SAVE THE DATES: Homecoming 2024 will be held the weekend of October 18-20, 2024. Despite the chapter being suspended from campus, the university has granted Skullumni permission to host Homecoming festivities for alumni, including the use of the vacant chapter house for meetings and meals. Below you will find a schedule of events and information on how to reserve a hotel room. (NOTE: The chapter house will be open throughout the day on Saturday, October 19 from 9 AM to 6 PM.)

Schedule of Events

9:15 – 10:00 AM: Skullumni Annual Meeting/Awards Presentation
Skullumni will hold its 23^rd annual meeting to elect officers, approve its FY25 budget, and more. At the conclusion of its annual meeting, Skullumni will present the 22^nd annual Omicron Epsilon Eta Pi Award to the 2024 Alumnus of the Year. 
Location: First Floor, Phi Kappa Sigma Chapter House (89 College Avenue)

10:00 – 11:00 AM: Chapter House Update, Tours of the House
The Housing Corporation will provide an update as to the status of the Chapter House, and will give tours showcasing the needed repairs/renovations.
Location: Phi Kappa Sigma Chapter House (89 College Avenue)

10:00 AM – 1:00 PM: Tailgating at the Football Game*
Celebrate up to three hours before the Homecoming football game v. Villanova until kickoff.
*This event is pending space availability which cannot be determined until the day of the game
Location: Alfond Stadium Parking Lot C, D, or E

1:00 – 4:00 PM: Group Seats at the Football Game
Join alumni and guests in a reserved section of seats near the 50-yard-line to watch the Black Bears take on the Villanova Wildcats in the annual Homecoming football game. Tickets are limited and are distributed first come, first served so get yours today!
Cost: Tickets are $5 for Voting Members and $15 for non-members and all guests
Location: Morse Field @ Alfond Stadium
Contact: Select and pay for your tickets on Eventbrite at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-homecoming-football-game-umaine-v-villanova-tickets-1010992725457?aff=oddtdtcreator

5:00 – 6:00 PM: Dinner at Chapter House
A free light dinner will be provided for alumni and guests for a final chance to see the house for Homecoming weekend.
Location: Phi Kappa Sigma Chapter House (89 College Avenue)

Reserve a Hotel Room(s)

Skullumni has reserved a block of 15 rooms with a special rate at the Hampton Inn in Bangor, which is about 10-15 minutes from campus. They are booked for both the Friday and Saturday night of Homecoming and are $187/night plus tax. Each room comes with two queen beds and a free continental breakfast buffet. If you wish to reserve one or more of these rooms, here’s how:

1 – Call the hotel directly at 207-990-4400 ext. 0 to speak with the front desk and ask for one or more of the rooms reserved for Skullumni Alumni (group code SAA). OR

2 – Go to the following link at the Hilton website and reserve your room(s). The link should already have the group code (SAA) applied, which gets you a discount:

https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/rooms/?ctyhocn=BGRSKHX&arrivalDate=2024-10-18&departureDate=2024-10-20&groupCode=SAA&room1NumAdults=1

Reservations must be made by October 3, 2024. Any unused rooms after this date will be released to the general public and at the non-discounted rate.

Purchase a Phi Kap Alumni T-Shirt!

Display your Phi Kap pride and order a Phi Kap Alumni T-Shirt. Order by October 4 so you can pick up at Homecoming on Oct. 19 (shipping also available). For more information, and to place an order, visit our online store.

The Phi Kappa Sigma Housing Corporation is a separate legal entity from Skullumni, although both share in the goal of supporting the undergraduate chapter at the University of Maine. Reinvigorated with seven new members in October 2023, the Housing Corp's mission is to provide and maintain the chapter house at 89 College Avenue, Orono, Maine. Further, the Housing Corporation will ensure that current undergraduate Phi Kappa Sigma members have a safe, affordable, and desirable living environment to enhance the college and fraternity experience; and foster the affinity of alumni; and support the health, heritage, and future of the Alpha Delta Chapter of the Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity. 

Current Officers

President - Chris Hopper '95 (email: [email protected])
Vice President - Ryan Demeny '01
Secretary - Jerome Graffam '03
Treasurer - Scott Cummings '93

Current Trustees

Patrick Penley '91
Derek Jones '11
Scott Morelli '99

Documents

• Click here to be taken to a Google Drive repository containing various Housing Corp documents such as meeting minutes, financials, etc.
• Housing Corp's Facebook page

Future of the Chapter House

The Corporation hosted a meeting at the Chapter House (and concurrently via Zoom) on Saturday, June 15, 2024. Over 20 alumni from the 1950s to 2010s attended either in person or online (thank you!) At the meeting, alumni got a tour of the house to see firsthand the repairs needed in order for the chapter to return in January 2025. (More information about these repairs and the purpose of this meeting can be found here in a comprehensive letter from Corporation President Chris Hopper.) Alumni also discussed and debated for over three hours on which options to present to ALL alumni to determine the future of the Chapter House. Click here to view the video of the house tour from June 15, 2024. Click here to listen to the audio from the June 15, 2024 house meeting.

