Sigma Alpha Epsilon - Kansas State University

LION'S LORE A P U B L I C A T I O N O F T H E K A N S A S B E T A C H A P T E R O F S I G M A A L P H A E P S I L O N FALL 2024 N ever mind the Kansas City Chiefs winning consecutive Super Bowl games; the Kansas Beta Chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon also has gone back-to-back! SAE national announced this summer that Kansas State University won the coveted John O. Moseley Zeal Award, selecting Kansas Beta out of about 240 chapters across the country for the second- consecutive year and the third time in five years (the first was in 2020). According to the criteria, the Zeal is awarded to the chapter that "best exemplifies excellence" and "goes above and beyond expectations." The K-State Chapter also won six other SAE national awards during the Ritual Academy at Levere Memorial Temple in Evanston, Illinois. These awards didn't just happen by chance; a team led by Landon Trout '25 and Chapter President Jack Pearson '26 worked many hours to compile the submissions. "I think of it as a thesis of the whole year," said Trout, who was instrumental in putting together the entry. "We had seven weeks to write up 70 one-to-three paragraph essays and gather 25 pages of pictures and captions as well as several PowerPoint presentations, spreadsheets, Word documents, posters, and other material that spoke to how hard we worked to be the model of fraternity." The submissions covered 13 areas, including singing, communication, recruitment, chapter management, member education, alumni relations, scholarship, community service and philanthropy, financial management, health and safety, housing, university relations, and ritual. The deadline for the submission was the week of spring final exams. The group labored to get the work done early so everyone would have plenty of time to focus on their tests. "In the second-to-last week before the submission was due, I worked up to three hours an evening with others to finish editing essays and compiling supplementary material," Trout said. Kansas Beta Grabs No. 1 Spot CHAPTER EARNS BACK-TO- BACK NATIONAL ZEAL AWARDS • Chapter Achievement Award ◦ Generally considered the second most important chapter award. • First Place Outstanding Recruitment ◦ Our recruiting chairmen, Grant Snowden '26 and Jake Stephens'26, landed 33 excellent recruits, completely filling the house again this year. • First Place Health and Safety ◦ Led by Landon Trout '25 • First Place Philanthropy and Service ◦ Led by Ashton Boomer '26, Luke Olsen '26, and Tyler Breeding '25 ◦ Kansas Beta won this award for the first time in many years! • Runner-up for Ritual ◦ Led by Ben Carter '27 • Outstanding Chapter Treasurer of the Year ◦ Credit to Tyler Tomlen '26 Kansas Beta officers pose back-to-back after winning the Zeal Award as the No. 1 SAE chapter in the nation in consecutive years. Top row, from left: Jack Pearson '26 and Jake Stephens '26. Middle: Logan Miller '26 and Landon Trout '25. Bottom: Bryce Myers '26 and Luke Olsen '26. Our newest members take a commemorative photo after their initiation on Thursday, August 21. The chapter won six other SAE national awards:

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