THE VINTAGE

Delta Theta brothers and the ladies of Alpha Delta Pi before their Sunday Funday philanthropy.

ALPHA TAU ΩMEGA ΔΘ

Volume 96 Issue 1

Vol. 96, No. 1 THE VINTAGE Spring, 2016

The Vintage is published by Delta Theta of Alpha Tau Omega, Inc., a Kansas corporation and chartered entity of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, at Manhattan, Kansas, for its alumni, members and friends. Changes of address, news and photos should be sent to: Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Office of Alumni Relations, 1632 McCain Lane, Manhattan, Kansas 66502-4657 or through the Delta Theta Home Page at www.ksuato.com. Editor: Brandon C. Fabac.

DELTA THETA OF ALPHA TAU OMEGA CHAPTER OFFICERS

President (Worthy Master) and Chief Executive Officer Trevor M. SplichalVice-President (Worthy Marshal) and Chairman of Executive Committee, Judicial and Awards Committee Connor W. Gray

Assistant Vice-Presidents Grant J. Kalberer Ryan P. BurnsChaplain (Worthy Chaplain) and Chairman of Cabinet Brandon J. Bell

Assistant Chaplain Reid A. CrossTreasurer (Worthy Keeper of Exchequer) and Chief Financial Officer Matthew J. Genilo

Assistant Treasurer and Treasurer-elect David J. CampbellSecretary (Worthy Scribe) and Campus Activities Coordinator Andrew D. McLandsborough

Assistant Secretaries/Assistant Campus Activities Coordinators Parker R. Soukup Samuel D. SilversRisk Management Officer and Social Chairman (Spring) and Co-Chairman of Risk Management Committee Scott J. SheridanRisk Management Officer and Social Chairman (Fall), Assistant Social Chairman and Co-Chairman of Risk Management Committee Drew L. Neubauer

Assistant Risk Management Officers Eric M. Braun Douglas S. FleetHistorian (Worthy Keeper of Annals) and Editor of The Vintage Brandon C. Fabac

Assistant Historian Hunter B. ChandlerSergeant-at-Arms (Worthy Usher) and BADD Duty Coordinator Chad M. Willhite

Assistant Sergeants-at-Arms and Assistant BADD Duty Coordinators Jacob K. Thibaudeau Michael J. LipfordDoorkeeper (Worthy Sentinel) and Resource Coordinator Nicholas M. Bax

Assistant Doorkeepers and Assistant Resource Coordinators Tyler S. Ham Mark T. Birch Kody M. Chase Spencer C. ParraMembership Education Chairman (Spring) Austin G. Fountain

Assistant Membership Education Chairmen Jack T. Maatsch Blake A. Saville Andrew D. McLandsboroughMembership Education Chairman (Fall) Jack T. MaatschPublic Relations Officer Luke K. Sells

Assistant Public Relations Officers Hunter S. Ashley Evan M. Schmidtberger Timothy R. RandelSocial Service Coordinator Joseph P. Kalberer

Assistant Social Service Coordinators Kody M. Chase Joseph C. HaasAlumni Relations Officer Calvin P. Freeman

Assistant Alumni Relations Officers Jace C. Schmidt Alexander E. MituraAnnex Coordinator Landon S. Root

Assistant Annex Coordinators Chase R. CongrovePhilanthropy Chairman Abraham J. Fangman

Assistant Philanthropy Chairman and Philanthropy Chairman-elect Ethan J. MeyersAssistant Philanthropy Chairman Richard M. Rodriguez

Brotherhood Chairman Brayden C. BromleyAssistant Brotherhood Chairmen Gabriel D. DeBarros Joseph H. Merino

Membership Recruitment Chairman Eric T. Fetter1st Assistant Membership Recruitment Chairman Marcus L. WalbridgeAssistant Membership Recruitment Chairmen Nicholas M. Bax Joseph P. Kalberer Kristopher B. Kilkenny Ramsey M. McMullin Luke K. Sells

Communications Officer and Web Engineer Jack T. MaatschAssistant Communications Officers Eric P. Heffern

House Manager Theodore J. Duff1st Assistant House Manager J. Henry RainesAssistant House Managers (2nd Floor Managers) Samuel T. Howell Dalton L. StearnsAssistant House Manager (3rd Floor Manager) Nicolas A. Stebar

Kitchen Manager John J. Hopfinger, Jr.Assistant Kitchen Manager Dylan M. Gates

Scholarship Chairman and Chairman of Scholarship Committee Jacob W. PriddleAssistant Scholarship Chairman M. Chase Derusseau Spencer C. Parra

Intramurals Chairman Dylan J. MathieuAssistant Intramurals Chairman Hunter B. Chandler

Song Leader Tyler R. LuginslandAssistant Song Leaders Hector Garcia-Serna Brogan P. Ryan

DELTA THETA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Chairman and Trustee William L. Muir IIIVice-Chairman and Trustee Kent H. KiracofeSecretary and Trustee Maria E. UnruhTreasurer and Trustee Joshua T. AultTrustee Scott H. JonesTrustee Michael S. RibbleTrustee Monty E. NielsenTrustee Michael P. HinkinTrustee Richard R. HarrisonTrustee (Chapter President) Trevor M. SplichalTrustee (Chapter Vice-President) Connor W. GrayTrustee (Chapter Chaplain) Brandon J. BellTrustee (At-Large Chapter Member) Jace C. SchmidtTrustee (Chapter Outstanding New Member Award Recipient) Ethan J. Meyers

ADVISORS

Faculty Advisor Scott H. Jones and Jon M. WefaldChapter Advisor William L. Muir IIIAssistant Chapter Advisors Richard R. Harrison Joshua T. Ault Brice S. Ebert Nicholas J. Sevart

ALUMNI CORPORATIONS OFFICERS Delta Theta Alumni AssociationPresident Michael S. RibbleVice-President Todd F. LakinSecretary Richard R. HarrisonTreasurer Steven C. Johnson

Delta Theta Building CorporationPresident Steven A. SwansonVice-President Brice S. EbertSecretary William L. Muir IIITreasurer Brent A. Taylor

Kansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students’ Aid Endowment FundPresident William L. Muir IIIVice-President Todd F. LakinSecretary Timothy E. CongroveTreasurer Michael E. Brown

Being initiated into an great fraternity with a great group of guys I call my brothers is something special. This semester was full of success. We had the “Sun-day Funday” philanthropy, which was held with the ladies of Alpha Delta Pi. We also had a fun, safe Fake Patties Day along with good chapter grades, great involve-ment around campus and along with intramurals.

I was a part of a pledge class that had my entire class initiated was unreal. Being able to have great talks about sports, school, the house, and everything in between was something I’ve never had before. You get to really get to know people living with 70 of them and being around them every day. Ourofficersworkextremelyhardtotakeustothetop.OurPublicRelationsOfficer,BrotherLukeSells,hashelpedtremendouslyinthehopetogetAlphaTauOmegaonestepclosertotheTrueMeritaward.Ourjudicialboardandexecutiveboard have put all of their efforts together to make our fraternity not only the bet it can be, but also the safest. We thank them for all of their constant hard for what they do. A new semester is approaching soon which means you will begin to get new brothers of the Delta Theta brotherhood. Having so many great brothers around me, I am ready to get more involved and help out wherever the fraternity needs me to. Freshmanyearhasbeenagreatone,butIamreadytomoveon.Iamexcitedforthefuture years with this great chapter.

