Tau Chapter Active in "Movember" Campaign
to Fight Prostate Cancer
Mustaches were the fashion this November at the KS House with dozens of Kappa Sigs sporting newly grown facial hair to help raise funds and awareness to fight prostate cancer and other cancers that strike men.
No-shave November, known as "Movember" is an international campaign that raises funds for the Prostate Cancer Foundation, LIVESTRONG and the Movember Foundation.
Matthew Ziemnicki (Grand Master, Tau '08) and Adam Seitzman (Tau '10) were interviewed by Austin's Fox 7 News about their efforts to support the Movember campaign. Ziemnicki explained how he and others used Facebook to spread the word, posting frequent photo updates throughout the month showing the growth of their mustaches to encourage friends and family to support the cause.
To learn more about the Movember campaign, visit us.movember.com.
Kappa Sigma Tau Chapter 2011
2011 pledge class
August 2011
Matthew J. Ziemnicki
Dear Tau Trustees, Alumni & Chapter,
It is with great pleasure that I announce to you that Kappa Sigma's Texas Tau Chapter has been officially removed from any probations or sanctions. This is a result of almost a full year of hard work and dedicated efforts to get the chapter back in good standing with the National Fraternity.
One year ago, due to improper use of alcohol, our chapter was given a trusteeship period with a year-long alcohol sanction. After much reflection and discussion, we were able to rewrite and restructure how we conduct many of our chapter programs.
The current officer board amended our by-laws and rewrote our scholarship, philanthropy, alumni, ritual, pledgeship, and risk management programs so that they now comply with our national insurance policy requirements.
This was a long, arduous process, but one we believe will serve us better in the future. We are satisfied in the belief that we've done a great job in changing the culture of our chapter for the best. In late July, Ernest Hotze ( Grand Procurator '08), Kevin Redmon (State Rush Captain '10), and I attended the 68th Biennial Kappa Sigma Conclave in Las Vegas. Unsure of how the National Chapter would receive us due to our probationary status, we took a very humble approach and listened carefully to the advice we were given in the break-out sessions.
Conclave Award
Not only did we learn a lot from other chapters around the country, we were able to share much good advice with the chapters who have been struggling with issues that Texas Tau has dealt with over the past decade. We were commended for our contributions and were given a plaque recognizing our chapter as the 10th best Kappa Sigma pledge class in the nation.
Friday afternoon, we met with the Supreme Executive Committee. They commended our hard work and told us they believe we have the potential to be the #1 chapter in the nation. To our surprise, we got a standing ovation from the entire audience! It was a truly gratifying moment for all of us.
As the new school year approaches, I've never been so excited to be a part of an organization such as Kappa Sigma- Texas Tau. Our new lodge and the grounds upgrades give us one of the best facilities on campus. We are shooting for a pledge class of over 40 young gentlemen who could not be more excited to carry the torch. I fully believe that Texas Tau is at the peak of its 127 years and it will only get better.
AEKDB
Matthew J. Ziemnicki
Grand Master ('08)
Tau Chapter Executive Committee 2012
President: President: Bryce Healey
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Vice-President: Preston Key
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Treasurer: Hayden Witte
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Assistant Treasurer: John Robinson
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GMC Spring-2012 : Thomas Dowlearn
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GMC Fall-2012: John Sager
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Scribe: Mark Thorne-Thomsen
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House Manager: Nash Horne
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