KSTUAA Board Brings Leaders & Volunteers Together

The KSTUAA Board met with Alumni Advisors and the Grand Scribe during its Annual Meeting this summer in the newly constructed Armstrong Center during Alumni Weekend.  Members of the board and Advisors again met with the EC during Homecoming. (From Left: Mark Rowland (KSTUAA), Chris Elder (KSTUAA, AAA-GT), Keith Zurawski (AAA-GT), Tom Collins (AAA-GS), Zain Santamaria (GS), Tim Johnson (KSTUAA, Housing Company), Mike McNally (KSTUAA), not in photo Nathan Varnum (KSTUAA, AAA-GMC), Wes Bren (KSTUAA, AA)

Advisor and Alumni involvement have played important roles in the success of the Theta-Upsilon chapter.  Alumni and advisors were critical in the founding of the chapter and played key roles during the success seen in the 1990s. Alumni on the Housing Company invested hundreds of volunteer hours to manage the transition from Spring Street to Withrow and ultimately to retire the mortgage and keep the lights on despite the sanctions on the chapter from the university that prevented renters. 

Despite these periods of progress, the chapter often struggled as advisors and alumni transitioned out of volunteer roles. There were times when roles were vacant or those in them were not able to devote the time needed in today's more complicated environment. 

There has never been a group providing consistent coordination and guidance. This was one of the main reasons that the Alumni Association (KSTUAA) was created. KSTUAA seeks to complement the other groups by providing input, promoting coordination and establishing a strong Alumni network that can provide volunteers to the various groups that serve the chapter.

 

For example, this summer KSTUAA held its annual meeting during Miami's Alumni Weekend. The Board invited the Chapter's Alumni Advisor Team (AA & AAAs) to a brainstorming discussion at the new Armstrong Student Center before the Annual meeting to generate ideas. The chapter’s Grand Scribe was also able to attend.   KSTUAA also organized a meeting with the EC at Homecoming that again included the Alumni Advisor team, The Faculty Advisor and members of the Housing Company Board. 

The KSTUAA Board is looking for 3 more volunteers to complete its roster. Alumni from the mid and late 1990's and also the 1970's would be greatly appreciated. The Board currently has members that were initiated in 1967, 1972, 1980's and 2010!

The Board is also looking for Alumni willing to serve on the Communications Committee and the Housing Advisory Committee that interacts with the Housing Company. 

For more information on the organization see the "About KSTUAA" link at the right.