Brother Brandonr Fabac DTh 2016Historian

Welcome to the Big Show

THE VINTAGEBrandon C. Fabac

Editor-in-ChiefHistorian

Contributing Authors

TrevorSplichal LukeSellsConnor Gray William MuirAbraham Fangman Derek GaulMarcus Walbridge

Inside this EditionWelcome to the Big Show 4PresidentsReport 6VP Article 8Getting Involved 10It’s Over When It’s Over 12Delta Theta Brotherhood 14 Special Initiate 16ALargeBondforaSmallClass 18Scholarships 20

President’s Report In the blink of an eye, another successful spring semester for Delta Theta Chapterisinthebooks.AsthisismyfirstTheVintage,Ifeelanintroductionis appropriate. I’m Trevor Splichal, Chapter President since February. I am a sophomore in Civil Engineering, an active participant in K-State Student Government, and in my second year as a member of Alpha Tau Omega. As jumping into the presidency can be overwhelming, I am thankful we have a hard-working ExecutiveCommitteeandsupportsystemtohelpwheneveritisneeded.IstartedasPledge Class President and then became Philanthropy Chairman after my initiation. Ihaveusedthoseexperiencestotrytobetterourchapterinphilanthropyandservice. My presidency got off to a great start with my attendance at the Presidents’ RetreatinIndianapolisandSpringElectionsinJanuary.Manynoteworthyeventshave happened in the last four months. Starting with philanthropies, which are what I believe to be one of the most crucial parts in a growing and improving chapter: we held two new and successful philanthropies this spring. First was the annual “Gamma Phi Brunch” was held at ATO with the ladies of Gamma Phi Beta. This event was a brunch and social gatheringthatraisedover$1,300forGirlsontheRun,anorganizationthatbenefitsmiddle-school-aged girls to help them understand their true potential through being active and valuing themselves. This year we decided to change our signature event withthewomenofAlphaDeltaPifromthe“PowercatPaintRun”tothefirstannual“Sunday Funday Carnival”. Even through the rain, the Carnival was a big success for students and the community. The event raised thousands of dollars to give to RonaldMcDonaldHouseCharities,theirphilanthropy.RMHCprovideshousingand support near hospitals across the United States, so that families can stay togetherwhenachildishospitalizedforalongperiodoftime. AnotherexcitingeventthattookplaceinJanuary,asBrotherAndrewB.Barnert was specially-initiated eight years after originally pledging in 2007. His Special Initiation was approved three years ago when the Chapter House was dedicated,butwasputonholduntilhecouldreturnfromextensiveactioninthe U. S. Marine Corps during several combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. Unfortunately, our late Brother Benjamin B. Barnert wasn’t there for his son’s initiation, as he died in 2013. Ben was Managing Partner of HOK (later Populous), Chapter President in 1976-77 and Vice-President of the Building Corporation

during the planning and construction period for the New Chapter House. It was a very special occasion for Delta Theta Chapter, as Andrew was welcomed into the Brotherhood with twenty-four other members of the Fall Pledge Class. Wewerealsoextremelyproudtohaveall24membersoftheFallPledgeClassinitiated – a pledge retention rate of 100 percent. Congratulations to the whole Chapter, especially the Membership Education Chairmen, Pledge Fathers and all the new initiates. With this Initiation Class’ help along with the rest of the Chapter, the ATO 2015 Spring GPA was 3.1273 and 2015 Fall GPA was 3.116. Chapter members haveexcelledinothercampusorganizations,includingthecurrentSGAAttorneyGeneral, three Student Senators and three members of Blue Key Senior Honor Society. IamextremelyproudofalltheaccomplishmentsandwithalltheotherexcitingthingstheChapterisinvolvedaswell.Wehopeyouthoroughlyenjoythisedition of The Vintage! Love&Respect

Brother Trevor Splichal DTh 2015 President

Turning Involvement to Success After resigning from the position as Chaplain only a few months ago to step into the role of Vice-President of our chapter, I felt that I had a decent understanding of what itwouldtaketobeeffectiveinmynewrole.RunningtheExecutiveCommitteeandtheJudicialBoardwiththesupportofBrotherTrevorSplichal,chapterPresident,andtheotherelectedorappointedofficerswouldbecrucialinmakingsurethatthechapterransmoothly. However, when my term began I found out quickly that this would be much easier said than done.

During the Presidential retreat with Brother Splichal before we both stepped into our respective roles, we were given the wonderful opportunity to meet many Brothers from different chapters and bonded through the mutual appreciation for our fraternity and the values that are carried with it. Others chapters shared some of the struggles that they were facing and a chief concern among many if not most had is the way the Greek communityisoftenportrayedintoday’ssocietyandthegeneralized,oftenstereotypicalviewsthatgowithit.Inlightofissuesrangingfromunderagedrinkingtosexualassaultallegations that occur through out the nation, within and outside of the Greek community, itisapriorityofBrotherSplichalandminetocoachandguideourchaptertoexcellence.It is vital that the chapter works together to better itself or risk falling together due to the actions of our own weakness, which is why we must continually grow as individuals and as a chapter.

Trevor and I are both grateful and appreciative of the new chapter house as well as the hard work that past and current members put in to maintain it. There is a common respect and values held by members, a certain pride that motivates the continual care and progress of the house and chapter. I am thankful that we have such an outstanding and caring group of men who strive for not only their best, but also the best for the chapter aswhole.IamproudofDeltaTheta’sexecutivecommitteeandtheconstantstridestheymaketowardsbenefitingthefutureofthechapter,aswellaseachmember’sinvolvementwhether they hold a position or not.

With such great members, I am sure that Delta Theta will continue to grow and im-prove, defying the negative stereotypes of fraternities by being true and worthy brothers.

Brother Connor Gray DTh 2015Vice-President

Longago,backinthedistantyearof2014thisesteemedpublicationwasmybrain-child. In the interim period since, I’ve had the pleasure of diversifying my ATO experiencebybeinginseveraldifferentpositions,includingVicePresidentandHouseManager.However,noneofmyexperiencesmatterasmuchtomeasthelastyear being philanthropy chair is. Sometimes it is hard to remember just how fortu-nate we are as safe, healthy young men getting the chance to get an education and having a heck of a time while doing it. Unfortunately, many of our fellow peers are not as lucky and have to deal with tragic situations far out of their own control. As a group, we have the power to alleviate some of this burden by coming together to give of ourselves, while still having an incredibly fun time doing it. This year was a near record year for Delta Theta philanthropically, and a good forecaster of positive times to come.

During the fall semester, we had the opportunity to work with the ladies of Tri-Del-tafortheirannual“GamedayforSt.Jude”event.ThedayconsistedofwatchingtheKSUv.TexasTechgameandservingdeliciouschiliandconsiderablylessdeliciouscornbread.Wealsohadmanyawesomeprizestoauctionawayinasilentauction,includingafootballsignedbyBillSnyderandalotofRoyalsmemorabiliafollow-ing their win in the World Series several weeks prior. The event was a considerable success, raising tens of thousands of dollars to go to cancer research. Talks are al-readyunderwayfornextyear’sevent,whichwillnodoubtbeasuccess.

FortheSpringsemester,weundertooktwonewevents.Thefirstwaswiththewom-en of Gamma Phi Beta for our “Gamma Phi Brunch” event. Following a success-ful homecoming week which established a very solid connection with G-Phi, we figureditwouldbegreatforbothhousestoworktogetheragainandsupporttheirphilanthropy“GirlsontheRun”whichsupportsyouthprogramsformiddle-schoolaged girls in need. We had a lot of delicious food, including pancakes, sausage, and eggs. Despite some road bumps in the development of the event, the brunch was a considerable success, serving hundreds of guests and raising several thousands of dollars. It was great that the chapter could come together early on a Sunday morn-ing (actually like 10AM) to support a great cause.

Philanthrophy Adventures

As we have for the past three years, we once again paired with the ladies of Al-pha Delta Pi for our Spring signature event. After noticing an oversaturation of 5K events, we decided to move on from our traditional Powercat Paint Run, and instead held our first annual Sunday Funday philanthropy carnival. Mother Nature may have been against us for the second consecutive year, but we rallied through and were able to hold the event indoors. Despite the setback, the event still raised thousands for Ronald McDonald House Charities and was a lot of fun for everyone involved.

While my time as philanthropy chair may be coming to close, I have no doubt that my successor will have a great base to launch events next year, and I know the chap-ter will give the same tremendous support they’ve always given me. L&R.

Brother Abraham Fangman DTH 2014Philantrophy Chairman

It’s Over When It’s Over

Theoldadage“Timeflieswhenyourehavingfun”definitelyappliestothislastspring here at Delta Theta. I can think back to last spring when I decided to pledge at ATO and I can tell you now I didn’t know what I had in store for me and how much fun I would have. The past year and a half has been full of wonderful memories made at the house and with my brothers. Of course our main reason we are here at Kansas State Uni-versity is to get our education, but what is college without a little fun. I think the spring truly embodies that socially and I think I can speak for everyone to say they really en-joyed it.

