Our Gamma Alpha Educational Fund, a 501(c)(3), continues to provide meaningful financial support to our undergraduate scholars. Our chapter’s scholarship fund is one of only a few such programs across
the entire national Greek community. Our chapter members can also apply to our National’s scholarship program — a double barreled resource for our scholars. Our awards criteria are the same as National’s.
This is the seventh year of GAEF scholarship awards. This year’s awards totaled $27,000. This is the largest amount awarded to date, and an increase from last year’s $19,000. Six scholarships of $4,000 each were awarded to seniors Bridger Costello and
Alden Felstiner; juniors Walker Dechant and Jordan Brewer; and sophomores Harrison Teague and Anthony Giannini. Three $1,000 awards of merit were presented to juniors Jack Porter, Max Birch, and Andrew Slominski.
This is the sixth year of our scholarship grants, with the largest total amount awarded to date. Awards criteria remain in line with the National’s scholarship program, but our amounts are much larger. We award $19,000 total to ten individuals. Six of the awards are of $2,500 each, and four are for $1,000. Two awards go to seniors, five to juniors, and three to sophomores
Our Gamma-Alpha Educational
Fund (GAEF), a 501(c)(3), continues to provide meaningful financial support to our undergraduate scholars. Our chapter’s scholarship fund is one of only a few such programs across the entire national Greek community. Our chapter members can also apply to our National’s scholarship program — a double-barreled resource for our scholars. Our awards criteria are the same as National’s
You likely have heard of the famous
“Hood To Coast Relay.” But, did you know
the event’s founder is a Gamma-Alpha
Brother? Robert “Bob” Foote, ’67-959, is
the man behind the amazing story of “HTC”!
On Friday September 1, 2017, The
Oregonian published an article by its
well-known sports writer, John Canzano, featuring a heart-warming front sports page story about Mr. Robert ‘Bob’ Kilkenny of
Heppner
The GAEF is NOT the National
Fraternity’s scholarship program, but our
very own! Over the past two years, the
GAEF has awarded $16,000 in grants to our
undergraduate brothers, while establishing
a wholly local capital account for future
schoarship support that is second to none
in the Kappa Sigma nation
The Gamma-Alpha of Kappa Sigma Educational Foundation
is now officially established, following confirmation
from the IRS granting 501(c)(3) status in April 2016. Our Educational
Foundation is Gamma-Alpha’s alone, and is domiciled
separately from our National scholarship program. We understand
that our new Foundation is one-of-a-kind within Kappa Sigma.
As mentioned in the July 2014 newsletter, your alumni
Building Corporation Board held two update meetings in May
2014 to discuss the success of the Gamma-Alpha Chapter
and associated developments. The meetings were held at the
Eugene Hilton and the Portland Multnomah Athletic Club.
Two invitations for each were mailed, as well as e-mail notices
where possible.
