Each year Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers is held in early January at five regional locations — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Charlotte, North Carolina; Kansas City, Missouri; Birmingham, Alabama; and Los Angeles, California.
On the weekend of January 13-15, 2017, brothers gathered in Kansas City, Missouri, and Birmingham, Alabama. On Saturday evening, the awards banquet was held. Below are the award winners who were recognized.
The following awards recognize chapters that have excelled or seen the greatest improvement in Pi Kappa Phi’s Seven Objectives of Chapter Excellence:
Most Improved in Governance
Beta Eta (Florida State)
Iota Xi (Texas – Dallas)
Outstanding Governance
Epsilon Omega (Texas Tech)
Gamma Phi (South Alabama)
Outstanding Archon
Mason Hall, Delta Omega (Texas A&M)
Wil Gradle, Iota Rho (Western Illinois)
Archon of the Year
Ben Barnett, Gamma Gamma (Troy)
Most Improved in Growth
Iota Phi (Loyola New Orleans)
Nu (Nebraska)
Outstanding Growth Award
Beta Eta (Florida State)
Gamma Lambda (Missouri S&T)
Outstanding Recruitment Program
Gamma Iota (LSU)
Iota Rho (Western Illinois)
Executive Award
Recognizes the chapter with the most students initiated in the past year
Theta Phi (Louisiana Tech)
Zeta Phi (Colorado State)
Theta Delta (Florida International)
Most Improved Member Experience
Delta Delta (Truman State)
Delta Omega (Texas A&M)
Outstanding Member Experience
Gamma Phi (South Alabama)
Theta Lambda (Missouri State)
Most Improved in Branding & Communications
Delta Delta (Truman State)
Delta Omega (Texas A&M)
Outstanding Branding & Communications
Iota Zeta (Stephen F. Austin)
Theta Lambda (Missouri State)
Most Improved in Scholarship
Epsilon Omega (Texas Tech)
Theta Pi (Texas – Tyler)
Oustanding Scholarship
Alpha Epsilon (Florida)
Iota Rho (Western Illinois)
Most Improved GPA
Epsilon Omega (Texas Tech)
Theta Pi (Texas – Tyler)
Most Improved Campus Involvement
Alpha Omicron (Iowa State)
Delta Omega (Texas A&M)
Outstanding Campus Involvment
Epsilon Phi (UAB)
Theta Lambda (Missouri State)
Thomas Sayre Cup
Most per man volunteer hours of any chapter
Theta Lambda (Missouri State)
Outstanding Ability Experience Event
Delta Epsilon (Jacksonville State)
Theta Kappa (Baylor)
Theta Delta (Florida International)
Most Improved in Service & Philanthropy
Delta Epsilon (Jacksonville State)
Zeta Phi (Colorado State)
Outstanding Service & Philanthropy
Alpha Gamma (Oklahoma)
Gamma Phi (South Alabama)
Theta Delta (Florida International)
Philanthropy Chairman of the Year
Carlos Coello, Theta Delta (Florida International)
Silver Society
The Ability Experience 2016 total fundraising between $100 & $149.99 per man
Gamma Gamma (Troy)
Gamma Upsilon AC (Oklahoma State)
Iota Rho (Western Illinois)
Gold Society
The Ability Experience 2016 total fundraising between $150 & $249.99 per man
Beta Mu (McNeese State)
Gamma Phi (South Alabama)
Theta Kappa (Baylor)
Theta Delta (Florida International)
Most Outstanding Volunteer Relationship
Alpha Gamma (Oklahoma)
Epsilon Phi (UAB)
Wade O. Birch Chapter Advisor of the Year
Alex Ravelo, Theta Delta (Florida International)
Outstanding Fraternity/Sorority Life Advisor
John Michael VanHorn, Mississippi State
Brooke Scogin, Texas Christian
Theron A. Houser Most Improved Chapter
Delta Omega (Texas A&M)
Champion Master Chapters
Chapters who achieve a composite score of Three Stars on the Seven Objectives of Chapter Excellence report indicating top performance in each area of chapter operations
Alpha Epsilon (Florida)
Alpha Iota (Auburn)
Delta Beta (North Georgia)
Delta Delta (Truman State)
Delta Omega (Texas A&M)
Epsilon Omega (Texas Tech)
Gamma Nu (LaGrange)
Gamma Phi (South Alabama)
Iota Kappa (Northern Colorado)
Iota Nu (Mississippi State)
Iota Phi (Loyola New Orleans)
Iota Xi (Texas – Dallas)
Theta Alpha (Southern Mississippi)
Theta Epsilon (Kansas)
Theta Pi (Texas – Tyler)
Zeta Phi (Colorado State)
Founders’ Awards
Highest honor which can be bestowed upon a student chapter
Alpha Iota (Auburn)
Delta Beta (North Georgia)
Delta Omega (Texas A&M)
Iota Phi (Loyola New Orleans)
Iota Xi (Texas – Dallas)
Theta Alpha (Southern Mississippi)
Theta Epsilon (Kansas)
Congratulations to all of the winners. Photos will be posted to the Pi Kappa Phi Flickr account later this month.