Nu Prime Brothers,

​The Nu Prime active members wanted to update the alumni on the past semester and the
current state of the chapter. The chapter added 11 new members this past spring semester, their names and years can be seen at the end of the update. Nu Prime had 71 members before the most recent senior class graduated which consisted of 15 brothers.

The chapter is looking to keep the current chapter house for yet another year (2023-2024),
however, to do so an additional $2,000 security deposit needs to be paid. Any donations
specifically for this cause would be greatly appreciated as the chapter house is an important
resource for our fraternity. The fraternity is looking to focus on continuing improvements to the
house along with focusing on growth in member size and philanthropy.

The Steven Alonzo Jackson weekend of giving was yet again a great success as Nu Prime
raised an all time record $4,603. This money goes directly to the Nu Prime chapter’s scholarship
fund in which current brothers can apply. The chapter wants to thank all of the alumni who
donated to this cause and showed support for academic success within the Kappa Sigma
Fraternity.

The chapter is also participating in the Kappa Sigma National leadership conference in July.
Brothers Matthew Skipper (GM), T.J Bullhoes (GMC), Hayes Warlick (GS), and Mac Stephens
are the 4 brothers currently registered. The hotel is paid for but transportation to Denver, CO is
not included. In the past the chapter has asked for any alumni that wanted to help with flight
costs and this year we wanted to reach out and do the same. If there is anyone with interest in
helping the 4 brothers get out to Denver please email Matthew Skipper at mskipper380@gmail.com.

The chapter also wanted to inform the alumni on another alumni tailgate this fall. The specific
date and time has not yet been determined, however, the chapter is in the works of planning
details for this event. Keep an eye out for an email regarding the exact weekend and more
details. The chapter would like to thank the alumni once again for the continued support of the
active brothers, we wouldn’t be here without you. The ways to donate directly to the chapter are
listed below, any and all donations are greatly appreciated.

Venmo: @KappaSigVT
Go Fund Me: https://gofund.me/56a775a9
Mailing Address: 413 E Roanoke St, Blacksburg VA, 24060

We initiated 11 new brothers into the chapter. Their names and years are included below.

Class of 2024
Harry Bolvin

Class of 2025
Eric Mendozza
Nicholas Piloto
John Wallmark
Jack Morgan
Benjamin Hiebler
Jared Stetson
Ethan Dehghan
Joseph Piscopo
Joseph Lorrain
Nathan Murphy

AEKDB,

Executive Committee 

Grand Master: Matthew Skipper 
Grand Procurator: Cody Wright 
Grand Master of Ceremonies: TJ Bullhoes 
Grand Treasurer: Dillon Kaldes 
Grand Scribe: Hayes Warlick

​Brothers,
The Chapter will be hosting an Alumni “cookout style” Open House on October 16th, during Homecoming Weekend. Additionally, there will be an Alumni Tailgate starting 3 hours prior to the game against Pittsburgh.

Nu Prime Alumni Homecoming Weekend
October 15th-17th

• Homecoming Football Game VS Pittsburgh
• Alumni Cookout at the Kappa Sigma House Backyard 413 E Roanoke St – Sat 10/16 TBD
• Alumni Tailgate Sat 10/16 3 hours prior to game Lot 4, Space 123 Area

This is a long-overdue gathering so please plan to attend & reach out to your pledge brothers to join us too!
Hotels are already tight but rooms are currently available at the Hampton Inn Christiansburg/Blacksburg on Arbor Dr.

Please RSVP to skipper@ncsi.com if you plan to attend. More details to follow soon.

A few years ago, the Nu Prime Alumni Association established a mentorship program to aid the chapter actives ease their way into the workplace careers. At its most active period, about 40 alumni volunteered and were partnered with actives. However, as actives graduated, few new replacement pairings of actives and alumni were established to allow the mentorship program to grow and thrive.
 
TJ Wilson, our newly appointed Alumni Advisor who is working closely with the VT chapter, has made a great suggestion:
 
“Rather than hitch an alumnus to an active that will be moving on in whatever number of years, we set the Alumni up more like a permanent resource available to all the active brothers and newly graduated brothers, as necessary. So there are certain Alumni available continuously as a subject matter expert in their particular field - Finance, Engineering, Business, Communications, Architecture, general / life studies, etc.
 
