Kappa Sigma opens new house by donating to vets

Kappa Sigma opens new house by donating to vets

Daily Utah Chronicle

By Doug Jennings

04.13.11

The Kappa Sigma fraternity is hosting a fundraising concert to support military families. Tonight at 6 p.m. the doors will open at the new Kappa Sigma fraternity house, where attendees can listen to live music—played by students—and chow down on some barbecue, which will include vegetarian options. Another highlight of the event will be a date auction, which will auction off some of the fraternity members for dates, with all proceeds going to charity, said Mason Jones, a member of Kappa Sigma and organizer of the event. The Military Hero Benefit Concert will include music by local bands the Black Hounds, Mason Jones and the Get Togethers, One Four You, and jazz group The Hot Club of Zion. Kappa Sigma nationally partners with the Fisher House for all of its philanthropic events, Jones said. Fisher House is a nonprofit organization that provides financial assistance for military families, according to the group's website. All the concert's proceeds will go to Fisher House, as well as sales from T-shirts the fraternity has sold on campus this past week, Jones said. Funds can provide financial assistance for families to visit wounded veterans. Oftentimes soldiers will be wounded but not yet be able to visit their families, Jones said. Fisher House provides the funds for the family to make the trip to visit once the soldier is safely back in the United States. "No matter what your political views are, it's important to support each other as Americans," Jones said. "These soldiers put out life and limb for us and become injured in line of duty. It's important to show our support."