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National Award Winners!!!

Spring 2009 Academic Report is in!!!

Chapter 2008-09 Performance Report

Academics

Community Service

Philanthropy

2008-09 Greek Awards Recipients

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Penn's National Award Winning Chapters:

Fraternity/Sorority	Chapter Desig	President	Award	Description
Alpha Epsilon Pi		Dave Dobkin	The Phillip H. and Susan Cohen Award for Jewish Communal Service	Cash grants and plaques are awarded to those chapter(s) or colony(ies) which have excelled in the area of Jewish communal service, including interaction with Hillel.
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.	Gamma Epsilon	Asia Lampley	Highest Transfer Rate Award	having the most alumni transfer to a graduate chapter
Alpha Tau Omega		Brian Spangler	Recruitment
Alpha Tau Omega			Scholarship
Chi Omega	Beta Alpha	Julie McClain	Award of Excellence	There are six categories of criteria. Chapters who meet the criteria in all six categories are eligible for the Award of Excellence. These categories are scholarship, membership, initiation, administrative, community service / campus activities, and high standards of personnel / hospitality.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.	Gamma	Jackie Faison	Financial Fortitude Award	This Award was for the collegiate chapter that implemented the best programming around our national "Financial Fortitude" Initiative. We had a Female Empowerment Series during which we brought many successful women to campus to discuss many issues including saving/investing and entrepreneurship.
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.			Strengthening our Sisterhood Award	This award is given to the collegiate chapter that creates the most effective programming to foster a sense of sisterhood within the chapter.
Phi Kappa Psi	Pennsylvania Iota Chapter	John Sharkey	Accredited with Honors	One of top 25 chapters nationally; criteria included academics, service, chapter operations, etc.
Phi Kappa Sigma	Alpha	Alex Witkes	Carroll K. Simons Outstanding Chapter Award	This award is given to only the best well-rounded Chapters that establish an excellent record in all Chapter operations. They must score well above the 70% required and have a total score above 150 for Mitchell Chapter Standards (MCS).
Phi Kappa Sigma	Alpha	Alex Witkes	J. Orvis Keller Scholarship Award	Awarded to the Chapter that achieves the highest scholastic average of all Chapters in our Fraternity, 3.35 GPA.
Phi Sigma Sigma		Elise Hellman	Silver Chapter Excellence Award	Presented to collegiate chapters that earned 80% of the maximum Chapter Excellence score
Phi Sigma Sigma		Elise Hellman	Summa Scholarship Acievement Award	Presented to collegiate chapters that earned a GPA of 3.2 or above
Pi Kappa Alpha		Andy Katz	Raymond L. Orians Chapter Excellence	The Raymond L. Orians Chapter Excellence Awards recognize overall chapter excellence. The chapters that win this award are amongst the best on their campus and Pi Kappa Alpha’s most competitive chapters. The qualifications for this award are as follows: year end overall awards score of at least a 3.0 out of 4.0, active membership of at least 50 initiaties, accredited chapter advisor, chapter representation at all Pike University events. This is their first time winning this award in almost 20 years.
Pi Kappa Alpha		Andy Katz	Scholarship Plate	For chapters maintaining a 3.0 GPA or better
Pi Kappa Alpha		Andy Katz	Level II (out of 3) Recruitment Recognition	Recognizing chapters that achieved a thirty percent increase in initiations from the previous academic year while initiating at least twenty men and maintaining a zero balance.
Pi Lambda Phi	Epsilon Zeta PA	James La Marre	Outstanding Recruitment for the academic year 08-09	Having a well run rush and pledge process, as well as increasing our number of members, gaining more brothers than we lost as our seniors graduated.
Sigma Alpha Mu	Theta	Jordan Lurie	Undergraduate member of National Board	president of the year
Sigma Alpha Mu	Theta	Jordan Lurie	Best in Province
Sigma Alpha Mu	Theta	Jordan Lurie	Founder's Level	90/100 in chapter performance, 2nd in nation in overall performance
Sigma Alpha Mu	Theta	Jordan Lurie		Highest $ raised for Alzheimer's Research of all chapters
Sigma Delta Tau	Beta	Rachel Kotok	2008-2009 Certificates of Outstanding Recognition	New Member Education and Development;
Sigma Delta Tau	Beta	Rachel Kotok		Scholarship
Sigma Kappa	Kappa Iota	Lucy Obukowicz	Three Stars Standards of Excellence	Sigma Kappa's most prestigious award. Presented to those chapters who meet all of the Sigma Kappa minimum standards and above. These standards include high performance in areas such as: membership, financial management, philanthropy, scholarship, public relations, ritual, leadership, new member education, alumnae relations, and campus involvement.
Sigma Kappa	Kappa Iota	Lucy Obukowicz	Sisterhood Recognition Award
Sigma Kappa	Kappa Iota	Lucy Obukowicz	Academic Achievement Award
Sigma Kappa	Kappa Iota	Lucy Obukowicz	Edna Brown Dreyfus Award	highest donation to SK foundation per member
Sigma Phi Epsilon	PA Delta	Kyle Srivastava	Benjamin Hobson Frayser Chapter Publications Award	For "The Delta Penn" alumni newsletter

