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insideLaybourn Letter..................3President’s Report.............4Mentoring...........................5Spring Pledge Class..........5Public Relations.................6Intramurals.........................7Philanthopy........................8Social Service Report......10Order of the Third Star.....11Brotherhood Award..........12Brotherhood.....................13Class/Athlete Awards.......14Blue Key Scholarships.....16Winter Family Award........16Presidents Award.............18Fall Scholarships..............19KSU Alumni Center..........23ΑΤΩFinal Thought...................24ΑΤΩ CreedTo bind men together in a brotherhood based uponeternal and immutable principles, with a bond as strong asright itself and as lasting as humanity; to know no North,no South, no East, no West but to know man as man, toteach that true men the world over should stand togetherand contend for supremacy of good over evil; to teach, notpolitics, but morals; to foster, not partisanship, but the recognitionof true merit wherever found; to have no narrowerlimits within which to work together for the elevation ofman than the outlines of the world. These were thethoughts and hopes uppermost in the minds of the foundersof the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity.Otis Allan Glazebrook - 1880From the Editorby Bob HarrisonHistorian andEditorIt has been a good year for theDelta Theta Chapter, and I hope thatthe efforts shown in this issue givecredit where it is deserved.It is fairly easy to show thestatistics of intramural competitions,discuss at length the large amount ofmoney raised from philanthropicefforts, or even describe the eventssurrounding an experience likeLeaderShape or Congress. It is easyto list out all of the awards andscholarships our chapter receives anddistributes every year.The hard part is finding a wayto express all of the good things in thedaily activities, the friendships sharedand the brotherly affection showedtowards each other, day in and day outduring the past year, that form thefoundation from which all of the goodthings in the following pages describeare based on.Despite the intangible qualitiesof brotherhood, the experience is mostdefinitely real and concrete.Personally, strong brotherhood iswhat made me want to be a memberof ATO just over four years ago andhas driven me since then to becomea better member of the chapter andsubsequently a better person formaking the effort. But this isn’t aboutme. It is about recognizing theChapter and all that it hasaccomplished this year.It was the desire to recognizethe true merit of the efforts withinthe chapter with these issues, andthat was fairly easy as most speakfor themselves. However, thedifficult part was providing somesense of the brotherhood existingbetween members, somehowmaking the intangible tangible. Ibelieve though that this magazine byitself is a tangible enough piece ofevidence. Such a thing simply wouldnot be possible without thebrotherhood existing within thechapter.Notice the word “chapter”there and not “house.” It has beenmy goal to excite all our members,undergraduates and alumni alike,with the accounts of our recentsuccesses. The reason for this issimple; because a chapter is healthyonly if its alumni are involved andsupportive.Involved and supportive mightjust be an understatement for DeltaTheta alumni though. As Alumniyour generosity is unprecedented yetso often goes unnoticed, taken forgranted. So, alumni, let me take thisopportunity to thank you for all thatyou have done in the last year andfor the special opportunity to createthese publications. Personally, it hasbeen fulfilling.While at it, I would also like tothank all of the undergraduates whocontributed their time by writingstories. I would also like to thank themembers of Room 205 for allowingme to grace them with my presencewhile working on these three issues.Brothers, thank you. This is just asmuch all of yours as it is mine. I hopethat you can be proud of it andpossibly take more out of it than whatwas put in.2VINTAGE

Worthy Masterby Andy NewtonChapterPresidentThe 2002 spring school semester hasonce again proved to be another verysuccessful semester for the membersof Delta Theta. The men of DeltaTheta have been working very hard, continuing tostrive to the pinnacle of all successes for Alpha TauOmega chapters across the country. As the summerrapidly approaches we all have the opportunity toreflect upon the successes of the past semester.The Kansas State University Greek Affairs departmentannually holds an award banquet for therecognition of outstanding fraternities and sororitiesat the end of each spring semester. This year the menof Delta Theta completed the extremely long applicationpacket for the award ceremony and wereawarded eleven of the twelve possible outstandingprogramming awards. These programming awardsincluded: Outstanding Chapter Management, OutstandingCommunity Service, Outstanding Philanthropy,Outstanding Website, Outstanding New MemberProgram, Outstanding Risk Management, OutstandingIntramurals Participation, Outstanding CampusInvolvement and Leadership, OutstandingAlumni Relations, Outstanding Public Relations andOutstanding Scholarship. ΑΤΩ was also fortunateto have had four brothers become Individual AwardRecipients, including: Dr. David Donnelly as OutstandingFaculty Advisor, Erik Rome as OutstandingCommittee Member, Brian Hall as OutstandingCommunity Servant, and Jonathan Kurche as OutstandingLeader by Example. No other Greek organizationon campus received as many honors as themen of Delta Theta.Delta Theta men have logged over 3,500 communityservice hours so far this semester in additionErik Rome, Andy Newton, Mom Kinney, Brian Hall, Andy Joiner,Dan Sobek, and Bill Muir attend the IFC PHC Awards Banquet.ATO received more awards than any other fraternity.President’s Reportto the 4,000+ hours in the fall semester while participatingin events such as the Riley CountyMentoring Program, the March of Dimes WalkAcross America, Brothers Against Drunk Drivingand the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.In addition, we hosted our annual spring philanthropy,the Wildcat Variety Show with the womenof the Pi Beta Phi sorority, which has quickly becomethe largest philanthropy on campus and helpedraise an astounding $10,000 for the American CancerSociety, the Arrowmont School of Fine Arts, theDream Factory and the Boys and Girls Club ofManhattan.The recruitment process has continued to excelwith the addition of eighteen spring initiates andeleven fall initiates. The current spring pledge classis eleven members strong, and the chapter is lookingto sign twenty-three new members for the fallpledge class to keep the chapter house at capacity.The Kansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students’Aid Endowment Fund has always offered amazingfinancial incentive for academic excellence, as wellas individual chapter officer excellence. As of thissemester, the Endowment Fund will award over$86,000 annually to members of the chapter and toat-large students of Kansas State University. Thisfigure has continued to grow with the recent scholarshipopportunities for the members of Alpha TauOmega to attend LeaderShape. LeaderShape is aweek-long academic summer session in which memberslearn how to develop key leadership skills toimprove their quality of life. Due to these generousdonations, the men of Delta Theta will be able tosend fourteen members to attend this summer’s sessions.While these awards are great to receive, it isthe hard work and dedication of our members thatallows Delta Theta to be head and shoulders aboveall other chapters. The commitment of our membersis envied not only across campus but nationwideas well. The brotherhood of the men of DeltaTheta is unparalleled anywhere, and it is this loveand respect for one another that will make the DeltaTheta men special in all that they endeavor. Ourbrothers are constantly busy completing unbelievabletasks to better themselves, the chapter and KansasState University. These successes are sharedamong all Alpha Tau Omega brothers, and the prideof Delta Theta will continue for years to come.4VINTAGE

