Over the decades, all but four of the composites were stolen or damaged beyond repair by flooding in the basement of the Stone House at 404 E. Withrow St. Calls were made to the original vendors to determine what archives existed to determine if replica’s could be made, but unfortunately none of the vendors had preserved any of the archives.
So a project spearheaded by KSTUAA Secretary, Brother Craig Stichtenoth ’72 and Wes Bren ’85 seeks to create replicas using miniature composites. The plan is to leverage the small composites and photographically enlarge them slightly before printing on a durable acrylic or aluminum. These replicas will then be installed in the hallways of the Show Box at 406 E. Withrow to spruce up the bare walls and add a sense of tradition and history like the original composites did.The goal is install a replica of every composite. Thanks to the help of Brothers Bill Weirough, Doug Buse, John Jahoda, John Wilson, Norm Witzler, Mark Morgan, Brad Mikes, Wes Bren, Larry Rosinski, Timothy Storer and Robert Dittrich we have 29 replicas in good condition.
We are needing alumni to help us secure the missing miniature composites for the following years:
1971, 1972, 1973,
1982,
1996, 1997, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011-2012
They are at a printers where they are being retouched and printed at 28" x 18" with an 1/4" acrylic front and pvc back. The plan is to have these installed before rush. Each will cost about $250 to be fabricated and installed.
1996, 1997, 1999,
2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011-2012
If you have one of these missing years, please email us immediately so we can share how you can help us complete the set. We would like to have these installed before Rush starts in February 2023.
January 1 Update: We have collected 28 miniatures of what we believe are the 45 composites that were created from 1968-2015.
They are at a printers where they are being retouched and printed at 28" x 18" with an 1/4" acrylic front and pvc back. The plan is to have these installed before rush. Each will cost about $250 to be fabricated and installed.
KSTUAA requests Alumni to make donations to help cover this. Donations can be made via Paypal or otehr methods. See instructions on the donations page:
KSTUAA would like to thank Board Member, Chris Elder IC'84 who made a significant contribution to help cover the initial deposit needed to get the vendor started!
Theta-Upsilon Hall of Fame Nominations needed by December 15
KSTUAA is seeking your input about alumni who should be recognized for their professional accomplishments, contributions to society or service to our Fraternity.
If you know of an alumnus we should consider for this honor please fill in this nomination form before December 15, 2022.
We inducted three Kappa Sigs into our Hall of Fame during the 55th Anniversary celebration You can see who else has been inducted into the Hall of Fame using the link on the right.
With our Chapter back on campus, we will begin the new annual induction process we announced last year.
The HOF Nominating Committee including the Chapter’s Alumni Relations Chairmen will gather information about each nominee and submit a ballot to the HOF inductees for their vote. The induction will be held during Homecoming Weekend in years when we are not celebrating a 5 year reunion. Alumni that have been previously nominated but have not yet been inducted remain in the list for future votes.
