Kayla Newberg

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

Kayla Newberg (born 1 May 1989) is an Active Member of Alpha Sigma Chapter (ΑΣ 240) at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is the 2010 - 2011 Parliamentarian of Alpha Sigma.

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 (right) and Melissa Stewart at Fall 2009 Brotherhood Retreat

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 the fall she was also voted Best Laugh and Best Big Brother of the Alpha Sigma 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.

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. She was also the recipient of her chapter's Tripod Award in both the Spring and Fall semesters of 2009.

Following her Presidency, Kayla was elected to and will serve as the 2010-2011 Parliamentarian for the Alpha Sigma Chapter. She was installed on April 25, 2010.

National Involvement

• Organized her chapter's trip to the Delta Chi Kickball Weekend.
• Attended the 2009 National Convention in Louisville, KY as Alpha Sigma's National Delegate.

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 Brothers from the entirety of Capitol Region, and proved to a very successful event.

Bigs and Littles

Kayla with her Big and Littles

• Grand-Big: Rose Durbin, Alpha Sigma Alumna
  • Big Brother: Cat Canney, Active Brother
    • Littles and Grand-Littles:
      • Timmy Thoi, Active Brother
        • Tracy Kennedy, Active Brother
      • Asiya Al-Hadid
        • Geneva Lutomski, Active Brother
      • Ben Harvey, Active Brother

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, John Irving, Augusten Burroughs and The New York Times.
• Kayla's hometown is less than 20 minutes away from the hometown of fellow Alpha Sigma Brother Melissa Stewart, but they had never met prior to college. They are now best buds.
• Kayla currently shares her apartment with Alisha Kellam, where they enjoy staging loud pretend arguments for the enjoyment of their neighbors.