MentoringRCMS Program Going Strongby Blair TeaterAnytime you can help shape or guidesomeone’s life you realize how specialof an opportunity it is. Mentoring atthe Riley County Middle School not only does thesetwo things but also builds friendships.Some people in the world need someone to helpguide them through what it is going on in their lives.An effective way to do this is through a mentoringprogram that has great guys who are intelligent andhave been through some of the same things theseyoungsters are going through.The mentored kids feel timid at first, but as soonas you break the ice, you can tell how these kidsopen themselves to you and let you enter in theirpersonal lives. This is what I like best because thereis a sense of trust that they give you, and in return,you begin to trust them.Whether helping the kids out with a certainmath assignment that they have or a certain historyproject you can always help them get it done. It’srewarding to know that you are helping out with theirgrades and their self-esteem as well. For example,there was one kid who was totally disorganized. Hecould never find an assignment or a certain paper hewas supposed to have, but by the end of thementoring semester he was becoming a lot more organizedand it showed. In a way I think that someof the kids would be lost without the help of thementors. So, in conclusion, I think the mentoringprogram does wonders and the results show.Spring Pledge ClassPotential for Excellenceby MatthewToepferSpringMembershipEducationChairmanThe Spring Pledge Class, recruited byMembership Recruitment ChairmanKellen Frank and Assistants DannySobek, Ray Perez, Cole Reichle and Ben Zwick, consistedof 11 men from various parts of Kansas, Indianaand Texas: Christopher Alan (Chris) Beyer, Independence,Kansas; William Paul (Billy) Buser,Overland Park, Kansas; William Howard (Bill)Casper, Overland Park, Kansas; John Hunter(Hunter) Ferebee, Overland Park, Kansas; MichaelFrancis (Mike) Fernholz, Overland Park, Kansas;Scott Michael Freeman, Carmel, Indiana; BrianMatthew King, Iola, Kansas; Larry David Long,Manhattan, Kansas; Scott Michael Minter, OverlandPark, Kansas; Bret Michael Springs, Leawood, Kansasand Jerod Michael Topliff, Rockwall, Texas.Members of the spring pledge class serenadethe lovely women of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.Again, this pledge class was as diverse in backgrounds,majors, looks and attitudes as most everypledge class for the last 30 years have been. Theybecame very close to each other very quickly and,through the Pledge Program and Weekly Lessons,became quite educated in college life, national andlocal history and Greek living at Kansas State University.The Spring Pledge Class became involved invarious social service projects, worked to earn moneyfor their Weekend Retreat by catering, KSU Stadiumclean-ups and work at Allan Holiday’s ranch andhome and completed projects during Help Week thatbenefitted the Chapter House physical structure.For their Weekend Retreat, the Pledge Classjourneyed to Windsor, Ontario, Canada with all theMembership Education Chairmen, Chapter AdvisorBill Muir and Brothers Brian Hall and Jess Adams.They enjoyed sightseeing, shopping, Group Dinnerat La Contessa’s Restaurant (courtesy of BrotherMuir) and the Pledge Class Retreat (a three-hour discussionsession with everyone that is called “TauTalk”).I and my Assistants, Ryan Parisi, SpencerCoatney, Tim Bensman and Kevin Husmann, wereprivileged to have guided these excellent Brothersthrough their pledgeship. They are “true and worthyBrothers” who will serve the Chapter with distinctionthroughout their years in the Chapter.SPRING 20025

Public Relationsby Brian HallPublic RelationsOfficerThis semester themen of DeltaTheta made greatstrides in improving their publicrelations not only amongother ATO chapters in our region,but we also were able tobring many different speakersto the chapter house to educateour members.On Monday, March 11 th ,Riley County Attorney BillKennedy came to speak with usabout alcohol, fake identifications,rape, and drunk-driving. He sharedwith us several different heartfeltstories that really made everyonepresent think about the seriousconsequences of many of commonactions. I felt that everyone learneda lot about how to deal with manydifferent serious situations as wellas how to minimize the risks ofgetting in trouble with the law.On Monday, March 25 th ,Brian Nickel and Mike Conversecame to speak about howto manage our debt and creditcard payments as well as howto make sound financial decisionsthat will affect our personalincome in the long run.They gave us many great tipsabout how to avoid getting intofinancial and debt troubles, andthey were able to answer manyof our different questions aboutSpeakers Invited as part ofSemester’s P.R. Programsolving our financial difficulties.Then on Monday, April15 th , members of the Women’sCenter came to educate ourmembers about the laws concerningrape, the consequences,and ways to prevent rape. TaraHull, the Student GoverningAssociation’s attorney generalshowed a video of a hypotheticalrape situation and gave us apamphlet of information aboutrape, which she went over withus during her presentation. Aftergoing over the definition andlegal consequences of rape, wehad a long discussion aboutsome of the different hypotheticalsituations and the properways to act in those situations.On Wednesday, April 24 th ,Sexual Health Awareness PeerEducators (SHAPE) came tospeak to the chapter. Theystarted the presentation by explainingto us very valuable informationabout the most commonsexually-transmitted diseasesand how to protect ourselvesfrom contracting andspreading these diseases. Theyalso demonstrated correct condomuse as well as in depth explanationabout HIV and AIDS.Also, this semester SensibleNutrition And body-imageChoices (S.N.A.C.) visited thechapter on April 29th to speakto us about eating disorders,healthy eating habits, andhealth risks associated withlow-carbohydrate diets. Thepresentation was very educational.Many of our membersrealized the importance ofstaying healthy by eating a balanceddiet and avoiding thelow-carbohydrate diets due tothe numerous health risks associatedwith this type of diet.Also, on the weekend ofMay 4th, our chapter sent ScottCordes, Warren White, ShawnCross, and Aaron Kenkel to theATO chapter at OklahomaState as part of a brotherhoodexchange between our chapterand theirs. They sent a coupleof their members from theirchapter up to our house in aneffort to improve relationsamong ATO chapters at otheruniversities. The experiencewas a great time for both chaptersand we were able to learna lot about the way in whichboth chapters function and runtheir administration.Overall, the semester sawa great improvement in ourpublic relations programmingat the Delta Theta chapter.Check us out online at http://www.ksu.edu/ato6VINTAGE

IntramuralsChapter Ends Year in Top 10by BrandonConverseIntramuralsChairmanSpring intramurals atAlpha Tau Omegaproved to be an excitingtime. Our chapter did wellin many events. Both individualsand teams came through todemonstrate ATO’s athleticstrength and determination.Winning and good sportsmanshipis what the members ofATO strived for whenever steppingon the playing grounds, andwinning was a thing ATO didwith pride in many events.Numerous members participatedin the smaller teamsports and in many cases independentteams were formed toallow everyone to participate. Inthe smaller team sports, therewere many good finishes. Taking3 rd overall in horseshoedoubles were Brothers AndyNewton and Allan Sheahan.Also claiming a 3 rd place spot forATO in 3-on-3 Basketball wereBrothers Pat McEvoy, AndyNewton, and Jesse Newton.In addition, BrothersShawn Cross and Brian Hall tooka 2 nd place finish in tennisdoubles. Finally, claiming the topspot for Wiffleball were BrothersBrandon Converse, Mike Hattrup,Dustin Kammerer, and RyanParisi.As for the large team sports,the ATO basketball team did agreat job. Making high aspirationsof getting into the playoffs,the team came up short in the firstThe house softball team gathers in the infield to celebrate theirvictory over Delta Upsilon for the Fraternity Championship.Andy Newton shoots a foul shot against Pi Kappa Phi duringan intramural basketball game.round, losing to an oversizedBeta team, but still finishing inthe top eight.The chapter’s softball teammade up for the first round playoffloss suffered by the basketballteam with a come from behindwin to beat Beta. Takingan undefeated, number one seedinto the softball playoffs, theteam was nearly upset until puttingup an unprecedented nineruns in the seventh and final inningto defeat Beta 13-12. Thesemifinals proved less dramaticwith a victory over Lamda Chiby three runs. In the championshipgame against Delta Upsilon,the men of the Alpha TauOmega softball team camethrough as winners to claim theFraternity League softballcrown.Overall, ATO ranked 7 th forthe spring and 10 th for the yearwith a total of 793 spring points.Thank you to all of those thatparticipated and to the fans thatcame and supported ATO intheir intramural battles.SPRING 2002 7

