Support. Involvement. FUN!
The Wichita Catbackers Club is co-sponsored by the KSU Athletic Department, the KSU Alumni Association and Wichita volunteers. This club is one of many KSU athletic booster organizations from across Kansas and the Nation who have joined together to share their pride in Kansas State University with each other and the communities in which they are located. Catbacker members and their families include alumni, friends, current and former students, fans and parents of Kansas State University students.
Organized in 1980, the Wichita Catbackers Club has more than 325 members and provides organized events year round in support of KSU athletics. Every year, we contribute to the Mike Ahearn Scholarship fund to support Kansas State University Student Athletes. In 2006, the Wichita Catbackers contributed $27,000 to the fund. Our primary sources of revenue come from membership dues and money raised at the annual Wichita Catbacker Summer Bash. We also organize watch parties, tailgates, away-game travel adventures and other events in addition to the annual Summer Bash. We continue to expand our programs and encourage your participation in and suggestions for new events and activities.
Introducing the Wichita Catbacker Athletic Scholarship
The year 2008 marks a major advancement in the Wichita Catbacker's fund-raising efforts. In every previous year the Wichita Catbackers donated their earnings to the Mike Ahearn Scholarship for Student Athletes. Now, each year's earnings will be placed into an Endowed (or permanent) Scholarship. What does this mean for Wichita Catbackers? This Athletic Scholarship will give the Wichita Catbackers the opportunity to place an emphasis on the scholarship going to male and female athletes from the Wichita area. Thanks to a healthy base of generous Wichita Catbacker donators, the $350,000 endowment setting goal should not be hard to reach! Now Wichita Catbackers can rest assured that their locally-raised funds will go towards locally-raised athletes.
Member Maps  Where are the members in Wichita? Check out these maps to see if you live in a neighborhood of fellow Wildcats! |
Past and Present Logos  How do the Wichita Catbackers symbolize the club? And what the heck is a Wichicat? Find out when you visit this page! |
Volunteer  We need you! To make each Catbacker event the best it can possibly be, we need your help! Visit the Volunteer Page to learn how. |
Catbackers Across the Nation  Have you ever wondered where and how many other Catbacker clubs there are in the state of Kansas? Find this out and more info from clubs across the Nation when you visit the Alumni Association's Catbackers Across the Nation Webpage! |
