Xi Beta Founder’s Day Weekend

Come join fellow alumni and undergraduate brothers in celebrating the 14th anniversary year of Xi Beta’s founding. Dig up the Kappa Sigma stories that have morphed into great memories, and get ready to add some new ones!

Friday the 13th kicks things off with a trolley-car pub crawl through beantown, followed up by a pickup football game and dinner on Saturday the 14th. A detailed list of events can be found below:

Friday March 13th, 2009
8:00pm Meet and greet for food @ Game On (Fenway, Boaton)
9:30 Pub crawl (Departing from Game On)

Saturday March 14th, 2009
1:00pm Alumni vs. Undergrad football @ Carter Field (Columbus Ave, Boston)
6:30pm Maggiano’s cocktail hour @ Maggiano’s Little Italy
7:30pm Xi Beta Founder’s Day banquet

The suggested minimum donation for the weekend is $50 for individuals or $100 a couple. To RSVP please send an email to ksxbalumni@gmail.com by no later than February 27th.  Whether you can only attend one event or the whole weekend, let us know!

Click here for a detailed list of events with locations and directions.

Xi-Beta Places In Homecoming Events

As Homecoming week comes to an end Xi-Beta walks away with three honors due to the hard work of all the brothers. They placed 2^nd for float building, 3^rd for their homecoming banner, and Brother Ranley was named Homecoming King. Brothers Dan Ratzenberger and Frank Delledera took charge with homecoming, organizing events and planning meetings. Throughout the week these two brothers made sure attendance was up at events such as Meet the Court, The Mayor of Huntington Avenue Debate, A Pep Rally, and Sporting Events.

Homecoming week at Northeastern University brings all student groups together and invites friendly competition between them. “Midnight madness was my highlight of homecoming week. At midnight madness the whole fraternity, as well as other student groups came together on Friday night to complete their floats. It was great to see that many people show up.” Brother Delledera stated.

At the end of the week, Homecoming King and Queen are announced; this year Xi-Beta sponsored Brother Robert Ranley to run for King. After a full week of promoting and hard work, Brother Ranley took the title of Homecoming King 2008. Brother Ranley has held numerous positions in Xi-Beta in the past such as Grand Master and Grand Master of Ceremonies as well as being a leader in Student Government Association as its President this year. “Being in two large organizations gives you the resources to really get your name around campus. Members of the groups helped design flyers, chalk, and spread the words to their friends.

Xi-Beta Hosts 6th Successful Comedy Night

Xi-Beta now has under its belt six successful comedy nights in Blackman Auditorium. Opener Jordan Rubin and Norm Macdonald entertained a near capacity crowd Sunday night, September 28^th at Northeastern University hosted by The Kappa Sigma Fraternity and The Delta Zeta Sorority.

Jordan Rubin, writer for the MTV Movie Awards, put on a short opening act that warmed the crowd up for main comedian Norm Macdonald. Macdonald, an experienced stand-up comedian and actor, has been involved with “Roseanne”, “The Drew Carey Show”, “Billy Madison”, and “Dirty Work”. Best known for his role in the “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live, Norm amused the Northeastern crowd with his wit and diverse themes. “The dry, raw humor of Norm had me on the edge of my seat!” Brother Van Doren exclaimed.

The show not only provided entertainment, but an escape from the everyday hassles of student life at college. Many that came just enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere and a break from studies and stress.