Philanthropyby Daniel SobekPhilanthropyChairmanVariety Show: Biggest and Best on CampusPhilanthropy Bosts Most Participants and Money RaisedBrother Dan Sobek co-hosts the Wildcat Variety Show with amember of the Pi Beta Phi sorority.Alpha Tau Omegahas an everevolvingphilanthropyprogram, not only participatingin other houses philanthropies,but also in putting onour own. This school year weput on two major philanthropies,Homeless for Hunger in the falland the Wildcat Variety Show inthe spring. Both were extremelysuccessful not only in raisingfunds for selected charities butalso by standards of participationfrom other houses.The second annual Homelessfor Hunger was our majorfall philanthropy. It was anevent where six teams of five toseven participants camped outon sponsoring sororities frontlawns for a period of one week.Thirty-six participants spentover one hundred hours homeless.They slept in cardboardhouses that they built at the beginningof the week. The participantswere not allowed to gohome for the entire week. Participantswere members of Alpha TauOmega as well as members of ChiOmega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha ChiOmega, Alpha Xi Delta, Delta DeltaDelta, and Kappa Alpha Theta. Thesororities that sponsored the eventeach donated one hundred dollars, aswell as meals for the participantsthroughout the week. The focusof this philanthropy is to raiseawareness of the community to thehomeless situation in Manhattan.We were also able to raisewell over a thousand dollars byselling t-shirts and finding businessesto sponsor the event.“H4H” took place shortly afterSeptember eleventh so most businessescharity budgets were exhausteddue to donations giventoward relief funds. Due to thatfact fundraising was a difficulttask. But we considered the philanthropyto be an extreme success.Our major spring philanthropythis year was our sixth annualWildcat Variety Show. TheWildcat Variety Show is a uniquephilanthropy in a few differentAbove: A team ofATOs perform a skitbase on hit TV show“Cheers.”Right: Members ofthe Delta Delta Deltasorority cheer for theirteam’s performance.8VINTAGE

ways. First of all it is now the biggestphilanthropy on campus in both fundsraised as well as number of participants.It is the philanthropy that everyone looksforward to every year. Almost everyGreek organization on campus gets togetherfor one night of fun and entertainment.This year was no different thanyears passed.It is also unique because it is puton by ATO and Pi-Phi the largest fraternityand the largest sorority on campus.This enables us to have large numbersworking toward making Variety Showthe best that it can be. The members ofATO split into groups of coaches for theSorority teams. And the Pi-Phi’s splitup into coaches for the fraternity teams.The event took place at McCainAuditorium and was nearly sold out byGreeks and members of the community.The theme this year was that “80’sShow.” For additional entertainment,two comedians from Kansas City werethe MC’s and the Classy Cats performedat the beginning and the end of the show.Each team of up to twenty participantsand coaches put on a seven-minute skitof different sorts.The main engine for fundraising ist-shirt sales. We sold nearly twelve hundredt-shirts this year, more than anyamount in years past. It was much easierfinding businesses to sponsor the VarietyShow because of its name recognition.Businesses know what the VarietyShow is and want to be associated withit. Through donations, t-shirt sales andticket sales we were able to raise nearlyJustin Morgan and Lance Jones, both in-house seniors, perform ascoaches for their sorority’s team at the Wildcat Variety Show.fifteen-thousand dollars. The moneyraised was divided and donated to a fewdifferent charities including the JuvenileDiabetes Fund, The American CancerSociety, Dream Factory, and theArrowmont School of Arts and Sciences.It’s really impossible to gauge thethousands of hours and amount of energyparticipants applied towards producingthe Wildcat Variety Show. Teamspractice their skits for weeks, and buildelaborate props. All eighty-three liveinmembers of ATO participate in WildcatVariety Show, by either being a coachor helping produce the show. Anotherreason why Variety Show is such aunique philanthropy is because thecoaches spend a large amount of timewith Greeks they possibly don’t know.It’s a great way to bring Greeks togetherand make new friends that most wouldhave probably never met. Most philanthropiesare one day or one afternoon,Variety Show is something that requiresweeks of preparation. It’s a great vehicleto bring Greeks together. Basically, weall consider the sixth annual VarietyShow to have been a huge success, raisingmore money than ever before.It’s been a great year for the DeltaTheta chapter’s philanthropy programmingand efforts. Our two philanthropies,Homeless for Hunger and WildcatVariety Show are becoming very well establishedin the Greek community at K-State. Every year we try to improve eachof them by finding new ways to raisemoney and recruit participants. In thefuture I can see these events only gettingbigger and better.We are currently planning a philanthropywith Colbert Hills Golf Club fornext fall. It is going to be a million-dollarhole-in-one contest. We are very excitedto see what we can do with that.Members of the2001-2002 KSUClassy Catsdance team finisha performanceduring the 2002Wildcat VarietyShow in McCainAuditorium.SPRING 2002 9

CommunityDevoted to Helping Othersby Mike HinkinSocial ServiceCoordinatorCommunity service is done for the benefitof the community as a whole, butit is also used to help one individualperson. Lori Shirley one of my teachers from highschool told me this and I took it to heart immediately.I wanted to be the Social Service Coordinatorsince the first day I moved into ATO, because helpingothers is one of my favorite things to do.The reason I have such a passion to help othersis due to the feeling I get after I’m finished. Thesensation that I get from someone who shows greatappreciation to me is wonderful, so the opportunityto hold this office was a thrill for me. It was quite anhonor to organize the Chapters efforts this semester.It is also a wonderful feelign to report on all of thewonderful things we accomplished.A few examples of our events this semester areWildcat Variety Show, Habitat for Humanity, AlternativeSpring Break, and an accumulation of varioussmaller events.Wildcat Variety Show is our chapter’s big philanthropythat we put on each spring. It brings in alot of hours. All the members of the fraternity areput into a group and are the coaches for a sorority.As coaches, the guys participate in practices and helpput together a skit to be performed at the actual show.Philanthropies like this one raise money, and all ofthe proceeds go to a good cause. This year we donatedthe money raised to the American Cancer Society.Habitat for Humanity is an awesome organizationthat builds houses to give to people who cannotafford a house. There were about 20 brothers whohelped in the building of a house on our workday.We participated in this project with the Gamma PhiBeta sorority at K-State and nearly finished the entirehouse. Due to the fact that we are not professionalbuilders we did more of the finishing touchesrather than actually building the foundation. All theguys had a great time and it felt great to help an underprivilegedperson.Alternative Spring Break is an event that theCommunity service program at K-State puts on andis an entire spring break devoted to community service.Brother Brian Hall and I participated in thisevent and went to Denver, Colorado to work withAIDS patients. While in Denver we mainly helpedout at a kitchen to make food for people who areinfected with HIV. We worked at other places suchas a daycare center for children who are infected withHIV, a counseling service for AIDS patients, andvarious other businesses that help in the preventionof AIDS. It was a wonderful learning experience.I have talked about some of our large projects,but the Chapter also completed smaller events to benefitthe community. A few of these events consistedof working with nursing homes, setting up the ManhattanMarch of Dimes Walk, and mentoring youngerkids in math. We also participated in other fraternitiesand sororities philanthropies as well. Theseevents are just as important to the community as thelarger projects but sometimes go unnoticed due tothe fact that they aren’t as extravagant as otherprojects.2002KansasStateUniversityFootballScheduleDateOpponentLocationAugust 31 WESTERN KENTUCKY HOMESeptember 7 LOUISIANA-MONROE HOMESeptember 14 EASTERN ILLINOIS HOMESeptember 21 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOMEOctober 5 Colorado BoulderOctober 12 OKLAHOMA STATE HOMEOctober 19 TEXAS HOMEOctober 26 Baylor WacoNovember 2 Kansas LawrenceNovember 9 IOWA STATE HOMENovember 16 NEBRASKA HOMENovember 23 Missouri ColumbiaNovember 30 Big 12 Championship HOME10VINTAGE