TheSpringalwayshasourmarqueeparties,firstofffeaturingTaugarittaville.Itwasonce again a blast as always. We had a new band this year which feautured a couple of brothers’elementaryjanitor.Likealwaysthebandplayedsomeoftheirorignialsalongwith covers ranging from “Margarittaville” to classic country covers. As always some of our favorite sororities had their Mom’s Weekends. The beautiful ladies of Chi Omega and Alpha Delta Pi all came over along with their moms, enjoying an evening of classic mu-sic and handsome gentlemen. Following Taugarittaville the weekend after just happened to be Fake Patty’s Day, maybe the greatest modern tradition at Kansas State University. All of the brothers woke up very early in anticipation of the day once again this year. Wild costumes were in full swing and lots of green to be seen. The day was action packed and everyone had a blast seeing old friends and meeting girls from other universities.

As always Spring break followed these two great weekends. Twenty two brothers from the fall and spring sophomore pledge classes decided to make our way down to gulf shores for seven days. While we had great times at the house leading up to this I don’t know if Spring Break can be topped. Everyone spent hours upon hours on the beach as our house sit 10 feet from the sand. The warm was no colder than 70 degrees any day and always sunny. I think I can speak for everyone that attended and say that it could have been the best week of all our lives.

Many weeks followed spring break as we had Battle of the Bayou with Delta Upsi-lon one weekend. For the second consecutive year the Taus won in unanimous decision. The theme being redneck, extremely country ect. After the “battle” we had our date party which was hosted at eighteen63 which is always a hot spot Kstate Greek life. The weekend was great as always and Im sure everyone is looking forward to it once more again next year.

As the final weeks wind down we still are not done yet. This next weekend we have 54 brothers and their dates going to The Lake of the Ozarks for our Spring Formal. I know a lot of brother are very excited as a lot of us did not participate in formal last year. Fol-lowing that weekend we have the timeless tradition Truckin’. Which features Lucas Maddy Band at our house. It should be a great end to the semester and have everyone motivated for finals. Im thankful for the brotherhood I have experienced this last year as it has un-doubtabley been the greatest year of my life. I can only look forward to many more years of brotherhood and forever thankful for ATO.

Brother Marcus Walbridge DTh 2015Recruitment Chairman

Delta Theta Brotherhood

Brotherhood has been and will continue to be the backbone of Delta Theta and fraternities everywhere, and the 2016 spring semester for Delta Theta was yet anotherexampleofthisfact.Thereisnocorrectorincorrectwaytogoaboutfoster-ing brotherhood and encouraging the bonding of a great group of brothers because brotherhood comes in many forms. Whether it be a basketball tournament in the courtyard,alatenightbonfire,orevenjustthelendingofahelpinghand,brother-hood is found everywhere here at Delta Theta.

The parties and formals and socials are unbelievably fun, but even these great parties cannot surpass the memories created from brotherhood events. Delta The-ta makes a concerted effort to host at least one brotherhood event a week. These events range anywhere from spending a day together at Pillsbury Crossing to hav-inganXboxtournamentatthehouse.Nomatterwhattheevent,bondingalongwitha whole lot of fun and good memories is the key.

AsidefromtheorganizedeventsatthehouseandaroundManhattan,anoth-er big bonding moment for Delta Theta was the big spring break trip down to gulf shores. Several brothers were able to make the long trek down to Alabama to spend their spring break together at the beautiful beach. This trip allowed for the bond that is shared to become even stronger as it allowed for the chance to have everyone in the same place for multiple days without the stress of school looming overhead. All in all this semester saw a great group of individuals become a great team of broth-ers through the bonding and memories that were made. The Chapter grew to new heights as it grew closer on a personal level and this will surely continue for years to come.

BrotherLukeSellsDTh2016PublicRelationsOfficer

Special Inititate AsapartoftheInitiationoftheFallPledgeClassonJanu-ary 15, 2016, a very special Brother was initiated: Brother An-drew B. Barnert was Specially-initiated into the Brotherhood seven years after he was originally a pledge. He returned from serviceinAfghanistanandIraq,wherehesawextensiveaction. Three years ago, the Delta Theta Board of Trustees ap-proved the Special Initiation request of the Chapter for Andrew, which was to occur whenever he could return to the U.S. His fa-ther, Brother Ben Barnert, was eagerly awaiting for that day to arrive so that he could participate in his son’s initiation. Unfortunately, 2 and a half years ago Brother Ben Barnert died of a brain tumor at age 59. As Andrew’s Marine Corps End ofServicewasJanuary8th,hewasavailableforInitiationwithall 24 members of the Fall Pledge Class. His father’s Badge was presented to him by Delta Theta Trustees Chairman and Na-tional Secretary Bill Muir. Also present were Alumni Brothers BarryHiltonandJohnMackaman,whowereChaptermembersduring the time Ben was an undergraduate member.

William Muir DTh 1967Board of Trustees

A Large Bond for a Small Class

So far my semester as a pledge at ATO has been a blast. I have so many won-derful memories from this semester so far and I hope to have many more with themembersofATO.MypledgeshiphasbeenanexcellentexperienceandIhavelearnedsomuchfromthehouseandthepeopleinit.ThisexperiencewasfurtheredwiththerecentpledgetripIwasabletoexperience. In mid-April, my fellow pledge brothers and I went on our pledge trip to the LakeoftheOzarks.Wewereaccompaniedbyourchapteradvisor,BillMuir,andourMECandhisassistants.WeleftonaFridayoncewehadfinishedclassandproceeded to take two cars down there, due to space issues. Once we arrived we begantosetupforbrotherlyactivities.Weusedthehottub,hadabonfire,andtwoofmypledgebrotherswereevencrazyenoughtojumpintothefreezingcoldlake.Ipreferredtostayinthewarmhottubthoughandrelax.Thenextdaywasaveryeventfulday,someofusdecidedtowakeupearlyandgofishingonthedock.Thatwasanicebondingexperience,evenifthefishwerenotbitingtoowell.Then2:00camearoundandwebeganourTauTalkandthatwasatrulyeyeopeningexperi-ence, being able to share my past like that and hear everyone else’s stories was truly inspiring.OnceTauTalkwasoverwemadeourwaytoParadiseRestaurantandBarwherewehadsomeexcellentprimeribandshrimpscampi.ThefoodwasexcellentthereandIdefinitelyplanongoingbacknexttimeI’minthearea.Wesoonleftandmade our way back to the house where we proceeded to have some brotherly fun and essentially did the same fun activities from Friday night.

This was a truly wonderful trip and it is a blessing to be able to go on this trip with such wonderful people. Safe to say waking up Sunday morning and having to leave was not my cup of tea. I believe I will remember this trip forever.

Derek GaulSpring Pledge Class 2016

Final Chapter AwardsThe 2015-2016 Brotherhood Award

For the twentieth time, The Brotherhood Award was presented by the Delta Theta Board of Trustees,composedofChairmanWilliamL.Muir,Vice-ChairmanKentH.Kiracofe,SecretaryMariaE.Unruh,TreasurerJoshuaT.Ault,alumniTrusteesScottH.Jones,MichaelS.Ribble,MonteE.Nielsen,MichaelP.HinkinandRichardR.Harrison,andundergraduateTrusteesTrevorM.Splichal,ConnorW.Gray,BrandonJ.Bell,JaceC.SchmidtandEvanJ.Meyers.Although these undergraduates are voting members of the BOT, they did not vote on The Brotherhood Award recipients.

