Our 64th 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: Theta Zeta-Lehigh 
• Outstanding Chapter Advisory Board: Zeta Psi-Valparaiso 
• Marjorie Rowles Stakes Outstanding Alumnae Chapter: Houston, Texas 
• Council Award: Alpha Mu-Mississippi 

Continuous Open Bidding Award

• 1-7 Groups: Zeta Upsilon-Stephens 
• 8+ Groups: Sigma Tau-Washington State  

Most Improved Recruitment Award 

• 1-7 Groups: Alpha Sigma-New Hampshire 
• 8+ Groups: Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee/Knoxville 

Recruitment Excellence Award

• 1-7 Groups: Zeta Iota-Saint Louis 
• 8+ Groups: Sigma Phi-Georgia 

Retention Award

• 1-7 Groups: Beta Kappa-Tennessee/Chattanooga 
• 8+ Groups: Delta Beta-Eastern Illinois 

Sisterhood Award

• 1-7 Groups: Eta Eta-Northern Kentucky 
• 8+ Groups: Zeta Omicron-Wake Forest  

Overall Membership Excellence Award

• 1-7 Groups: Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech 
• 8+ Groups: Eta Nu-Sacred Heart 

Financial Responsibility Award

• 1-7 Groups: Mu-Millsaps 
• 8+ Groups: Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky 

Member Financial Responsibility Award

• 1-7 Groups:  
  • Alpha Upsilon-Birmingham Southern 
  • Beta Chi-North Carolina/Chapel Hill 
  • Beta Lambda-Georgetown 
  • Beta Tau-Vanderbilt 
  • Beta Zeta-South Carolina 
• 8+ Groups:  
  • Eta Iota-Pace 
  • Eta Kappa-Northeastern 
  • Gamma Tau-Ripon 
  • Omega Chi-Cornell 
  • Xi-Pittsburgh 
  • Zeta-Alabama 

 New Chapter Excellence Award 

• Theta Tau-Bentley 

 White Rose Award

• Beta Tau-Vanderbilt 
• Lambda-Northwestern 
• Theta Mu-Richmond 

 Patricia Beecham Nieman Shamrock Event Award 

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Epsilon Lambda-Alabama/Huntsville 
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Epsilon Omicron-Central Florida 
• Alumnae <40 Members: Greater Cincinnati, Ohio 
• Alumnae 40+ Members: Greater Atlanta Day, Georgia 
• Joint Shamrock Event Award: Greater Atlanta Day, Georgia & Eta Omega-Kennesaw State 

 Girl Scout Support Award

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Epsilon Upsilon-Cal Poly/Pomona 
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee/Knoxville 
• Alumnae: Greater Atlanta Day, Georgia 

Collegiate Chapter Community Service Award

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette 
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Phi Epsilon-Colorado State 

Alumnae Chapter Philanthropy Award

• Elizabeth Winston Lanier Alumnae <40 Members: Montgomery County, Maryland 
• Ann Doner Vaughn Alumnae 40+ Members: St. Louis, Missouri 

Collegiate PR & Marketing 

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Eta Iota-Pace 
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Epsilon Epsilon-Appalachian State 
• Alumnae: New York City, New York 

Judy Hare Thorne Angelos Award

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette 
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Sigma Tau-Washington State 
• Alumnae Chapter Angelos Award: Dayton, Ohio 

Gladys Pugh Redd Panhellenic Award 

• Groups 1-5: Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech 
• Groups 6-10: Alpha Xi-Louisville 
• Groups 11+: Nu-Oklahoma State 

