Scholarships

Fifty-two (52) different varieties of monetary scholarships are awarded to Alpha Tau Omega members and pledges and Kansas State University students-at-large in good standing* and faculty/ administrators/staff. The Kansas State Alpha Tau Omega Students' Aid Endowment Fund, a not-for-profit charitable foundation administered by a Board of Directors of 3 undergraduates and 9 alumni, awards or recommends the awarding of scholarships and grants-in-aid of $111,823 in even-numbered years and $108,823 in odd-numbered years. In addition to scholarships for good grades, pledge honors include, for the initiate who takes and completes at least 12 graded hours with the highest grade point average of 3.300 or above in the initiation class, The Joseph P. Fangman Honor Initiate Award of a $500 scholarship that includes a jeweled Alpha Tau Omega Badge and an Honor Initiation.

Each semester, The Presidential Scholastic Achievement Awards are given by the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation and The Elmer D. McCollum Scholastic Excellence Awards are given by the Kansas State University Foundation, both upon recommendation of our Endowment Fund, to the members (or pledges who are subsequently initiated the next semester) in good standing* living in the Chapter House or an approved Annex, with not more than 8 members or pledges living in an approved Annex eligible. Must take and complete at least 12 hours (9 of which are graded) during the previous Kansas State University semester (no summer schools or summer intersessions included). The Presidential Scholastic Achievement Awards of $100 each are given to each person who attains a grade point average of 3.300 or above, but only if the Chapter Grade Average is equal to or above a 3.000. The Elmer D. McCollum Scholastic Excellence Awards are an additional scholarship of an amount equal to the number of whole tenths the grade point average is above 3.250 multiplied by the number of graded hours completed multiplied by $4.00 and an additional $100 for 4.000 grade point averages, with a maximum individual award of $600. The Presidential and McCollum Scholarship Awards combined total maximum amounts are $12,000 per semester or $24,000 annually.

The five members living in the Chapter House meeting the criteria established for the Presidential and McCollum Awards with the highest GPAs for the school year receive The L. Allyn Laybourn Memorial Scholastic Excellence Awards jointly from the Endowment Fund and the Alpha Tau Omega Foundation. Yearly Top Grades receives a $2,000 scholarship, First Runner-Up $1,300, Second Runner-Up $1,000, Third Runner-Up $700 and Fourth Runner-Up $400.

The Alpha Tau Omega Foundation, upon recommendation of the Endowment Fund, awards up to $10,000 per year to needy Chapter members in good standing* through The William Lloyd Muir II and John Thomas Muir Memorial Grant-in-Aid Awards. These Awards, based on need, scholarship, activities and fraternal and community leadership, are to offset house bills or annex expenses, and are made jointly to the member and Delta Theta of Alpha Tau Omega.

Also, the Endowment Fund, either solely or through the Kansas State University Foundation, awards to members in good standing* The Robert M. Bensman President's Awards ($800 per year), The Memorial Outstanding Class Awards annually ($500 Holstrom Freshman, $500 Sterrett Sophomore, $500 Tinder Junior and $500 Holstrom Senior), The Kaleigh B. Grimes Outstanding Athlete Awards ($1,000, $600 and $400 annually), The Matthew L. Bretz Most Improved Scholarship Awards ($250 for two persons per semester or $1,000 per year), The Elmer D. McCollum Best Room Scholarship Awards ($200 per semester), and twenty Awards to Chapter Officers: The Elmer D. McCollum Awards to the President (up to $3,991 per year), Secretary (up to $200 per semester), Membership Recruitment Chairman (up to $3,991 per year), Assistant Membership Recruitment Chairmen (up to $500 per semester) and Membership Education Chairman ($500 per semester), The Richard E. Fagerberg Award to the Vice-President (up to $500 per semester), The Allan D. Holiday, Jr. Award to the Treasurer (up to $3,991 per year), The Larry D. Marvel Memorial House Manager Awards to the House Manager (up to $1,250 per semester) and Assistant House Manager (up to $250 per semester), The Summer House Manager Award (up to $1000 per summer), The Gary R. Cottrell and Russell W. Taddiken Social Service Coordinator Award (up to $1600 per year), The Ryan A. Newth Risk Management Officers/Social Chairmen Awards (up to $500 for two persons per semester or $2,000 per year), The Henry F. Kupfer Kitchen Manager Award (up to $600 per semester), The Guy W. Gross Scholarship Chairman Award (up to $200 per semester), The Dale L. Duncan Memorial Philanthropy Chairman Award (up to $1,200 per year), The Justin J. Nelson Communications Officer Award (up to $500 per semester), The Freeman Family Outstanding Major Officer Award (up to $100 per semester), The Jonathan S. Kurche Historian Award (up to $500 per year), The Steven C. Johnson Worthy Chaplain Award (up to $250 per semester), The Richard R. Harrison Outstanding Out-of-House Member Award (up to $100 per semester) and The Dikeman Family Alumni Relations Officer Award (up to $200 per semester) and The Benjamin B. Barnert Membership Education Chairman Award (up to $500 per semester). It also awards $1,250 per year for The Jeffrey L. Gates Business Administration Award, $250 per year for The David L. Watson Education Award, $250 per year for The Christian J. Kelly Law School Award, $500 per year for The Service to Mankind Award, up to $3,000 in scholarships for the Alpha Tau Omega Congress during even-numbered years (for up to 20 members or pledges) and up to $1,000 per year in scholarships for the Alpha Tau Omega Regional Leadership Conference (for up to 20 members or pledges). The Endowment Fund, either solely or through the Kansas State University Foundation or Alpha Tau Omega Foundation, awards The William L. Muir III LeaderShape Awards and The Todd F. Lakin LeaderShape Awards (up to $21,000 per year) to attend either The LeaderShape7 Institute in Illinois or Chapter-Based LeaderShape7 in Indiana and The Tyler F. Newton Noah's Ark Awards (up to $1,000 per year) to attend Noah's Ark in Colorado.

The Endowment Fund also awards the following annual scholarships to eligible students in good standing* of the University at large: The John E. Holstrom Alpha Tau Omega Architectural Scholarship of $1,000 to one student annually, The Stanley L. Winter Alpha Tau Omega K-State Union Leadership Scholarship of $1,000 to one student annually, The William L. Muir II and John T. Muir Alpha Tau Omega Blue Key Leadership Scholarships of $1,000 each to one male member and one female member of Blue Key, and The Wendy S. McCrary Alpha Tau Omega Chapter Sweetheart Scholarships of $200 to one or two females chosen by the Chapter as Chapter Sweetheart. The Endowment Fund also awards The Robert S. Krause Alpha Tau Omega Outstanding Campus Leader Award of $1,000 annually to one faculty member, administrator or staff person chosen by the Chapter. The KSU Foundation awards The John T. (Tom) Muir Outstanding Greek Athlete Award of $1,000 annually to the top intercollegiate athlete in good standing* who is a member of a fraternity or sorority.

The Delta Theta Board of Trustees provides up to $900 per year for Life Loyal Tau memberships and up to $1,000 per year for Brotherhood Award rings, and our Alumni Association provides up to $6,000 annually for publication of the Vintage. So, alumni financial support for the Chapter amounts to over $116,000 per year. In addition, over $310,000 annually is awarded through the National Alpha Tau Omega Foundation.