SPRING 2009 Academic Peformance
Zeta Phi Beta	ZFB	3.725
Delta Phi	DF	3.589
Sigma Delta Tau	SDT	3.5784
Delta Upsilon	DU	3.5627
Zeta Beta Tau	ZBT	3.5414
Alpha Epsilon Pi	AEP	3.5361
Sigma Kappa	SK	3.524
Panhellenic Council Average		3.5171
Sigma Alpha Mu	SAM	3.5046
Kappa Alpha Theta	KAQ	3.4942
Tau Epsilon Phi	TEF	3.4916
Alpha Phi	AF	3.4825
Phi Sigma Sigma	FSS	3.4498
All Female Average:		3.4474
Pi Lambda Phi	PLF	3.4442
Chi Omega	CW	3.4439
All Non-Greek Female		3.4429
All Non-Greek		3.4107
Alpha Chi Omega	ACW	3.41
All Undergrad Average:		3.4081
Kappa Sigma	KS	3.4028
Sigma Nu	SN	3.3986
Delta Delta Delta	DDD	3.3967
Zeta Psi	ZY	3.3952
Phi Gamma Delta	FIJI	3.393
alpha Kappa Delta Phi	aKDF	3.391
Phi Kappa Psi	FKY	3.3838
Psi Upsilon	YU	3.3758
All Non-Greek Male		3.3737
Pi Kappa Phi	PKF	3.3711
All Male Average:		3.3675
Beta Theta Pi	BQP	3.3669
Phi Kappa Sigma	FKS	3.3468
Interfraternity Council Average		3.3445
Pi Kappa Alpha	PKA	3.3258
Sigma Alpha Epsilon	SAE	3.3255
Lambda Chi Alpha	LCA	3.3142
Delta Tau Delta	DTD	3.3138
Kappa Alpha Society	KA	3.3018
Sigma Pi	SP	3.3
Sigma Psi Zeta	SYZ	3.2993
Theta Xi	QX	3.2763
Delta Psi	DY	3.2726
Sigma Phi Epsilon	SFE	3.25
Omega Psi Phi	WYF	3.211
Sigma Chi	SC	3.2045
Phi Delta Theta	FDQ	3.1794
Alpha Chi Rho	ACR	3.1635
Lambda Phi Epsilon	LFE	3.1471
Delta Kappa Epsilon	DKE	3.1156
Alpha Tau Omega	ATW	3.1041
Kappa Alpha Psi	KAY	3.072
Lambda Upsilon Lambda	LUL	3.055
Delta Sigma Theta	DSQ	3.0134
Alpha Kappa Alpha	AKA	2.9852

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CHAPTER PERFORMANCE RESULTS 2008-2009:

Community Service

Philanthropy

2008-2009 Greek Awards Recipients

Chapter Community Service (August 1, 2009)

Greek students continue to give back to the community through community service hours and philanthropy dollars raised:

Academic year 2008-2009 totals:

18,477 hours of community service rendered

$108,900 raised for philanthropic donations

Academic year 2008-2009 Top chapters for total community service hours rendered:

