Bill Kapoun is a fraternity brother from the Indiana Chapter who recently suffered horrific burns in a apartment fire in South Korea, where he was teaching English to children. The school where he was working did not provide any medical insurance for him and the bills for his treatment are astronomical. If you can spare something to help defray his costs, it may literally mean the difference between life and death to this young man.

A friendly reminder from Acacia National that summer is the perfect time to recruit recent high school graduates who are heading to college campuses this fall. Remember back to that first year of college, and the enjoyment that being an Acacian brought. With this in mind, please, take the time to think if you have a son or relative — or know of a friend's son or relative — that will be attending college this next fall. If you know of someone, we ask that you share with him the idea of joining Acacia Fraternity. If you know of anyone who might make a good Acacian, you are asked to head over to the Acacia National website and fill out the online Rush Prospect form.

Acacia International Fraternity is proud to announce the launching of their new Membership Development Program. Under the direction of Membership Development Coordinator Brother Patrick McGovern, the foundations of the program are:

1. Social Awareness
2. Physical Well-being
3. Intellectual Growth

This looks to be the beginnings of a valuable tool to foster growth for our undergraduate chapters. I encourage all Acacia alumni to visit the Acacia MDP website and see how they might get involved to "strengthen the ties of friendship, one with another."