Robert Buehler IC '77 Inducted into Theta-Upsilon Chapter HOF

(April 10, 2021)  The Kappa Sigma Theta-Upsilon Alumni Association (KSTUAA) is pleased to announce the nomination and induction of Brother Robert (Bob) Buehler ’77 from Wooster, Ohio into the Theta-Upsilon Chapter Hall of Fame. 

Bob was the only member of a spring pledge class in 1977 and single handedly remodeled an upstairs bathroom in the 111 E. Spring Street house as his pledge project. He would go on to serve as the House Manager and organize the effort to paint the exterior of Chapter house and through his family brought in improvements to the Chapter’s kitchen. During his senior year, Bob served as the Grand Procurator. 

Those that knew Bob in college remember him as a soft-spoken and generous-hearted member who was important to the chapter doubling in size during the period and though not a big drinker, also as someone with fast chugging skills.  Bob would finish second on campus in a beer chugging contest benefiting the American Cancer Society.

Bob graduated from Miami in the Spring of 1980 with a marketing degree which he used when returning to the family business in Wooster where he worked in numerous roles including Vice President of Marketing and Merchandising for almost 50 years and the catalyst for the company’s diversification into the hardware business in 2011. The business started by Bob’s grandfather grew from a single store in Wooster in 1932 called Buehler’s Fresh Foods into a collection of 13 grocery stores and 22 Hardware stores in the Northeastern Ohio area under three generations of Buehlers.  Now in its fourth generation of Buehler leadership, the business has sold the grocery division to its employees in a gesture to continue the 88 years of serve to its communities and loyal employees. 

Bob lives in Wooster with his wife of 38 years, Laurie. They have 4 children:  Adrianne, Brandon, Brian and Eric.  Bob’s younger brother Roger became a Kappa Sigma at Epsilon-Eta Chapter at Bowling Green State University in 1979.

KSTUAA has produced a video available on our KSTUAA YouTube Channel announcing Bob's induction and including personal tributes by Brothers Kevin Libert IC '79, Jonathan McKnight '77, Robert Solt III IC '78 & Robert Taylor IC '79, HOF 2000 Inductee.

KSTUAA would like to thank the HOF Nominating committee: George Duffield IC '67; Alan Higgins IC '67; Dave Vuicich IC '72; Dr. Tom Queen IC '77; Rick Sippola IC '85; Jackie Shropshire IC '99 for their help in this years process and to Brother Andrew Bren, Alumnus of the Nu-Psi Chapter, University of Cincinnati for his help with this video.