The Trustees’ Brotherhood Award, originated as The Chapter Advisor’s Brotherhood Award in1974,isawardedtotheDeltaThetaBrother“whomostreflectsinhislifetheFourGreatPrinciplesofourBrotherhood.”PastrecipientsareBrothersStevenC.Johnson,DonnA.Demaree,KeithE.Pike,RodneyD.Hilt,LarryR.Kogler,PhilipB.Achten,MartinV.Siler,JeffreyD.Shoemaker,MichaelE.Brown,StewartI.Baker,BarryL.McAnulty,DavidL.Wille,StanleyL.Winter,CorbinT.Witt,TerryE.Studer,PaulA.McKenzie,KevinE.Kickhaefer,DarrickS.Klima,LarryD.Marvel,TimothyS.Berends,RyanT.Witt,KentH.Kiracofe,DoyleJ.Baird,GregoryA.Lloyd,JamesD.Persinger,DouglasM.LaMunyon,DavidM.Saunders,RyanD.Hurlbutt,TyA.Bechtel,JeremeJ.Brueggemann,RussellW.Taddiken,JonathanA.Freeman,VinceC.Sparks,RobertM.Bensman,MichaelT.Freeman,JonathanS.Kurche,BenjaminC.Porter,RichardR.(Bob)Harrison,KellenJ.Frank,AndrewM.Newton,BrianJ.Hall,ErikM.Rome,DanielO.Sobek,TimothyJ.Bensman,CharlesD.Robben,JoshuaT.Ault,BrandonC.Converse,MatthewR.Porter,BrettM.Robben,AnthonyL.Carter,JoshuaD.Cromer,KyleR.Rolfing,JaredM.Schnefke,PeterE.Boos,WilliamL.Muir,TylerC.Wisdom,TylerJ.Geisler,NicholasJ.Sevart,BradleyL.Schnefke,LukeS.Fangman,WesleyP.McFadden,DrewT.Nuckolls,ChristopherJ.Waggoner,JacobC.Unruh,BrendanR.Carney,DavidA.(Drew)Unruh,RobertL.(Luke)Schnefke,BrandonJ.BellandEricP.Heffern.Along with a Plaque and his name on the Brotherhood Trophy goes a specially-commissioned AlphaTauOmegaBadgeRingasaconstantreminder.

Asinyearspast,theBoardofTrusteeswasfacedwithmanyBrothers’excellenceinallfour areas. We asked all present and past Presidents, Vice-Presidents, Chaplains, previous Award recipients and thirteen Brothers at large for their recommendations. Choices between outstandingindividualsareextremelydifficult;andachoicebytheTrusteesfromamongBrothersisnexttoimpossible.BrothersBrandonBellandEricHeffernwereineligible,astheyhavepreviouslyreceivedTheBrotherhoodAward.Usingacategorizationprocessandthenasystematicselectionprocedure,wearrivedatthesevenfinalists:BrothersKodyChase,Eric

Fetter, Matt Genilo, Connor Gray, Blake Miles, Trevor Splichal and Marc Walbridge all possess theseattributes.Ourevaluationnotonlynecessitatesextensiveconcentrationoneachperson’sattributesandcharacteristics,butalsocausesadditionalreflectiononthetruemeaningsbehindall of our Four Great Principles.

These seven Brothers are truly deserving. We were guided by what the recipient should be: A pure,trueandself-sacrificingBrotherwhoislovingfriend.Forthe2015-2016schoolyear,wehavechosenaBrotherwhofitsthosequalifications:BrotherTrevorM.Splichal.Brother Trevor Splichal is a sophomore in Engineering from Olathe, Kansas. Trevor has served theChapterwithexemplarydistinctionasPhilanthropyChairmanandPresident.Heisanoutstanding member of the Chapter’s leadership team. Trevor has been integrally involved in allaspectsofChapteroperations,withserviceontheExecutiveCommittee,Cabinet,JudicialCommittee,RiskManagementCommitteeandMembershipEducationCommittee.HereceivedTheElmerD.McCollumScholasticExcellenceAwardsandPresidentialScholasticAchievementAwards,TheDaleL.DuncanPhilanthropyChairmanAwardandTheElmerD.McCollumWorthyMasterAward.Oncampus,TrevorwasChairoftheSGAStudentReviewBoard and was recently appointed SGA Assistant Attorney General. He is a principled, compassionate, candid, dynamic, caring Brother who lives his life through our Four Great Principles. He is a totally dedicated, compassionate, honest, friendly and hard-working Brother whoservesbyexample.

ButitisnotelectiontoofficeorawardsthatdistinguishesTrevorfromothers--hishonestyandintegrity,hisleadership,hiszealandwork-ethic,hisencouragementofothers,hispurityinthought, word and deed, his truthfulness and honesty, his friendliness and camaraderie, his love and concern for both his Brothers and all humankind, and his absolute dedication to Alpha Tau Omega are outstanding traits and attributes. He is a quiet motivator, a person to look up to and who people listen to when he talk, a leader working behind the scenes, and a true Brother in every sense of the word.

Our congratulation and special recognition to Brother Trevor M. Splichal as the seventieth recipient of The Brotherhood Award.

BrotherWilliamL.Muir,ChairmanDelta Theta Board of Trustees

Endowment Fund Presents Outstanding Class and McKernan Athlete Awards

The Kansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students’ Aid Endowment Fund awarded the Memorial Outstanding Class Awards and the McKernan Outstanding Athlete Awards at the Chapter Awards Banquet held on May 1, 2016. Previously,theGrimesOutstandingAthleteAwardswerepresentedsixtimesbyBrotherMichaelJ.McKernaninhonorofKaleighB.Grimes(granddaughterofBrotherMcKernan)andsixtimesbyBrotherMcKernan.In2010,BrotherMcKernandied;andtheEndowmentFund,withtheconcurrenceoftheMcKernanFamily,re-named the Outstanding Athlete Awards as a memorial for Brother McKernan.

The four Outstanding Class Awards were created by the Board of Directors of the Fund in 1989 and endowed by contributionstoThe35thAnniversaryFundDriveandTheJohnE.HolstromFundDrive.TheseAwardsrecog-nizetheOutstandingFreshman,Sophomore,JuniorandSeniorBrothersselectedbyChaptermemberslivinginthe Chapter House with a scholarship and plaque.

The Outstanding Sophomore Award’s name was changed by the Endowment Fund in 1996 after the untimely deathofBrotherRobertK.Sterrett(DTh1970),brotheroftheAward’snamesake,BrotherRichardR.Sterrett(DTh1971).BobSterrettsufferedaheartattackafterrunninganddiedthenextday.TheEndowmentFundchangedthenameoftheSophomoreAwardtorecognizebothofthesefineBrothers,whowerenotonlyiden-tical twins but also outstanding and loyal Brothers of Alpha Tau Omega. Through the generosity of Connie Sterrett, widow of Brother Bob Sterrett, the Outstanding Sophomore Award will be endowed with $500 annual scholarships.

In2008,theHolstromAwardswerefurtherendowedbyNorrisHolstrom,fatherofJohnHolstrom.NorrisHolstromdiedin2010andtheEndowmentFundchangedthenameoftheFreshmanAwardtorecognizeNorrisHolstrom,whilecontinuingtohonorthememoryofJohnE.Holstrom(DTh1968)throughtheSeniorAward.ThroughthegenerosityofTomHolstromandCherylBennett,brotherandsisterofJohnandchildrenofNorris,the Outstanding Senior and Freshman Awards are endowed with $500 annual scholarships each. In 2015, at the family’s request, the Holstrom Freshman Award was renamed The Norris E. Holstrom and Ellamae M. Hol-strom Memorial Outstanding Freshman Award.

TheTinderJuniorAwardhonorsthememoryofBrotherDanG.Tinder(DTh1975),whodiedin1984.Begin-ning in 2007, it was further endowed by annual donations of Brother Steve Young. Now, all the Class Awards are $500. TheNorrisE.HolstromandEllamaeM.HolstromMemorialOutstandingFreshmanAwardmemorializesthelifeandserviceofNorrisE.andEllamaeM.Holstrom,parentsofBrotherJohnHolstrom(DTh1968),whodiedin May of 2010. The recipient of the Holstrom Freshman Award is:

BrotherEthanJ.Meyers 15016 W. 157th Terrace, Olathe, KS 66062Brother Meyers is member of the Board of Trustees and Vice-President-elect of Delta Theta

TheRichardR.SterrettandRobertK.SterrettMemorialOutstandingSophomoreAwardmemorializesthelifeand service of Brother Dick Sterrett (DTh1971), who was tragically killed in an automobile accident outside Norton,Kansas,inJuneof1973;andBrotherBobSterrett(DTh1970),whodiedinMarchof1996.Therecipi-ent of the Sterrett Sophomore Award is:

Brother Trevor M. Splichal

18255 S. Brentwood Drive, Olathe, KS 66062Brother Splichal is President of Delta Theta

TheDanG.TinderMemorialOutstandingJuniorAwardmemorializesthelifeandserviceofBrotherDanTin-der (DTh1975), former Chapter Historian (WKA) and Director of the Endowment Fund and Building Corpora-tion, who was tragically killed in an automobile accident in Kansas City in November of 1984. The recipient of theTinderJuniorAwardis:

