Kappa Alpha Order

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2016 Awards for Chapter Excellence

This spring, hundreds of undergraduate officers and future leaders of their respective chapters met at one of six regional Province Councils throughout the Nation. Along with educational programming on scholarship, risk management, sexual misconduct, Ritual, and other areas of chapter operations, chapters were recognized their achievements for the previous calendar year.

Chapters are recognized for excellence in finances, recruitment and chapter growth, communications, Project Outreach, Operation Crimson Gift, and overall chapter excellence. The highest honor that can be bestowed upon a chapter is the George C. Marshall Award of chapter excellence. This award is presented annually to the top one to three chapters in the Order in recognition for their superior operations and performance. Top 10 percent of KA Chapters are recognized with the Samuel Zenas Award for chapter excellence. This award takes all areas of chapter operations into consideration and recognizes those chapters achieving a high level of excellence.

Congratulations to our 2016 Award Winners!

George C. Marshall Award for Chapter Excellence
Mu–Tulsa
Beta Alpha–Missouri S&T
Zeta Tau–Austin Peay State

Samuel Z. Ammen Award for Chapter Excellence
Mu–Tulsa
Alpha Delta–Wiliam Jewell
Alpha Eta–Westminster
Alpha Theta–Transylvania
Alpha Mu–Millsaps
Alpha Xi–California
Alpha Upsilon–Mississippi
Beta Alpha–Missouri S&T
Gamma Alpha–Louisiana Tech
Delta Pi–Missouri Southern State
Zeta Tau–Austin Peay State

Scholastic Excellence Awards (3.25 Semester GPA)

Fall 2015 and Spring 2016
Alpha–Washington & Lee (3.31 & 3.308)
Gamma–Georgia (3.37 & 3.36)
Lambda–Virginia (3.286 & 3.281)
Pi–Tennessee (3.3 & 3.25)
Upsilon–North Carolina (3.272 & 3.405)
Psi–Tulane (3.33 & 3.285)
Alpha Delta–William Jewell (3.37 & 3.36)
Alpha Zeta–William & Mary (3.251 & 3.25)
Alpha Xi–California (3.369 & 3.47)
Alpha Pi–Stanford (3.648 & 3.61)
Alpha Phi–Duke (3.448 & 3.413)
Beta Alpha–Missouri S&T (3.25 & 3.342)
Beta Iota–Drury (3.266 & 3.32)
Zeta Beta–Princeton (3.47 & 3.41)
Zeta Mu–Univ. of Washington (3.37 & 3.33)
Zeta Tau–Austin Peay State (3.34 & 3.36)

Fall 2015 Only
Eta–Richmond (3.36)
Iota–Furman (3.444)
Mu–Tulsa (3.294)
Tau–Wake Forest (3.254)
Vanderbilt Provisional (3.52)
Alpha Eta–Westminster (3.396)
Beta Lambda–Southern Methodist (3.299)
Beta Omega–Washington College (3.27)
Epsilon Alpha–South Alabama (3.36)

Spring 2016 Only
Alpha Sigma–Georgia Tech (3.31)
Beta Eta–Oklahoma (3.281)
Arkansas Tech  Provisional (3.271)

Academic Achievement Award (3.0)

Fall 2015 & Spring 2016
Xi–Southwestern (3.183 & 3.027)
Omicron–Texas (3.2116 & 3.223)
Sigma–Davidson (3.24 & 3.206)
Alpha Epsilon–Rhodes (3.03 & 3.06)
Alpha Mu–Millsaps (3.103 & 3.165)
Alpha Nu–George Washington (3.16 & 3.22)
Alpha Omicron–Arkansas (3.151 & 3.217)
Alpha Tau–Hampden-Sydney (3.04 & 3.095)
Beta Zeta–Florida (3.116 & 3.11)
Beta Kappa–Maryland (3.03 & 3.08)
Beta Rho–Roanoke (3.012 & 3.053)
Beta Chi–West Virginia Wesleyan (3.04 & 3.05)
Epsilon Delta–Texas A&M (3.147 & 3.19)
Epsilon Eta–Virginia Tech (3.07 & 3.131)
Epsilon Lambda–Miami (3.21 & 3.08)
Zeta Phi–High Point (3.0 & 3.02)

Fall 2015 Only
Theta–Kentucky (3.058)
Nu–Auburn (3.0116)
Alpha Beta–Alabama (3.1)
Alpha Gamma–Louisiana State (3.045)
Alpha Sigma–Georgia Tech (3.09)
Gamma Epsilon–Arizona (3.02)
Delta Upsilon–Tennessee-Martin (3.02)
Delta Phi–Jacksonville State (3.18)
Delta Psi–Appalachian State (3.087)
Zeta Delta–Nevada (3.083)
Zeta Upsilon–Tennessee-Chattanooga (3.02)
Campbell Provisional (3.24)
Vanderbilt Provisional (3.216)

