KSTUAA Super Bowl Squares Returns-Bigger than ever!!

$1400 in potential prize money!! With KSTUAA proceeds going to support the Composite Reprint Project!   

Back by popular demand and bigger this year than before... KSTUAA Communication and Events Committee is hosting TWO Squares of our popular Kappa Sigma Super Bowls Squares game to brighten your cold, cloudy winter days! (Last time we did this the first board filled up pretty quick!) 

The Kappa Sigma Super Bowl Squares is our simple take on a perennial favorite where alumni can pick squares with two numbers that reflect all the possible combinations of the last digit in any score. Pick the square that matches the AFL and NFC teams scores during a quarter end and you are a winner!!!  

Double your prize money if  you are a KSTUAA Donor at the Star & Crescent Level by Super Bowl time!!!!

Instructions:

1. Pick from two available Tables (Red or Green) and send us the game squares you want e.g. A1, C7, F5, I2, J10 and email to KSTUAA@gmail.com. (Squares are awarded based on the first to reach us, based on email sent times with dues paying Alumni getting priority on ties) Duplicate choices will be assigned nearest open spot by KSTUAA.
   
   The Tables showing available squares will be updated each day: Table of Available Squares (May need to click download if it it doesn't display)
   
   
2. Make payment with paypal here.  $10 per square for anyone that has paid KSTUAA Dues (so if you haven't paid dues and want 1 square it is $35, and then $10 for each square after that. If you already have paid Dues... THANK YOU and its just $10 a square.) 
   
   Aren't sure if you'd paid your Dues or at Star& Crescent status yet to get the multiplier? Check the Donor's page for the list of current donors and confirm your status. Remember extra proceeds go to pay for the Composite Reprint project. 
   
   
3. Join us for a Zoom Happy Hour two days before the big game on Saturday, February 11 at 1:00 PM ET when Bracket Master Mikes will pick the column and row numbers. We will update the tables live and post it for those that cant join us.
   
   
4. Enjoy Super Bowl LVII and win up to $1400!
   
   

Winning:

1 winner per quarter. Winning squares match the last number of each teams score at the end of each quarter

Tip: To maximize your chances for payouts, make sure you have squares on both Red and Green tables. $20 could produce $800!

Prize Amounts:

10% of pot for match on quarters 1-3, 20% for final score.  But if you are a KSTUAA donor at the Star & Crescent level before the Super Bowl your prize is doubled! For example final score could be worth $400!

This year's Winners!!!
Q1 KCC 7 - PE - 7
****Winners: Bren (Red) Beringer (Green)
Q2 KCC 14 - PE - 24
****Winners: Broome (Red); Smith (Green)
Q3  KCC 21 - PE - 27
****Winners: Puccio (Red); Poulos (Green)
Final KCC 38 - PE - 35
****Winners: Poulos (Red), Mikes (Green)
*Note the double prize was not awarded because donation levels of the winners were not at Star & Crescent level by game time.  

KSTUAA proceeds:

KSTUAA will use dues to fund the printing and mailing of our Alumni Newsletter and any/all extra donations to fund the Composite Reprint Project. Each Composite reprint costs about $250-300 based on retouching so we welcome your donations.  

Questions about donations? See the recent posting.

Want to help the Chapter in additional ways? Don't miss increasing our Chapter's Scholarship Fund on Stephen Alonzo Jackson Weekend of Giving March 4. 100% or the donations from this weekend goes to the Theta-Upsilon Scholarship Fund!  

Also Join us for our next KSTUAA event: KSTUAA Cossa Challenge! (March 12 - NCAA Selection Sunday)

Good Luck and AEKDB

Clarifying Donations and KSTUAA recommendations

We receive questions from time to time and we hope the following content and FAQ will be helpful to you.

First. We want all our alumni to understand how important it is to contribute your "time, talents and treasure" to secure the health of our Theta-Upsilon Chapter, our Alumni Association and the Kappa Sigma Fraternity.

