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Published Monday, March 01, 2004

The University Daily Kansan
kansan.com
On-line Edition

Greek awards recognize achievements of 2003

By Azita Tafreshi
Kansan staff writer

As members of the Academy presented Hollywood’s top honors at the Oscar awards, the greek community at the University of Kansas also got into the spirit of the awards season.

A crowd of nearly 2,000 people gathered at the Lied Center last night to recognize the accomplishments of greek community at the 15th annual Greek Recognition Night.

Awards were presented to Panhellenic and Interfraternity chapters as well as outstanding individual members of the greek community for their achievements in 2003.

The ceremony highlighted areas ranging from academics to community outreach, said Greyson Clymer, vice president of interfraternal relations for the Interfraternity Council.

“We take it seriously because not only does it help us recognize those people, but it also motivates them to strive for excellence in the future,” the Prairie Village sophomore said.

Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Delta Delta and Kappa Alpha Theta sororities and Delta Chi fraternity all took home the evening’s top honor, the Chapter Excellence Award.

The award is based on performance in seven different categories, said Emilie Guenther, vice president of interfraternal relations for the Panhellenic Association. The Overland Park junior said that the categories included: risk management, community relations, interfraternal relations, alumni relations, financial management and operations, scholarship programming and membership development.

Winning the Chapter Excellence Award is an important honor for a sorority or fraternity, said Ashley Male, member of Delta Delta Delta. The Leawood junior said that when prospective members saw that a chapter was doing well, it could have a positive effect on recruitment.

To be eligible for this category, chapters submitted an award application and log book that detailed their activities and records, Guenther said.

University faculty and administrators, alumni, and executive board members from both the Panhellenic Association and the Interfraternity Council selected the winners for chapter and individual awards, Guenther said.

Other awards recognized academic success, leadership, participation within the greek community, outstanding new members and senior men and women.

Individual award winners submitted an application and then were interviewed by a committee of faculty, chapter advisers, house mothers and executive board members.

The Award goes to. . .

Outstanding Greek Senior Men

Jacob Albers, Pi Kappa Phi

Michael Dalbom, Sigma Phi Epsilon

Richard Friesner, Theta Chi

Ben Kirby, Theta Chi

Andy Knopp, Theta Chi

Outstanding Greek Senior Women

Catherine Bell, Chi Omega

Kendra Buscho, Alpha Chi Omega

Shelby Gigous, Alpha Chi Omega

Genevieve Gordon, Pi Beta Phi

Kari Kelly, Kappa Alpha Theta

Amy Potter, Sigma Kappa

Chapter Excellence Award Recipients

Alpha Chi Omega Sorority

Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority

Delta Chi Fraternity

Delta Delta Delta Sorority

Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority

Source: Panhellenic

Association and Interfraternity Council

— Edited by Paul Kramer