Spring 2016 Only
Delta–Wofford (3.01)
Eta–Richmond (3.122)
Iota–Furman (3.235)
Mu–Tulsa (3.204)
Tau–Wake Forest (3.199)
Alpha Alpha–Univ. of the South (3.04)
Alpha Eta–Westminster (3.184)
Alpha Upsilon–Mississippi (3.06)
Beta Lambda–Southern Methodist (3.181)
Beta Pi–Presbyterian (3.19)
Beta Upsilon–Marshall (3.07)
Beta Omega–Washington College (3.01)
Gamma Alpha–Louisiana Tech (3.03)
Gamma Gamma–Memphis (3.04)
Delta Iota–Texas-Arlington (3.239)
Delta Omicron–Clemson (3.086)
Delta Tau–Francis Marion (3.19)
Epsilon Beta–Nicholls State (3.03)
Epsilon Chi–Arkansas-Monticello (3.0)
Zeta Sigma–Southern Illinois (3.08)
Baylor Provisional (3.08)

Community Service

Cross & Rose Award
Zeta Mu–Univ. of Washington

Outstanding Service Hours per Man
Alpha Delta–William Jewell (2,400/50 hours per man)
Beta Alpha–Missouri S&T (3,554/53.85 hours per man)
Zeta Epsilon–Tennessee Tech (954/43.36 hours per man)
Zeta Mu–Univ. of Washington (1,461/56.19 hours per man)

Philanthropy

Most Dollars per Man
Alpha Upsilon–Mississippi ($102,602.85/$371.75 per man)

Outstanding Dollars per Man
Omicron–Texas ($15,000.00/$98.00 per man)
Rho–South Carolina ($25,000.00/$357.14 per man)
Alpha Eta–Westminster ($5,707.21/$126.82 per man)
Alpha Mu–Millsaps ($12,144.00/$187.00 per man)
Gamma Alpha–Louisiana Tech ($13,200.00/$245.00 per man)
Delta Pi–Missouri Southern State ($2,000.00/$118.00 per man)
Epsilon Kappa–Southeastern Louisiana ($5,651.00/$141.28 per man)
Zeta Mu–Univ. of Washington ($4,022/$138.69 per man)
Zeta Pi–Florida Gulf Coast ($15,000.00/$250.00 per man)
Zeta Upsilon–Tennessee-Chattanooga ($10,000.00/$166 per man)
Zeta Tau–Austin Peay State ($8,663.00/$262.50 per man)

Blood Drives

Knight Commander’s Cup
Zeta Pi–Florida Gulf Coast (62 Members & 321 non-members)

Operation Crimson Gift Century Society
Beta Alpha–Missouri S&T (66 Member)
Gamma Alpha–Louisiana Tech (58 members/20 non-members)
Zeta Pi–Florida Gulf Coast (62 Members & 321 non-members)

Communications

Excellence in Fraternal Communication
Mu–Tulsa
Alpha Delta–William Jewell
Alpha Eta–Westminster
Alpha Upsilon–Mississippi
Beta Alpha–Missouri S&T
Beta Eta–Oklahoma
Gamma Alpha–Louisiana Tech
Gamma Eta–Florida State
Gamma Omega–Midwestern State

Excellence is Campus and Community Communication
Mu–Tulsa
Nu–Auburn
Alpha Upsilon–Mississippi
Beta Alpha–Missouri S&T
Beta Eta–Oklahoma
Zeta Tau–Austin Peay State

Excellence in Social Media Communication
Mu–Tulsa
Alpha Upsilon–Mississippi
Beta Alpha–Missouri S&T
Beta Eta–Oklahoma
Gamma Omega–Midwestern State
Zeta Sigma–Southern Illinois
Zeta Tau–Austin Peay State

Other

Excellence in Educational Programming
Beta Alpha–Missouri S&T
Beta Pi–Presbyterian College
Delta Pi–Missouri Southern State
Gamma Alpha–Louisiana Tech
Zeta Tau–Austin Peay State

Outstanding Membership Education
Mu–Tulsa

Excellence in Chapter Finances
Alpha Eta–Westminster

Outstanding Recruitment & Chapter Growth
Mu–Tulsa
Nu–Auburn
Alpha Mu–Millsaps
Alpha Xi–California
Beta Pi–Presbyterian
Delta Pi–Missouri Southern State

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