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4 February 4, 2004
Campus Life
The Rambler
Kappa Alpha fastest chapter to charter
Danny Chism
STAFF WRITER
This past semester the
Wesleyan provisional chapter of
the Kappa Alpha Order was
made the fastest ever to receive
their charter.
"To be the fastest
chapter to charter says
something for who we are
as a fraternity," said senior
marketing major Jimmy
Bridges, Kappa Alpha's
inaugural president.
This achievement was-
n't without its setbacks.
"There were many who
said we couldn't get char-
tered last semester. That
only made us more deter-
mined to become char-
tered. so we could prove
them wrong." Bridges said.
"When Chris Miller and I
went to the national con-
vention [NLI]. we told a
room full of provisional
chapters that we were
planning on being the
fastest to charter. When
they said we shouldn't set
goals that we couldn't achieve,
that just made us all the more
determined."
After completing all the
requirements to teceive a charter
from the national office of
Kappa Alpha, the chapter
received the date in which they
were all to be initiated. Every
member had to maintain a cumu-
lative grade point average of 2.0
and donate a minimum of $300
to the Muscular Dystrophy
Association and each chapter
had to have at least twenty-three
members to eam a charter.
On Dec. 3, four representa-
tives from Kappa Alpha's
national office arrived to initiate
the chapter, but not before a test
on the history of Kappa Alpha.
All members passed the test.
initiation. Many distinguished
guests in attendance included
Wesleyan and Kappa Alpha
alumni and members of
Wesleyan's Board of Trustees.
"It was good that we were able
to show the alumni and the com-
munity that we had all become
Photo courtesy of Patrick Anderson
Wesleyan's chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order recently became the fastest ever to
receive their charter.
"The initiation was the high
point of our semester as a frater-
nity." sophomore Brandon
Tinsley said. "It was great to see
all the guys come down from the
national office to help us out."
The ceremony was Dec. 4 at
Arlington Heights United Meth-
odist Church. "The night of initi-
ation was the climax of a long
semester of hard work," sopho-
more Ben Wood said.
The following night, a ban-
quet was held to celebrate the
part of the Kappa Alpha Order,"
said sophomore business major
Chris Hudson. "It was a great
feeling to see all the people who
helped make this happen, ar.d vo
be able to thank them."
Many awards were present-
ed, culminating with the presen-
tation of the charter to the group.
"It was incredible to be with all
my brothers when we accom-
plished our goal," Hudson said
When asked why they had
joined the Kappa Alpha Order,
the members gave varied replies.
"Kappa Alpha stands for every-
thing I was raised to believe. It
was like it was meant for me to
be in the order," Tinsley said.
"Unlike a normal fraternity,
Kappa Alpha Order searches out
members who are of like minds
and doesn't try to
change who you
already are."
"For me it was
a great opportunity
to start a diverse
group of like-
minded individu-
als, who not only
devoted to helping
each other, but
who were also
devoted to improv-
ing the school,"
said Bridges.
"Our chapter is
something the
whole school can
be proud of. We
are not only
attempting to
improve the
stereotype of fra-
ternities, we are
also working to
change the impression Kappa
Alpha Order has in North
Texas."
Kappa Alpha Order is now
the only National fraternity on
campus. The group evolved
from a local fraternity. Sons of
Sakkara. For information on the
Kappa Alpha Order, visit the
organization's Web site at kappa-
alphaorder.org., or for the
Wesleyan chapter, contact Pat
Anderson at (817) 689-5620.
Dora's: For better or worse
Ever left a restaurant disap-
pointed by the lackluster
scenery, inconsistent service and
most all, flavorless food? This is
exactly what a Texas Wesleyan
staff member experienced during
her recent first time visit to
the campus dining facility,
Dora Roberts Hall.
In spite of all the nega-
tive testimonies she had
heard or read about Dora's,
this staff member, who
requested to remain anony-
mous, said that she wanted to
experience Dora's for her-
self, only to be shocked by
the unclean environment,
indifferent service and the bland,
colorless food.
This staff member was
expecting her grilled chicken
salad to be filled with leafy
greens, plump tomatoes, crispy
carrot slices and diced chicken
breast. Instead she said that she
received pale iceberg lettuce,
two cucumbers slices, and a
"Trying to be honest and as
diplomatic as possible," she
said, "My experience at Dora's
was probably worse than what
people were saying it would
be
—Anomymous staff member
sliced pre-packaged chicken
patty.
"Trying to be honest and as
diplomatic as possible," she said,
"My experience at Dora's was
probably worse than what people
were saying it would be." She
was left wondering, "How come
Dora's isn't doing better than
this?
Why aren't they con-
tracting with
McDonald's, Wendy's,
Albertson's, or Sam's?
Even they have better
and cheaper salads than
Dora's."
According to Pati Alex-
ander, vice president for
Enrollment and Student
services, Dora's is con-
tracted with Twelve
Oaks catering, which is currently
servicing its second year of its
three-year contract.
Last year, a request for pro-
posal, or RFP, was made to
seven different food service ven-
dors, including Sodexho
Marriott, which is currently
serving Texas Christian
University and has served
Wesleyan in the past.
The RFP invited the ven-
dors to submit a bid for the cafe-
teria.
Due to the small number of
students living on campus,
Twelve Oaks was the only ven-
dor to respond.
Alexander said, "Food ven-
dors and franchises like Mc-
Donald's have to be sure they
will make money and with the
size for our on-campus enroll-
ment, it is not feasible to them."
With the new dormitories
See Dora's, page 5
The
Week
Ahead
Off Campus:
*"Julie Bozzi:
Landscapes 1975-
2003." thru Feb. 22.
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth,
(817)738-9215
On Campus:
•Introduction to pot-
tery, Art House, 7 p.m.
Off Campus:
•South and Metric at The Gypsy Tea
Room, Deep Ellum, 9 p.m ,
www.gypsytcaroom.com
Off Campus:
*Thc Burden Brothers,
The Feds and Space '
Cadet at The Gypsy Tea Room. Deep
Ellum. 8:30 p.m.,
www.gypsytearoom.com
Off Campus:
•Women's Basketball
game, SAGU,
Waxahachie, 5:30 p.m.
•Men's Basketball game, SAGU,
Waxahachie, 7:30 p.m.
•Forty Thieves at 8.0, Fort Worth,
9 p.m., (817) 336-0880
Off Campui:
♦Fort Worth
Exhibition and Livestock Show and
Rodeo, Will Rogers Coliseum,
through Feb. 8, (817) 877-2420
Off Campus:
♦Women's Basketball
game, Huston-
Tillotson, Austin, 5:30 p.m.
•Men's Basketball game, Huson-
Tillotson, Austin, 7:30 p.m.
On Campus:
•Portico, Polytechnic
United Methudist
Church, 8 p.m.
10
•Chapel, Polytechnic United
Methodist Church, 12:IS p.m.
•Softball Game, SW Oklahoma
State, Double Header, 2 p.m.
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