book of records - Kansas State University

7.42 Book of Records
Delta Theta=s 80th Anniversary was celebrated on November 18, 2000, with corporation meetings in the
morning, followed by a Wildcat victory over the University of Missouri Tigers that afternoon and the 80th Anniversary
Banquet at the K-State Student Union that evening. Emceed by Brother Bill Muir, it featured National President Miles
McCall as Keynote Speaker, National CEO Wynn Smiley with a Welcome and Historical Presentation and a telephone
message from Brother Al Laybourn in Arizona, who just turned 101.
During 2001, the Aoff-year@ between Congresses, Delta Theta was honored at the National Awards Banquet on
October 6, 2001, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Chapter was recognized with The True Merit Award (as one of nineteen
outstanding ΑΤΩ chapters), the Bird Silver Award (second-best National communications award), the Excellence in
Scholarship Award for the second time (above a 3.000 GPA for the entire year), National Runner-Up for the Good
Samaritan Community Awareness Award, and National At-Large Awards (Jon Kurche and Kevin Oehme) for the
Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship Awards.
On October 27, 2001, the second inductees into the Delta Theta Hall of Honor, as selected by the unanimous
vote of the Delta Theta Hall of Honor Committee, composed of the Presidents (or designees) of the Chapter, Alumni
Association, Building Corporation and Endowment Fund, were enshrined:
Henry F. (Hank) Kupfer
Richard E. (Dick) Fagerberg
Larry W. Emig
At the 2002 Cleveland Congress, Jon Kurche became the third member of Delta Theta Chapter to receive the
National Thomas Arkle Clark Award, which recognizes the top undergraduate ΑΤΩ in the Nation. Brother Kurche
received the specially-commissioned TAC Ring and Certificate and was the Keynote Speaker at the Closing Banquet.
Brother Bill Muir received the National President Award from National President Miles L. McCall for his service to
the Fraternity.
The Cleveland Congress also saw Delta Theta receive the National Top Chapter Award for the fourth time in
five years, the True Merit Award (as one of twenty-two outstanding chapters in the Nation), the Anderson Gold Award
(top National communications award), the Excellence in Scholarship Award (above a 3.000 GPA for the entire year) for
the third time, National Runner-Up for the Good Samaritan Community Awareness Award, and National Foundation At-
Large Undergraduate Scholarship Award (Andy Newton). Chapter President Andy Newton was elected as one of two
undergraduate members of the National Board of Directors. The day after the closing of the Congress, the National
Board of Directors re-elected Brother Muir as National Secretary (Worthy Grand Scribe) and selected Brother Newton as
National Sergeant-at-Arms (Worthy Grand Usher).
On April 28, 2003, Delta Theta received the NIC Award of Distinction from the North-American
Interfraternity Conference (NIC) at the Greek Awards Reception in the Grand Ballroom of the K-State Student Union.
The AIron Man Trophy@ was presented by NIC Vice President Pete Smithhisel, who came to Manhattan from
Indianapolis, Indiana. The NIC is the national trade organization of 66 member national fraternities, comprising over
5,500 chapters on over 800 campuses with over 350,000 undergraduate members. Delta Theta was one of three
fraternity chapters in the United States recognized (along with the Texas Christian University Chapter of Pi Kappa Phi
Fraternity and the Nebraska Wesleyan University Chapter of Zeta Psi Fraternity). After the Greek Awards Reception,
Smithhisel and Angie Goodson (Assistant Advisor for Greek Affairs), journeyed to the Chapter House to re-present the
Iron Man Trophy to the Chapter assembled in an All-House Meeting. National Chief Executive Officer Wynn Smiley,
National Secretary and Endowment Fund President Bill Muir, Delta Theta Building Corporation President Steve Johnson
and Delta Theta Alumni Association President Jim Persinger were present for the presentation to Chapter President Erik
Rome and Former Chapter Presidents Andy Newton and Lance Jones (then NHQ Associate Director of Expansion).