Some examples: 

• Alumni donations have helped us support Chapter operations buying tables and chairs for meetings, furniture, signage and other things that will help with recruiting. 
• Alumni donations are creating a new secured Conference/Trophy Room inside the Chapter House to promote excellence and showcase the 1967 & 2022 Charters and memorabilia.
• Alumni donations are recreating half size composites of all the class years to hang in the bedroom hallways. This was requested by undergraduates and we are excited for alumni to be able to return and see these. 
• Alumni donations during the SAJ Weekend of Giving (March 4 each year) have grown the Theta-Upsilon's Scholarship Fund to a size where it will provide four scholarships each year. As donations come in this number will grow. 
• Alumni donations have supported the Chapter's philanthropy efforts.
• Alumni donations help us print and mail the Fricker Report and support alumni events at Miami and online like the recent College Bowl Contest.
• Alumni donations help us recognize brothers that have joined the Celestial and console family members through our Memorial Fund.      

Second. Alumni donations signal to others that our alumni care about what happens to our Chapter. This is critical for Miami University (think Beta Bells) as well as Kappa Sigma.

Some examples:

• KSTUAA made donation to Miami University during our 50th anniversary which resulted in a Flowering Tree and plaque being installed near the Chapter House.
• KSTUAA made donations to purchase a stone on the the Stephen Alonzo Jackson Memorial Plaza. Additionally alumni have purchased stones and bricks further supporting the Endowment Fund and the Chapter's Scholarships.
• Alumni have become donors through the Jackson's Men Program and paid Kappa Sigma Alumni Dues signaling our commitment to the Fraternity.

Third. KSTUAA seeks to recognize and thank alumni who donate by recording their names on the Donors Page each year. In addition, KSTUAA recognizes donations made to Kappa Sigma and to the Chapter's philanthropies as well as the donations of in kind services and expenditures.  While this pages refreshes each year, KSTUAA posts everyone's name who donated at the end of the fiscal year.

FAQ.

Q. I made a donation to Kappa Sigma's Endowment Fund or donated to the Chapter's philanthropy. How do I let KSTUAA know about it? 

A. Simply, email us at KSTUAA@gmail.com and provide us details. The amount will be added to whatever KSTUAA donation or Dues payment you've already made.  If you haven't made a donation to KSTUAA in the Fiscal Year you can do so easily with PayPal.  

Q. Are donations to KSTUAA tax-deductible?

A. No. KSTUAA is a 501-(c)-7 not-for-profit "social organization" and not recognized as a 510-(c)-3 charity.  The Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund is a (c)-3 and donations made during Stephen Alonzo Jackson Weekend of Giving are tax-deductible.     

Q. Where can I direct my questions? 

A. Simply, email us at KSTUAA@gmail.com and provide us your mobile phone and our Treasurer or someone else depending on the question will call you back.         

Q. I would like to add benefit the Chapter or Kappa Sigma in my will or as a beneficiary to a Life Insurance policy. 

A. That's Great! We can help you understand some different options and would love to speak with you about those.  Email us at KSTUAA@gmail.com and provide us your mobile phone and someone will call you back.    

Q. I would like to make a donation to Miami University that will benefit the Chapter. Can that be done? 

A. KSTUAA has discussed several options with Miami about creating an Endowment Fund that benefits the Chapter. We have not created an account yet but are interested in seeing that happen.  Email us at KSTUAA@gmail.com and we will call you back.

Q. Where can we see the balance of the Theta-Upsilon Chapter's Scholarship Fund balance? 

A. Information about the Kappa Sigma Endowment Fund, its Trustees and programs can be found at https://www.kappasigma.org/endowment-fund/.  The trustees publish the balances of each chapter on a separate page: https://www.kappasigma.org/endowment-fund/chapter-scholarship-fund-balances.

As of Fall 2022 the Theta-Upsilon balance stands at $33,334.40!
This amount has grown steadily each year through donations of our alumni primarily through the SAJ Weekend of Giving. Below are the recent CSF Balances. 
2021: $18,021
2020: $7,146
2019: $4,192
2018: $2,148
2017: $1,238
2016: $945.84  

Q. Does the size of our Chapter's CSF impact the scholarships given out? 

A. Yes. While the Endowment Fund Trustees award at least one Scholarship award to every chapter, those chapters with more than $10,000 in their CSF often see more awards and larger awards.  For example with the Theta-Upsilon 2022 CSF Balance being over $33,000 our Chapter saw three brothers given awards.  Theta-Omicron Chapter with a CSF of over $70,000 saw seven members receive awards!