It was decided the following options would be send to alumni for a vote to help guide the Corporation as to how to proceed:

1. Raise nearly $175,000 in alumni donations between now and September 15 in order to repair the house for a January 1, 2025 move in date for the chapter (assuming their petition to return is approved AND they have enough members left after a membership review to sustain the house financially); or
2. Lease the house to another Greek organization, who in exchange for a long-term agreement (10-15 years?), would fund the needed initial repairs ($175,000) and then other renovation costs to make the house liveable, with the chapter's eventual return after that time period; or
3. Sell the chapter house to the university or another Greek organization, and either seek to buy a smaller, cheaper house (although it might not be able to be an officially sanctioned chapter house) after all debts are settled, or not buy a house and have the chapter meet in a building on campus, if they would even return without a house.

These options were sent to alumni and responses were collected through July 14, 2024. Out of the 93 ballots cast, the results are as follows:

• 47 to retain & repopulate the house (51%)
• 32 to lease to another organization (34%)
• 14 to sell the house (15%)

A total of $36,526.00 in pledges were made in support of option 1 (again, at least $175,000 is needed for basic work).

Members of the Corporation are now reviewing the results and plan to send an updated communication to alumni in the near future regarding next steps. As the clear preference (85%) was to retain the house via repopulation or leasing to another group, selling the house has been ruled out.

Regular Housing Corp Meetings

The Corporation board meets regularly via Zoom and alumni are invited to join in these discussions. Below please find the upcoming meeting dates/times and Zoom participation info.

Oct 6, 2024 - 5:00 PM
Nov 17, 2024 - 5:00 PM
Dec 15, 2024 - 5:00 PM
Jan 19, 2025  5:00 PM
Feb 16, 2025 - 5:00 PM

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85769606522

Meeting ID: 857 6960 6522

Before fire, flood, or time destroys our remaining chapter historical archives, the time has come to preserve and protect them.

Skullumni has partnered with two firms to help with the restoration process. The first firm – Northeast Document Conservation Center – will XXX clean and restore XXX old minutes books, photographs, and other documents, while also digitizing them. The other firm – HistoryIT – will digitize composites and other items. Not only many of these documents be protected and preserved for the future, digitization will ensure that they are far more accessible to alumni as some items will be placed into an online “museum” accessible to Skullumni members.

The cost for these services will be $42,500. Skullumni has already allocated $7,500 in this year’s budget toward this project. Now, we are seeking alumni donations to close the gap of $35,000 to make this project a reality. Our goal is to have these documents preserved and digitized in time for display this October at our 125^th anniversary Homecoming.

Your one-time or recurring monthly donation is needed to preserve these archives now and forever. All donors will be recognized in a variety of ways: at Homecoming where we unveil the restored archives, on the website where select archives will be displayed, in Skullumni’s annual newsletter, and on a plaque at the chapter house.

THANK YOU for your gift.

It's that time of year again - Skullumni's annual newsletter will soon be arriving in alumni mailboxes.

It's that time of year again - Skullumni's annual newsletter will soon be arriving in alumni mailboxes.

Thank you for registering for the Summer Gathering for Randy King. In order to select a room for the weekend, please click on the link below (or copy it into your browser) and complete the form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3pJv-qGidD9eZNN1QLx7WUHbXY0si99quGryLzLTcIPs2Hg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Thank you.

Dear Skullumnus - 

It's that time of year ... time for Skullumni's annual newsletter. Starting next week, alumni should begin receiving their copy, along with a request to renew their membership dues for 2018 (or for some, a request to donate for the first time!). As you will note in the screenshot below, there are a number of entertaining articles in this year's edition of Black & Old Gold, including a recap of Homecoming 2017, observations from a wild tailgating experience, a listing of our Voting Members, an article on the Alumnus of the Year, and update on Br. Randy King's battle with cancer, and more! 

It's been a few years since we last updated the "Chapter Eternal" listing of deceased brothers from the Alpha Delta Chapter. Today we were finally able to update this list, thanks to assistance from the University of Maine Alumni Association. Alumni who are Skullumni Voting Members (i.e. those who have paid dues for 2017) have access to this content via the Chapter Room feature on our website. Contact information for alumni is also exclusively available to our Voting Members. Click here for more info on how to become a Voting Member.