Category: Alumni Profiles

Eating Lunch in Jacket and Tie

The 1941-42 school year at the Pennsylvania State College started well for Alpha-Delta, with 18 pledges—the highest number to date. But the academic year was brutally interrupted when the Japanese hit Pearl Harbor with an unprovoked bombing attack that decimated the U.S. fleet in the Pacific. Comparisons to September 11, 2001 are appropriate only to […]

Jake Yarmoff

What is your hometown, major, etc.?
I am a junior from Westport, CT, and my major is finance.

Why did you join Kappa Sigma?
While rushing fraternities in the fall of 2010, I found that the brothers of Kappa Sigma were far more approachable than those of other fraternities, and I enjoyed spending time with them. I was looking for a group of guys whom I could trust, and I felt I found that family in Kappa Sigma.

Warren Hartenstine ’67

Warren Hartenstine ’67 wasn’t just a member of Kappa Sigma during his undergraduate years. He was very involved in extracurricular activities as well, such as being the right guard for Joe Paterno’s first football team, president of his fraternity, IFC President, a member of Lion’s Paw Senior Honor Society, and a member of Skull & Bones Senior Honor Society. Even with such a vast undergraduate experience, Warren cherishes his time as a Kappa Sigma – even to this day.

Camaraderie of Kappa Sig House Makes Difference

Despite being filled with brothers from different backgrounds with differing attitudes and viewpoints in the late ’70s, Kappa Sig – with the guidance and discipline provided by a few great leaders – was able to come together and succeed in making the fraternity the best it could be; something Steve Uzupis ’77 remains proud of.

Stephen Mitchell ’89

 Why did you join Kappa Sigma?
I was interested in joining a fraternity, but was not sure which one to choose.
After heading back from a big rush event at the HUB, Curtis Huber ’89 and I ran into Tim Madden ’89 and Steve Fox ’89 from our dorm and joined them heading out to Kappa Sigma. Tim’s dad was a Kappa Sig. Once we got to the chapter house, which was jammed with a big party, we met John Martin Murphy ’89 (senior from Camp Hill, Pa.) who remembered our names from the rush event! After that we found that everyone at the house was cool and down to earth, and stayed.

Wes Link ‘55

Dave Payne ‘81

He’s lived all over the world and he works for one of the largest companies on the planet, but what are the most vivid Kappa Sig memories for Dave Payne ’81? They are the simplest form, including stolen food from the house’s refrigerator and scrubbing the upstairs bathroom with his pledge class.

MacKenzie Neumaier

What is your hometown, major, etc.?

I am a sophomore from Point Pleasant Beach, NJ majoring in Premedicine with a minor in Kinesiology.

Why did you join Kappa Sigma?

I joined Kappa Sigma my first semester of freshman year basically just because I met a lot of great guys at rush events. Looking back at it, this decision that I made pretty much basically because it seemed like fun turned out to be on the best choices I have made in college thus far.

John Waltz ’07

Joe N. Succop II ’48