Order of the Third Starby Bill Muir,ChairmanDelta ThetaBoard ofTrusteesIn 1997, the Delta Theta Board of Trusteescreated The Order of the Third Star,which recognizes undergraduateBrother(s) “for continuous and extraordinary serviceand self-sacrifice for the good of others fromthe time of his initiation to the time of his graduation”.The Order of the Third Star is similar toenshrinement of alumni Brothers in the Hall ofHonor, in that it recognizes Brothers for continuousand extraordinary service. The Order of theThird Star need not be invested annually; but whenit is, the Board of Trustees usually makes the presentationat the Last Chapter Meeting in May.In previous years, the following outstandingBrothers have been invested by the Board of Trusteeswith The Order of the Third Star: Brothers JoeG. Stein, Ty A. Bechtel, Jonathan A. Freeman, GuyW. Gross, Gabriel J. Graham, Brent A. Taylor, RobertM. Bensman, Christopher J. Struzina and ChadD. Russell. They have their names permanentlydisplayed in the Hall of Honor.Graduate Recognizedfor Dedicated Effortselected by the Chapter as Chaplain and MembershipEducation Chairman; was Assistant MembershipEducation Chairman, Assistant HouseManager, Assistant Social Chairman and AssistantHistorian; and was a member of the Chapter’sleadership during periods when the Chapter receivedthree True Merit Awards, three Top ChapterAwards and numerous other ATO NationalAwards. He has been recognized by the Chapterthrough various awards and recognitions, includingThe Elmer D. McCollum Scholastic ExcellenceAwards, The Elmer D. McCollum WorthyChaplain Award and The Trustees’ BrotherhoodAward. Ben has been integrally involved in allaspects of Chapter operations during eight semesterson the Executive Committee and service onthe Cabinet, Judicial Committee, MembershipEducation Committee and the Delta Theta Boardof Trustees. On campus, Ben served this last yearas a member of the KSU Student Senate. Hewas a member of LeaderShape Institute Class of2000.In April, theTrustees voted to investBrother BenjaminC. (Ben)Porter with TheOrder of the ThirdStar for 2001-2002.Brother Porter waspresented the awardat the Last ChapterMeeting on May 5,2002.Brother Porter,a graduating se-Porternior in Marketing and International Business witha Minor in Leadership Studies, is from Lenexa. Hewas initiated in January of 1999. He has servedthe Chapter with exemplary distinction. He wasOur congratulations to Brother Ben Porteras the tenth recipient of this Award.William L. Muir, Chairman and TrusteeAllan D. Holiday, Jr., Vice-Chairman and TrusteeDorothy L. Smith, Secretary and TrusteeMichael E. Brown, TrusteeKent H. Kiracofe, TrusteeEileen T. Hinkin, TrusteeScott H. Jones, TrusteeAndrew M. Newton, Chapter President andTrusteeBenjamin C. Porter, Chapter Chaplain andTrusteeTanner N. Klingzell, Chapter At-Large Memberand TrusteeAndrew J. Joiner, Chapter Vice-President andTrusteeDelta Theta Board of TrusteesHelp us keep our records current. Please fill out the alumni information form in theback cover of this issue or visit the alumni section on-line at the Chapter website.SPRING 2002 11

Brotherhood AwardTwo Brothers Recognizedby Bill Muir,ChairmanDelta ThetaBoard ofTrusteesBrothers Brian Hall, left, and Andy Newton, right, pose withBrother Muir after receiving the Board of Trustees BrotherhoodAward.For the seventh time, The Brotherhood Awardwas presented by the Delta Theta Board ofTrustees, composed of Chairman William L.Muir, Vice-Chairman Allan D. Holiday, Jr., Secretary DorothyL. Smith and Trustees Michael E. Brown, Kent H.Kiracofe, Eileen T. Hinkin, Scott H. Jones, Andrew M.Newton, Benjamin C. Porter, Tanner N. Klingzell andAndrew J. Joiner.The Brotherhood Award is awarded to the DeltaTheta Brother “who most reflects in his life the Four GreatPrinciples of our Brotherhood.” Past recipients are BrothersSteven C. Johnson, Donn A. Demaree, Keith E. Pike,Rodney D. Hilt, Larry R. Kogler, Philip B. Achten, MartinV. Siler, Jeffrey D. Shoemaker, Michael E. Brown,Stewart I. Baker, Barry L. McAnulty, David L. Wille,Stanley L. Winter, Corbin T. Witt, Terry E. Studer, PaulA. McKenzie, Kevin E. Kickhaefer, Darrick S. Klima,Larry D. Marvel, Timothy S. Berends, Ryan T. Witt, KentH. Kiracofe, Doyle J. Baird, Gregory A. Lloyd, James D.Persinger, Douglas M. LaMunyon, David M. Saunders,Ryan D. Hurlbutt, Ty A. Bechtel, Jereme J. Brueggemann,Russell W. Taddiken, Jonathan A. Freeman, Vince C.Sparks, Robert M. Bensman, Michael T. Freeman,Jonathan S. Kurche, Benjamin C. Porter, Richard R. (Bob)Harrison and Kellen J. Frank. Along with a Plaque andhis name on the Brotherhood Trophy goes a speciallycommissionedATO Badge Ring as a constant reminder.As in years past, the Board of Trustees was facedwith many Brothers’ excellence in all four areas. We askedall present and past Presidents, Vice Presidents, Chaplains,previous Award recipients and twenty Brothers atlarge for their recommendations. Choices between outstandingindividuals is extremely difficult; and a choiceby the Trustees from among Brothers is next to impossible.Using a categorization process and then a systematicselection procedure, we arrived at the four finalists:Brothers Tim Bensman, Brian Hall, Lance Jones and AndyNewton all possess these attributes. Our evaluation notonly necessitates extensive concentration on each person’sattributes and characteristics, but also causes additionalreflection on the true meanings behind all of our FourGreat Principles.These four Brothers are truly deserving. We wereguided by what the recipient should be: A pure, trueand self-sacrificing Brother who is loving friend. Forthe 2001-2002 school year, we have chosen two Brotherswho fit those qualifications: Brothers Andrew M. Newtonand Brian J. Hall.Brother Newton is a junior in Electrical Engineeringfrom Stilwell. Andy has served the Chapter with exemplarydistinction as Vice-President and RecruitmentChairman and was recently elected to a one-year term asPresident. He was a member of the Chapter’s leadershipduring periods when the Chapter received two True MeritAwards, two Top Chapter Awards and numerous otherATO National Awards. Andy has been integrally involvedin all aspects of Chapter operations during six semesterson the Executive Committee and service on the Cabinet,the Judicial Committee, Membership Education Committeeand the Delta Theta Board of Trustees. He also receivedThe Elmer D. McCollum Scholastic ExcellenceAwards and Presidential Scholastic Achievement Awardsfour times (perfect 4.000 grades), The L. Allyn LaybournScholastic Excellence Award (best yearly grades), TheElmer D. McCollum Awards for President and MembershipRecruitment Chairman, The Richard E. FagerbergWorthy Marshal Award, The Dan G. Tinder MemorialOutstanding Junior Award, The Richard R. and RobertK. Sterrett Memorial Outstanding Sophomore Award, TheMichael J. McKernan Outstanding Athlete Award (twice)and The Robert M. Bensman President’s Award. He wasa member of the LeaderShape Class of 2001. Andy is aprincipled, compassionate Brother who lives his lifethrough our Four Great Principles.Brother Hall, a sophomore in English from PrairieVillage, has also served the Chapter with distinction. Hewas Social Service Coordinator and Public RelationsOfficer and was recently elected Historian and Editor ofthe Vintage. While he is a younger member, Brian is involvedin all aspects of the Chapter and is the ultimatefriend who is loved by everyone. He has served on theExecutive Committee and Membership Education Committee.On campus, Brian is Forums Committee Chairmanof Union Program Council and was selected as UPCMember of the Year. Brian received The Gary R. Cottrelland Russell W. Taddiken Social Service CoordinatorAward and The Richard R. and Robert K. Sterrett MemorialOutstanding Sophomore Award. He also receivedThe Robert M. Bensman President’s Award this year.12VINTAGE

