In 2003 we had a revolutionary idea. At that time, the Student Government Association (SGA) did not put on entertainment programs, and fraternities and sororities were regularly denied access to Student Activities Fee funding. So the two groups got together and decided not only to put on a program but to put on the biggest show of the fall ‘- larger than our groups had done before.
That fall The Kappa Sigma Fraternity and SGA put on the first Night of Comedy, bringing funnyman Jim Breuer to Northeastern.
With a chip in our shoulders, fraternity brothers and SGA senators stormed the quads with stacks of tickets, approaching every freshman going to dinner at Stetson East and every student headed to the Marino Center to work out. When we quickly sold out the 1,000 or so tickets that fill Blackman Auditorium, we knew that we had created something big.
The following year, we brought Jay Mohr, fresh from his show ‘Last Comic Standing.’ We’ll always remember his hilarious good-natured one liner: ‘I was going to talk for 40 minutes, but since I’m at Northeastern I’ll do 50, because why do in four years what you could do in five?’
We were proud, then, when the students voted the Night of Comedy the top program of the year in the then-Northeastern News Best of NU issue.
The annual fall comedy show has since become a tradition on our campus. As an alumnus, I was filled with an immense sense of pride when my fraternity brothers told me that the Night of Comedy would continue this fall for its seventh-annual show.
I encourage you all to buy your tickets to this year’s show, featuring Seth Myers, before they’re sold out.
I wish to congratulate Kappa Sigma and all the Greeks on Northeastern’s campus for the progress we’ve made in recent years. We know how challenging it can be to be successful in the Greek System in the northeast, but your continued commitment to leadership, scholarship, and service to the community does not go unrecognized.
I cannot understate the value of the Greek system in forming the bonds of fellowship and enhancing the college experience, and I can never talk enough about how much of an impact SGA can have on your student life. If any student has a problem, no matter how small it may seem, you can always turn to SGA. If memory serves, they’re still on the third floor of the Curry Student Center.

‘- John M. Guilfoil is a 2007 Northeastern graduate. He is the former the SGA Vice President for Administration and Public Relations and Executive Vice President. He joined Kappa Sigma in 2002. He is a former member of The News.