Kayla Newberg

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Kayla Newberg
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Name Kayla Newberg
Chapter Alpha Sigma
Virginia Commonwealth University
Date Inducted April 20, 2008
Roll Number ΑΣ 240
Alumni Chapter/Assoc NAA
Honorary Member
Major English, Minors in American Studies and Political Science
Birthdate May 1, 1989
Spouse N/A
Nicknames Mama Bear, Poo-tee-weet
Awards Fall 2008 Alpha Sigma Best Laugh, Fall 2008 Alpha Sigma Outstanding Big & Little (with Timmy Thoi and Asiya Al-Hadid.) Spring 2009 Alpha Sigma Tripod Award, Fall 2009 Alpha Sigma Tripod Award, Spring 2010 Alpha Sigma Leadership Award, Fall 2010 Alpha Sigma Tripod Award, Spring 2011 Alpha Sigma Outstanding Big & Little (with Christina Hagood), Spring 2011 Alpha Sigma Outstanding Senior Award.


Kayla Newberg (born 1 May 1989) is an Alumna Member of Alpha Sigma Chapter (ΑΣ 240) at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Early Fraternity Life and Career

The Upsilon class of Alpha Sigma with Initiate Advisor Jet Aiken

At Mount Olive High School in Flanders, NJ, Kayla was the Editor-in-Chief of her school newspaper and was very involved in community service. After graduating, Kayla decided to attend Virginia Commonwealth University to study Mass Communication, though she later changed her major to English. Kayla found Phi Sigma Pi in the Spring of 2008 as a second semester Freshman, and liked its unique balance of service and social aspects. She brought her best friend Alisha Kellam to rush with her, and they became members of the Upsilon class that spring. While an Initiate, she served on the Upsilon class Service Committee with Phillip Vaughan. Though Kayla became very ill toward the end of her Initiate period, she managed to successfully complete all the requirements of Alpha Sigma's Initiate program, including the National Exam. On April 20, 2008, she and the rest of her class were inducted as Brothers.

Collegiate Years at Alpha Sigma Chapter

Kayla (middle), Rose Durbin, and Chris Durbin at Fall 2010 Alpha Sigma Formal.

After her induction, Kayla was elected Inter-Chapter Relations Chair for the Fall of 2008, where she helped organize a trip for several Alpha Sigma brothers to attend a Kickball Tournament at the Delta Chi chapter. In Spring of 2009, she helped to plan the Capitol Region Conference and represented her chapter in the Capitol Region as the Alpha Sigma Chapter Regional Delegate.

After a one semester term as ICR Chair, Kayla was elected the Initiate Advisor for Spring 2009. During her tenure as IA, she led an amazing class of 24 wonderful Initiates. As Initiates, the Chi class of Alpha Sigma had several successful Initiate events, including an International Coffee and Dessert hour, a trip to Belle Isle in Richmond, a Krispy Kreme fundraiser, and making sock puppets and dolls for terminally ill children. Chi Class was inducted on April 26, 2009, and remains the largest inducted in Alpha Sigma history.

After serving as Initiate Advisor, Kayla searched for different ways to serve Alpha Sigma, and decided to run for the Presidency. She was installed on April 26, 2009, and served a full year term as the Chapter President of Alpha Sigma. During her term as President, Alpha Sigma experienced a number of successes, including hosting Regional Conference for the first time in the chapter's history and many successful events due to the hard work of the wonderful chairs and officers of Alpha Sigma. Following her Presidency, Kayla was elected to the position of Parliamentarian of the Alpha Sigma Chapter. She was installed on April 25, 2010, and served for the duration of the 2010-2011 academic year. During her time as Parliamentarian, Kayla revamped the Alpha Sigma Chapter Bylaws and Chapter Operating Policy, passing 35 amendments over the course of the year.

Kayla was the recipient of her chapter's Tripod Award in the Spring of 2009, the Fall of 2009, and the Fall of 2010. She was also the recipient of the Chapter's Outstanding Laugh Award in Fall 2008, the Best Big Brother Award in both Fall 2008 and Spring 2011, the Leadership Award in the Spring 2010, and the Outstanding Senior Award in Spring 2011.

On May 1, 2011, Kayla, along with 22 other Alpha Sigma graduating seniors, attended her last meeting and became an Alpha Sigma Alumna. As a senior gift, she was given a membership in the National Alumni Association.

National Involvement

Regional Involvement

Kayla was the 2008 - 2009 Regional Delegate for the Alpha Sigma Chapter, and the Fall 2008 Inter-Chapter Relations Chair. In the fall of 2008, she hosted Regional Consultant Ellen Stanley. In February 2009, she attended the Capitol Region Regional Conference at Beta Rho with her fellow Alpha Sigma Brothers Emily Dugan and Ashley Blanks. As a group, Alpha Sigma won the Capitol Region Regional Conference Champs paddle.

During 2009-2010, the Capitol Region Regional Conference was held at Alpha Sigma for the first time in the chapter's history. Kayla served on the Inter-Chapter Relations /Regional Conference committee under committee co-chairs Natalie Vazquez and Alisha Kellam. The Conference hosted almost one hundred Brothers from the entirety of Capitol Region, and proved to be a very successful event.

Bigs and Littles

Kayla with her Littles, Spring 2011

Further Resources

  • Kayla can be contacted at Newbergks@vcu.edu.
  • Kayla on Facebook
  • Kayla on Last.fm

Other Interesting Facts

  • Kayla is an avid reader who enjoys Kurt Vonnegut, Michael Chabon, Jhumpa Lahiri, Jonathan Safran Foer, J.D. Salinger, Raymond Carver, and many others. If she had one wish, it would be to have the ability to recommend a single book to every person in the world individually.
  • Kayla lived for three years with Alisha Kellam, where they enjoyed staging loud pretend arguments to the frustration of their of their neighbors.
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