From Junior in high school to junior in college

When I was first introduced to Alpha Delta Gamma I was a junior in highschool. My brother, Chris Kopjanski F’08, had already been candidate educator and president of Alpha Delta Gamma Kappa Chapter. I was here for his graduation and in that time I had met ‘his brothers’. The concept was still foreign to me because I was his brother! After a weekend of living with Chris and his brothers I was able to appreciate the experience from a new perspective. I was a young 17 year old, yet I had been incorporated into these 22 year olds daily life and I had felt like I was respected by all of them. Being a member of Kappa for 3 years now I feel that respect for all is a strong quality of ours. Everyone, to some degree, seeks acceptance from others in their daily lives, at Kappa our faith keeps us strong to treat others as we would want to be treated.


This year Kappa Chapter is approaching its 65th anniversary. It is the time of the year for all of us to reflect on what Kappa has offered us and has the potential to offer many more. We have come a long way from being a small catholic fraternity at Catholic University to becoming a hub of integrity, honesty, and spirituality. It is hard to believe how dramatically this brotherhood has grown and evolved through the generations, and those of us currently at Kappa are satisfied with how we are leading the way for the next Alpha Delts. I would like to thank my brother and my Alpha Delt brothers, new and old, for creating an environment like this for me to flourish in. If it were not for our brothers before us who had pursued a righteous attempt of brotherhood, many of us would not be given this amazing opportunity.


Currently Kappa Chapter is in its first week of rush, and I am pleased to say that we have been able to successfully spread our brotherhood to Catholic University's’ freshmen. With events on and off campus I think we were able to offer experiences similar to mine, understanding what is Alpha Delta Gamma about and what is it to be an Alpha Delt. These fundamental concepts are both hard to learn but also hard to forget. In my experience brothers of Alpha Delta Gamma are always active in achieving brotherhood wherever they are, that’s why I’m excited to see my alumni brothers during homecoming. Homecoming is another great way for our alums to meet our new candidates, strengthening our tradition and culture.


City-Walled, 


Mike Kopjanski, F'13

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