Our 65th Biennial National Convention wrapped up with a special awards ceremony where national leaders presented awards to recognize alumnae chapter and collegiate chapter accomplishments in academics, community service, operations and other areas as well as outstanding chapter advisory boards and house corporations.    

HIGHEST AWARDS 

• Joan Hovde Haines Outstanding House Corporation: Zeta Gamma-Arkansas/Fayetteville  
• Outstanding Chapter Advisory Board: Sigma Tau-Washington State  
• Marjorie Rowles Stakes Outstanding Alumnae Chapter: Dayton, Ohio, Alumnae Chapter 
• Council Award: Nu-Oklahoma State 

CONTINUOUS OPEN BIDDING AWARD 

• 1-7 Groups: Lambda-Northwestern  
• 8+ Groups: Eta Psi-North Carolina/Charlotte 

MOST IMPROVED RECRUITMENT AWARD  

• 1-7 Groups: Theta Beta-Washington/St. Louis  
• 8+ Groups: Eta Alpha-Texas A&M/College Station 

RECRUITMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD 

• 1-7 Groups: Delta Omicron-Eastern Kentucky  
• 8+ Groups: Alpha Rho-Maryland  

RETENTION AWARD 

1-7 Groups:  

• Beta Lambda-Georgetown  
• Zeta Psi-Valparaiso  

8+ Groups:  

• Alpha-Longwood 
• Epsilon Pi-Virginia Tech 

SISTERHOOD AWARD 

1-7 Groups:  

• Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette 
• Eta Kappa-Northeastern 

8+ Groups:  

• Sigma Sigma-Iowa State 
• Beta Sigma-Southern Mississippi 

OVERALL MEMBERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD 

• 1-7 Groups: Eta Omega-Kennesaw State  
• 8+ Groups: Epsilon Pi-Virginia Tech  

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD 

• 1-7 Groups: Theta Tau-Bentley 
• 8+ Groups: Kappa Alpha-Florida State  

MEMBER FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD 

• Alpha Pi-William & Mary 
• Alpha Upsilon-Birmingham-Southern 
• Beta Lambda-Georgetown 
• Beta Tau-Vanderbilt 
• Delta Beta-Eastern Illinois 
• Epsilon Tau-Clemson 
• Eta Kappa-Northeastern 
• Eta Lambda-Franklin & Marshall 
• Eta Theta-Villanova   
• Gamma Epsilon-Florida Southern 
• Gamma Tau-Ripon 
• Mu-Millsaps
• Theta Tau-Bentley 
• Theta Zeta-Lehigh 
• Xi-Pittsburgh 
• Zeta-Alabama/Tuscaloosa  
• Zeta Mu-Towson 
• Zeta Nu-Lynchburg 
• Zeta Omicron-Wake Forest 

NEW CHAPTER EXCELLENCE AWARD  

• Theta Upsilon-Loyola/Chicago 

 WHITE ROSE AWARD 

• Theta Beta-Washington/St. Louis 
• Alpha Alpha-Michigan State 
• Gamma Nu-Miami 

PATRICIA BEECHAM NIEMAN SHAMROCK EVENT AWARD  

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Delta Delta-Troy  
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Beta Chi-North Carolina/Chapel Hill  
• Alumnae <40 Members: Newport Harbor, California, Alumnae Chapter  
• Alumnae 40+ Members: Greater Atlanta Day Alumnae Chapter 
• Joint Shamrock Event Award: Greater Atlanta Day Alumnae Chapter & Eta Omega-Kennesaw State  

  GIRL SCOUT SUPPORT AWARD 

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Beta Delta-Utah State  
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee/Knoxville  
• Alumnae: Montgomery County, Texas, Alumnae Chapter 

COLLEGIATE CHAPTER COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD 

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Mu-Millsaps  
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Beta Sigma-Southern Mississippi 

ALUMNAE CHAPTER PHILANTHROPY AWARD 

• Elizabeth Winston Lanier Philanthropy Award <40 Members: Dayton, Ohio, Alumnae Chapter  
• Ann Doner Vaughn Philanthropy Award 40+ Members: St. Louis Alumnae Chapter 

COLLEGIATE PR & MARKETING  

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Theta Tau-Bentley  
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Sigma Lambda-Auburn  
• Alumnae: Northwest Indiana Alumnae Chapter

JUDY HARE THORNE ANGELOS AWARD 

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Mu-Millsaps  
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Zeta-Alabama/Tuscaloosa 
• Alumnae Chapter Angelos Award: Dayton, Ohio, Alumnae Chapter  