Minnie Mae Prescott Gracious Living Award 

• Epsilon Tau-Clemson 

 Academic Excellence Award 

• Alpha Alpha-Michigan State 
• Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech 
• Alpha Xi-Louisville 
• Beta Sigma-Southern Mississippi 
• Delta Beta-Eastern Illinois 
• Delta Delta-Troy 
• Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky 
• Delta Phi-Georgia Southwestern 
• Delta Upsilon-Tennessee Tech 
• Epsilon Epsilon-Appalachian State 
• Epsilon Rho-Rochester 
• Epsilon Tau-Clemson 
• Eta Beta-Bradley 
• Eta Chi-Elon 
• Eta Delta-Wright State 
• Eta Eta-Northern Kentucky 
• Eta Mu-Georgia College and State 
• Eta Omega-Kennesaw State 
• Eta Psi-North Carolina/Charlotte 
• Eta Xi-Dartmouth 
• Gamma Chi-Lenior-Rhyne 
• Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette 
• Gamma Xi-Kentucky Wesleyan 
• Nu-Oklahoma State 
• Theta Delta-Dayton 
• Theta Eta-Old Dominion 
• Xi-Pittsburgh 
• Zeta Iota-Saint Louis 
• Zeta Mu-Towson 
• Zeta Omega-Memphis 

Academic Excellence Programming Award 

• Groups 1-7: Eta Xi-Dartmouth 
• Groups 8+: Xi-Pittsburgh 

Excellence In Member Education Programming Award

• Groups 1-7: Zeta Psi-Valparaiso 
• Groups 8+: Eta Kappa-Northeastern 

Genevieve Forbes Morse New-Member Education Award

• Groups 1-7: Theta Upsilon-Loyola/Chicago 
• Groups 8+: Kappa Alpha-Florida State 

Alumnae Chapter Support Award

• In-Town: Northwest Arkansas 
• Out-of-Town: Central Pennsylvania  

Outstanding New Alumnae Chapter 

• Palm Beach County, Florida  

Martha Copening Kellstrom Award for Programming Excellence 

• Low Country, South Carolina 

Alumnae Chapter Membership-Building Award 

• Denver, Colorado 

University Housing Award 

• Zeta Psi-Valparaiso  

Beverly Axel Sywassink Most Improved House Corporation Award 

• Gamma Sigma-East Carolina 

House Corporation Award of Excellence 

• Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee/Knoxville 
• Beta Chi-North Carolina/Chapel Hill 
• Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky 
• Epsilon Alpha-Missouri S&T 
• Eta Beta-Bradley 
• Kappa Alpha-Florida State 
• Omega Chi-Cornell 
• Omicron-Illinois Wesleyan 
• Pi-Nebraska 
• Sigma Iota-Washington 
• Sigma Phi-Georgia 
• Sigma Pi-Albion 
• Sigma Sigma-Iowa State 
• Sigma Tau-Washington State 
• Theta Zeta-Lehigh 
• Zeta Epsilon-Kansas 
• Zeta Omega-Memphis 

Chapter Advisory Board Award Of Excellence  

• Beta Mu-Bowling Green State 
• Epsilon Tau-Clemson 
• Gamma Beta-North Texas 
• Mu-Millsaps 
• Nu-Oklahoma State 
• Pi-Nebraska 
• Sigma Kappa-Ohio State 
• Sigma Lambda-Auburn 
• Sigma Phi-Georgia 
• Zeta Iota-Saint Louis 
• Zeta Nu-Lynchburg 
• Zeta Psi-Valparaiso 

Alumnae Chapter Recognition Award 

• Baltimore, Maryland 
• Central Iowa 
• Central Pennsylvania 
• Huntsville, Alabama 
• Lake Norman, North Carolina 
• Mid-Cities, Texas 
• Newport Harbor, California 
• North Fulton County/Cumming, Georgia 
• Omaha, Nebraska 
• Orlando/Winter Park, Florida 
• Rio Grande Valley, Texas 
• State College, Pennsylvania 
• Troy, Alabama 
• Tucson, Arizona 