BrotherGrantJ.Kalberer 11560 Hemlock Street, Overland Park, KS 66210Brother Kalberer was Membership Education Chairman of Delta Theta

TheJohnE.HolstromMemorialOutstandingSeniorAwardalsorecognizesthelifeandserviceofBrotherJohnHolstrom (DTh1968), 83rd President (Worthy Master) of Delta Theta and Vice-President and Director of the Endowment Fund for 18 years, who died in December of 1989. The recipient of the Holstrom Senior Award (for the second year) is:

BrotherBrandonJ.Bell 2107 W. 4th Street, Chanute, KS 66720Brother Bell was Chapter President and is Chaplain of Delta Theta

TheMichaelJ.McKernanMemorialOutstandingAthleteAwardsaregivenbytheEndowmentFundtorecog-nizetheoutstandingathletesofDeltaTheta.TheMcKernanOutstandingAthleteAwards,originallycreatedin1990 and renamed in 2003, were subsequently renamed in 2010 in honor of Brother Mike McKernan, who died inJulyof2010.TheAwardrecipientsaredeterminedinasimilarmannertotheOutstandingClassAwards.TheTopAthletereceivesascholarshipof$700andtheFirstRunner-Up$300.TherecipientsoftheMcKernanMemorial Outstanding Athlete Awards are:

Brother Mark T. Birch (Top Athlete)15720W.BeckettLane,Olathe,KS66062

BrotherBrandonJ.Bell(Runner-Up) 2107 W. 4th Street, Chanute, KS 66720

AlloftheseAwardsaresignificantnotonlybecauseofthebackgroundandserviceofeachoftheAwards’name-sakes, but also because of the method of selection: although the Awards are made by the Endowment Fund, theyaresolelyandexclusivelychosenbymembersoftheChapterbasedoncriteriathatrecognizesexcellence.

Our sincere congratulations to each recipient of these Awards.

WilliamL.Muir,PresidentToddF.Lakin,Vice-PresidentTimothy E. Congrove, SecretaryMichael E. Brown, TreasurerKansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students= Aid Endowment Fund

Endowment Fund, Winter Family and K-State Student Union Award Winter Scholarships

TwostudentsreceivedtheStanleyL.WinterAlphaTauOmegaK-StateUnionLeadershipScholarshipatthe the UPC/UGB Banquet on April 30, 2016. Each Winter Award recipient received a $1,000 scholarship. MeganVarholaandJoeTinkeraretheforty-fifthandforty-sixthrecipientsoftheAward.

JosephD.TinkerisanOverlandPark,Kansasnative.HereceivedTheWinterAwardforhisworkonUnionGoverningBoard.JoewaselectedasamemberofUGBin2014,servingatwo-yearstintasUGBPresident until just recently. Tinker was described as “pleasant in demeanor, quite in his approach, yet quicktosmile,thereisnonethelessfirmnessinhispurpose.ItiseminentlyclearthatJoewillcontinuetocontributeofhimselfinaselflessandsubstantialwayonhispathafterK-State.AsIhavewatchedJoegrow as a leader, I am struck by his ability to see his talents and goals within the philosophical framework ofonestrivingforexcellenceandameaningfulpurposeinlife.Everyonewhohasworkedwithhimnotonlylikeshimimmenselybutalsorespectshimasapeer.”HehasbeenextremelyinvolvedintheUnionRenovationProjectthatisapproachingcompletion.TinkerisanexcellentstudentscholasticallyandontheDean’sList.HewasveryactiveintheStudentGoverningAssociationasacommitteemember,SenateIntern,ExecutiveCommitteememberandStudentBodyVicePresident,inadditiontobeingamemberofBlue Key Senior Honor Society and K-State Student Foundation.

Megan E. Varhola is also an Overland Park, Kansas native. She served on Union Program Council for four years,andwasPresidentthislastyear.ShewasalsoamemberofUGB.HerUPCservicewasextensive,serving also as After Hours Co-Chair and Campus Outreach Co-Chair. Varhola was described as having the “highest moral character with salt-of-the-earth values that lead her to work hard with a sweet smile on her face every day. She embraces tasks, even seeking them out, as it is her duty to accomplish them. Oddly enough,inherfirstyearatK-State,Meganwastheproverbialshy,uninvolved,reservedcollegefreshman.WhenMeganspokeattheFallUPCRetreat,shetoldthestoryofhowshefoundher‘home’onceshefoundUPCincollege.Iamsoproudofher.”ShehasanextremelyhighgradepointaverageinAccounting.Me-gan also worked the UPC front desk. She worked as an Accounting Intern and also attended several lead-ershipconferences,whilestillmanagingtofindtimeforherfamily.SheisamemberofAlphaXiDelta,wheresheservedasChapterLifeVicePresidentandSeniorClassRepresentative.

TheWinterScholarship,establishedin1992,isnamedafterStanleyL.“Stan”Winter,a1986graduateofKansas State University, who died in February of 1992 at the age of 27. Stan was initiated into the Kansas StateUniversitychapteroftheAlphaTauOmegaFraternityin1984,servedinvariousofficesincludingScholarshipChairman,BrotherhoodChairmanandmemberoftheExecutiveCommittee.In1986,hereceived both the Chapter’s Thomas Arkle Clark Outstanding Senior Award and The Chapter Advisor’s Brotherhood Award.

Stan was involved in numerous campus activities, but most prominently at the K-State Student Union. He was President of UPC and a member of the Union Governing Board. He was awarded the UPC Outstand-ingLeadershipAwardin1986.

After graduating with honors in Agricultural Economics, Stan was Program Advisor at the K-State Student Union. In 1989, he received his Master’s Degree in Student Counseling with honors from K-State. He was Program Director at the University of Northern Colorado Student Union. Stan died after a long and recur-ring battle with cancer.

ThestatedpurposesofthisScholarshipare“toperpetuatethememoryofStanleyL.Winteronthecampusof Kansas State University and to provide educational opportunities and assistance for upper-level students whopossessexemplaryattributesinscholarship,fellowshipandcharacter.”

The Kansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students’ Aid Endowment Fund established the Winter Scholarship with donations from the Winter Family, Brothers of Alpha Tau Omega and Friends. To be eligible, a stu-dent must have at least a 2.500 grade point average and “judged to be of good character and sound academ-ic standing and who has contributed to the quality of programs and activities of the K-State Student Union. In all other respects, this Scholarship will be awarded without restriction to gender, race, handicap, religion or national origin.”

All students meeting these requirements are eligible for this Scholarship. Suggestions are received by a three-member Committee composed of the President of the Endowment Fund, a member of the Alvin Win-terFamilyandtheExecutiveDirectoroftheK-StateStudentUnion(ortheirdesignees).TheCommitteeevaluatesallsuggestionsbasedon:potential,scholasticaptitude,exemplaryfellowship,outstandingchar-acter and contributions to the quality of programs and activities of the K-State Student Union. The recipi-entisknownonlytotheCommitteeuntiltheannouncementattheLeadershipBanquet.

BillSmriga,ExecutiveDirectoroftheK-StateStudentUnion,commented:“Weareverypleasedtobeableto again offer this Scholarship to outstanding students involved in Union programs and activities. Special thanks to the local Alpha Tau Omega Endowment Fund and the Winter Family for making this Scholarship areality,andcongratulationstoMeganandJoeasthisyear’sScholarshiprecipients.”

KentWinter,representingtheWinterFamily,said:“WeareextremelyproudtohavethisScholarshipnamed after my brother. These two students are the K-State Student Union’s outstanding student leaders, andpossessgood,all-aroundqualitiesthatfitthecriteriaforthisScholarship.IknowthatStanwouldbeproud of all of them.”

Bill Muir, President of the Kansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students’ Aid Endowment Fund, stated: “We areextremelyproudtohavetheopportunitytoawardtheseScholarshipsinmemoryofStanWintertooutstandingstudentslikeMeganVarholaandJoeTinker.StanlovedtheUnion,helovedhisFraternity,helovedK-State,andhelovedlifeingeneral.Itisveryappropriatethatwememorializehislifeofservicewith these Scholarships.”

