By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – They arrived at Friday evening’s event dressed in their best attire. It was a requirement for this three-course dinner, a fancy, black tablecloth affair at The Archway in Kearney. For many of the guests, this was their first time attending a formal banquet. And they had a lot to learn. Which direction should I pass the salad dressing? How do you twirl pasta? Why are there so many utensils? “Different … [Read more...] about UNK students teach local seventh graders ‘Skills for Success’
Sigma Phi Epsilon
PHOTO GALLERY: Sig Ep ice skating event supports Muscular Dystrophy Association
UNK's Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity hosted its annual MDA Skate and Walk event Sunday at the Viaero Center in Kearney to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Through this event and other fundraising efforts, Sig Ep will donate about $4,000 to the association to support a weeklong summer camp for kids with muscular dystrophy and related diseases. Donations are still being accepted through the CrowdChange site https://unk.crowdchange.co/9140. Photos by Corbey R. … [Read more...] about PHOTO GALLERY: Sig Ep ice skating event supports Muscular Dystrophy Association
UNK fraternity raising money, awareness for Muscular Dystrophy Association
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Members of the University of Nebraska at Kearney’s Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity have seen firsthand the positive impact a summer camp can have on children battling muscular dystrophy. Each year, the fraternity partners with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), which hosts a weeklong camp for kids with muscular dystrophy and related diseases at Calvin Crest near Fremont. The event gives campers an opportunity to forget … [Read more...] about UNK fraternity raising money, awareness for Muscular Dystrophy Association
UNK Sig Eps support Muscular Dystrophy Association with ice skating event
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Muscular dystrophy is a debilitating disease. It slowly weakens the body, limiting a person’s mobility and making simple tasks difficult to complete. There is no cure. That’s the somber side of the disorder, the reality that many people are engaged in a daily fight to live normal lives. “You don’t realize what they have to go through,” said Trevor Daubert, a sophomore at the University of Nebraska at … [Read more...] about UNK Sig Eps support Muscular Dystrophy Association with ice skating event
UNK’s Austin Jacobsen selected for Sigma Phi Epsilon trip to Greece
By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – There’s a stigma attached to fraternities. Oftentimes, this part of college life doesn’t get widespread media exposure unless it’s for something negative. Stories about hazing, out-of-control parties and offensive initiation rituals at schools across the nation aren’t difficult to find. Austin Jacobsen is fully aware of this issue. He also knows members of the Greek community at the University of Nebraska at Kearney are … [Read more...] about UNK’s Austin Jacobsen selected for Sigma Phi Epsilon trip to Greece
