all property owners with respect; tempering actions and statements with wisdom; and all the steps the city has taken to foster the respect it deserves.
SUMMER PARTY PLANNING
On that note, Summer Party is coming - its less than a month away! In conjunction with the planned events, we are planning special events at the house for Saturday. Matthew Parrott is working to have some family friendly fun during the day at the house - snow cones & other stuff for the kiddies. Jordan Ray has also stepped up to make one of our most time honored traditions possible. You'll have to come to the house on Saturday to find out... (this is the best cliff hanger I can come up with)
Don't forget to let Kevin Harmon know if you'd like to play in this year's golf tourney
Finally, Oakley is planning a softball game for Friday night that should do well to throw off eveyone's swing for the golf tourney on Saturday - not to mention pull muscles and hyperextend things.
FRIDAY NIGHT SOFTBALL - 1st Annual Double Header
From Blake Oakley
I hope this message reaches everyone before Summer Party. I have arranged a Softball double header for the Friday night of Summer Party (June 26) starting around 6:30 pm. I am currently trying to assemble an unstoppable Alumni squad that will completely embarrass the Undergrad team. Apparently, they think they have a pretty good team since they won the IFC Softball championship this past Spring. However the Alumni lineup is starting to look very very nice, but we still need to fill some holes. If you are interested in strapping up the cleats for the 1st Annual Summer Party Double Header then shoot me an email. Make sure you include the following: preferred playing position, 40 time and 12 yr. old little league batting average. If you can't recall those particular stats then we probably won't have a problem sliding you in as an extra hitter and designated beer drinker. For those of you that don't feel like you "have it" anymore then I hope you will still show up to see the old guys take them to the woodshed. I will try not to release the lineup early so our Undergrad team does not back out. Let the trash talking begin....
Update from Eric Johnson & Jon Ward
In the end we determined as an organization that rezoning to UNV from CL was the best fit with our long term plans for the house at 525 North Walnut. During the final days before the May 18 Planning meeting, Jon called to talk to James Mills, Cookeville's Planning Director. In an expected and historically typical response, James Mills stated that our property was currently a non-conforming use and would be "taken in even if they were kicking and screaming".
We'd like to take this opportunity to thank the city of Cookeville and its employees, like James Mills, for treating all property owners with respect; tempering actions and statements with wisdom; and all the steps the city has taken to foster the respect it deserves.
SUMMER PARTY PLANNING
On that note, Summer Party is coming - its less than a month away! In conjunction with the planned events, we are planning special events at the house for Saturday. Matthew Parrott is working to have some family friendly fun during the day at the house - snow cones & other stuff for the kiddies. Jordan Ray has also stepped up to make one of our most time honored traditions possible. You'll have to come to the house on Saturday to find out... (this is the best cliff hanger I can come up with)
Don't forget to let Kevin Harmon know if you'd like to play in this year's golf tourney
Finally, Oakley is planning a softball game for Friday night that should do well to throw off eveyone's swing for the golf tourney on Saturday - not to mention pull muscles and hyperextend things.
FRIDAY NIGHT SOFTBALL - 1st Annual Double Header
From Blake Oakley
I hope this message reaches everyone before Summer Party. I have arranged a Softball double header for the Friday night of Summer Party (June 26) starting around 6:30 pm. I am currently trying to assemble an unstoppable Alumni squad that will completely embarrass the Undergrad team. Apparently, they think they have a pretty good team since they won the IFC Softball championship this past Spring. However the Alumni lineup is starting to look very very nice, but we still need to fill some holes. If you are interested in strapping up the cleats for the 1st Annual Summer Party Double Header then shoot me an email. Make sure you include the following: preferred playing position, 40 time and 12 yr. old little league batting average. If you can't recall those particular stats then we probably won't have a problem sliding you in as an extra hitter and designated beer drinker. For those of you that don't feel like you "have it" anymore then I hope you will still show up to see the old guys take them to the woodshed. I will try not to release the lineup early so our Undergrad team does not back out. Let the trash talking begin....
A.E.K.D.B.
Blake Oakley
Monday, May 11, 2009
Rezoning Property
There is a current proposal to rezone the propert at 525 N. Walnut.
