KA Celebrates 175 years

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Williams Club Membership Extends HWS Network

Hobart and William Smith have rejoined the more than century-old Williams Club, which offers a space and opportunities to engage personally and professionally with fellow members of the liberal arts community. As an affiliate institution, HWS enjoys access to the Williams Club facilities at the Princeton Club in Midtown Manhattan, and members of the Colleges’ community — including students, graduates, faculty, staff and family — are eligible to join as members.

“We are thrilled to create this resource for the HWS community,” says Director of Alumni and Alumnae Relations Chevanne Graham DeVaney ’95, P’21, P’23. “Our relationship with the Williams Club offers the Colleges’ community a great opportunity to connect with peers from other institutions and expand their social and career networks.”

Club amenities include hotel rooms, squash and fitness facilities, a business center and dining venues. The club hosts cultural, social, educational and networking events, and members enjoy discounts at clothing stores and parking structures, as well as access tomore than 200 reciprocal clubs around the world.

Learn more at williamsclub.org/site.

New LGBTQIA+ Alumni/ae Network

The Hobart and William Smith Alumni and Alumnae Associations are in the early planning stages of creating an LGBTQIA+ alumni/ae group. The network will provide an avenue through which graduates will connect with one another and the Colleges to promote and strengthen relations between the institution and LGBTQIA+ alums and students.

If you would like to learn about how you can get involved, please contact Chevanne Graham DeVaney ’95, P’21 P’23, the director of alumni and alumnae relations, at devaney@hws.edu .

Other identity and professional-based affinity groups include the Afro Latino Alumni/ae Association (ALAA), William Smith at Work, the Statesmen Athletics Association and the Heron Society.

Kappa Alpha House circa 1800s.

Kappa Alpha Celebrates 175 Years

Hobart College is home to one of the oldest remaining branches of the Kappa Alpha (KA) Society, itself the oldest Greek-lettered collegiate fraternity in the U.S. and precursor of the modern Greek system. On Dec. 7, more than 90 current and alum members of KA gathered on campus to celebrate the New York Beta Chapter’s 175th anniversary. KA was founded at Union College in 1825. William Talmage McDonald, Class of 1845, and Lawrence Stern Stevens, Class of 1848, were initiated at Union in 1844; they in turn initiated six other Hobart students into the Hobart chapter (also known as the CH chapter). Historical documents from the past 175 years were presented during the chapter's reunion weekend and are now being archived. Many will be presented to the Colleges and the Geneva Historical Society. Edward G. Mooney ’77, president of the Hobart College Kappa Alpha Alumni Board of Directors, hosted a gala dinner at the reunion. “I enjoyed spending time with Hobart KA alums spanning the past 45 years, conjuring up all the great memories we spent at college,” he says. More than 1,000 Hobart students have had the privilege of calling themselves KAs. There are 27 active members of KA on campus who are involved in sports, clubs and events, and dedicated to service and community involvement. 1 75