The Rocket

Issue date: 11/9/07 Section: Focus

Media Credit: Submitted Photo Several brothers of Kappa Sigma cook burgers and hot dogs during Relay for Life 2007. Along with the sorority Gamma Sigma Sigma, the fraternity helped to raise $900 for Relay. [Click to enlarge]

The fraternities at SRU all do many charity activities and events around campus that prove that everything people see about frats in the movies isn't 100 percent accurate.

Kappa Sigma, Alpha Sigma Phi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Sigma Tau Gamma and Theta Xi are the six SRU fraternities with which men can become involved at SRU.

While some of these have been fixtures on campus for more than 20 years, others are brand new to the school and are still continuing to find ways to become more involved.

Sam Raneri, a founding father of Kappa Sigma, said he wanted to join a fraternity to be involved with Greek life, to have the opportunity to network and to better himself as a person.

Kappa Sigma became a chapter at SRU last year. By Kappa Sigma national standards, in order to become an established fraternity on campus, they had to become the largest fraternity on campus. With 31 brothers, they accomplished this.

"One of the most memorable experiences of the whole process was getting the letter saying we were going to become a chapter," said Raneri, a 20-year-old sophomore.

They now have six pledges.

Some of the activities

Kappa Sigma hosted last year were a date auction and drag queen pageant. Money raised from these events help with expenses within the fraternity and is also donated to charities, such as the American Cancer Society.

Raneri said one of the most exciting parts of being a brother is the opportunities it provides both on and off campus.

"I like knowing that I can go anywhere in the country or world and know that I can find someone I can associate with," Raneri said.

One piece of advice that Raneri had was for students to get involved and check out fraternities for themselves.

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