kappa omega tau - baylor university

Over Fifty Years of Tradition

In the fall of 1960, the idea of kidnapping the freshman class president sparked into the minds of seventeen sophomores planning to begin a new club. Needless to say, the kidnapping was successful, but something far more important came out of that group of men.

On November 6, 1960, these sophomores chartered a club known as the Knights of Tradition, which is represented by the Greek letters Kappa Omega Tau. Immediately, invitations were sent out to others who helped in the kidnapping, and by the third meeting membership had grown to twenty-one.

KΩT has grown from seventeen charter members to the present 1,443 (number of actives and alumni combined). KΩT's primary purpose has always been to conduct itself in excellence, imagination, friendship, and most importantly service. Each member is an individual contributor to KΩT and to the innovative, progressive, and rewarding character around which it is molded. KΩT thrives on tradition, yet always believes in adding to it.

Charter Members

Ken Adams • Jerry Benson • Lloyd Cloud • Jerry Crosby • Edwin Dyer
Hal Felty • David Griffith • Charles Grisham • Herbert Lewis • Robert Lyon
Pat McCuan* • George Morris   Jerry Morriss • Larry Philpot • John Rudd
Milton Talbert • Buddy White

*Denotes First President

Sponsors

  • Dr. Alton Hassell – On–campus Sponsor (1995 – present) – Email Dr. Hassell
  • Mr. and Mrs. Les Palmer – Off–campus Sponsor (1995 – present)

Sweetheart

Kappa Omega Tau's sweetheart for the 2011–2012 school year is the beautiful, Miss Laura Daniel. Laura is a senior from Dallas, TX majoring in Child and Family Studies. Laura is also a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma, and pledged in spring 2009.

President Bio

Brennan Bailey is a senior from Waco, TX majoring in Entrepreneurship and Risk Management & Insurance. He pledged in the spring of 2009. Brennan is a fourth generation Baylor Bear with plans to one day start his own business.

He has served KΩT in the following past positions.

  • Keeper of the Sponsor (Fall '10)
  • Christmas Tree Chair (Fall '10)
  • Executive Pledge (Spring '11)
  • Mission Trip Chair (Spring '11)
  • Float Chair  (Fall '11)
  • Webmaster (Fall '11)
  • Chaplain (Fall '11)
  • President (Spring '12)

Past Float Themes & Sing Acts

Float Themes

  • 2011 • Baylor Flyer • 1st Place Judge's Award
  • 2010 • Bear Country Fair • 1st Place Judge's Award
  • 2009 • The Jungle Book • 1st Place Class A
  • 2008 • Peter Pan • 1st Place Judge's Award
  • 2007 • The Aquatic Life
  • 2006 • Berenstein Bears

Sing Acts

  • 2012 • Standing Small • 2nd Place
  • 2011 • The Show Must Go On • 2nd Place
  • 2010 • The Toys are Back in Town • 1st Place
  • 2009 • Steppin' to the Badside • 2nd Place
  • 2008 • From the Bayou to the Big Easy • 2nd Place
  • 2007 • Train Travelin'
  • 2006 • Up The Ladder • 1st Place