Brian will be a member of the LeaderShape Class of 2002. He hasreceived several Elmer D. McCollum Scholastic Excellence Awardsand Presidential Scholastic Achievement Awards. Brian is passionateabout his fraternity and practices what he believes in, and bothhis energies and love for his fellowman are immeasurable.But it is not election to office or awards that distinguish Andyand Brian from others – their honesty and integrity, their leadership,their zeal and work-ethic, their encouragement of others, theirpurity in thought, word and deed, their truthfulness and honesty,their friendliness and camaraderie, their love and concern for boththeir Brothers and all humankind, and their absolute dedication toAlpha Tau Omega are outstanding traits and attributes. Both arequiet motivators, persons to look up to and who people listen towhen they talk, leaders working behind the scenes, and true Brothersin every sense of the word.Our congratulation and special recognition to Brothers AndrewM. Newton and Brian J. Hall as the forty-first and forty-secondrecipients of The Brotherhood Award.BrotherhoodBy Deliberate ChoiceBen Porter and Andy Newton prepare to presentthe 2002-2003 Sweetheart Award to theirgirlfriends, both members of Pi Beta Phi sorority.Brothers Frownfelter, Adams, and Maximuk enjoy a littledown time before Final Chapter.Brothers Ben Porter, Justin Morgan, and Jess Adamsdoing what they do best, having fun, at Truck’n XII.Brother Daniel Adrian takes up a guitar to play withthe band during Taugaritaville 2002.SPRING 2002 13

Endowment AwardsThe Kansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students’Aid Endowment Fund awardedthe thirteenth Memorial OutstandingClass Awards and the twelfth McKernan OutstandingAthlete Awards at the Chapter Awards Banquetheld on May 5, 2002.Outstanding Classand Athlete AwardsThrough the generosity of Connie Sterrett, widowof Brother Bob Sterrett, the Outstanding SophomoreAward will be permanently endowed with a $500annual scholarship and plaque. The other OutstandingClass Awards receive a plaque and $250 scholarship.William L. MuirPresidentKansas StateAlpha TauOmegaStudents’ AidEndowmentFundThe four Outstanding Class Awards were createdby the Board of Directors of the Fund in 1989and endowed by contributions to The 35th AnniversaryFund Drive and The John E. Holstrom FundDrive. They recognize the Outstanding Freshman,Sophomore, Junior and Senior Brothers selected byChapter members living in the Chapter House.The Outstanding Sophomore Award’s namewas changed by the Endowment Fund in 1996 afterthe untimely death of Brother Robert K. Sterrett(DTh1970), brother of the Award’s namesake,Brother Richard R. Sterrett (DTh1971). Bob Sterrettsuffered a heart attack after running and died the nextday. The Endowment Fund changed the name of theSophomore Award to recognize both of these fineBrothers, who were not only identical twins but alsooutstanding and loyal Brothers of Alpha Tau Omega.The John E. Holstrom Memorial OutstandingFreshman Award memorializes the life and serviceof Brother John Holstrom (DTh1968), 83rdChapter President (Worthy Master) of Delta Thetaand Vice-President and Director of the EndowmentFund for 18 years, who died in December of 1989.The recipient of the Holstrom Freshman Award is:Brother Charles D. Robben304 E. 7th Street, Oakley, KS 67748Brother Robben is Assistant House Manager of DeltaThetaThe Richard R. Sterrett and Robert K.Sterrett Memorial Outstanding SophomoreAward memorializes the life and service of BrotherDick Sterrett (DTh1971), who was tragically killedin an automobile accident outside Norton, Kansas,Left to right, the recipients of the Outstanding Class Awards are Bob Harrison, senior; BrianHall, sophomore; Charlie Robben, freshman; and Andrew Newton, junior.14VINTAGE

In addition, The Michael J. McKernan OutstandingAthlete Awards were given by the Endowment Fund to recognizethe outstanding athletes of Delta Theta. The Awards,created in 1990 and annually endowed by annual donationsfrom Brother Michael J. McKernan (DTh1978), are determinedin a similar manner to the Outstanding Class Awards.The Top Athlete receives a scholarship of $1,000, the FirstRunner-Up $600 and $400 for the Second Runner-Up. Therecipients of the McKernan Athlete Awards are:Brother Kellen J. Frank (Top Athlete)5817 W. 164th Street, Stilwell, KS 66085Brother Andrew M. Newton (First Runner-Up)16760 Antioch, Stilwell, KS 66085Brother Kellen Frank accepts the Michael J. McKernanOutstanding Athlete Award as the Top Athlete.in June of 1973; and Brother Bob Sterrett (DTh1970), whodied in March of 1996. The recipient of the Sterrett SophomoreAward is:Brother Brian J. Hall4331 Somerset, Prairie Village, KS 66207Brother Hall is Public Relations Officer, Historian-elect andPast Social Service Coordinator of Delta ThetaThe Dan G. Tinder Memorial Outstanding JuniorAward memorializes the life and service of Brother Dan Tinder(DTh1975), former Chapter Historian (WKA) and Directorof the Endowment Fund and Building Corporation, whowas tragically killed in an automobile accident in Kansas City,in November of 1984. The recipient of the Tinder Junior Awardis:Brother Charles D. Robben (Second Runner-Up)307 E. 7th Street, Oakley, KS 67748All of these Awards are significant not only because ofthe background and service of each of the Awards’ namesakes,but also because of the method of selection: although theAwards are made by the Endowment Fund, they are solelyand exclusively chosen by members of the Chapter based ona criteria that recognizes excellence.Our sincere congratulations to each recipient of theseAwards.William L. Muir, PresidentLarry W. Emig, Vice-PresidentAllan D. Holiday, Jr., SecretaryMichael E. Brown, TreasurerKansas State Alpha Tau OmegaStudents’ Aid Endowment FundBrother Andrew M. Newton16760 Antioch, Stilwell, KS 66085Brother Newton is President, Past Vice-President, Past MembershipRecruitment Chairman and Member of the Board ofTrustees of Delta ThetaThe John E. Holstrom Memorial Outstanding SeniorAward also recognizes the life and service of Brother JohnHolstrom (DTh1968). The recipient of the Holstrom SeniorAward is:Brother Richard R. (Bob) Harrison36530 W. 159th Street, Gardner, KS 66030Brother Harrison is Historian, Past Vice-President, Past Chaplainand Past Member of the Board of Trustees of Delta ThetaLeft to Right, Brothers Andy Newton, Kellen Frank,and Charlie Robben are the recipients of the 2001-2002Outstanding Athlete Award.SPRING 2002 15

