Deaf Anthology # 115: "Kappa Gamma"

The Washington Post have reported that a deceased real estate investor's will have left a row of townhouses located on West Virginia Avenue to the Kappa Gamma fraternity at Gallaudet University. According to lawyers, the philanthropist, was appreciative of the leadership skills and the character development he noticed in his Deaf son, attributed to his membership in the fraternity where he served as Grand Rajah at one point. He graduated from Gallaudet with a degree in business administration, joining his firm, being aggressive in flipping properties, advocate energy conservation, reducing overhead costs, and providing quality services, closing of deals in a timely manner, exceeding consumer's expectation that results in significant increased in referrals. According to a statement released by the Kappa Gamma fraternity, we were surprised when the inheritances was announced,it has always been our dreams of owning a fraternity house on campus since our founding, we will honor the present tenant's leases, our pledges will do the necessary repairs needed to bring it up to code, we'll soon hire a Deaf architect to design a fraternity house to our specifications. Our fraternity brothers and alumnus, whom some are faculty members, are looking forward to affordable living off campus within walking distance. A trust fund is being set up toward operation and conversion expenses. There are some businesses left on the corner, perhaps we can install a couple of franchises such as Subway, Dominoes Pizza outlet, etc. to serve the appetites of our students, and also offer management internship. Also left in the will is an empty lot, a feasibility study is now underway to determine if there is any interest in that becoming a cemetery for the fraternity. According to one fraternity member when asked about the idea: "A Kappa Gamma cemetery? If we grew up together, we might as well died together," another stated: "We Deaf were a community in our lifetime, why not beyond the graves!" Most students, being mortals, avoided the discussion of this topic, one offered the idea of having tombstones imprinted with signs instead of text. A recent appraisal of the properties estimated their value at around twelve million dollars. The Kappa Gamma announced during an enclave that they will be a major benefactor of Gallaudet. The fraternity hopes to have remodeling done before the fall semester, and are planning to having an Open House next Homecoming. "I'm for it, go for it," quoted a Board of Trustee, who wishes not to be identified. The Washington Post was unable to get a comment from Dr. Robert Davilla, President of Gallaudet University, since he is out of town at press time.

Revised 10/28/08

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