From Jon Ward-
The current proposal will directly affect our property. This item is set for action on the Cookeville Planning Commission agenda for May 18, 2009. The proposal is to rezone Kappa Sigma's property to UNV, University District, along with all other properties encompassed by the red border depicted on the attached map. The current zoning for our property is CL, Local Commercial. This district is more liberal with permitted uses, including many uses permitted in the Central Business District. The UNV district will restrict some uses by right and uses on appeal (special exceptions). These uses are defined on the City of Cookeville's web site under the planning department link. You can view the text sections defining these districts at the links attached below [PDFs] & links open in new window:
Current zoning: CL, Local Commercial
Including some uses in CDB, Central Business District
Proposed zoning: UNV, University
City of Cookeville Zoning Code
The zoning classifications are controlled by the City of Cookeville, and Tennessee Tech would not have any jurisdiction on our property. The city would not care what activities take place there, so long as the police aren't involved. The UNV zoning district is designed to better accommodate university related uses.
I would not see where this would have any negative affects on our property as long as our current use continues. In the event of another catastrophe, there would be no time limits set to reconstruct a non-conforming use, as we currently have under the CL zoning classification. We would be losing some of the potential uses by right and special exceptions that we currently have under the CL zoning district.
Hope this answers some questions. Reading the zoning classifications will give everyone a better idea of how this affects the property.
From EJ-
Unless someone tells me different by COB Tuesday, May 12, I plan to submit that our organization is in favor of the rezoning of 525 North Walnut from CL (Commercial Local) to UNV (University).
The only concern that has been brought to my attention was "If our property is zoned UNV, does that give TTU any additional say or input as to what we can do with or at the house?". From the input I have received, the short answer is no. This zoning is at the city level. It only relates to how the property can be developed.
So, that being said. Any more concerns from anyone? Anything else we need to hash out? Any reason for either way?
Silence is acceptance. If I do not hear any nays, I am going to make a blog post announcing the previously mentioned position; explanation of 'terms; and contact information for questions (this will be me unless Ward says he will do it)
Regards,
Eric
From Jon Ward-
The current proposal will directly affect our property. This item is set for action on the Cookeville Planning Commission agenda for May 18, 2009. The proposal is to rezone Kappa Sigma's property to UNV, University District, along with all other properties encompassed by the red border depicted on the attached map. The current zoning for our property is CL, Local Commercial. This district is more liberal with permitted uses, including many uses permitted in the Central Business District. The UNV district will restrict some uses by right and uses on appeal (special exceptions). These uses are defined on the City of Cookeville's web site under the planning department link. You can view the text sections defining these districts at the links attached below [PDFs] & links open in new window:
Current zoning: CL, Local Commercial
Including some uses in CDB, Central Business District
Proposed zoning: UNV, University
City of Cookeville Zoning Code
The zoning classifications are controlled by the City of Cookeville, and Tennessee Tech would not have any jurisdiction on our property. The city would not care what activities take place there, so long as the police aren't involved. The UNV zoning district is designed to better accommodate university related uses.
I would not see where this would have any negative affects on our property as long as our current use continues. In the event of another catastrophe, there would be no time limits set to reconstruct a non-conforming use, as we currently have under the CL zoning classification. We would be losing some of the potential uses by right and special exceptions that we currently have under the CL zoning district.
Hope this answers some questions. Reading the zoning classifications will give everyone a better idea of how this affects the property.
From EJ-
Unless someone tells me different by COB Tuesday, May 12, I plan to submit that our organization is in favor of the rezoning of 525 North Walnut from CL (Commercial Local) to UNV (University).
The only concern that has been brought to my attention was "If our property is zoned UNV, does that give TTU any additional say or input as to what we can do with or at the house?". From the input I have received, the short answer is no. This zoning is at the city level. It only relates to how the property can be developed.
So, that being said. Any more concerns from anyone? Anything else we need to hash out? Any reason for either way?
