From the President’s Desk
Brothers,
With another semester down comes another
edition of the Archer. As usual the members of
the Alpha Iota chapter of Theta Xi Fraternity have
had a successful semester. The bonds of broth-
erhood continue to grow with the initiation of
the 14 members of the Fall 2010 Associate class.
This new class has shown great leadership quali-
ties along with a good work ethic and
providing a good fit for Alpha Iota.
They were initiated on September
30, 2010. The fall semester has
been filled with many activities
such as date parties, func-
tions, homecoming, intra-
murals, and renovations.
As usual we held our
annual Wet n’ Wild, Tuffy
Strut, and Semiformal
date parties. All of which
went very well. During
the month of October we
had homecoming at Kan-
sas State University. We
were partnered with Alpha
Xi Delta to help promote
school spirit in the days
leading up to the football
game against Oklahoma
State. We received 3rd
place overall. All through
the semester the men of
Theta Xi have partici-
pated in intramurals. We
played flag football, vol-
Commitment to Excellence Proven Once Again
Hard work and a commitment to the purpose of Theta Xi have propelled Alpha Iota to win it’s eleventh
Memorial Trophy in twenty years.
written by Alex Burnett | A.I. 958
W hat does it take to be the best chapter
of Theta Xi in the entire country? Outstanding
grades? Intramural Championships? Philan-
thropic successes? In actuality, it takes all of these
things and more.
Each year, an honor is bestowed upon two
chapters of Theta Xi around the country. This
honor is highly prestigious amongst chapters,
and viewed as a highly coveted award to win. This
honor is the Memorial Trophy.
“The Memorial Trophy is an award given to the
top two chapters in the country,” Scott Soptick,
Alpha Iota 913 and senior in accounting, said.
“But it means so much more than that.”
Theta Xi’s around the country work hard all
year to be recognized as one of the best and re-
ceive the Memorial Trophy.
“Winning the Memorial Trophy is making a
huge statement,” Soptick said. “It is a statement
that says, ‘this is a group of guys that have goals,
that are motivated to achieve, and that take the
The Archer // Fall 2010 // 2
leyball, and many other types of individual events
such as bowling, table tennis, and racquetball.
Our 2nd annual Theta Xi and Kappa Kappa
Gamma dodgeball philanthropy was held on No-
vember 14, 2010. We had 16 teams sign up for
the tournament and the competition was heated
as was expected. We raised $1000.00 for Multiple
Sclerosis and the Manhattan Public Library. We
hope to have another successful fall philanthropy
next year and start up a spring philanthropy with
the new Zeta Tau Alpha chapter on campus.
Renovations to the house have been on the rise
recently. We are hoping to renovate the 3rd floor
bathroom along with the basement bathroom.
Mom’s club money will help with many smaller
renovations such as lighting. Many of these new
ideas are due to a new and very motivated execu-
tive board. The new executive board was instated
on November 28, 2010 and elected two weeks
prior. We all have many ideas and suggestions for
improvements to the fraternity and hope to incor-
porate them into this coming semester.
In the Spring 2010 semester we placed 4th
in grades out of all fraternities on campus. This
is down since last semester, but the men are all
working their hardest to bring ourselves back to
our 3.4 we had two semesters ago. With finals
coming up brothers are scarce around the house
as they began to search for good study areas for
the upcoming weeks. We are all greatly looking
forward to winter break when a number of us will
be making the trip to New York to see Kansas
State play in the Pinstripe Bowl.
standard and go beyond it.’ It exemplifies want-
ing to be the best and then backing it up with ac-
tions.”
Each year, the Memorial Trophy recipient is
announced in the middle of fall for the previous
academic year. This October, the Alpha Iota chap-
ter of Theta Xi was surprised when Dr. Phil Bar-
rineau, Gamma Pi 23 and Director of Leadership
Development for Theta Xi Fraternity, announced
that they were once again the recipients of the
Memorial Trophy during his visit to the chapter.
“It was a bit of a shock,” Tyler Hamilton, Alpha
Iota 933 and sophomore in Theater Production,
said. “I was excited. It was a big honor to know
that we were once again considered the best Theta
Xi chapter in the entire country.”
Though, Alpha Iota’s are accustomed to receiv-
ing such praise, as they have now received the
award in 11 of the past 20 years. However, the
men of Alpha Iota remain very humble and appre-
ciative of the recognition.
“There are over 50 chapters of Theta Xi nation
Other upcoming and current events consist of
the President’s and Rising Star’s Academy held in
St. Louis in mid January and finding a new house
mother. I will be attending along with five fresh-
men who have all shown desire to someday hold
leadership positions in the fraternity. We all hope
to learn about the rich history of Theta Xi Frater-
nity, leadership skills, and meet fellow brothers
from around the nation.
The house mother hunt began a little over a
month ago when we were informed by “Mom” De-
nise Stultz that she would be leaving after the Fall
2010 semester concluded. Denise will be moving
to live in Illinois with her current boyfriend Dave.
She has thought long and hard about this deci-
sion and believes that at this point in her life it is
what is best for her. Obviously we will all miss her
greatly as she will be difficult to replace. However,
we currently have two good candidates looking
into the job. We hope to have the situation solved
by the start of winter break.
All in all our house is running smoothly due, in
part, to a great deal of help from our current chap-
ter advisor Jeff Gill. With his constant influence
the men of this chapter are able to keep our priori-
ties in order and turn out results. In conclusion I
would like to remind you that you are all welcome
to come by and visit at any time. Wish us luck in
the upcoming semester as it will be packed full of
activities and events all across campus.
YITB,
Blaine Warden (A.I. 919 – bmwarden@ksu.edu
– 660-909-5593)
wide, and to be recognized as the best that many
years in such a time frame says a lot about the
men in this house,” Soptick said. “It says that we
weren’t just good for a certain period of time, but
that we have always strived to be the best.”
And so, once again, the Alpha Iota
chapter of Theta Xi has made a statement. They
have made their statement with achievements in
academics, athletics, philanthropy, and six other
areas of critique.
They’ve once again made the statement that
for the past year they truly were the best.
6294 Formal
The 6294 formal will be
held on
Saturday April 30th at the
Holiday Inn
in Overland Park. The add
ress is 8787
Reeder Road, Overland
Park, Kansas
66214. Please contact
Ben Mense at
bmense@ksu.edu with any
questions .