A permanent plaque is located in the Union Main Concourse and an individual plaque was given to each recipient.PresentingtheAwardswereBillMuirandJoeOaks(ATOandSGAAttorneyGeneral)represent-ing the Endowment Fund and the Chapter, Kent Winter representing the Winter Family, and Union Director Bill Smriga representing the K-State Student Union.

The Robert M. Bensman President’s AwardThe2015-2016RobertM.BensmanPresident’s(WorthyMaster)AwardwasawardedattheChapterAwardsBanquetandLastChapterMeetingonMay1,2016.ThisAward,originatedbyfirstChapterPresidentElmerD.McCollum,wasfirstpresentedin1921.In2000,theAwardwasnamedafterBroth-erRobertM.Bensman,ChapterPresidentand2000NationalThomasArkleClarkAwardrecipient,andshifted to the Endowment Fund.

A list of all members in good standing is submitted by the Endowment Fund to all members living in the Chapter House in good standing. Each member is entitled to vote for three (in order of preference -- 3 is top, 2 is second, 1 is third choice). From these ballots, the Endowment Fund determines “the Chapter member(s) who has (have) contributed the most to the Chapter during the school year”. The Endowment Fund presents the Award plaques and scholarships of $500 each.

BrothersTrevorM.Splichalhasexcelledinchapterandcampusofficesandserviceanddevotedlonghours in dedicated service to the Chapter and to others during this last year.

Brother Splichal is a sophomore in Engineering from Olathe, Kansas. Trevor has served the Chapter withexemplarydistinctionasPresident,PhilanthropyChairmanandundergraduatememberoftheBoard of Trustees. He was a member of the Chapter’s leadership during periods when the Chapter received two True Merit Awards and numerous other ATO National Awards. Trevor has been integrally involvedinallaspectsofChapteroperations,withserviceontheExecutiveCommittee,Cabinet,Judi-cialCommittee,RiskManagementCommitteeandMembershipEducationCommittee.HereceivedTheElmerD.McCollumScholasticExcellenceAwardsandPresidentialScholasticAchievementAwards,TheElmerD.McCollumWorthyMasterAward,TheDaleL.DuncahPhilanthropyChairmanAward, The Elmer D. McCollum Worthy Master Award and The Trustees’ Brotherhood Award. On campus,TrevorwasappointedChairoftheStudentReviewBoardandrecentlyselectedasSGAAssis-tant Attorney General. Trevor is totally dedicated, compassionate, honest, friendly and hard-working Brotherwhoservesbyexample.

CongratulationstoBrotherTrevorSplichalforreceivingTheRobertM.BensmanPresident’sAward,which he richly deserve.

BrotherWilliamL.Muir,PresidentKansas State Alpha Tau OmegaStudents’ Aid Endowment Fund

Endowment Fund Awards Fall Semester Scholarships

The Kansas State University Foundation and the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students’ Aid Endowment Fund announced the recipients of The Elmer D. McCollum Scho-lasticExcellenceAwards,endowedbyandnamedforBrotherElmerD.McCollum(DTh1920),fortheFallSemester,2015.Everyactive(orpledgewhoissubsequentlyinitiatedthenextsemester)in good standing living in the Chapter House and up to 8 actives or pledges living in an approved annex(indicatedwith*)receiveTheMcCollumScholasticExcellenceAwardiftheyattaina3.300Grade Point Average or above, based on the following criteria:

For every whole tenth that the person’s grades are above a 3.300, a cash award of that number mul-tiplied by the number of graded hours completed multiplied by $4.00 will be given. An additional $100 will be awarded for a 4.000 GPA. No individual McCollum Award shall be more than $600. To be eligible, the person must take and complete at least 12 hours, 9 of which are graded.

In addition, The Presidential Scholastic Achievement Awards are an additional scholarship if the Chapter Grade Average is equal to or above a 3.000. Every person who meets The McCollum Award criteria receives an additional $100 Presidential Award. The University All-Men’s Grade Average for the Fall Semester, 2015, was 2.863, the All-University Undergraduate Average was 3.012 and the All-Fraternity Average was 3.067. The Chapter’s Grade Average was 3.116 (10th of 25 fraternities), with grade changes.

The 24 recipients, hours, grade averages and total awards of $7,808 ($6,608 for the McCollum Awards and $1,200 for the Presidential Awards) for the Fall Semester, are as follows:

*DavidA.Unruh(TopGrades) 15Hours 4.000 $560 919E.LakecrestDrive,Andover,KS67002

*AustinM.Gilroy(TopGrades) 14Hours 4.000 $536 9322 W. 146th Street, Overland Park, KS 66221

PatrickL.Bennett(TopGrades) 13Hours 4.000 $512 13008DelmarStreet,Leawood,KS66209

MatthewJ.Genilo(TopGrades) 13Hours 4.000 $512 13120 King Street, Overland Park, KS 66213

Eric P. Heffern (Top Grades) 12 Hours 4.000 $488 1302RedbudLane,Iola,KS66729

AlexanderE.Mitura(TopGrades) 12Hours 4.000 $488 811S.AdamsStreet,JunctionCity,KS66441

Blake P. Miles 14 Hours 3.929 $436 6024LoneElmRoad,Shawnee,KS66218

*KeithC.Gloe 15Hours 3.800 $400 7324RichardsDrive,Shawnee,KS66216

LukeK.Sells 15Hours 3.667 $280 14010 Ash Drive, Overland Park, KS 66224

M. Chase Derusseau 16 Hours 3.625 $292 9229LeeBoulevard,Leawood,KS66206

AbrahamJ.Fangman 15Hours 3.600 $280 211BuckskinRoad,Hutchinson,KS67502

*DylanA.Splichal 12Hours 3.583 $196 18255 S. Brentwood Drive, Olathe, KS 66062

*LandonS.Root 12Hours 3.583 $196 14051E.SummerfieldCircle,Wichita,KS67230

*JosephR.Oaks 13Hours 3.538 $204 2231SWAuburnRoad,Topeka,KS66614

JacobW.Priddle 14Hours 3.500 $212 5601 Powercat Place, Manhattan, KS 66503

JasonM.Warring 12Hours 3.750 $292 611WrightValleyRoad,Smithville,MO64089

Mark T. Birch 12 Hours 3.500 $196 15720W.BeckettLane,Olathe,KS66062

Nicolas A. Stebar 12 Hours 3.500 $196 17383 W. 158th Terrace, Olathe, KS 66062

Austin G. Fountain 16 Hours 3.438 $164 14707 England Street, Overland Park, KS 66221

AndrewD.McLandsborough 12Hours 3.417 $148 12801 Garnett Street, Overland Park, KS 66213

*ChaseR.Congrove 15Hours 3.400 $160

196GlenviewAvenueW.,LakeQuivira,KS66217

Hunter B. Chandler 15 Hours 3.400 $160 700 Washington Street, Almena, KS 67622

Connor W. Gray 12 Hours 3.333 $100 16191S.LocustStreet,Olathe,KS66062

ScottJ.Sheridan 13Hours 3.308 $100 21501W.98thStreet,Lenexa,KS66220

The Kansas State University Foundation makes The McCollum Awards and Presidential Awards, based upon recommendations to the University General Scholarship Committee from the ExecutiveCommitteeoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheKansasStateAlphaTauOmegaStudents’Aid Endowment Fund.

Each member meeting the criteria for The McCollum and Presidential Awards for both the Fall and SpringSemestersiseligibleforTheL.AllynLaybournScholasticExcellenceAwards,endowedbyandnamedforBrotherL.AllynLaybourn(DTh1921),whicharepresentedintheFallbytheEn-dowment Fund and the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation to the members living in the Chapter House who have the best grades for the entire previous school year. With the dissolution of the Kansas City Province 18 Foundation and the transfer of assets to the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation in Indianapolis, Delta Theta Chapter was credited with 22.5% of their net assets. The Endowment FundaskedthatthenetinterestearnedfromthisaccountbeestablishedasanotherLaybournAwardaccount and distributed to Chapter members with the highest yearly grades at the same time as the EndowmentFundLaybournAwards.EffectivewiththecompletionofTheL.AllynLaybournMe-morialFundDrivein2004,fivecombinedLaybournAwardsarepresentedannually,with$2,000fortheTopGrades,$1,300forFirstRunner-Up,$1,000forSecondRunner-Up,$700forThirdRunner-Upand$400forFourthRunner-Up.

