By Stephanie Eisemann, News Correspondent
Between Tom Brady and David Ortiz, Boston saw a few champions this Columbus Day weekend. A few lesser known names were amongst them, when the men of Kappa Sigma at Northeastern sponsored an inaugural charity 5K held on Oct. 13 at the scenic Boston Esplanade.
The event raised over $6,000 for the Military Heroes Campaign, a project of the national Kappa Sigma fraternity.
“Created in 2007, the Military Heroes Campaign honors and aids thousands of military veterans and their families in communities throughout the U.S. and Canada,” said a posting on the the Kappa Sigma website, which went on to say that, since it’s launch, the campaign has raised over $500,000.
Alumnus Michael Hall aided this effort significantly by donating $5,000 to the 5K fundraiser the day of the event.
Xi-Beta, the Northeastern chapter of Kappa Sigma, is the biggest fraternity on campus, with “approximately 110 members and a little over 20 pledges,” said Evan Sutherland, a third year industrial engineering major who serves as the Kappa Sigma Community Service Chair.
“We pride ourselves on being involved in a lot of different parts of Northeastern, for example the Northeastern student body president is a Kappa Sig. We do a lot of charity work,” Sutherland said.
The chapter is often recognized for all-around excellence.
“Xi-Beta has been a long time recipient of the Founders’ Circle Award, the highest honor of Kappa Sigma,” Matt Loomes, director of public relations for the Xi-Beta Kappa Sigmas, said.
Sutherland was the first brother to come up with the idea of serving by sponsoring a 5K.
“We put on the event because Kappa Sigma, up until this point, didn’t have its own event that we could brand as ours,” Sutherland said. “We wanted to make sure we had our own event that was just for Kappa Sigma.”
Sutherland along with Kappa Sigma members David Koslovsky and John Letts organized the event.
“We had the entire fraternity talk to everybody … getting people to come out and give donations,” said Sutherland.
As a Northeastern student group, most of the participants recruited were students of the university.
Along with a few spontaneous passerbys, as Boston geared up for a day of miraculous sports, the Kappa Sigmas ran 3.1 miles ahead of the crowd in support of the true heroes of our community. The inaugural 5K raised more money than the chapter had anticipated.
“As long as we can get a permit from the city [the event] will run every year, hopefully for forever,” Sutherland said.
The chapter is often recognized for all-around excellence.
“Xi-Beta has been a long time recipient of the Founders’ Circle Award, the highest honor of Kappa Sigma,” Matt Loomes, Director of Public Relations for the Xi-Beta Kappa Sigmas, said.
Sutherland was the first brother to come up with the idea of serving by sponsoring a 5K.
“We put on the event because Kappa Sigma, up until this point, didn’t have its own event that we could brand as ours,” Sutherland said. “We wanted to make sure we had our own event that was just for Kappa Sigma.”
Sutherland along with Kappa Sigma members David Koslovsky and John Letts organized the event.
“We had the entire fraternity talk to everybody…getting people to come out and give donations,” said Sutherland.
As a Northeastern student group, most of the participants recruited were students of the university.
“About 150 people showed up,” Sutherland said. “Almost everyone was from Northeastern.”
Along with a few spontaneous passer-bys, as Boston geared up for a day of miraculous sports, the Kappa Sigmas ran 3.1 miles ahead of the crowd in support of the true heroes of our community. The inaugural 5K raised more money than the chapter had anticipated.
“As long as we can get a permit from the city [the event] will run every year, hopefully for forever,” Sutherland said.
Correction: A former version of this article incorrectly identified Kappa Sigma fraternity as Sigma Kappa sorority.