GLADYS PUGH REDD PANHELLENIC AWARD  

• Groups 1-5: Epsilon Lambda-Alabama/Huntsville  
• Groups 6-9: Eta Eta-Northern Kentucky 
• Groups 10+: Epsilon Tau-Clemson  

MINNIE MAE PRESCOTT GRACIOUS LIVING AWARD  

• Sigma Lambda-Auburn 

BUILDING CONFIDENCE AWARD

• Groups 1-7: Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech
• Groups 8+: Zeta Gamma-Arkansas/Fayetteville

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD  

• Alpha Alpha-Michigan State 
• Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech 
• Alpha Delta-Rhodes 
• Alpha Iota-California/Los Angeles 
• Alpha Pi-William & Mary 
• Alpha Rho-Maryland 
• Alpha Xi-Louisville 
• Beta Alpha-Virginia 
• Beta Chi-North Carolina/Chapel Hill 
• Beta Pi-Florida 
• Beta Tau-Vanderbilt 
• Epsilon Sigma-Wofford 
• Epsilon Tau-Clemson 
• Eta Chi-Elon 
• Eta Kappa-Northeastern 
• Eta Lambda-Franklin & Marshall 
• Eta Theta-Villanova 
• Eta Xi-Dartmouth 
• Lambda-Northwestern 
• Nu-Oklahoma State 
• Omega Chi-Cornell 
• Sigma Epsilon-Texas/Austin 
• Sigma Mu-George Washington 
• Sigma Omicron-Illinois 
• Sigma Phi-Georgia 
• Sigma Zeta-Michigan 
• Theta Beta-Washington/St. Louis 
• Theta Lambda-Marquette 
• Theta Mu-Richmond 
• Theta Zeta-Lehigh 
• Xi-Pittsburgh 
• Zeta Omicron-Wake Forest 

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAMMING AWARD  

• Groups 1-7: Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech  
• Groups 8+: Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky  

EXCELLENCE IN MEMBER EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AWARD 

• Groups 1-7: Eta Eta-Northern Kentucky  
• Groups 8+: Nu-Oklahoma State  

GENEVIEVE FORBES MORSE NEW-MEMBER EDUCATION AWARD 

• Groups 1-7: Zeta Psi-Valparaiso  
• Groups 8+: Epsilon Tau-Clemson  

ALUMNAE CHAPTER SUPPORT AWARD 

• In-Town: Golden Triangle, Mississippi, Alumnae Chapter 
• Out-of-Town: Richardson/Plano, Texas   

OUTSTANDING NEW ALUMNAE CHAPTER  

• Northwest Indiana Alumnae Chapter 

MARTHA COPENING KELLSTROM AWARD FOR PROGRAMMING EXCELLENCE  

• Dayton, Ohio, Alumnae Chapter  

ALUMNAE CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP-BUILDING AWARD  

• Tulsa, Oklahoma, Alumnae Chapter

UNIVERSITY HOUSING AWARD  

• Sigma Lambda-Auburn 

BEVERLY AXEL SYWASSINK MOST IMPROVED HOUSE CORPORATION AWARD  

• Eta Mu-Georgia College & State 

HOUSE CORPORATION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE  

• Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech 
• Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee/Knoxville 
• Alpha Mu-Mississippi 
• Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky 
• Epsilon-Louisiana 
• Epsilon Iota-Missouri 
• Eta Alpha-Texas A&M/College Station 
• Pi-Nebraska 
• Sigma Iota-Washington 
• Sigma Kappa-Ohio State 
• Sigma Omicron-Illinois 
• Sigma Phi-Georgia 
• Sigma Tau-Washington State 
• Sigma Upsilon-Indiana 
• Theta Zeta-Lehigh 
• Zeta Gamma-Arkansas/Fayetteville 

CHAPTER ADVISORY BOARD AWARD OF EXCELLENCE   

Groups 1-7:   

• Eta Omega-Kennesaw State 
• Eta Psi-North Carolina/ Charlotte 
• Gamma Beta-North Texas 
• Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette 
• Theta Lambda-Marquette 
• Zeta Pi-Furman
• Zeta Rho-San Diego  

Groups 8+  

• Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee/Knoxville 
• Epsilon Tau-Clemson 
• Sigma Lambda-Auburn 
• Sigma Tau-Washington State 
• Zeta Alpha-Texas Tech 