Chapter Name	Symbols	AY total
Pi Kappa Phi	PKF	4143
Sigma Kappa	SK	1636
Alpha Epsilon Pi	AEP	1313
Alpha Chi Omega	ACW	1007
Alpha Tau Omega	ATW	938
Delta Delta Delta	DDD	832
Pi Kappa Alpha	PKA	791
Alpha Phi	AF	767
Kappa Sigma	KS	703
Phi Kappa Psi	FKY	586
Sigma Phi Epsilon	SFE	555
Kappa Alpha Theta	KAQ	538
Phi Kappa Sigma	FKS	502
Beta Theta Pi	BQP	427
Chi Omega	CW	400
Sigma Pi	E P	390
Sigma Psi Zeta	SYZ	367
Lambda Phi Epsilon	LFE	340
Delta Psi	DY	331
Sigma Alpha Mu	SAM	329
Delta Upsilon	DU	280
Delta Kappa Epsilon	DKE	238
Delta Sigma Theta	DSQ	204
Sigma Delta Tau	SDT	200
Lambda Theta Alpha	LQA	161
Kappa Alpha Psi	KAY	152
Phi Gamma Delta	FIJI	115
Sigma Nu	SN	115
Delta Phi	DF	108
Zeta Phi Beta	ZFB	102
Alpha Chi Rho	ACR	102

Academic year 2008-2009 Top Chapters for philanthropy dollars raised/donated:

Top Chapters and Philanthropy Dollars Raised
Chapter Name	Symbols	AY Total
Sigma Kappa	SK	$28,616.00
Alpha Phi	AF	$12,603.00
Pi Kappa Alpha	PKA	$9,590.00
Delta Delta Delta	DDD	$7,123.00
Chi Omega	CW	$5,900.00
Alpha Chi Omega	ACW	$5,573.00
Sigma Alpha Mu	SAM	$4,770.00
Beta Theta Pi	BQP	$3,750.00
Phi Kappa Sigma	FKS	$3,492.00
Alpha Epsilon Pi	AEP	$2,000.00
Phi Sigma Sigma	FSS	$1,950.00
Kappa Sigma	KS	$1,900.00
Phi Delta Theta	FDQ	$1,860.00
Pi Kappa Phi	PKF	$1,800.00
Kappa Alpha Theta	KAQ	$1,797.00
Sigma Pi	E P	$1,729.00
Delta Upsilon	DU	$1,420.00
Phi Kappa Psi	FKY	$1,378.00
Sigma Psi Zeta	SYZ	$1,230.00
Phi Gamma Delta	FIJI	$1,200.00
Delta Kappa Epsilon	DKE	$940.00
Delta Phi	DF	$926.00
Psi Upsilon	YU	$850.00
Zeta Phi Beta	ZFB	$807.00
Sigma Delta Tau	SDT	$800.00
Sigma Phi Epsilon	SFE	$700.00
Lambda Phi Epsilon	LFE	$650.00
Sigma Nu	SN	$550.00
Kappa Alpha Society	KA	$500.00

Congratulations to the 2009

Greek Award Winners

2009 Administrator of the Year:

Thomas Hauber, Executive Director of VPUL Facilities

Sadie T. and Raymond Alexander Award for Overall Excellence:

Multicultural Greek Council: Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.

Helen Berkowitz Award for Overall Excellence:

Panhellenic Council: Alpha Phi

Crawford Madeira Cup for Overall Excellence:

Inter-Fraternity Council: Alpha Epsilon Pi

Outstanding Program for Academic Excellence:

Inter-Fraternity Council

Sigma Alpha Mu

Runner Up: Phi Kappa Sigma

Panhellenic Council

Sigma Kappa

Runner Up: Alpha Phi

Multicultural Greek Council

Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.

Runner Up: Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.

Outstanding Program for Recruitment and Roster Management:

Inter-Fraternity Council

Phi Kappa Psi

Runner Up: Pi Kappa Alpha, Theta Xi

Panhellenic Council

Delta Delta Delta

Runner Up: Alpha Phi

Multicultural Greek Council

Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.

Runner Up: Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.

Outstanding Program for Alumni Relations:

Inter-Fraternity Council

Pi Kappa Alpha

Panhellenic Council

Sigma Kappa

Runner Up: Delta Delta Delta

Multicultural Greek Council

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Runner Up: Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc.