Endowment AwardsBlue Key ScholarshipsAmy S. Metzinger, a senior in Agricultural Economicsspecializing in Pre-Law and Ryan K.Walker, a senior in Family Financial Planningwith Minors in Business Administration and Leadership Studieswere presented the fourth annual William L. Muir II andJohn T. Muir ΑΤΩ Blue Key Leadership Scholarships atthe Blue Key Annual Banquet on April 7, 2002. Each scholarshipaward is for $1,000.Metzinger is a Arkansas City, Kansas native. She hasbeen involved in various campus activities and programs, includingCollege of Agriculture Ambassador, Student SenateIntern Coordinator, Agriculture Student Senator and SenateOperations Committee member. Amy was President of BlueKey during the 2001-2002 term. Amy taught the LeadershipOrientation Class at K-State this last year.Walker was involved in numerous campus and studentgovernment activities, including Vice Chair of the Kansas StateUniversity Student Senate, Human Ecology Student Senator,Chair of the Student Senate Privilege Fee Committee for twoyears, Leadership Studies and Programs Ambassador, EarlWood National Youth Golf Academy Counselor and VicePresident of Blue Key. He is Small Group Leader for theLeadership Concepts Class. Ryan is a native of Wichita, Kansas.These scholarships, donated by the Muir Family throughthe Kansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students’ Aid EndowmentFund, were established in 1999 to “perpetuate the memory ofWilliam Lloyd (Bill) Muir II and John Thomas (Tom) Muiron the campus of Kansas State university and to provide educationalopportunities and assistance for upper-level studentswho possess exemplary attributes in leadership, scholarship,fellowship and character.” Bill Muir, who received the SilverStar during World War II, died in May of 1943 while servingwith the United States Army in Italy. Tom Muir, a prominentbusinessman from Norton and Manhattan, died in Februaryof 1990. Both were members of the K-State chapter of theAlpha Tau Omega Fraternity. Both were initiated into BlueKey at K-State (1939 and 1940, respectively).The Muir Blue Key Scholarships are awarded by the K-State ATO Endowment Fund to “qualified students at KansasState University who are members of Blue Key and attain atleast a 3.000 cumulative grade point average, who are judgedto be of good character and sound academic standing and whohave substantially contributed to the quality of student lifeand outstanding leadership at Kansas State University. Annually,one Scholarship shall be awarded to a male memberand one Scholarship shall be awarded to a female member” ofBlue Key.The recipients were chosen by a Committee of threepersons: Michael E. Brown, representing the K-State ATO EndowmentFund, William L. Muir III, representing the MuirFamily and Dr. Pat J. Bosco, KSU Dean of Student Life. Therecipients are known only to the Committee until the announcementat the Blue Key Annual Banquet.Pat Bosco, KSU Associate Vice President for InstitutionalAdvancement and Dean of Student Life, commented:“We are very pleased to be able to offer these two Scholarshipto outstanding Blue Key members who are involved in Universityleadership activities and programs. Special thanks tothe local Alpha Tau Omega Endowment Fund and the MuirFamily for making this Scholarship a reality, and congratulationsto both Amy Metzinger and Ryan Walker on being thefourth Scholarship recipients.”Bill Muir, representing the Muir Family, said: “My sisterBetty and I are extremely proud to have these Scholarshipsnamed after our uncle and father. Amy and Ryan aretwo of K-State’s outstanding student leaders, and possess good,all-around qualities that fit the criteria for these Scholarships.I know that Dad and Uncle Bill would be proud of them andof this day.”Mike Brown, Treasurer of the Kansas State Alpha TauOmega Students’ Aid Endowment Fund, stated: “We are extremelyproud to have the opportunity to award these Scholarshipsin memory of Tom and Bill Muir to outstanding studentslike Amy Metzinger and Ryan Walker. The Muir Familyhas been involved with Kansas State University and itsprograms for more than sixty years. Tom and Bill Muir wereboth members of Alpha Tau Omega and Blue Key. It is veryappropriate that we memorialize their lives of service withthese Scholarships.”A permanent plaque will be located in the K-State StudentUnion and individual plaques were given to Metzingerand Walker. Presenting the Awards were Mike Brown representingboth the Endowment Fund and the Muir Family, andPat Bosco, Jackie McClaskey and Susan Scott representingthe K-State Office of Student Life.16VINTAGE

Endowment Awards Winter Family AwardThomas T. (Tyler) Adams, a senior in Marketingand International Business, was awarded thetwelfth Stanley L. Winter Alpha Tau OmegaK-State Union Leadership Scholarship at the K-State StudentUnion Awards Banquet on April 12, 2002. The WinterScholarship recipient receives a $1,000 scholarship.Adams is an Overland Park, Kansas native. He has beeninvolved for four years in the activities of the K-State StudentUnion. Tyler served as Union Program Council (UPC) Presidentthis last year, and was a member and then Chair of theUPC Kaleidoscope Films Committee. He was also a memberof the Union Governing Board (UGB), representing UPC.Under Tyler’s leadership, UPC started “UPC Awareness Week”,which was held in September, 2001. UPC sponsored an eventeach day, while also promoting UPC in general. Tyler hasalso been influential in assisting the staff with revamping UPC’sleadership development seminar topics, which were held oncea month during the school year. Tyler also assisted with thefinal stages of the revision of the UPC Constitution. He has a3.495 grade point average.Adams was described as being “a great ambassador forUPC. He has handled himself quite appropriately at UGBmeetings, and at the Student Senate Privilege Fee Committeemeeting when the Union and UPC were up for fee review. Ingeneral, Tyler is a solid young man who has been a reliableand dedicated member of UPC. He has been an advocate forchange and is one of the students most responsible for the continuedimprovement of the leadership, programming and publicityof UPC over the last three years.”The Winter Scholarship, established in 1992, is namedafter Stanley L. “Stan” Winter, a 1986 graduate of Kansas StateUniversity, who died in February of 1992 at the age of 27.Stan was initiated into the Kansas State University chapter ofthe Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity in 1984, served in variousoffices including Scholarship Chairman, Brotherhood Chairmanand member of the Executive Committee. In 1986, hereceived both the Chapter’s Thomas Arkle Clark OutstandingSenior Award and the Chapter Advisor’s Brotherhood Award.Stan was involved in numerous campus activities, butmost prominently at the K-State Student Union. He was Presidentof UPC and a member of the Union Governing Board.He was awarded the UPC Outstanding Leadership Award in1986.After graduating with honors in Agricultural Econom-ics, Stan was Program Advisor at the K-State Student Union.In 1989, he received his Master’s Degree in Student Counselingwith honors from K-State. He was Program Director atthe University of Northern Colorado Student Union. Stan diedafter a long and recurring battle with cancer.The stated purposes of this Scholarship are “to perpetuatethe memory of Stanley L. Winter on the campus of KansasState University and to provide educational opportunities andassistance for upper-level students who possess exemplaryattributes in scholarship, fellowship and character.”The Kansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students’ Aid EndowmentFund established the Winter Scholarship with donationsfrom the Winter Family, Brothers of Alpha Tau Omegaand Friends. To be eligible, a student must have at least a2.500 grade point average and “judged to be of good characterand sound academic standing and who has contributed tothe quality of programs and activities of the K-State StudentUnion. In all other respects, this Scholarship will be awardedwithout restriction to gender, race, handicap, religion or nationalorigin.”All students meeting these requirements are eligible forthis Scholarship. Suggestions are received by a three-memberCommittee composed of the President of the EndowmentFund, a member of the Alvin Winter Family and the Directorof the K-State Student Union (or their designees). The Committeeevaluates all suggestions based on: potential, scholasticaptitude, exemplary fellowship, outstanding character andcontributions to the quality of programs and activities of theK-State Student Union. The recipient is known only to theCommittee until the announcement at the Leadership Banquet.Bernard Pitts, Director of the K-State Student Union,commented: “We are very pleased to be able to again offerthis Scholarship to outstanding students involved in Unionprograms and activities. Special thanks to the local AlphaTau Omega Endowment Fund and the Winter Family for makingthis Scholarship a reality, and congratulations to TylerAdams on being the Scholarship recipient.”Fred Winter, representing the Winter Family, said: “Weare extremely proud to have this Scholarship named after mybrother. Tyler is one of the K-State Student Union’s outstandingstudent leaders, and possess good, all-around qualities thatfit the criteria for this Scholarship. I know that Stan would beproud of him.”SPRING 2002 17

