As Pi Kappa Phi’s officer training institute, Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers prepares newly elected and re-elected officers and key committee chairmen for their roles as leaders of their chapter. Each year Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers is held in early January. In 2019, it is being held in six regional locations—Springfield, Massachusetts; Charlotte, North Carolina; Columbus, Ohio; Los Angeles, California; Dallas, Texas; and Atlanta, Georgia.
On the weekend of January 4-6, 2019, brothers gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Springfield, Massachusetts. 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:
David D. Morgan “Extra Mile” National Scholars Awards
Hunter Crafton, Zeta Tau (Barton)
Otis R. McCollumn Memorial Scholarship
James Cannon, Epsilon Rho (Lenoir-Rhyne)
Most Improved in Governance
Iota Omicron (Iona)
Alpha Chi (Miami)
Most Outstanding Governance
Kappa Eta (SUNY Geneseo)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Outstanding Archon
Vincenzo Guido, Psi (Cornell)
Most Improved in Growth
Iota Lambda (Quinnipiac)
Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Outstanding Growth Award
Iota Lambda (Quinnipiac)
Kappa (UNC – Chapel Hill)
Executive Award
Recognizes the chapter with the most students initiated in the past year
Theta Mu (UMass – Amherst)
Delta Alpha (Virginia Tech)
Most Improved Member Experience
Eta Lambda (Brockport)
Alpha Chi (Miami)
Most Outstanding Member Experience
Theta Psi (RIT)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Most Improved in Branding & Communications
Kappa Eta (SUNY Geneseo)
Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Outstanding Branding & Communications
Theta Psi (RIT)
Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Chapter Social Media Presence of the Year
Kappa Eta (SUNY Geneseo)
Most Improved in Scholarship
Iota Alpha (Sacred Heart)
Eta Mu (Wingate)
Outstanding Scholarship
Kappa Eta (SUNY Geneseo)
Delta (Furman)
Most Improved GPA
Theta Gamma (Buffalo)
Epsilon Iota (UNC – Greensboro)
Most Improved Campus Involvement
Kappa Eta (SUNY Geneseo)
Alpha Chi (Miami)
Outstanding Campus Involvement
Zeta Chi (Albright)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Most Improved in Service & Philanthropy
Eta Kappa (SUNY – Plattsburgh)
Alpha Chi (Miami)
Outstanding Service & Philanthropy
Kappa Omicron (Connecticut)
Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Silver Society
The Ability Experience 2018 total fundraising between $100 & $149.99 per man
Kappa Omicron (Connecticut)
Epsilon Pi (Virginia Commonwealth)
Kappa (UNC – Chapel Hill)
Gold Society
The Ability Experience 2018 total fundraising between $150 & $249.99 per man
Alpha Chi (Miami)
Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Zeta Tau (Barton)
Most Outstanding Ability Experience Event
Iota Lambda (Quinnipiac)
Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Most Outstanding Volunteer Relationship
Kappa (UNC – Charlotte)
Star of Hope Award
Recognizes the chapter with the best overall contribution to The Ability Experience
Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Outstanding Philanthropy Chairman of the Year
Lorenzo Penna, Epsilon Omicron (Villanova)
Philanthropy Chairman of the Year Award
Michael McDermott, Epsilon Pi (Virginia Commonwealth)
Outstanding Fraternity/Sorority Life Advisor
Todd C. Sullivan, Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life, Drexel University
Bonny Shade, Associate Director of Fraternity & Sorority Life, University of North Carolina Charlotte
Outstanding Associate Chapter Advisor
Colin Kelley, Temple Associate Chapter
Theron A. Houser Most Improved Chapter Award
Alpha Chi (Miami)
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
Beta Alpha (NJIT)
Theta Psi (RIT)
Iota Lambda (Quinnipiac)
Kappa Eta (SUNY Geneseo)
Delta (Furman)
Alpha Chi (Miami)
Delta Lambda (UNC – Charlotte)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Zeta Tau (Barton)
Founders’ Awards
Highest honor which can be bestowed upon a student chapter
Theta Psi (RIT)
Epsilon Eta (Winthrop)
Congratulations to all of the winners. Photos are posted and available for download on the Pi Kappa Phi Flickr account.