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 6-8, 2017, brothers gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. On Saturday evening, the awards banquet was held. Below are the award winners who were recognized.
David D. Morgan “Extra Mile” National Scholars Awards
Ernesto Barquet-Arrambide, Zeta (Wofford)
Jacob Drees, Beta Iota (Toledo)
Ryan Hudgin, Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Jason Smith, Delta Eta (Morehead State)
Ben Bridges, Epsilon Lambda (USC – Upstate)
Nick Watkins, Eta Phi (UMBC)
Nate Barfield, Theta Eta (American)
Uylsses Poulmentis, Iota Omicron (Iona)
Dane Dvoark, Iota Tau (Rutgers)
Otis R. McCollumn Memorial Scholarship
Carter Wooly, Epsilon Rho (Lenoir-Rhyne)
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
Zeta Nu (West Chester)
Eta Zeta (Queens)
Most Outstanding Governance
Mu (Duke)
Delta Upsilon (Pittsburgh)
Outstanding Archon
Dustin Hux, Delta Tau (James Madison)
Jeff Olivero, Theta Psi (RIT)
Most Improved in Growth
Mu (Duke)
Zeta Epsilon (George Mason)
Outstanding Growth Award
Kappa (UNC – Chapel Hill)
Iota Omicron (Iona)
Outstanding Recruitment
Gamma Psi (Augusta)
Delta Upsilon (Pittsburgh)
Executive Award
Recognizes the chapter with the most students initiated in the past year
Omega (Purdue)
Most Improved Member Experience
Delta (Furman)
Zeta Nu (West Chester)
Most Outstanding Member Experience
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Eta Phi (UMBC)
Most Improved in Branding & Communications
Epsilon Iota (UNC – Greensboro)
Zeta Nu (West Chester)
Outstanding Branding & Communications
Zeta Alpha (Clemson)
Eta Phi (UMBC)
Most Improved in Scholarship
Zeta Nu (West Chester)
Eta Mu (Wingate)
Oustanding Scholarship
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Kappa Alpha (Case Western)
W.E. Edington
Highest overall chapter GPA
Mu (Duke)
Most Improved GPA
Beta (Presbyterian)
Alpha Theta (Michigan State)
Most Improved Campus Involvement
Zeta Nu (West Chester)
Eta Zeta (Queens)
Outstanding Campus Involvment
Delta (Furman)
Epsilon Theta (Seton Hall)
Joe Sewell Intramural Award
Alpha Chi (Miami)
Most Improved in Service & Philanthropy
Iota Pi (Dayton)
Epsilon Iota (UNC – Greensboro)
Outstanding Service & Philanthropy
Iota Pi (Dayton)
Silver Society
The Ability Experience 2016 total fundraising between $100 & $149.99 per man
Delta Alpha (Virginia Tech)
Zeta Nu (West Chester)
Theta Rho (Western Michigan)
Iota Chi (Ball State)
Gold Society
The Ability Experience 2016 total fundraising between $150 & $249.99 per man
Eta Zeta (Queens)
Platinum Society
The Ability Experience 2016 total fundraising over $250 per man
Alpha Chi (Miami)
Most Outstanding Volunteer Relationship
Delta Alpha (Virginia Tech)
Theta Psi (RIT)
Leadership Through Service Award
Recognizes the chapter with the most members participating in a national event through The Ability Experience
Beta Iota (Toledo)
Star of Hope
Recognizes the chapter with the best overall contribution to The Ability Experience
Theta Psi (RIT)
Outstanding Fraternity/Sorority Life Advisor
Wendi Kinney, State University of New York at Geneseo
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
Delta (Furman)
Mu (Duke)
Omega (Purdue)
Alpha Alpha (Mercer)
Alpha Nu (Ohio State)
Gamma Psi (Augusta)
Delta Upsilon (Pittsburgh)
Epsilon Gamma (Longwood)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Epsilon Omicron (Villanova)
Zeta Alpha (Clemson)
Eta Kappa (SUNY Plattsburgh)
Eta Phi (UMBC)
Theta Mu (UMass – Amherst)
Theta Psi (RIT)
Iota Lambda (Quinnipiac)
Founders’ Awards
Highest honor which can be bestowed upon a student chapter
Delta (Furman)
Mu (Duke)
Alpha Nu (Ohio State)
Delta Upsilon (Pittsburgh)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Epsilon Omicron (Villanova)
Eta Phi (UMBC)
Theta Mu (UMass – Amherst)
Theta Psi (RIT)
Iota Lambda (Quinnipiac)
Congratulations to all of the winners. Photos will be posted to the Pi Kappa Phi Flickr account later this month.