Chapter Excellence Award Recipients for the 2008-2009 Academic Year
Introduction to the Awards
The fraternity and sorority community at the University of Cincinnati has had a long and rich history, dating back to the 1840’s. Since that time, fraternities and sororities have had a continued and active presence on campus. As evidenced by the backing that President Zimpher consistently gives us, the University is supportive of the goals and ideals of the fraternity and sorority community, which complement the mission of the institution. These ideals include academic achievement, personal development, leadership, campus involvement, community service and civic responsibility.
To improve the overall quality of the fraternity and sorority recognition program at the University of Cincinnati, in 2005, the Program Coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life, the Inter-Greek Council Presidents, representatives from Order of Omega and the Greek Affairs Alumni Council created the new and improved Chapter Excellence Awards to replace the former Order of Omega Chapter Awards. These awards are a collaborative effort and can be a set of recommended “standards of excellence” that represent attainable goals that reflect the operations of the “ideal” chapter. They can help with individual chapter accreditation programs since most of the “standards of excellence” parallel many of the items that chapter accreditation plans call for. These awards will allow for more than three chapters to be recognized for exceptional work, which is all that the former awards allowed for.
The Chapter Excellence Awards Program also serves to assist the UC Fraternity and Sorority Community in general and each chapter in particular in functioning at the most effective and efficient levels possible. The program also intends to help provide for the best possible experience for individual members.
The Chapter Excellence Awards Program serves to assess chapters on the minimum standards they should be meeting to be viable and successful members of the UC Fraternity and Sorority Community and of their (inter)national organizations. In doing so, the Fraternity and Sorority Life Office can more accurately target and provide assistance to individual chapters in the specific areas in which they may have fallen short of the recognition standards.
In addition, the University understands that Fraternity and Sorority achievements and excellent chapters often go unnoticed; therefore, the Chapter Excellence Awards Program serves as a tool to publicly recognize all high performing chapters.
Evaluation Method
Each chapter submission is evaluated by members of the Chapter Excellence Award Program Review and Scoring Committee, which is made up of the Program Coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life, the Inter-Greek Council Presidents, two members of the Greek Affairs Alumni Council, three members of Order of Omega, and a member of the UC Faculty/Staff/Administration. These individuals are responsible for reviewing and scoring the submissions. The Review and Scoring Committee devote many hours to carefully score and select the appropriate high performing chapters.
The chapters that completed the 2008-2009 Chapter Excellence Awards Evaluation are as follows:
Fraternities:
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Tau Omega
Beta Theta Pi
Delta Tau Delta
Lambda Chi Alpha
Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Theta
Pi Kappa Alpha
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Mu
Sigma Chi
Sigma Nu
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sororities:
Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Sigma Gamma Rho
Theta Phi Alpha
Zeta Phi Beta
Category Awards
Awards are presented to the chapters who attained 80 and 90% of the points in each of the four evaluation categories. The four categories of the awards are: Membership Development, Chapter Management, External Relations, and Policy Compliance.
Membership Development Evaluates:
-Academic Achievement
-Membership Orientation and Education
-Leadership Development
The chapters that attained 90% of all points possible in the Membership Development Category are:
1. Sigma Phi Epsilon
2. Kappa Alpha Theta
The chapters that attained 80% of all points possible in the Membership Development Category are:
1. Alpha Tau Omega
2. Pi Kappa Alpha
3. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
4. Kappa Delta
5. Kappa Kappa Gamma
6. Theta Phi Alpha
Chapter Management Evaluates:
-Participation
-Recruitment/Intake
-Goals and Action Plans
-Alumni and/or Advisor Guidance
-Executive Board Training and Transition
-Chapter Meetings
-Administration
The chapters that attained 90% of all points possible in the Chapter Management Category are:
1. Alpha Tau Omega
2. Delta Tau Delta
3. Lambda Chi Alpha
4. Pi Kappa Alpha
5. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
6. Sigma Chi
7. Sigma Phi Epsilon
8. Chi Omega
9. Delta Delta Delta
10. Kappa Alpha Theta
11. Kappa Delta
12. Kappa Kappa Gamma
13. Theta Phi Alpha
The chapters that attained 80% of all points possible in the Chapter Management Category are:
1. Beta Theta Pi
2. Phi Kappa Theta
3. Sigma Nu
External Relations Evaluates:
-Campus Involvement
-Awards submissions
-Alumni and Family Relations
-Community Service
-Faculty/Staff Relations
-(Inter)National Fraternity/Sorority Relations
-Public Relations
The chapters that attained 90% of all points possible in the External Relations Category are:
1. Alpha Tau Omega
2. Delta Delta Delta
3. Kappa Alpha Theta
4. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
The chapters that attained 80% of all points possible in the External Relations Category are:
1. Pi Kappa Alpha
2. Sigma Chi
3. Sigma Phi Epsilon
4. Kappa Kappa Gamma
Policy Compliance Evaluates:
-Risk Management
-Safe Social Events
-Member Conduct
-Compliance with Campus Policies
The chapters that attained 90% of all points possible in the Policy Compliance Category are:
1. Sigma Nu
2. Chi Omega
3. Delta Delta Delta
4. Theta Phi Alpha
The chapters that attained 80% of all points possible in the Policy Compliance Category are:
1. Pi Kappa Alpha
2. Sigma Phi Epsilon
3. Kappa Alpha Theta
Gold Chapter Designation
A chapter that attains 85% of the standards points shall be designated as a Gold Chapter. Last year we had five chapters receive gold chapter designation. This year we had seven outstanding chapters that have achieved Gold chapter designation!
The gold chapter designation is bestowed upon:
Alpha Tau Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Pi Kappa Alpha
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Chi
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Silver Chapter Designation
The chapters that have attained 75% of the standards points shall be designated as a Silver Chapter. This year we had four chapters that achieved this level of high standard.
The silver chapter designation is bestowed upon:
Chi Omega
Kappa Delta
Theta Phi Alpha
Overall Premier Chapter Excellence Awards
For their strength in all four categories, the Fraternity and Sorority Life Office, Greek Affairs Alumni Council, and the Order of Omega will present the Overall Premier Chapter Excellence Award to one chapter from each council that has earned the highest number of overall points. The second place and third place chapter in each council are also be recognized.
For the 2008-2009 Academic Year:
Interfraternity Council
Overall Premier Chapter Excellence Award recipient: Sigma Phi Epsilon
Second Place Overall Premier Chapter Excellence Award recipient: Pi Kappa Alpha
Third Place Overall Premier Chapter Excellence Award recipient: Alpha Tau Omega
Panhellenic Council
Overall Premier Chapter Excellence Award recipient: Kappa Alpha Theta
Second Place Overall Premier Chapter Excellence Award recipient: Delta Delta Delta
Third Place Overall Premier Chapter Excellence Award recipient: Kappa Kappa Gamma