Alumnae Chapter Achievement Award  

• Anne Arundel County, Maryland 
• Central Arkansas 
• Denver, Colorado 
• Detroit/Tri-County, Michigan 
• Fort Worth, Texas 
• Greater Cincinnati, Ohio 
• Greater Marietta/Roswell, Georgia 
• Greater Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
• Indianapolis Evening, Indiana 
• Low Country, South Carolina 
• Mountain Brook, Alabama 
• Philadelphia-Suburban West, Pennsylvania 
• Seattle, Washington 
• Southern Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas 
• Tallahassee, Florida 
• Utah 

Alumnae Chapter Excellence Award 

• Austin Hill Country, Texas 
• Chicago Northwest Suburban, Illinois 
• Cleveland West, Ohio 
• Columbus, Ohio 
• Dayton, Ohio 
• Greater Naperville, Illinois 
• Greater Atlanta Day, Georgia 
• Gwinnett County, Georgia 
• Houston, Texas 
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin 
• Nashville, Tennessee 
• Northwest Arkansas 
• Richardson/Plano, Texas 
• St. Louis, Missouri 
• San Antonio, Texas 
• Twin Cities, Minnesota 
• Western Kentucky 

Collegiate Chapter Recognition Award 

• Groups 1-7:  
  • Alpha Theta-Vermont 
  • Eta Delta-Wright State 
  • Eta Omega-Kennesaw State 
  • Gamma Chi-Lenoir-Rhyne 
  • Gamma Epsilon-Florida Southern 
  • Gamma Gamma-High Point 
  • Gamma Tau-Ripon 
  • Gamma Xi-Kentucky Wesleyan 
  • Sigma Psi-North Dakota State 
  • Theta Lambda-Marquette 
• Groups 8+ 
  • Alpha Pi-William & Mary 
  • Beta Pi-Florida 
  • Beta Sigma-Southern Mississippi 
  • Beta Zeta-South Carolina 
  • Epsilon-Louisiana State 
  • Epsilon Iota-Missouri 
  • Eta Chi – Elon 
  • Eta Upsilon-North Carolina State 
  • Sigma Omicron-Illinois 
  • Theta Zeta-Lehigh 
  • Zeta Mu-Towson  

Collegiate Chapter Achievement Award 

• Groups 1-7:  
• • Alpha Delta-Rhodes 
  • Beta Delta-Utah State 
  • Beta Kappa-Tennessee/ Chattanooga 
  • Beta Upsilon-Susquehanna 
  • Delta Tau-Morehead State 
  • Epsilon Alpha-Missouri S&T 
  • Theta Delta-Dayton 
  • Zeta Iota-Saint Louis 
  • Zeta Psi-Valparaiso 
• Groups 8+:  
• • Alpha Alpha-Michigan State 
  • Alpha Xi-Louisville 
  • Delta Omega-Mississippi State 
  • Epsilon Tau-Clemson 
  • Eta Psi-North Carolina/ Charlotte 
  • Sigma Mu-George Washington 
  • Zeta-Alabama 
  • Zeta Gamma-Arkansas 

Collegiate Chapter Merit Award 

• Groups 1-7:  
• • Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech 
  • Alpha Upsilon-Birmingham-Southern 
  • Beta Lambda-Georgetown 
  • Eta Eta-Northern Kentucky 
  • Eta Iota-Pace 
  • Eta Tau-Florida Gulf Coast 
  • Gamma Delta-East Tennessee State 
  • Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/ Lafayette 
  • Mu-Millsaps 
  • Zeta Nu-Lynchburg 
  • Zeta Rho-San Diego 
• Groups 8+:  
• • Alpha Mu-Mississippi 
  • Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky 
  • Eta Kappa-Northeastern 
  • Kappa Alpha-Florida State 
  • Nu-Oklahoma State 
  • Sigma Lambda-Auburn 
  • Sigma Phi-Georgia 
  • Sigma Tau-Washington State 
  • Xi-Pittsburgh 
  • Zeta Theta-New Jersey 

For a list of the Order of the Emerald and Order of the Pearl, see here.