Kappa Sigma books O.A.R. for Little 500

Kappa Sigma fraternity will ring in Little 500 week by hosting the band Of A Revolution (O.A.R.) April 16. The concert will be from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Kappa Sigma house, 1411 N. Jordan Ave. The opening act will be local favorite Three Minute Mile.\nTickets for the show are being sold for $12. All of the proceeds from the event will benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Bloomington.\nKappa Sigma philanthropy chairman Trey Smith, a junior, said the fraternity has worked with the Boys and Girls Club in the past.\n"It's a tradition we wanted to continue," Smith said.\nAccording to the Boys and Girls Club national Web site, the mission of the organization is to "inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens."\nThere are 2,851 club locations across the United States and its territories.\nFor Smith, the process of booking the band began at the start of the school year. He was able to negotiate to get the band through its booking agency, Creative Artists.\nLater in the process, Smith said he also had to compete with Union Board for the rights to bring O.A.R. to IU. Union Board has scheduled another band from Creative Artists, Guster, to play at the IU Auditorium on the same date as the Kappa Sigma event.\nSmith said the fact that he had contacted the band first made the difference in getting it to play at Kappa Sigma.\n"I have been working hard on this for a long time," Smith said. "Plus, our show is for a charitable cause."\nThe members of O.A.R, who are students at Ohio State, will make Kappa Sigma one of many stops on their upcoming tour. The tour begins April 4 in Wilmington, Del., and wraps up in Columbus, Ohio, May 18.\nO.A.R has developed a loyal fan base among many college students. Sophomore Adam Berry has enjoyed going to O.A.R shows in the past -- he has already seen the band five times. He advised anyone who has not seen O.A.R in concert to give it a try.\n"It's a good experience," Berry said. "They have a combination of different types of music that makes for a somewhat original sound."\nThe quartet Three Minute Mile got its start in the fall of 1999 when its members met while they were IU students. The band has taken off to make a prominent name for itself since and has played at a number of concerts, including Farm Aid in September 2001.\nThough there will be no alcohol served at the event, Smith expects the concert to sell out within a week, as he has already received several ticket requests.\n"It will enhance the greek system quite a bit," Smith said. "Everyone associates Little 5 with partying and all that, but this is dry and it's for a great cause."\nStudents interested in the Kappa Sigma O.A.R. concert should contact Trey Smith at 331-9245 or Sam Rodin at 331-9238.