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Show LIFE Chartered and off icia VOLUME LII ISSUE 16 DECEMBER 5, 2011 WWW.UVUREVIEW.COM After over a year of trying, Kappa Sigma received its charter from their international headquarters, making them the first official fraternity on campus JUMP FROM Al Kappa Sigma first came to campus back in Nov. 2009. Though the intention was to become an official chapter by the end of 2010, those plans never came to fruition. It wasn't until April 4,2011 that former president Rhett Dalley received an email from the international headquarters informing Dalley that the colony would be chartered. "I still keep the email in my inbox to this day," Dalley said. International headquarters wanted the colony to initiate before the end of the academic year. Unfortunately, it just wasn't possible. "There wasn't time enough to plan everything and do it right so we decided to push it to fall," Dalley said. However, the organization hit another snag along the way. "Over the summer a bunch of guys either left or graduated so we had to rebuild our numbers during fall rush before we could officially initiate," Dalley said. The colony took the time to pledge more members and plan a proper installation and event. With the help of representatives from the fraternity's international leadership, the chapter initiated 25 brothers on Nov. 20. Later that evening, the brothers held a banquet to celebrate the chapter's installation. As dinner was served, II c- KELLY CANNON/UVU REVIEW The Rho-Phi chapter of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity celebrated becoming the first fraternity on UVU campus by holding a banquet on the day of their instillation. members chatted amongst each other. Some brought dates but most just enjoyed the company of their new brothers. The chapter holds a diverse group of men, all striving for the values that Kappa Sigma represents—fellowship, leadership, scholarship and service. The reasons they joined the fraternity are as different as the men themselves. For Spencer Perkins, he became interested in Kappa Sigma because of a classmate. Jermaine Muwanga joined because his roommate was rushing. And for some like David Blonquist, he found out about Kappa Sigma through club rush. Whatever the reason may be for joining, the men of Kappa Sigma are dedicated to insuring its survival. After dinner was over, the current president Chris Woods spoke to his chapter not only about the struggle to become an official chapter but also of the future of the fraternity on campus. "This month will be remembered as the Greek month," Woods said, referring not only to their official installation but also of the sorority Alpha Sigma Alpha's installation earlier the month. "Now is the time to figure out what mark we will leave here at UVU." After Woods's remarks, the Worth Grand Scribe of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity Gregory S. Hunt addressed the chapter. He also spoke of the future of the organization. "The future of Rho-Phi is in your hands," Hunt said, referring to the official name of the chapter here at UVU. Hunt then challenged the chapter to achieve specific goals over the next year, pushing the men of the Rho-Phi chapter of Kappa Sigma to be the best chapter in the entire fraternity. The evening concluded with the chapter posing for pictures with their official framed charter held in front of them. The five founding brothers, Andrew Collett, Nefi Acosta, Christopher Woods, John Lorz and Rhett Dalley all stood together holding the charter, their hard work finally coming true. "It's a dizzying mix of emotions," Dally said. "It's like the most perfect limbo where you can look back on the past with satisfaction and pride but still look to the future with anxious anticipation." 'Elephant's Graveyard's' unique performance hopes to inspire audience IFT I The theater department's last production of the year tells the haunting true story of a town's vengeance on an a murdering elephant _■11111111ZIVAIP !., balarAVA7ALailib.. -" ip 107 .010•71// • .4 By TIMOTHY E. WOOD II Life Writer - • 290•77iir '- Elephant's Graveyard Dec. 1-3, 5-10-7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 & 10-2:00 p.m. Dec. 6 & 7-10:00 a.m. Noorda Theater $7/students, $9/general admission Tickets can be purchased at the Noorda Theater box office or at uvu.edu/arts PHOTO COURTESY OF TRACI HAINSWORIN "Elephant's Graveyard" tells the true story of the only elephant ever executed for murder from the perspective of the circus members and the residents of the town. CONTACT: A tent reaches up high, red and white. The smell of hay and animal breath accompanies the trumpeting of elephants. It's the circus in the early 20th century, fully of whimsy and magic. It is here in