Silence is acceptance. If I do not hear any nays, I am going to make a blog post announcing the previously mentioned position; explanation of 'terms; and contact information for questions (this will be me unless Ward says he will do it)
Regards,
Eric
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Graduates
The Alumni Association would like to Congratulate the recent college graduates:
Matt Fields
Jacob Wilson
Chase Peeler
Jake Burkey
Stuart Ruis
Matt Fields
Jacob Wilson
Chase Peeler
Jake Burkey
Stuart Ruis
Kappa Sigma Honors Military Heroes
Newsletters should be in your mailbox. Let us know you are okay with getting future newsletters in your inbox to help reduce impact on both our finances and the environment.
Summer Party - June 27 - Look for details on registering your team and schedule of events in the newsletter.
Finally, below is an email from Greg Hunt who is leading the Kappa Sigma Military Leaders Campaign. Despite economic turmoil and uncertainty, the brothers of the order are well on the way to meeting the goal of raising $100,000.
Email from Greg Hunt
----------------------------
Friday May 8, 2009
Brothers, What an incredible outpouring of Support and Love of the Order!
We have now surpassed the $115,000 mark for the Kappa Sigma Military Heroes Campaign, with over 150 on-line and check donations. In the last 48 hours your donations have averaged nearly $200 per donation. In my 30 years as a Kappa Sigma, I have never seen a greater show of excitement and support for our Order.
A representative from the Fisher House today, told me that he was in awe of Kappa Sigma and our fundraising ability. He wished that his college fraternity, one that each of you will recognize, could achieve the same level of giving that he is watching Kappa Sigma deliver. What an incredible compliment to you!
My hope is that each of you will be present in San Antonio as we present the check to the Fisher House. Thank you again for your generous donation and pass the word along to those that may not have had the chance to contribute.
As we near the $30,000 mark, please help to keep the momentum alive. We are well on our way to another $100,000 donation.
In the words of Brother Bill Waters " My pride in Kappa Sigma knows no bounds and it still grows with terrific stories such as this one. We will have the gratitude of our wounded veterans and their families forever". Brothers you are a part of history.
Donate Now at www.militaryheroescampaign.org
Thank you and AEKDB
Greg Hunt
Military Heroes Campaign
Summer Party - June 27 - Look for details on registering your team and schedule of events in the newsletter.
Finally, below is an email from Greg Hunt who is leading the Kappa Sigma Military Leaders Campaign. Despite economic turmoil and uncertainty, the brothers of the order are well on the way to meeting the goal of raising $100,000.
Email from Greg Hunt----------------------------
Friday May 8, 2009
Brothers, What an incredible outpouring of Support and Love of the Order!
We have now surpassed the $115,000 mark for the Kappa Sigma Military Heroes Campaign, with over 150 on-line and check donations. In the last 48 hours your donations have averaged nearly $200 per donation. In my 30 years as a Kappa Sigma, I have never seen a greater show of excitement and support for our Order.
A representative from the Fisher House today, told me that he was in awe of Kappa Sigma and our fundraising ability. He wished that his college fraternity, one that each of you will recognize, could achieve the same level of giving that he is watching Kappa Sigma deliver. What an incredible compliment to you!
My hope is that each of you will be present in San Antonio as we present the check to the Fisher House. Thank you again for your generous donation and pass the word along to those that may not have had the chance to contribute.
As we near the $30,000 mark, please help to keep the momentum alive. We are well on our way to another $100,000 donation.
In the words of Brother Bill Waters " My pride in Kappa Sigma knows no bounds and it still grows with terrific stories such as this one. We will have the gratitude of our wounded veterans and their families forever". Brothers you are a part of history.
Donate Now at www.militaryheroescampaign.org
Thank you and AEKDB
Greg Hunt
Military Heroes Campaign
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Spring Newsletter
The newsletters have been mailed out. If you have joined the google group, an email has been sent to your account with the newsletter attachment.
Please read it... Enjoy it.
All comments are welcome please send them to:
ttukappasigma@gmail.com
A sincere apology goes out to Hunter Burney the past G.M. of the undergraduate chapter. His name got cut off of the State of the Chapter Article. Sorry.
Thanks,
Scott M Bitterman
Kappa Mu #471
Please read it... Enjoy it.
All comments are welcome please send them to:
ttukappasigma@gmail.com
A sincere apology goes out to Hunter Burney the past G.M. of the undergraduate chapter. His name got cut off of the State of the Chapter Article. Sorry.
Thanks,
Scott M Bitterman
Kappa Mu #471
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