Thiel College fraternity Kappa Sigma and one of its members recognized by its national office

GREENVILLE, Pa.-- The Kappa Sigma chapter at Thiel College has been awarded a Kappa Sigma Founders’ Award of Chapter Excellence as one of the fraternity’s top chapters in North America and one of the members of the Thiel organization was singled out as a top member in the area at the organization’s leadership conference in Denver, Colo.

The Founders Award of Chapter Excellence is the benchmark award in the Kappa Sigma fraternity, recognizing outstanding Chapter management, achievement, and program development in all areas of operation. Only 29 Chapters of our 291 Chapters and Colonies, received the FACE award within Kappa Sigma in 2022.

“Since my arrival at Thiel College, I knew I needed to make my place. This happened when I met the brothers of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. They taught me how to strive to become great and we instilled that upon our brothers now,” Thiel College Kappa Sigma president Isaac Evans ’24 said. “I’m proud of all of the hard work and dedication that all of these men have put into not only the fraternity but in their academics and their extracurriculars. We couldn’t have earned the awards without each and every single one of our Xi-Epsilon men.”

Kappa Sigma’s Xi-Epsilon Chapter at Thiel College and its 23 members had the following achievements during its award-winning 2021-2022 academic year:

• The Chapter’s GPA was above Thiel College All Men’s GPA for both semesters in 2021.
• The Chapter engaged in more than 1,000 hours of community service
• The Chapter raised more than $6,500 for charitable causes.

The Chapter raised more than $1,500 for its Chapter Scholarship Fund within the Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund, which provides scholarships to chapter members based upon academic achievement, campus involvement, and leadership within the Kappa Sigma fraternity.

“Kappa Sigma is North America’s largest college social fraternity. We pledge more men and have more undergraduate members than any other fraternity, and we give more time in community service and more money to charitable causes than any other fraternity. Winning a Founders’ Award of Chapter Excellence means that our chapter at Thiel College is not just one of the best chapters in Kappa Sigma but is one of the best fraternity chapters on any college campus in North America,” said Worthy Grand Master Adam J. Merillat, president of Kappa Sigma’s international board of directors.

Charlie Lichtenwalter ’22, an accounting graduate, was chosen as the Area 3 Undergraduate Brother of the Year.

“Kappa Sigma at Thiel College has changed my life. The experiences that I had during my undergraduate time have prepared me to be successful in all areas of life,"Lichtenwalter said. “Being recognized with this award is an honor that words can hardly express.”

Kappa Sigma is the largest college social fraternity in the world with more than 200,000 living members, including over 17,000 undergraduates and nearly 300 Chapters and Colonies located throughout the United States and Canada. Founded in 1869 at the University of Virginia, Kappa Sigma International Headquarters is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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