Outstanding Program for Community Service:

Inter-Fraternity Council

Alpha Epsilon Pi

Runner Up: Zeta Beta Tau

Panhellenic Council

Alpha Phi

Runner Up: Delta Delta Delta

Multicultural Greek Council

Tie: Sigma Psi Zeta Sorority, Inc. & Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Outstanding Program for Educational and Sisterhood/Brotherhood Programs:

Inter-Fraternity Council

Alpha Epsilon Pi

Runner Up: Zeta Beta Tau and Brotherhood

Panhellenic Council

Alpha Phi

Runner Up: Sigma Kappa and Sisterhood

Multicultural Greek Council

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Runner Up: Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Outstanding Program for Philanthropy:

Inter-Fraternity Council:

Alpha Epsilon Pi

Runner Up: Zeta Beta Tau

Panhellenic Council

Chi Omega

Runner Up: Sigma Kappa

Multicultural Greek Council

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Runner Up: alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, Inc.

Outstanding Community Participation:

Inter-Fraternity Council

Tie: Alpha Epsilon Pi & Sigma Alpha Mu

Runner Up: Phi Kappa Sigma

Panhellenic Council

Alpha Chi Omega

Runner Up: Chi Omega

Multicultural Greek Council

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Runner Up: alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, Inc.

Outstanding House Manager:

Inter-Fraternity Council

Kyle Andrews, Kappa Alpha Society; Niel Chen, Kappa Alpha Society

Runner Up: Anthony Cangialosi, Sigma Phi Epsilon

Runner Up: David Kaltman, Sigma Alpha Mu

Panhellenic Council

Grace McGregor, Sigma Kappa

Outstanding Alumni Advisor Award:

Merv Sluizer Outstanding Alumni Advisor Award:

Inter-Fraternity Council

Dan Olson, Sigma Phi Epsilon

Panhellenic Council

Michele Brown, Chi Omega

Multicultural Greek Council

Damien Jackson, Kappa Alpha Psi

Outstanding Alumni Housing Board Officer:

Interfraternity Council

Brett Merves, Sigma Phi Epsilon

Panhellenic Council

Joan D'Aiuto, Sigma Kappa

For Appreciation of Service:

President InterFraternity Council 2009-2009: David Ashkenazi

President Panhellenic Council 2008-2009: Drew Tye

President Multicultural Greek Council 2008-2009: Jocelyn Chandler

Robert Lucid Award for Academic Excellence

Spring 2008

Delta Upsilon 3.52 GPA

Fall 2008

Delta Phi 3.58 GPA

Jeanine Jacobs Goldberg Award for Academic Excellence

Spring 2008

Sigma Delta Tau 3.60 GPA

Fall 2008

Sigma Delta Tau 3.60 GPA

Lois Lawrence Moses Award for Academic Excellence:

Spring 2008

Lambda Phi Epsilon National Fraternity, Inc. 3.63 GPA

Fall 2008

Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. 3.49 GPA

University of Pennsylvania Greek Scholar 2008-2009:

Cassidy Regan, Alpha Chi Omega

2008-2009 Outstanding Greek Leaders

Angela Hu, Phi Sigma Sigma

Jessica Dinh, Alpha Phi

Stilanos Plakas, Sigma Phi Epsilon

Alexandra Shorall, Kappa Alpha Theta

Joanna Perez, Phi Sigma Sigma

Zachary Harding, Zeta Beta Tau

Andrew Gold, Alpha Tau Omega

Katherine Fleming, Alpha Phi

Anna Harris, Sigma Delta Tau

Lauren Russo, Kappa Alpha Theta

Charles Isaacs, Sigma Alpha Mu

Leland Meibeyer, Alpha Chi Rho

Christopher Ashley, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Madeline Zingle, Delta Delta Delta

Christopher Matles, Theta Xi

Mary He, alpha Kappa Delta Phi Sorority, Inc.

Danielle Branch, Sigma Delta Tau

Megan Shetty, Chi Omega

Daniel Sabra, Alpha Epsilon Pi

Mia Kumagai, Kappa Alpha Theta

Demetria Smith, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Neej Patel, Kappa Sigma

Erica Evans, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

Omari Ramirez, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Felicia Mott, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Rebecca Feldman, Delta Delta Delta

Jasmine Perez, Lambda Theta Alpha Latin Sorority, Inc.

Sara Paccamonti, Alpha Phi

Jason Cali, Beta Theta Pi