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| Foliage at The Kappa Lodge |
Brothers,
Fall Term is always a very exciting time as the house is revitalized with new faces and fresh energy but it is also very hectic and chaotic as upperclassmen welcome and get to know the new members. This is year was no different, and we are very proud to announce a very successful rush season. Our rush chairs, Chris Kartonis, Vamsi Gadde, and Brian Drisdell did a fantastic job organizing and recruiting the next generation of Kappa Men! We had many rush events early in the term, including our now famous Paint Ball Rush Event pictured below, which led to a great rush turn out!
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| Brothers and Rushees at AG Paintball Rush Event |
We welcomed a total of 19 new members, who in true Kappa tradition are very diverse in both background and interests. This class is involved in many activities and clubs all over campus; to writing for the Jacko Newspaper, to being part of the Frisbee team and Club Golf!
On the photo below, from left to right, top to bottom.
Ricardo Almazan 22', Dan DiPietro 22', Maxwell Carmicheal 22', Aditya Choudhari 22', Dhaivat Mahta 22', Sam Lefkowitz 22', Kyle Immel 22', Kevin Xiao 22', Zack Gottesman 22', Zach Shen 22', Max Weintraub 22'
Ben Citow 22', Casimiro Cosme 22', David Yin 22', David Kantor 22', Daniel Ha 22', Isuru Abeysekara 22', Suraj Srivats 22', and Ananta Pabrin Karki 22'
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| Tri-Kap 22s Class |
A week after Rush, many new and long-standing alumni were able to make it down to the Kappa Lodge for the Homecoming Celebration. It was great to see old friends in their old stomping grounds and seeing them connect with the new faces! The 22s really enjoyed getting to know the older generations and were able to see how much these hallowed halls meant and still mean to them. We are always honored to host and hope to see more alumni come back to tell their stories!
This was the first term the house was out of alcohol probation with the college and thanks to strong leadership from our president Jonny Benitez 20’ and risk man Alex 21’, the transition was very smooth. This term there was a strong push from the exec board towards our philanthropic and academic presence on campus. Luckily both our Phil Chair (Jake Philhower 21’) and Academic Chair (Web Harrignton 20’) did an excellent job. On the philanthropic front, we orchestrated our termly efforts to assist Students Fighting Hunger, and we worked with the Greek Leadership Council to put on a trick-or-treat event on the front lawn of the house for DREAM Kids of the Upper Valley during Halloween. On the academic side of things, we invited economic professor Meir Khon to give a talk in an open to campus event that was very popular due to our advertising all over campus (See Flyer Below)!
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| David 21', Max Carmicheal 22', Vamsi Gadde 21', Jonny Benitez 20, and David Mena 20' handing out candy during Halloween! |
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| Flyer used to Advertise Academic Talk |
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| Brothers enjoy Korean BBQ style Buffet in Downtown Montreal! |
Towards the end of the term, the house voted on the new leadership, which will take the reins in the Spring of 2020. The new exec board is composed of 21s and 22s and is decided this early to allow a deeper institutional transfer of knowledge and a smoother transition since the new board has a couple of terms to learn from the current exec board. I am very excited to present the next exec board and I have no doubt they will only bring great things for the house. The 21s have already done so much, and I am very excited to see the new horizons they’ll bring to Tri-Kap!
Lastly, I wanted to leave you with a photo of all brothers enjoying our yearly Spaghetti Dinner as a way to close a great term! A couple of days before finals start, we spent all day cooking together (Spaghetti, Meatballs and Garlic Bread) then come together to enjoy a great meal! This year we were even honored to be joined by Al Forbes 82’ in our celebration!
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| Ghetti Dinner! |
Until Next Time!
Yours in Kappa,
David Mena 20'
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