Will Sheffey Kappa Sigma Endowment
On May 2, 2010, Will Sheffey, a beloved Lambda-Zeta chapter brother, lost a long battle with brain cancer. Brother Brad Welles, lead a charge to establish a memorial scholarship in Will’s name through the School of Business at VCU.
The Endowment provides annual scholarships to deserving VCU School of Business students. The scholarship recipients are students who have displayed both academic excellence and an exceptional commitment to community service.
An Annual Golf Tournament was also established in 2018 as a way to accelerate the growth of the Endowment. Through the caring hearts and generosity of many of Will’s family, friends, and Kappa Sigma brothers, the tournament fundraised $6,000 in 2018 and over $10,000 in 2019. These donations, along with significant gifts from individuals and corporations, feed the growing endowment. The increased funding was spurred on by a desire to award even more significant scholarships.
2017 | On September 15, 2017, the VCU School of Business awarded the first Will Sheffey Kappa Sigma Memorial Scholarship to VCU Business Management student, Charlotte Duke. Our KSLZAA GM, Craig Corrieri, represented the brotherhood at the Inaugural Endowment Day luncheon, where Charlotte was recognized.
2018 | September: the second Will Sheffey Kappa Sigma Memorial Scholarship to Business Foundations major, Marta Locklear.
2019 | September: the third Will Sheffey Kappa Sigma Memorial Scholarship went to Business major Marguerite Hudson.
More details about the 2017-2019 recipients can be read in our blog entry.
2020 | The accomplished and deserving Katherine Pham tells a story of just how hard she has worked to succeed. We are proud to include Katherine as our 2020 Endowment Scholarship recipient. Her story in her own words and ours can be read on the KSLZAA blog.
2021 | Building on the successful '19 Sheffey Endowment Golf Tournament we leap-frogged '20 due to the pandemic and returned with vigor for a strong showing in 2021 — despite having to postpone the outdoor event countless times.
2021 | News Story: Band of Brothers Creates Memorial Scholarship for Inspirational Friend
2022 | We are proud to include Yosef Hay Mirakov Cohen, who is pursuing a degree in Marketing and Entrepreneurship, as our 2021 Endowment Scholarship recipient. His story in his own words and ours can be read on the KSLZAA blog.
“His whole life, Will overcame”
VCU’s Cheryl Slokker, Communications Director, accepts a check to the Endowment on behalf of the VCU School of Business. Brad Welles and Craig Corrieri representing the Endowment, June 2021
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Champion Quest
A results-driven recruitment initiative, Champion Quest provides training and motivation to dramatically increase the number of quality men added to the membership rolls of Kappa Sigma each year.
Stephen Alonzo Jackson was initiated into Kappa Sigma in 1872, and would go on to transform a struggling local fraternity into a strong international Brotherhood. The success of the Order has been the direct result of Jackson’s devotion “to make Kappa Sigma the leading college fraternity of the world.”
The Fraternity just completed a decade of dominance in recruitment, and will continue to lead as the largest college fraternity in the world.
Brothers in Action
Brothers In Action (BIA) is a character and competence based program designed to teach fraternal values applicable to academic, chapter, and career goals through experiential learning and chapter-supported programming. BIA provides a blueprint for chapters to follow as they provide personal development programming for members. Chapters provide education about chapter operations, workshops and activities that develop essential career skills, and brotherhood activities focusing on deepening the bonds between our members.
Beginning with the Brothers In Action for Pledges program, Kappa Sigma provides opportunities for personal growth and development that guides members not only during their college careers, but throughout life.
A Greater Cause
Kappa Sigma is committed to making a difference in the lives of others. It is this commitment that has provided the inspiration and vision for A Greater Cause – the Fraternity’s bold initiative to promote volunteerism, citizenship and service to the community. During the 2015-2017 biennium, Kappa Sigma members raised more than $6.7 million for charity and volunteered over 1.4 million hours of community service as part of the initiative.
Military Heroes Campaign
Created in 2007, the Kappa Sigma Military Heroes Campaign honors and aids thousands of military veterans and their families in communities throughout the U.S. and Canada. Since its inception, the campaign has donated over $1,000,000 to non-profit organizations who advocate on behalf of servicemen and women and those wounded in combat.