ALUMNAE CHAPTER RECOGNITION AWARD  

• Akron, Ohio, Alumnae Chapter 
• Baltimore Alumnae Chapter 
• Central Iowa Alumnae Chapter 
• Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Chapter 
• City of Chicago Alumnae Chapter 
• Fort Worth, Texas, Alumnae Chapter
• Golden Triangle, Mississippi, Alumnae Chapter
• Greater Oklahoma City Alumnae Chapter
• Greenville, South Carolina, Alumnae Chapter
• Montgomery County, Texas, Alumnae Chapter
• Morgantown, West Virginia, Alumnae Chapter 
• Newport Harbor, California, Alumnae Chapter 
• Northwestern Ohio Alumnae Chapter 
• Southern DFW Metroplex, Texas, Alumnae Chapter 
• State College, Pennsylvania, Alumnae Chapter 
• Troy, Alabama, Alumnae Chapter 
• Tucson, Arizona, Alumnae Chapter 

ALUMNAE CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD   

• Austin Hill Country, Texas, Alumnae Chapter 
• Cleveland West Alumnae Chapter 
• Cypress, Texas, Alumnae Chapter 
• Detroit Tri-County Alumnae Chapter 
• Greater Cincinnati Alumnae Chapter 
• Gwinnett County, Georgia, Alumnae Chapter 
• Huntsville, Alabama, Alumnae Chapter 
• Nashville, Tennessee, Alumnae Chapter 
• North Fulton County/Cumming, Georgia, Alumnae Chapter 
• Northwest Indiana Alumnae Chapter 
• Philadelphia-Suburban West Alumnae Chapter 
• Phoenix/Valley of the Sun Alumnae Chapter 
• Savannah, Georgia, Alumnae Chapter 
• Spokane, Washington, Alumnae Chapter 
• Tallahassee, Florida, Alumnae Chapter 
• Twin Cities, Minnesota, Alumnae Chapter 

ALUMNAE CHAPTER EXCELLENCE AWARD  

• Columbus, Ohio, Alumnae Chapter 
• Dayton, Ohio, Alumnae Chapter 
• Greater Atlanta Day Alumnae Chapter  
• Greater Marietta/Roswell, Georgia, Alumnae Chapter 
• Greater Naperville, Illinois, Alumnae Chapter 
• Houston Alumnae Chapter 
• Indianapolis, Evening Alumnae Chapter 
• Low Country, South Carolina, Alumnae Chapter 
• Milwaukee Alumnae Chapter 
• Mountain Brook, Alabama, Alumnae Chapter 
• Richardson/Plano, Texas, Alumnae Chapter 
• Seattle Alumnae Chapter 
• St. Louis Alumnae Chapter 
• Tulsa, Oklahoma, Alumnae Chapter 
• Utah Alumnae Chapter 
• Western Kentucky Area Alumnae Chapter 

COLLEGIATE CHAPTER RECOGNITION AWARD  

 Groups 1-7:   

• Beta Delta-Utah State 
• Beta Upsilon-Susquehanna 
• Eta Eta-Northern Kentucky 
• Eta Iota-Pace 
• Delta Sigma-South Alabama 
• Gamma Delta-East Tennessee State 
• Gamma Xi-Kentucky Wesleyan 
• Theta Upsilon-Loyola/Chicago 
• Upsilon-Beloit 
• Zeta Omega-Memphis 

Groups 8+  

• Eta Mu-Georgia College & State 
• Sigma Sigma-Iowa State 
• Sigma Zeta-Michigan 
• Theta Alpha-Quinnipiac 
• Theta Zeta-Lehigh 
• Zeta Alpha-Texas Tech 

COLLEGIATE CHAPTER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD   

Groups 1-7:   

• Epsilon Rho-Rochester 
• Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette 
• Mu-Millsaps 
• Theta Tau-Bentley 

Groups 8+:   

• Alpha Pi-William & Mary 
• Alpha Xi-Louisville 
• Beta Alpha-Virginia 
• Beta Sigma-Southern Mississippi 
• Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky 
• Delta Omega-Mississippi State 
• Epsilon Tau-Clemson 
• Eta Kappa-Northeastern 
• Eta Theta-Villanova 
• Eta Upsilon-North Carolina State 
• Pi-Nebraska 
• Sigma Lambda-Auburn 
• Sigma Phi-Georgia 
• Zeta Mu-Towson 

COLLEGIATE CHAPTER MERIT AWARD  

 Groups 1-7:   

• Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech  
• Alpha Upsilon-Birmingham-Southern  
• Beta Lambda-Georgetown 
• Delta Delta-Troy 
• Zeta Nu-Lynchburg 
• Zeta Psi-Valparaiso 

Groups 8+:   

• Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee/Knoxville 
• Alpha Mu-Mississippi 
• Beta Chi-North Carolina/Chapel Hill  
• Beta Zeta-South Carolina 
• Epsilon-Louisiana State 
• Kappa Alpha-Florida State 
• Nu-Oklahoma State 
• Xi-Pittsburgh 
• Zeta-Alabama/Tuscaloosa