The Kappa Sigma fraternity at the University of Denver gave back to the local community by hosting a children’s Easter event at its house on Wednesday with about 135 2 to 5-year-olds.

Twenty of the 27 brothers hosted the children from the Rick’s Center, a school sponsored by DU that is designed to promote the education of gifted children.

Throughout the day, the children played outside with the brothers of Kappa Sigma, then ate lunch and participated in an Easter egg hunt.

Seth Stulgis, president of Kappa Sigma, spoke about the success of the event for both the children and the brothers.

“Not only did the children gain from the event but those who participated to arrange it also gained a sense of pride in the fraternity and self confidence in what is possible for the future,” he said.

Stulgis is optimistic about the future of Kappa Sigma, which has 27 brothers and a new house.

“With the recent calamities at other schools in Colorado involving Greek Life, it is up to the Greek community at DU to hold themselves to a higher standard in order to prove that certain fraternities and sororities exist to give back to the community rather than take away from it,” he said.

This fall, Kappa Sigma is planning on hosting a philanthropy concert in Magness Arena. Plans to bring in a well-known artist, such as Damian Marley, De La Soul, or Jimmy Buffet, who is a fellow Kappa Sigma, are in the works, and the fraternity will offer student tickets ranging from $10-20 for the event.B