Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Kansas State University

Our 74 participants for 2023. The winning team for 2023! From left: Danny Espinoza '23, David Grammer '23, Josh Priddle '23, and Bret Ambrosier '23. T he second year of our tournament was a great success on a beautiful, early fall day at the Manhattan Country Club. Boiling hot Kansas weather ended just in time for the event on the afternoon of Friday, September 8. Chase Stadler '19 did an outstanding job organizing the event once again, ably assisted by Justin Tinkler '22. A total of 74 golfers teed up on the par-70 course, enough for a foursome on each of the 18 holes at the start, plus two. The number of golfers was up 11 from the 63 for our inaugural tournament last year. The winning foursome was Bret Ambrosier '23, Danny Espinoza '23, David Grammer '23, and Josh Priddle '23. They dominated the course with a score of -12 (58) in the scramble format. The second-place team, with a score of -11 (59) included Ben OUR ALUMNI GOLF TOURNAMENT GROWS | Second Annual Event Is a Hit 3 A t the funeral for Joe Stout '66, who entered Chapter Eternal on August 14 at age 78, one of his closest friends from ΣAE, Bob Judd '67, read the True Gentleman. "It was very appropriate and moving," said Joe's son Ben '95. Pledging ΣAE in 1962 and following his brother Mike '58 to K-State and Kansas Beta, Joe's affiliation with ΣAE was a major point of pride for the rest of his life. "Two things were really big for my dad," Ben said. "First was the relationships you make [in the fraternity]. Second, I think he valued leadership opportunities for young men, to be a part of something that was bigger than just themselves." Joe held numerous leadership positions during his time in the house, including eminent archon, vice president, and treasurer. He also was a delegate to the national convention in Atlanta and national leadership school. According to Judd, Joe returned from one of those national meetings to become the first Paddy Murphy during Kansas Beta's mock mourning of the Chicago mobster—who, legend has it, was killed by a ΣAE brother during Prohibition. Joe graduated with a degree in agricultural economics and began a 30-year career in the banking industry in Wichita and Emporia. In 1964, he met Mary Lea Holmquist, an Alpha Delta Pi member at K-State, and they were married two years later. Both of their sons, Brady '92 and Ben, pledged ΣAE. Brady entered Chapter Eternal in 2021. Joe was an active alumnus, serving as an officer of the Kansas Beta House Corporation. Fraternity brothers Joe Stout, Bob Judd, and Bill Kennedy '64 remained close friends after college, attending many K-State football bowl games together with their families. "We grew up listening to fun and funny stories about the ΣAE house," Ben said. In addition to his banking career, Joe continued to run his family's farm and ranch and was on horseback riding the ranch well into his 70s, according to Ben. "Bob Judd came up to me after the service and said: 'I was listening to what the pastor said about your dad during the service, and in my mind, I was going check, check, check.' Sounds a lot like the True Gentleman," Ben said. L i v i n g a s a Tr u e G e n t l e m a n | Remembering Joe Stout '66 Stout '95, Shad Metcalf '96 and Pat Davie '94 as well as friend Tom Giefer. "The tournament was a blast," said Priddle. "We had an amazing time reconnecting with brothers and meeting some from classes before us." After finishing, golfers enjoyed cold beer during a catered dinner on the patio of the country club. The next morning, Kansas Beta hosted a tailgate at Bill Snyder Family Stadium before the football game with Troy. The alumni event coincided with Father's Weekend at the house, swelling the crowd to more than 350 people. Stadler said the date for next year's tournament will be set once the home football schedule is finalized. "We will definitely be playing again next year," Priddle said.

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