this place of childhood fantasy that the harsh realities of cruelty and moral bankruptcy play out, culminating in the death of an elephant, the very embodiment of the circus. In the theater department's last production of the year, "Elephant's Graveyard" is dark and heartbreaking. Based on a true story, "Elephant's Graveyard" is a tragic tale of a female circus elephant named Mary who was strung up and executed by the residents of a early twentieth century Tennessee town as punishment for killing one of her cruel handlers. Professor Terry Petrie is directing the production while student Cameron Garcia is the Production Stage Manager. LIFE EDITOR ASST. LIFE EDITOR lifesectionuvu@gmail.com devenleighe@gmail.com KELLY CANNON DEVEN LEIGH ELLIS The play relies heavily on not only sound but also pantomime "We provide all the sound effects," Garcia said. "The audience is meant to use their own imagination to fill in the experience. Even the elephant is made up of multiple performers in a cirque du soleil style." As part of the production, Petrie implemented unique production team training. "The director had those playing the town folk and those playing the circus people isolated from each other for the first few practices," said Scott Twitchell, a member of the cast. Both Twitchell and Garcia agreed that the crew is talented, half the team of 21 performers being well-seasoned and almost ready to graduate while the other half are new with no experience except for high school productions and classes. However, they all are said to hold their own and that the expectations for Elephant's Graveyard are very high. Twitchell expressed one of the goals of the performance is to, "Give the audience a personal experience. To feel a need for change or betterment." The performance is open from Dec. 1 through 10 in the Noorda Regional Theatre Center for Children and Youth at 7:30 p.m. LIFE DESIGNER CARLY MONTGOMERY carlym215@gmailcom Popomology presents second `Essais' release By DEVEN LEIGH ELLIS Asst. Life Editor Over 40 friends, family and staff gathered Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. in the Sorensen Student Center to celebrate students whose scholarly essays were selected for this semester's publication of "Essais." "Essais," a student-run scholarly journal celebrating its second publication, chose 12 academic essays from 120 submissions by over 100 authors, including two students who received word of the competition in India. The evening commenced with a welcome by Editorin-Chief senior Jenna Atkinson. Atkinson was wrapping up her second and final semester with the journal, named for the French word for "essays." Along with 17 dedicated staff and two faculty advisors, Atkinson had been working on the second issue of "Essais" since the release of the first in April. "The first time it hit my hands, I had no words," Atkinson said of her excitement of the journal's first release in April. Managing Editor Sarah Bridges, senior, said the journal's release was "a lot harder" the first time around, but that she was glad to garner the editorial experience. Of the 120 submissions, Atkinson said her staff tried "to judge them not against other papers," but by their own merit. "We picked the best pieces judged by themselves." With hopes to make "Essais" a national publication and foster competition among UVU students, Atkinson and Technical Editor Rachel Leavitt made pleas to other American universities for students' submissions. "If you want to be legitimate and academic, you have to branch out," Atkinson said. An unanticipated six final contributors were UVU students, with the other six hailing from BYU, Point Loma Nazarene University, Samford University, University of Northern Colorado and Pacific University. To be eligible to receive more funding for future issues, however, the journal will have to pull contributors solely from UVU. "For funding, we have to make it student-centered," Leavitt said. A print run of 250 journals cost the English Department $800. The department is still anticipating funding disbursal from UVU for the journal's two issues. Journals can be purchased from the English Department and UVU's Bookstore for $5. Thursday night's conference was named "Popomology," a term coined by UVU's Dr. Charles Vogel from Post-Post Modernism, or what he believes to be the era the literary community is currently experiencing. The night concluded with a Q-and-A session with six of the authors who had presented their work. When asked which of them planned to pursue writing for a living, only one, Rosemary Englefried of Pacific University, raised her hand. Author Darek Purcell, Editor-in-Chief for "Warp & Weave," concluded, "I'd like to say more, but my words fail me." TWITTER UVU LIFE SECTION @UVULife |