In addition, the Kansas State University Foundation awarded the following Scholarships and Awards, upon recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Endowment Fund. The Elmer D. McCollum Awards were endowed by and named for Brother Elmer D. McCollum (DTh1920) and TheRichardE.FagerbergWorthyMarshalAwardwasendowedbyandnamedforBrotherRichardE. Fagerberg (DTh1963):

TheElmerD.McCollumAlphaTauOmegaBestRoomScholarshipAward $100 eachCombinedRoomGPAsof4.000EricP.HeffernandAlexanderE.Mitura

TheRichardE.FagerbergAlphaTauOmegaWorthyMarshal(ChapterVice-President)Award$500Scholarship for Chapter Vice-President

Eric P. Heffern 1302RedbudLane,Iola,KS66729

In September of 2003, the National Board of Directors established National grade point minimums forinitiationandofficerelections,whichcausedtheEndowmentFundtoadjustthegradeandoffi-cerscholarshipawards.Therefore,anyofficercandidatewhodidnotachieveatleasta2.500GPAfortheprevioussemesterwasnoteligibleforanyofficerscholarshipawardforthatsemester;andany member who did not achieve at least a 2.250 GPA for the previous semester was not eligible for any other scholarship award (including grants-in-aid). In September of 2012, any member who makesbelowa2.500GPAisplacedonsuspensionandfined,andthereforeineligibletoreceiveanyscholarshipawardforthatsemester;andanymemberwhomakesbelowa2.000GPAlosesallrightsandprivilegesandfined,andtheirHousingContractorAnnexAgreementiscancelledandthey move out of the Chapter House immediately.

TheEndowmentFundawardsTheJosephP.FangmanHonorInitiateAward,namedforanden-dowedeachsemestersince1992byBrotherJosephP.Fangman(DTh1983),tothemember(s)ofan initiation class who take(s) at least 12 hours and has the highest grades of at least a 3.300 in the Spring Initiation Class of at least 6 members. The recipient received a jeweled Alpha Tau Omega badge, a scholarship and an Honor Initiation:

LukeK.Sells 15Hours 3.667 $700 14010 Ash Drive, Overland Park, KS 66224

Also,TheMaureenP.NewtonExemplaryInitiateAward,waspresentedtothememberofaniniti-ation class who takes at least 12 hours and has the second-highest grades of at least a 3.300. This AwardwasendowedbyBrothersAndrewM.Newton(DTh2000),JesseD.Newton(DTh2002)andTyler F. Newton (DTh2005) in honor of their mother. Maureen was President of the Parents’ Club and Parent of the Year. The recipient of this Award was:

LandonS.Root 12Hours 3.583 $200 14051E.SummerfieldCircle,Wichita,KS67230

Also,theEndowmentFund,throughannualcontributions,awardsTheMatthewL.BretzMostImprovedScholarshipAwards,endowedbyandnamedforBrotherMatthewL.Bretz(DTh1986)totwomembers(orpledgeswhoaresubsequentlyinitiatedthenextsemester)livingintheChapterHouse who grade point averages increase the most over the previous semester. They must have taken at least 12 hours (9 of which are graded) during both semesters and had not less than a 2.000 grade point average. The recipients of these Awards were:

JacobW.Priddle 0.833GradeImprovementfromSpring2.667toFall3.500 $250 5601 Powercat Place, Manhattan, KS 66503

Eric P. Heffern 0.667 Grade Improvement from Spring 3.333 to Fall 4.000 $250

1302RedbudLane,Iola,KS66729

TheEndowmentFund,throughannualcontributions,awardsTheStevenC.JohnsonWorthyChaplain(ChapterChaplain)Award,establishedbyandnamedforBrotherStevenC.Johnson(DTh1972) in 2003, who was Building Corporation President for 25 years. The Award, of up to $500persemestertotheelectedChaplainingoodstanding,isforexcellenceofserviceinoffice.The recipient was:

Connor W. Gray $500 16191S.LocustStreet,Olathe,KS66062

The Endowment Fund, through annual contributions, awards The Kevin E. Kickhaefer and Timothy S.BerendsWorthyScribe(ChapterSecretary)Award,establishedbyBrotherKyleR.Rolfingin2009 and named for Brothers Kevin E. Kickhaefer (DTh1988) andTimothy S. Berends (DTh1988), whowereBrotherRolfing’sChapterSecretarieswhenhewasChapterPresident.TheAward,ofupto$250persemestertotheelectedSecretaryingoodstanding,isforexcellenceofserviceinoffice.The recipient was:

Chad M. Willhite $250 7902 W. 153rd Street, Overland Park, KS 66223

Since1994,theEndowmentFund,throughadirecteddonation,hasawardedTheRyanA.NewthRiskManagementOfficers/SocialChairmenAwards.TheAwards,namedforBrotherRyanA.Newth(DTh1993),aregivensemesterlyinSeptemberandFebruarytotheRiskManagementOffi-cers/Social Chairmen who lead the Chapter to achieving a successful and risk-free social program. In2003,theoriginalNewthSocialChairmanAwardwasexpandedtoincludetheRiskManagementOfficer/AssistantSocialChairman(whobecomestheSocialChairman/RiskManagementOfficerthenextsemester)withalikeamount,sincetheNationalFraternityformallyestablishedtheRiskManagementOfficerpositionasthesixth-rankingChapterofficer.Thefullamountof$500isawardedtoeachofthetwoRiskManagementOfficers/SocialChairmeniftheChapterhasnoriskmanagement violations or violations of the Kansas State University Interfraternity Council Event ResponsibilityPolicyorAlphaTauOmegaNationalPoliciesandProceduresduringtheprecedingsemester. There are reductions for any minor violation and no awards for major violation. The Awards were presented, for their efforts in achieving the goals and criteria as outlined above, to:

JasonM.Warring(SocialChairman/RiskManagementOfficer) $500 611WrightValleyRoad,Smithville,MO64089

ScottJ.Sheridan(RiskManagementOfficer/AssistantSocialChairman) $500 21501W.98thStreet,Lenexa,KS66220

In2008,theEndowmentFundestablishedTheMichaelK.CormaciPublicRelationsOfficer

Award, which was named for Brother Michael K. (Mike) Cormaci (DTh1986), who was the 1988 recipientofTheNationalHarryL.BirdPublicRelationsOfficerAward,whichrecognizedthetopPROintheNation.Eachsemester,thisAwardrecognizestheelectedPublicRelationsOfficerlivingintheChapterHousewhoexcelsintheperformanceofhisduties,withamaximumof$250.Because of the criteria was not achieved, there was no recipient of this Award.

The Endowment Fund has awarded a Membership Education Chairman Award since 1990. In 2007, Brother Benjamin B. Barnert (DTh1973) endowed the scholarship and the Endowment Fund changed the name to The Benjamin B. Barnert Memorial Membership Education Chairman Award to honor Brother Barnert. The $500 per semester scholarship is awarded only if the new member program complies with established university and fraternity pledge education guidelines and regu-lationsandif80%ormoreofthatsemester’spledgesareinitiatedthenextsemester.Therecipientof this Award was:

GrantJ.Kalberer $500 11560 Hemlock Street, Overland Park, KS 66210

TheEndowmentFundalsoawarded,inanamountdeterminedbythemajorityvoteofaJointCommittee of the Presidents of the Chapter, Delta Theta Chapter of Alpha Tau Omega Building CorporationandtheEndowmentFund,TheLarryD.MarvelMemorialHouseManagerAwards,namedforBrotherLarryD.Marvel(DTh1985),whowaskilledinaparachutingaccidentinMarchof 1989. The Awards, of up to $1,500 per semester to the House Manager in good standing and up to$500persemestertotheAssistantHouseManager,areforexcellenceofserviceinoffice.Therecipients of the House Manager Awards were:

Kody P. Chase (House Manager) $1,500 3609 E. 93rd Street N., Valley Center, KS 67147

ColbyJ.Zishka(AssistantHouseManager) $500 16028 Kessler Street, Overland Park, KS 66085

