An accounting assistant intern at Ameriprise Financial Services, Michael Eugene Goldak attended William and Mary on an athletic scholarship. While working on his economics degree, Michael E. Goldak was a member of Kappa Sigma, one of the country’s largest social fraternities with over 200,000 living members.
Established in 2016, SAJ Weekend of Giving aims to raise money for Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund’s Scholarship-Leadership Awards program, of which 100 percent is designated for Chapter Scholarship Funds. These awards are then given to qualifying student-members on founder’s day, which is on December 10.
In March 2021, the fraternity reportedly raised a record $781,589 over the Stephen Alonzo Jackson (SAJ) Weekend of Giving. This milestone was instrumental in the organization exceeding $1 million in the 2019-2021 biennium. In sum, the SAJ has raised $1,327,968, all of which goes towards funding scholarships at university chapters around the country.
This achievement not only marks a milestone for the biennium fundraising campaign, but it also is a record achievement in the history of the Greek system. Never in the history of the North American Greek system has a fraternity had a more successful weekend in online fundraising.
