Alumni Update Email

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Thank you to our 2023 Donors

Thank you to all the alumni below who have contributed this year to support the legacy of Kappa Sigma at Miami University!

Our most recent Fiscal year (June 1, 2022-May 31, 2023) was a success on so many levels and with so many achievements! 

We saw our Theta-Upsilon Chapter grow to 83 members. They secured a Founders Award for Chapter Excellence (FACE) for first year Chapters and are posed to win their second FACE award this July at our Grand Conclave in Charlottesville. We saw several other firsts in individual awards and honors and will see several more this summer!   

Along the way we asked our alumni to support Theta-Upsilon Chapter's philanthropic event in the fall (Worldwide Run & Ride for the Oxford Clinic) helping them raise almost $12,425. 

Our Alumni showed up big time during Stephen Alonzo Jackson Weekend of Giving which raised $25,818 for our Chapter's Endowment Fund account (3rd most in the country!!!) The 197 gifts support the annual scholarships for our members.  For more details and a list of all that rose to this year's challenge see our March post.  

Meanwhile your fellow Alumni on the Theta Upsilon Housing Company worked this past summer to make sure our members could move into the Shoebox for the first time in over five years! KSTUAA with the CAC also raised money for several Chapter House improvements.  

Almost 60 alumni (2 for the first time) supported KSTUAA's efforts by participating in the Super Bowl Squares, Cossa Challenge or by making outright donations. These funds supported alumni events, the printing and mailing of the Fricker Report and our undergraduates.   

A sincere Thank You, to everyone listed below who donated this fiscal year and to those that gave during the SAJ Weekend of Giving!     

list of donors for the current fiscal year is listed on our website. 
** indicates an Alumnus that has also given in previous years

Founders Club >$5,000
Jim Lewis '74 ** KSTUAA Board, Treasurer, Housing Company Board, HOF 2022

Chrysoloras Club $2,500-$4,999
Chris Elder '85 ** KSTUAA Board
Wes Bren '85 ** KSTUAA Board, CAC, HOF 2017, DGM

Emerald Club $1,000-$2,499
Bill Slouffman '67 **
Peter Kanistros '83 **
Michael White '84 **
Davis Bouve '86 **
Chris Broome '89 ** CAC
Andrew Zuchowski '94 ** KSTUAA Board 
 
Ruby Club $500-$999 
Bob Coons '67 **
Richard Schaefer '67 **
Scott Hamilton '81 **
Brad Mikes '82 ** KSTUAA Board
Dr. James Puccio '82 **CAC
Geoffrey Aurini '85 **
John Henry '85 **
Michael Schoedinger '86 ** HOF 2000
Stephen Dattilo '87 
Mark Loisel '87 **
Jay Anderson '89 **
Clay Hunt '90 ** KSTUAA Board, President

Diamond Club $250-$499
Jay Cavender '80 ** CAC, AAA-GS
Scott Richardson '86 **
Matthew Smith ' 87 ** Housing Company Board (Secretary)
Aaron Ort '89 **
Gregory Poulos '91
Thomas Clarke '92 **
Chris Veneklasen '92 **

Star and Crescent Club $100-$249
Craig Stichtenoth '72 ** KSTUAA Board, Secretary
Lou Antonelli '81 ** HOF 2012
Keith Zurawski '81 **
Mark Rowland '83 ** KSTUAA Board, Vice President
Ed Bennett '85 **
Rick Sippola '85 ** HOF 2000
Craig Izzo '86 ** CAC
Mike McNally '86 ** KSTUAA Board
Mark Heppner '87 **
Ed Kessler '87 **
Nathan Varnum '87 **
Michael Behrens '89 ** Housing Company Board
Patrick Reedy '89 **
Timothy Storer '90 **
Jonathan Frankmann '91 **
Colin Donovan '92 **
Shawn Isham '92 ** KSTUAA Board
Robb Warrren '92 **

Caduceus Club $26-99
Dave Vuicich '72 **
Patrick O'Brien '82 **
Larry Rosinski '86 **
Joseph Turner '87 **
Jason Rammes '88 ** CAC
Bill Beringer '89 **
Chris Ferritto '91** Housing Company Board (President)
Alexander Mason '91 **
Patrick Surdy '91 **
Bryce Freymark '92
Mark Storts '92 **
David Torborg '93 **
Matthew Dixon '94 **

Association Member ($25 Dues)

To encourage KSTUAA alumni dues and donations to the Kappa Sigma Fraternity, The Endowment Fund, the Jackson's Men program and to the Theta-Upsilon Chapter's philanthropy efforts (A Greater Cause and Military Heroes), any donations to the Cliff Browne Memorial Brotherhood Scholarship KSTUAA will recognize those amounts donated in totals above. If you are current on KSTUAA annual dues, please contact the KSTUAA Treasurer about recognizing these additional efforts to support Kappa Sigma.

Jackson's Men Donors
The Jackson's Men Program of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity is the Endowment Fund’s most popular and innovative giving recognition program. Half of all donations received to this program go to your chapter scholarship fund the remainder funds the work of the Fraternity. For more information see: https://ef.kappasigma.org/jacksons-men/

To encourage our alumni to contribute to this important fund KSTUAA will list Alumni that have contributed to the program here.

Theta-Upsilon Chapter's Jackson's Men
Michael Hayes '72
David Vuicich '72 - Ruby
Jim Lewis '74 - Diamond
David Brinkman '81 - Pearl
Wes Bren '85 - Ruby
Dr. Bruce Perry '89
Clay Hunt '90 - Ruby
Frank Hallagan '91