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 5-7, 2018, 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
Steve Boland, Mu (Duke)
Brian Buhr, Mu (Duke)
Chase Crafton, Zeta Tau (Barton)
Randy Hollins, Gamma Beta (Old Dominion)
Jarod Moore, Delta Zeta (Appalachian State)
Otis R. McCollumn Memorial Scholarship
Ryan Hudgin, Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
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
Psi (Cornell)
Delta Alpha (Virginia Tech)
Most Outstanding Governance
Iota Chi (Ball State)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Outstanding Archon
Mason Thomas, Iota Chi (Ball State)
Michael Freije, Kappa (UNC – Chapel Hill)
Most Improved in Growth
Psi (Cornell)
Delta Tau (James Madison)
Theta Kappa (Baylor)
Outstanding Growth Award
Theta Mu (UMass – Amherst)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Outstanding Recruitment
Epsilon Omicron (Villanova)
Gamma Psi (Augusta)
Executive Award
Recognizes the chapter with the most students initiated in the past year
Omega (Purdue)
Sigma (South Carolina)
Most Improved Member Experience
Alpha Theta (Michigan State)
Xi (Roanoke)
Most Outstanding Member Experience
Eta Phi (UMBC)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Most Improved in Branding & Communications
Iota Chi (Ball State)
Theta Kappa (Baylor)
Epsilon Rho (Lenoire-Rhyne)
Outstanding Branding & Communications
Omega (Purdue)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Most Improved in Scholarship
Eta Kappa (Plattsburgh)
Xi (Roanoke)
Oustanding Scholarship
Iota Chi (Ball State)
Mu (Duke)
W.E. Edington
Highest overall chapter GPA
Mu (Duke)
Most Improved GPA
Iota Tau (Rutgers)
Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Most Improved Campus Involvement
Alpha Theta (Michigan State)
Epsilon Epsilon (UVA – Wise)
Outstanding Campus Involvment
Eta Phi (UMBC)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Joe Sewell Intramural Award
Iota Alpha (Sacred Heart)
Most Improved in Service & Philanthropy
Alpha Nu (Ohio State)
Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Outstanding Service & Philanthropy
Eta Upsilon (Miami – OH)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
2017 March Madness Champions
Eta Upsilon (Miami – OH)
Silver Society
The Ability Experience 2017 total fundraising between $100 & $149.99 per man
Alpha Tau (RPI)
Beta Gamma AC (Louisville)
Delta Upsilon (Pittsburgh)
Epsilon Tau AC (St. Joseph’s)
Xi (Roanoke)
Kappa (UNC – Chapel Hill)
Epsilon Rho (Lenoir-Rhyne)
Eta Zeta (Queens)
Gold Society
The Ability Experience 2017 total fundraising between $150 & $249.99 per man
Eta Upsilon (Miami – OH)
Mu (Duke)
Alpha Chi (Miami)
Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Theta Kappa (Baylor)
Theta Tau (High Point)
Most Outstanding Ability Experience Event
Delta Upsilon (Pittsburgh)
Alpha Chi (Miami)
Most Outstanding Volunteer Relationship
Iota Pi (Dayton)
Gamma Iota (LSU)
Leadership Through Service Award
Recognizes the chapter with the most members participating in a national event through The Ability Experience
Eta Upsilon (Miami – OH)
Thomas Sayre Cup
Eta Upsilon (Miami – OH)
Star of Hope
Recognizes the chapter with the best overall contribution to The Ability Experience
Omega (Purdue)
Oustanding Philanthropy Chairman of the Year
Sean McKeon, Eta Upsilon (Miami – OH)
Alex Cherches, Mu (Duke)
Outstanding Fraternity/Sorority Life Advisor
Kara Miller, Cornell University
Diana Coyle, Wingate University
Wade O. Birch Chapter Advisor of the Year
Jeffrey Huston , Eta Phi (UMBC) Chapter Advisor
Associate Chapter Advisor of the Year
Brandin Howard, Vermont Associate Chapter Advisor
Theron A. Houser Most Improved Chapter Award
Theta Chi (Ohio)
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
Mu (Duke)
Delta Alpha (Virginia Tech)
Delta Zeta (Appalachian State)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Eta Phi (UMBC)
Theta Kappa (Baylor)
Theta Rho (Western Michigan)
Theta Psi (RIT)
Iota Chi (Ball State)
Kappa Alpha (Case Western)
Kappa Omicron (Connecticut)
Founders’ Awards
Highest honor which can be bestowed upon a student chapter
Mu (Duke)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Theta Rho (Western Michigan)
Theta Psi (RIT)
Kappa Alpha (Case Western)
Kappa Omicron (Connecticut)
Congratulations to all of the winners. Photos will be posted to the Pi Kappa Phi Flickr account later this month.