President’s AwardDeserving of Recognitionby Andy NewtonChapterPresidentThe 2001-2002 Robert M. BensmanPresident’s (Worthy Master) Award wasawarded at the Chapter Awards Banquetand Last Chapter Meeting on May 5, 2002. ThisAward, originated by first Chapter President ElmerD. McCollum, was first presented in 1921. In 2000,the Award was named after Brother Robert M.Bensman, Chapter President and 2000 National ThomasArkle Clark Award recipient, and shifted to theEndowment Fund.A list of all members in good standing is submittedby the Endowment Fund to all members livingin the Chapter House. Each member is entitledto vote for three (in order of preference—3 is top, 2is second, 1 is third choice). From these ballots, theChapter President, in consultation with the ImmediatePast Chapter President, determines “the Chaptermember(s) who has (have) contributed the most tothe Chapter during the school year” and recommendsthem to the Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fundpresents the Award and scholarships of $250 each.Brothers Brian J. Hall and Lance T. Jonesboth have excelled in chapter and campus officesand service and devoted long hours in dedicated serviceto the Chapter and to others during this last year.Brian, a sophomorein Englishfrom Prairie Village,was initiated in Augustof 2001. Brianhas served the Chapterwith exemplarydistinction as SocialService Coordinatorand Public RelationsOfficer, and was recentlyelected to aone-year term asHistorian and Editorof the Vintage. He is Halla tireless worker and devotes countless hours to chapterprojects, many times without much recognition.Brian has been integrally involved in all aspects ofChapter operations during service on the ExecutiveCommittee. Through his leadership, the Chapterdevoted over 4,400 hours of community service duringthe semester he was Social Service Coordinator.He also received several Elmer D. McCollum ScholasticExcellence Awards, Presidential ScholasticAchievement Awards, Gary R. Cottrell and RussellW. Taddiken Social Service Coordinator Award andthe Trustees’ Brotherhood Award. He will be a memberof the LeaderShape Class of 2002.Lance, a seniorin Marketing and InternationalBusinessfrom Salina, is a1999 Spring initiate.He has involvedhimself in every partof chapter matters.He served as ChapterPresident this lastyear, after beingelected Social Chairmanthe semester before.The Chapterrecognized Lance for Joneshis tireless service. He was a member of theChapter’s leadership during periods when the Chapterreceived three True Merit Awards, three Top ChapterAwards and numerous other ATO NationalAwards. He also received the Elmer D. McCollumScholastic Excellence Award twice. Lance has servedas a member of the Cabinet, Judicial Committee,Membership Education Committee, Executive Committee,Delta Theta Board of Trustees and the Boardsof Directors of all three Alumni Corporations. Hereceived the Dan G. Tinder Memorial OutstandingJunior Award, the Ryan A. Newth Social ChairmanAward and the Elmer D. McCollum Worthy MasterAward. Lance served this last year as IFC HomecomingCoordinator and member of the IFC ExecutiveBoard. He attended The LeaderShape Institutein 2000.Brian and Lance received the McCollumPresident’s Award Trophy, plaques, specially-commissionedΑΤΩ Seiko watches, and $250 scholarshipsfrom the Endowment Fund.Congratulations to Brothers Brian Hall andLance Jones for the Bensman President’s Award,which they richly deserve.18VINTAGE

ATO Endowment AwardsThe Kansas State University Foundation and theBoard of Directors of the Kansas State Alpha TauOmega Students’ Aid Endowment Fund announcedthe recipients of The Elmer D. McCollum ScholasticExcellence Awards for the Fall Semester, 2001. Everyactive (or pledge who is subsequently initiated the next semester)living in the Chapter House and up to 8 actives orpledges living in an approved annex (indicated with *) receiveThe McCollum Scholastic Excellence Award if they attaina 3.100 Grade Point Average or above, based on the followingcriteria:For every person whose grades are a 3.100 or above,a base award of $25 plus the number of whole tenths thegrades are above 3.100 multiplied by the number of gradedhours completed multiplied by $2.00. An additional $100will be awarded for a 4.000 GPA. To be eligible, the personmust take and complete at least 12 hours, 9 of whichare graded.Because the total amount of funds available, the baseaward for The McCollum Awards was adjusted upward from$25 to $50 for this semester.In addition, the Endowment Fund has established, froma directed donation, The Presidential Scholastic AchievementAwards. If the Chapter Grade Average is equal to orabove a 3.000, every person who meets The McCollum AwardFall SemesterScholarshipscriteria receives an additional $75 Presidential Award fromthe Endowment Fund. The University All-Men’s Grade Averagefor the Fall Semester, 2001, was 2.753, the All-UniversityUndergraduate Average was 2.902 and the All-FraternityAverage was 2.940. The Chapter’s Grade Average was 2.984(8th of 24 fraternities), with grade changes. But, for the secondtime recently, the Chapter’s grades were not above a3.000 GPA and The Presidential Awards were not presented.The 38 recipients, grade averages and total awards of$7,174 ($7,174 for the McCollum Awards and $0 for the PresidentialAwards) for the Fall Semester, are as follows:Andrew M. Newton (Top Grades)15 Hours 4.000 $42016760 Antioch, Stilwell, KS 66085*Jonathan R. Mein (Top Grades)13 Hours 4.000 $384700 N. Western Avenue, Girard, KS 66743*Kevin N. Oehme (Top Grades)13 Hours 4.000 $384311 Harvard Avenue, Liberal, KS 67901Curtis G. Mick (Top Grades and Honor Initiate)13 Hours 4.000 $384874 S. 170th Avenue, Osborne, KS 67473Troy A. Holdeman (Top Grades)12 Hours 4.000 $3662900 S. Mission Road, Halstead, KS 67056John F. Thompson (Top Grades)12 Hours 4.000 $366404 Sunset Drive, Salina, KS 67401Jesse D. Newton14 Hours 3.929 $27416760 Antioch, Stilwell, KS 66085Andy Newton receives the award for top grades atthe semesterly awards dinner. Over $7,000 wasawarded for the fall semester to members with asemesterly GPA better than 3.100.Erik M. Rome15 Hours 3.800 $2608701 Mackey, Overland Park, KS 66212Brian J. Hall13 Hours 3.769 $2064331 Somerset Drive, Prairie Village, KS 66207SPRING 2002 19

*Matthew G. Keller12 Hours 3.750 $19414713 Woodward, Overland Park, KS 66223*Kyle A. Brewer15 Hours 3.733 $2304962 S. 170th Street, Omaha, NE 68135Timothy J. Bensman12 Hours 3.667 $17010722 W. 128th Street, Overland Park, KS 66213Kellen J. Frank13 Hours 3.692 $1805112 W. 159th Terrace, Stilwell, KS 66085Matthew A. Baki14 Hours 3.643 $1901576 Royal Gold Drive, Columbus, OH 43240*Patrick T. Gibbs15 Hours 3.600 $20011385 W. 156th Terrace, Overland Park, KS 66221Benjamin C. Porter15 Hours 3.600 $2008614 Deer Run, Lenexa, KS 66220Matthew J. Toepfer15 Hours 3.600 $20013910 W. 55th Terrace, Shawnee, KS 66216*Jonathan S. Kurche22 Hours 3.546 $2267537 Constance, Lenexa, KS 66216Jacob J. Perkins17 Hours 3.529 $186722 N. 148th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68154Allan R. Sheahan14 Hours 3.500 $1622304 Terry Way, Manhattan, KS 66502Daniel R. Adrain12 Hours 3.500 $14621524 W. 53rd Street, Shawnee, KS 66226Tanner N. Klingzell12 Hours 3.500 $1461836 Glendale Street, Salina, KS 67401Chad E. Johnson17 Hours 3.471 $1521 Ridgeland Road, St. Joseph, MO 64505Matthew J. Washburn17 Hours 3.471 $1521401 Virginia, Derby, KS 67037Shane A. Frownfelter15 Hours 3.467 $1403327 SW Dukeries Road, Topeka, KS 66614Charles D. Robben13 Hours 3.461 $128304 E. 7th Street, Oakley, KS 67748Daniel J. Tokar14 Hours 3.429 $13412608 Flint, Overland Park, KS 66213Brett M. Poland12 Hours 3.417 $122301 S. Stevenson, Olathe, KS 66061R. Robert Harrison17 Hours 3.412 $15236530 W. 159th Street, Gardner, KS 66030Steven L. Bellinger12 Hours 3.333 $ 985275 Lake Elbo Road, Manhattan, KS 66502Kerry M. Funk12 Hours 3.333 $ 982813 Goldenrod Road, Newton, KS 67117Ryan M. Potter16 Hours 3.313 $1143904 Erin Circle, Manhattan, KS 66503Ryan E. Cross12 Hours 3.250 $ 742205 Scarborough, Olathe, KS 66062Jeremy T. Graham14 Hours 3.214 $ 7814141 Eby, Overland Park, KS 66221Trevor L. Winchell14 Hours 3.214 $ 78P. O. Box 1782, Liberal, KS 6790520VINTAGE