Since1999,theEndowmentFundhasawardedTheHenryF.andJohnR.KupferMemorialKitchenManagerAward,namedforBrotherHenryF.Kupfer(DTh1938)andJohnR.Kupfer(DTh1953).The Award, of up to $600 per semester, is presented to the Kitchen Manager in good standing, in an amountdeterminedbyaunanimousvoteofaJointCommitteeofthePresidents(ordesignees)ofDeltaThetaofAlphaTauOmegaandtheEndowmentFund,forexcellenceofserviceinofficeto:

JohnJ.Hopfinger,Jr. $600 4912MohawkDrive,RoelandPark,KS66205

Also,theEndowmentFundawardedTheGaryR.CottrellandRussellW.TaddikenSocialServiceCoordinator Award. This Award, endowed through a directed donation, was originated and named forBrothersGregoryA.Lloyd(DTh1990)andDavidM.Saunders(DTh1992),whowereSocial

ServiceCoordinatorsduringthetermswhentheChapterreceived1993NationalRunner-Upforthe National Community Awareness Award. In 1996, the Award’s name was changed to those of the Social Service Coordinators during the terms when the Chapter received The 1995 National CommunityAwarenessAward:BrothersGaryR.Cottrell(DTh1994)andRussellW.Taddiken(DTh1995). It is given semesterly in September and February to the Social Service Coordinator who leads the Chapter to achieving a successful social service program. The full amount of $400 is awarded to the Social Service Coordinator if the Chapter successfully completes at least 3,000 hours of social service projects during the preceding semester and if at least 80% of in-house mem-bersparticipate.50%isawardedtotheSocialServiceCoordinatorand50%toanot-for-profitcharitableorganizationchosenbytheChapterallthreegoalsarenotachieved.DuringtheFallSemester, the Chapter completed 4,545 hours of social service projects. The recipient of this Award was:

Blake P. Miles $400 6024LoneElmRoad,Shawnee,KS66218

Inaddition,withthecompletionoftheDaleL.DuncanMemorialFundDrive,andwiththeconcur-rence, cooperation and participation of the Dale Duncan Family, the Endowment Fund established TheDaleL.DuncanMemorialPhilanthropyChairmanAward,whichisnamedforBrotherDaleL.Duncan(DTh1938)andwasawardedforthefirsttimetothe1999-2000PhilanthropyChairman.ThePhilanthropyChairmanisresponsiblefortheplanning,organizingandexecutionofamajorphilanthropicthatbenefitoneormorenot-for-profitorganizationschosenbytheChapterduringthe Fall and Spring Semester, in coordination with the Social Service Coordinator. Beginning with Fall, 2005, the Philanthropy Chairman is elected in each semester, initially serving as Assistant PhilanthropyChairmanforasemesterandthenPhilanthropyChairmanforthenextsemester.Be-ginning with Fall semester, 2007, an additional requirement of 80% participation by in-house mem-bers and pledges and 20% by out-of-house members and pledges was instituted. The recipient of this Award was:

Trevor M. Splichal $300 18255 S. Brentwood Drive, Olathe, KS 66062

In 2006, through the generosity of The Dikeman Family, the Endowment established The Dikeman FamilyAlumniRelationsOfficerAward,whichwasestablishedandnamedforBrothersW.CaryDikeman (DTh1973), D. Gene Dikeman II (DTh1974), W. Scott Dikeman (DTh2004) and David C. Dikeman (DTh2008). In 2010, Brother Cary Dikeman fully endowed the Award. The Award rec-ognizestheelectedAlumniRelationsOfficerlivingintheChapterHousewhoexcelsintheperfor-manceofhisduties,includinghavingamajoralumnieventeachsemester.TheAlumniRelationsOfficerisavotingmemberoftheDeltaThetaChapterofAlphaTauOmegaAlumniAssociation.There was no recipient of this Award.

AsanoutgrowthoftheChapter’sachievingabovea3.000GPAforthefirsttimeintheSpringSe-mester of 1998, the Endowment Fund, through a directed donation, created and awarded The Guy W. Gross Scholarship Chairman Award, named for Brother Guy W. Gross (DTh1995), who was

Scholarship Chairman at that time. The full amount of the Award of $400 is presented to the Schol-arship Chairman if the Chapter’s Grade Point Average and the Pledge Class’ Grade Point Average are at least a 3.000 for that semester. As the Chapter’s Grade Point Average was a 3.008 but the Pledge Class did not achieve a 3.000, one-half of the full amount of the Award was presented to:

JacobW.Priddle $200 5601 Powercat Place, Manhattan, KS 66503

In2000,theChaptercreatedandendowedwiththeEndowmentFundTheJustinJ.NelsonCom-municationsOfficerAward,namedforBrotherJustinJ.Nelson(DTh1998).ThisAwardrecognizestheCommunicationsOfficer,whoisresponsibleforallelectronicandcomputeroperationsoftheChapter, including all Chapter computers, phone systems and other electronic media, is the Web Engineer of the Chapter and is responsible for the Chapter’s Home Page. The Award was present-ed:

JackT.Maatsch $500 903 W. 98th Street, Kansas City, MO 64114

In 2000, through the generosity of Bruce Wofford and Martha Freeman Wofford, the Endowment FundestablishedTheFreemanFamilyOutstandingMajorOfficerAward,whichwasestablishedandnamedforBrothersChristopherL.Freeman(DTh1994),JonathanA.Freeman(DTh1995)andMichaelT.Freeman(DTh1996).TheAwardrecognizestheoutstandingmajorofficeroftheChap-terlivingintheChapterHousewhoarenoteligibletoreceiveanyotherofficerscholarshipsfromtheEndowmentFund.ThenamesofthoseofficersaresubmittedbytheEndowmentFundtothemembersoftheExecutiveCommittee,whoeachhaveonevote.TherecipientofthisAwardwas:

AndrewD.McLandsborough(Sergeant-at-Arms/BADDDutyCoordinator) $100 12801 Garnett Street, Overland Park, KS 66213

In2005,theEndowmentFundestablishedTheRichardR.HarrisonOutstandingOut-of-HouseMemberAward,whichwasnamedforBrotherRichardR.(Bob)Harrison(DTh1999),131stChap-ter Vice-President. Each semester, the Award is given to the outstanding member living outside the Chapter House. The list of those out-of-house members eligible is submitted by the Endowment FundtothevotingmembersoftheExecutiveCommittee,whoeachhaveonevote.Therecipientwas:

ChaseR.Congrove $100 196GlenviewAvenueW.,LakeQuivira,KS66217

Since2005,throughthegenerosityofBrotherJeffreyL.Gates(DTh1981),theKansasStateUni-versityFoundationhasawardedTheJeffreyL.GatesAlphaTauOmegaBusinessAdministrationAward,whichrecognizesthetopDeltaThetamemberintheCollegeofBusinessAdministrationwith at least 60 credit hours and at least a 3.750 GPA, with preference to a Finance major. The

recipient of this Award was:

Keith C. Gloe II $2,0007324RichardsDrive,Shawnee,KS66216

The Endowment Fund awards The Congressional Scholar Awards of $150 each to Chapter mem-bersandpledgeswhoattendtheATOCongressineven-numberedyearsandTheEmergingLeadersConference Scholar Awards of $50 each to Chapter members and pledges who attend the annual RegionalLeadershipConference.

The Endowment Fund recommends to the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation the awarding of the The WilliamLloydMuirIIandJohnThomasMuirMemorialGrants-in-Aid,namedforBrothersWil-liamL.(Bill)MuirII(DTh1938)andJohnT.(Tom)Muir(DTh1938),toneedymemberseachfall.TheEndowmentFundalsoawardsTheWilliamL.MuirIIILeaderShapeAwardsandTheToddF.LakinAlphaTauOmegaLeaderShapeAwardstoqualifiedmemberstoattendTheLeaderShapeInstitute each summer.

Congratulations to these scholarship award recipients from the Board of Directors of the Endow-ment Fund.

WilliamL.Muir,PresidentToddF.Lakin,Vice-PresidentAllanD.Holiday,Jr.,SecretaryMichael E. Brown, TreasurerKansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students= Aid Endowment Fund

Alpha Tau Omega FraternityDelta Theta Chapter1632McCainLaneManhattan, KS 66502

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