![]() ![]() Steelhammer said any opportunity to “clear the air” about K Sig is important, and that “students should know that culture changes are the hardest to make happen. There were many rumors about what happened to the fraternity on social media like Yik Yak, ranging from hazing issues to sexual assault allegations. The disaffiliated K Sig member stated that “fraternities are a liability and a lot of responsibility.” He admits that although the chapter is disappointed with what happened they understand that “we cannot point out any individual it was a cultural thing that just got carried on for too long and went under the radar for too long,” Steelhammer said. For a while we didn’t have a district manager so the chapter as a culture basically got away with a lot of things that broke the Kappa Sigma code of conduct,” Steelhammer said. There are a lot of things that have happened in the past that go unseen or unscathed, and then you can have two events and all of a sudden something else comes to light and a lot of it has to do with the attention that was paid to by our chapter from the district managers. The chapter conducted itself in ways that were against a shift in national organization values. Steelhammer attributes the current circumstances of the fraternity to a “change in culture” of what was allowed in regard to membership activities. The district manager found out about the violations against Kappa Sigma’s code of conduct through the membership review interviews, which ultimately ended in the loss of many members. The membership review involved questioning of all members by a board of alumni. We thought we could fight through it and everything, and then once everyone was pretty much kicked out, at that point it became a very young group of men without a lot of experience getting handed this mess,” Steelhammer said. “At first when we heard that we were going to have this membership review everyone was pretty optimistic. ![]() In October and December members reported two medical clemency incidents to Associate Dean of Students and Director of Residence Life Jeff Mackay, who then alerted the chapter’s nationals.Īfter the December incident, the chapter’s district manager decided to conduct a membership review of the K Sig brothers and the immediate suspension of the executive board members. K Sig brothers had conflicts with their national code of conduct such as the involvement of I-Week, which Linfield allows but is banned by the national Kappa Sigma Fraternity, according to Steelhammer. With about 11 members remaining in the chapter, the Greek organization could no longer afford their house. so far, no word back.The Kappa Sigma chapter at Linfield lost its house after national code of conduct violations prompted a membership review and the disaffiliation of more than half its members, according to disaffiliated member of the K Sig executive board and junior Tom Steelhammer. We also reached out to the Nevada State Athletic Commission for comment. ![]() The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department special investigation section launched a probe into the event. ![]() "Every moment spent with you was a memory I knew I would cherish forever." I never knew what love was like until I met you." "The amount of pain I’m feeling can’t be put into words," his girlfriend said on Instagram. and was described by peers as a loving and happy person. Valencia was a junior studying kinesiology. "UNLV is committing all available resources to review the incident and determine how off-campus events like these can be as safe as possible." Coping with the loss of life is always difficult, especially under these circumstances." saying, "We are shocked and heartbroken as we mourn the loss of one of our own. UNLV President Keith Whitfield sent a letter to students after the tragedy. and said Nathan was visibly trying to get away from the other fighter to regain his breath. Valencia's girlfriend told KTLV she had a "weird feeling" while attending the event. ![]()
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