Kappa Sigma raises $3,000 for local charity with O.A.R concert

More than 2,400 IU students filled the Kappa Sigma fraternity parking lot Tuesday night to listen to the sounds of Of A Revolution (O.A.R), with local band Three Minute Mile opening the concert.\nBeginning their set at 5:30 p.m., Three Minute Mile played an energizing set filled with original songs and covers such as Jimi Hendrix's "Foxy Lady" to kick off Little 500 week. The band's mix of folk, rock and reggae pleased the students who spent the warm April evening beneath the stars in the Kappa Sigma lot.\nAt 7 p.m., with guitar chords echoing between the houses on North Jordan, O.A.R. began playing to an eager crowd. For nearly two hours, the band rocked the stage with its self-dubbed style of music "island vibe-roots rock." They rounded out their sets with songs like "Hey Girl," "King of the Thing" and crowd favorite, "That Was a Crazy Game of Poker."\nJunior Allison Rohrs found the night's musical talent to be a good blend of familiar tastes and uplifting music.\n"It was good that (Kappa Sigma) had a local band that everyone supports and then a big band that everyone enjoys," Rohrs said.\nSophomore Jill Lowenstein echoed Rohrs' sentiments about local and popular music.\n"The bands were very good," she said. "People know about Three Minute Mile because they play around Bloomington so much. Many people like O.A.R. and their positive music."\nWith an estimated 2,400 tickets sold, Kappa Sigma Treasurer sophomore Alan Hazzard said the house raised almost $3,000 for the Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington, the chapter's philanthropy. Philanthropy chair sophomore Sam Rodin, social chair junior Trey Smith and Hazzard began working on the concert back in December. With help from Kappa Sigma alumni, the house had full security, including off-duty Bloomington Police Department and IU Police Department officers and members of the Monroe County Sheriff's Department, as well as Kappa Sigma members. \nMany of the musicians complimented the house's organization, finding it to be some of the best they have experienced.\nSenior Mike Stocksdale, guitarist for Three Minute Mile, was impressed with the night's planning and execution.\n"We've played a lot of fraternities before, but we have never seen one do this great of a job. Jason (Kotynski, senior and Three Minute Mile lead singer) and I sat in on part of the security meeting and they went over every situation and procedure."\nO.A.R. saxophonist Jerry De Pizzo found the evening to be calm, safe and enjoyable for all.\n"It was a very cool concert," he said. "There was no fighting, no craziness and everyone came together to enjoy our music from what we could see. It was a positive crowd and we try to give off a positive vibe when we play. We want the fans to leave with a positive experience."\nDuring the four hours that music radiated from the stage, the only problem Kappa Sigma had to deal with was a dehydrated audience member. An ambulance was called for the woman and the night progressed smoothly after the incident.