The Elmer D. McCollum ATO Membership RecruitmentChairman Award $1,670Up to 50% of Housebill for Rush Chairman for SchoolYearKellen J. Frank5112 W. 159th Terrace, Stilwell, KS 66085The Elmer D. McCollum ATO Assistant MembershipRecruitment Chairman Award $ 300Trevor L. WinchellP. O. Box 1782, Liberal, KS 67901The Endowment Fund also awarded, in an amount determinedby the majority vote of a Joint Committee of thePresidents of the Chapter, Delta Theta Chapter of Alpha TauOmega Building Corporation and the Endowment Fund, TheLarry D. Marvel Memorial House Manager Award of upto $750 per semester, to the elected House Manager in goodstanding for excellence of service in office. The recipientwas:Kerry M. Funk $ 7502813 Goldenrod Road, Newton, KS 67117Also, the Endowment Fund awarded The Henry F.Kupfer Kitchen Manager Award of up to $600 per semesterto the elected Kitchen Manager in good standing, in anamount determined by a unanimous vote of a Joint Committeeof the Presidents (or designees) of Delta Theta of AlphaTau Omega and the Endowment Fund, for excellence of servicein office to:Benjamin J. Zwick $ 60013801 Hayes, Overland Park, KS 66221Also, the Endowment Fund awarded The Gary R.Cottrell and Russell W. Taddiken Social Service CoordinatorAward. This Award, endowed through a directed donation,was originated and named after Brothers Gregory A.Lloyd (∆Θ∆Θ1990) and David M. Saunders (∆Θ∆Θ1992), who wereSocial Service Coordinators during the terms when the Chapterreceived 1993 National Runner-Up for the National CommunityAwareness Award. In 1996, the Award’s name waschanged to those of the Social Service Coordinators duringthe terms when the Chapter received The 1995 National CommunityAwareness Award: Brothers Gary R. Cottrell (∆Θ∆Θ1994)and Russell W. Taddiken (∆Θ∆Θ1995). It is given semesterly inSeptember and February to the Social Service Coordinatorwho leads the Chapter to achieving a successful social serviceprogram. The full amount of $100 is awarded to theSocial Service Coordinator if the Chapter successfully completesat least 2,000 hours of social service projects duringthe preceding semester. $25 is awarded to the Social ServiceCoordinator and $75 to a not-for-profit charitable organizationchosen by the Chapter if such goal is not achieved. Asthe Chapter had 4,212 hours during the Fall Semester, 2001,the full scholarship was awarded to the recipient:Brian J. Hall $ 1004331 Somerset Drive, Prairie Village, KS 66207The Endowment Fund, through a directed donation,awarded The Ryan A. Newth Social Chairman Award. TheAward, named after Brother Ryan A. Newth (∆Θ∆Θ 1993), isgiven semesterly in September and February to the SocialChairman who leads the Chapter to achieving a successfuland risk-free social program. The full amount of $400 isawarded to Social Chairman if the Chapter has no risk managementviolations or violations of the Kansas State UniversityJoint Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Council AlcoholPolicy or ΑΤΩ National Policies and Procedures duringthe preceding semester. There is a substantial reduction forany minor violation and no award for major violation. Thesixteenth Award was presented, for his outstanding effort inachieving the goals and criteria, as outlined above, to:Patrick J. McEvoy $ 40013925 Eby Street, Overland Park, KS 66221As an outgrowth of the Chapter’s achieving above a3.000 GPA for the first time in the Spring Semester of 1998,the Endowment Fund, through a directed donation, createdand awarded The Guy W. Gross Scholarship ChairmanAward, named after Brother Guy W. Gross (∆Θ∆Θ1995), whowas Scholarship Chairman at that time. The Award is presentedto the Scholarship Chairman if the Chapter’s GradePoint Average is at least a 3.000 for that semester. As theChapter’s Grade Point Average did not achieve the level, theAward was not presented.Also, the Chapter has created and endowed with theEndowment Fund The Justin J. Nelson CommunicationsOfficer Award, which recognizes the newly-created office ofCommunications Officer, whose is responsible for all electronicand computer operations of the Chapter, including allChapter computers, phone systems and other electronic media,is responsible for the Chapter’s mail and seeing that allmail is properly received and all alumni mail forwarded, andis the Web Engineer of the Chapter and responsible for theChapter’s Home Page. The fourth Award was presented to:Justin J. Nelson $ 2501086 Road L5, Emporia, KS 6680122VINTAGE

Final Thoughtby Will MannIoften thought… I often wondered…Exactly what do I have to contributeto each and everyone? It keeps meawake at nights for hours on end countingthe detailed differences in the ceiling abovemy bed. You must understand that this is not asoapbox lecture or an attempt to scorn anyone.Neither is it a narcissistic endeavor or a blatantdisregard for hypocrisy. Rather it is the passageof some of my thoughts to you with the mostgenuine of intentions.I realize that not all ofyou will take the fullamount of what Ihumbly intend foryou. In fact some ofyou will only take thepart that seems relevantto your life insome way and someof you will disregardthis as trivial and willput it out of your mindcompletely. What doeach of us have to contributeto the world and how we can each accomplishthis in our respective lives? To do thisyou must let go the things which impede life itself.The first step to letting go is passion. Youmust have passion for that which is important toyou. Obviously this is where people tend to differ,but to truly be happy one must find out wheretheir passion truly lies. I read somewhere thatnear the end of his life Pablo Picasso was recordedas saying to the Judge… “If you take myMannpaints sir…If you take my paints then I will drawin my own spit on the prison walls.” The pointis that by his wrongful contribution his passionwas to be taken from him. I shudder to thinkwhat that would be like. To contribute in anyway to the sincere and heartfelt pain of anotherhuman being immediately takes the passion fromyour life. Which unfortunately means it slowlytakes the love from your heart. Do somethingexcellent… Do it everyday… It matters not whatit is… Lately the only pain I have contributedhas been self-inflicted. Self indulged, neurotic,cowardly, self-destructive pain all because offear… Fear of everything… Of doing thingspoorly, being seen in a negative light by anyoneincluding myself, Fear of failure, Fear of succeeding,Fear of doing things that I hate just tobe able to move closer to what I want for myself…Eventually you must decide… Decide tocontribute the one thing you do excellent everyday…whether you be the humble person whoworks three jobs to feed five children, a King ora beggar, or just you… The only stipulation beingall things done must be done without hate…Hate being very broad in this sense… Only withsincerity and with truth to yourself can this bedone… I often thought and I have often wondered…What do I have to contribute… Theanswer is very simple when you rise everydaydo so with passion and you can do somethingexcellent… A very famous writer once said whenyou go into the world you must go withouthate… So go without hate but not without rageand heal the world…Love and Respect24VINTAGE

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