The Omicron-Tau Chapter of Kappa Sigma
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    • Who We Are
      • About Us
      • Leadership
      • Parents Club
      • History
    • Membership
      • Become A Kappa Sigma
      • Recommend Someone
      • Pledge Members
    • For Alumni
      • Update My Info
      • Get Involved
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      • Events
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  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • About Us
    • Leadership
    • Parents Club
    • History
  • Membership
    • Become A Kappa Sigma
    • Recommend Someone
    • Pledge Members
  • For Alumni
    • Update My Info
    • Get Involved
    • Alumni Businesses
  • Giving Back
    • Donate Now
    • Donor Wall
    • Donation Pledge
  • News & Events
    • Events
    • Newsletters
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    • Academic Resources
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About Us

Our Values

Kappa Sigma is focused upon the Four Pillars of Fellowship, Leadership, Scholarship, and Service. As a valued-based men’s fraternity, Kappa Sigma strictly forbids hazing and fosters meaningful college experiences by offering progressive membership development and pledge education.

Fellowship

Ready to elevate your college journey? Kappa Sigma offers more than just a fraternity—it's a chance for lasting friendships, personal development, and unforgettable experiences. Over 280,000 men have embraced the opportunities, leadership, and lifelong connections that Kappa Sigma brings. Our purpose is clear: we’re here to shape better men.

Leadership

Take charge and make an impact. In Kappa Sigma, our brothers develop the leadership skills necessary to engage with and uplift their communities. From senators to CEOs, countless members attribute their success to the values and experiences gained through Kappa Sigma, empowering them to lead with confidence and purpose.

Scholarship

Your college experience is about more than just earning a degree—it’s about growth and achievement. Since its founding in Renaissance Italy, Kappa Sigma has prioritized academic excellence among its members. Through the Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund, over $4.5 million in scholarships have been awarded to brothers who demonstrate outstanding academic performance, campus involvement, and leadership. At the chapter level, brothers support each other by offering guidance on academics, professors, and coursework, ensuring you have the resources to succeed both inside and outside the classroom.

Service

Service is at the heart of Kappa Sigma. Our brothers dedicate thousands of hours each year to community initiatives and raise substantial funds for meaningful causes. Whether it’s organizing park clean-ups, mentoring local youth, or hosting charity events, Kappa Sigmas are committed to making a tangible impact. While college offers many enjoyable experiences, it’s through service that you truly feel the fulfillment of making a difference in the lives of others.

Our Mission

The Fraternity should complement and enhance the educational mission of the host institution.

The Fraternity is committed to fostering a close cooperative partnership with all colleges and universities where its chapters exist. The Fraternity should promote academic achievement and assist each member to achieve his academic potential. By helping members adjust to the college environment, we can help them pursue their degree goals. Co-curricular activities can be as valuable as the classroom experience; hence, the Fraternity should promote involvement in all aspects of campus life.

The Fraternity should promote the ideal of Brotherhood.

The creation of lifelong friendships is a primary benefit of Fraternity membership. The Fraternity fulfills the need of students to belong to an extended family and frequently provides the opportunity to enhance those personal relationships through group living situations. As Brothers, our members have an obligation to have a caring concern for the welfare of our members. Brotherhood is a lifetime commitment; therefore, we should encourage strong alumni-undergraduate relationships for the mutual benefit of the students and the alumni.

The Fraternity should actively contribute to the personal growth and development of its members.

We teach young men social skills that will benefit them throughout their lifetime. The multitude of leadership opportunities available through the Fraternity prepares members for success in their chosen careers. Chapters should organize well-rounded programs and strive for excellence and quality in all undertakings.

The Fraternity should promote ethical behavior and decision-making.

The lessons taught from Fraternity ritual should be incorporated into the daily lives of the members. Kappa Sigmas are expected to act as gentlemen at all times, and the Fraternity must demand the highest standards of personal conduct. The Fraternity should instill a sense of responsibility and integrity. The dignity of all persons shall always be respected.

The Fraternity should encourage service to others.

Members, individually and collectively, should work toward the betterment of their campus and community… and in so doing contribute to the betterment of themselves.

A Greater Cause: Who We're Giving To This Year

Crisis Intervention Center

Crisis Intervention Center

The Crisis Intervention Center serves 11 counties in Arkansas and 2 in Oklahoma. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit facility that hosts a 24/7 Emergency Shelter, a Sexual Assault Response Center, as well as Advocates trained to assist with Case Navigation, Human Trafficking resources, emotional support, and referrals to community resources.  

Buddy Smith Home

Crisis Intervention Center

The two-story, 5,053-square foot home provides supportive housing and a lifestyles program to help veterans get back on their feet. Ten bedrooms are dedicated to military veterans with coordinated case management through the Veteran's Administration. One room is occupied by a live-in resident assistant, and the other five bedrooms are available for other homeless men, regardless of veteran status.

The Buddy Smith Home was named in honor of the late Ralph T. “Buddy” Smith who served in the Pacific through the Army Air Corps. Buddy Smith also believed strongly in helping the less fortunate, including homeless individuals, according to his son, Tim R. Smith, a board member of The Next Step Homeless Services.

Fisher House Foundation

Fisher House Foundation builds comfort homes where military families can stay free of charge, while a loved one is in the hospital.


These homes are located at military and VA medical centers around the world.


Fisher Houses have up to 21 suites, with private bedrooms and baths. Families share a common kitchen, laundry facilities, a warm dining room, and an inviting living room.


HOPE Campus

Eight years after its inception, HOPE Campus is an independent 501(c)3 organization serving the impoverished residents of the River Valley with a wide range of services.


Included in the HOPE Campus facility is a dormitory, men’s and women’s showers, kitchen, cafeteria, barber shop, laundry room, library, community room, classroom, dog kennel, and a full-service medical clinic provided by Mercy Fort Smith. Offering so many services under one roof increases an individual’s likelihood of gaining self-sufficiency. 


It’s help for today and hope for tomorrow.

The seed that was planted in 2009 grew thanks to the commitment of the Fort Smith Board of Directors, the Homelessness Task Force, and the Old Fort Homeless Coalition. The doors are now open, and hope has arrived!

Arkansas First Responder Foundation

Our mission is to serve and honor all our First Responders, Veterans and their families; build appreciation and respect for their work; and enhance public safety.


We exist to honor, support and care for the overall well-being of first responders, veterans and their families. We are relentless in our service to first responders, veterans, and their families out of immense appreciation and respect for their work and contributions.

Tunnel To Towers Foundation

Since 9/11, we have been helping America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially-adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. We are also committed to eradicating veteran homelessness and helping America to Never Forget September 11, 2001.

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