That way, whether the active is graduating or not is irrelevant. The Alumni will be available for however long they wish to participate and available to all active brothers and even newly graduated brothers. If there are more than one alumnus willing to participate, they can join in and add multiple voices to the mentoring.
 
We could provide the active chapter with an updated list each quarter that includes contact information and the active and alum would coordinate each phone call, zoom meeting, lunch (when that's feasible), etc.”
 
***CALL FOR ALUMNI VOLUNTEERS***
 
The actives at our Nu Prime chapter have provided the attached list of 2 dozen brothers seeking an alumni mentor. Please review this list and volunteer to mentor one (or more) of these actives.
If you would like to help out an interested active brother or younger alumni and be added to the alumni mentor list presented to the Chapter periodically, please contact the Alumni Association at kappasignuprime@gmail.com and provide the following information:

1. Name
2. Address
3. Contact Info (email and cell)
4. Year of graduation and degree
5. Place of employment
6. Position
7. Years of work experience
8. Any other pertinent info you would like

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​As you may already know, tomorrow starts the Kappa Sigma Steven Alonzo Jackson weekend of giving. The purpose of this historic initiative is to raise funds for each Chapter Scholarship Fund. Brothers and other Kappa Sigma supporters will be challenged to donate $5.34, $50.34, $150.34, $340.34, $3,400.34 or more between 12:00 AM EST on Friday, March 5th and 11:59 PM HST on Sunday, March 7th. The Nu Prime chapter specifically has been challenged to raise $2,800 this weekend and we are asking all of our alumni to join the effort to reach our goal. The scholarship fund allows our chapter to recognize brothers who exemplify leadership in all aspects of life just as one of our greatest brothers, Steven Alonzo Jackson, did. We have provided the link below where you can enter your information as a Nu Prime alumni and donate. Thank you for supporting the Kappa Sigma fraternity and specifically the Nu Prime chapter!


Click Here to Donate

​Below are some additional insights gathered by alumni Ralph Basile, John Skipper and TJ Wilson during a Zoom call initiated by the Chapter’s Executive Council (EC) after they provided the attached chapter update letter:

• Chapter house lease: Their lease of the Roanoke Street property owned by the Lambda Chi Alpha Housing Corporation entitles Nu Prime to rent through May 2022; thereafter, and only by annual mutual consent, Nu Prime may continue to occupy it through May 2024; it is unclear if Lambda will try to re-colonize their chapter at VT and when Nu Prime secured the lease, there was much interest in this property demonstrated by other VT fraternities.
  

• Chapter membership: After Fall Rush when 10 new brothers were added (mostly sophomores), the chapter is now up to 42 members; they are hopeful of adding another 10 new brothers during Spring Rush; they expect only 2-3 seniors to graduate, and feel having 50-55 brothers is the optimum size for now; hope to grow to 60 members in 2022; when asked they thought Nu Prime was a small/medium size VT fraternity, especially when compared to some on-campus fraternities that have 150-200 members; since not part of the IFC which has access to student grades, they surmise their cumulative GPA is on par with other VT fraternities (brothers are mostly engineering majors with mid- 2.0 GPA’s and business majors with mid- 3.0 GPA’s)

• Chapter finances and improvements: New EC has made certain the Chapter is meeting it’s financial obligations, as they have caught up on all back-rent and insurance premium payments; one of the 4 Chapter House beds is vacant, though, and as a result the Chapter loses out on collecting $650 a month; seniors are only charged ½ dues and EC members pay slightly less dues than rest of general membership; even so, they have made improvements to the Chapter House, like adding a new outside bar, outside benches, and a TV mounted in the Chapter Room.

• Chapter activities: Many of the Nu Prime actives have had COVID-19; they hold weekly chapter meetings either in-person or by Zoom depending on the agenda; before COVID restrictions they participated in a wide range of intramural sporting events (softball, basketball, dodgeball, etc.) and community service events (volunteering weekly at a local food bank, working with local restaurants to promote sales with a % going to Military Heroes Campaign, etc.); the three actives who recently attended the Kappa Sigma National Leadership Council in Las Vegas brought back new rush tactics they learned from other actives nationally (i.e., poker night, enhanced use of social media , etc.); COVID-19 restrictions on gatherings are enforced by Town of Blacksburg, but since the complaining neighbor has moved, they are able to host more compliant outdoor gatherings, weather permitting.