The 2014 Greek Awards was held on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2015 in Jarman auditorium at 4 p.m.. Every Greek organization on campus attended the event, and each were excited and anxious to find the results of this year’s winners.
The Fraternity and Sorority Life Associate Director Wolfgang Acevedo and Assistant Director Andrea Martinez began the event by personally thanking alumni, faculty advisors, chapter advisors, families and student affairs.
They gave a personal thank you to Dean of Students Larry Robertson and Vice President of Student Affairs, Tim Pierson. They also gave a shout out to the PanHellenic Council, the recruitment counselors were then asked to stand: Hannah Davis, Lindsey McGibbon, Shannon Clark, Madison Eagen, Emily Heim, Emily Russell, Kelsey Paulus, Logan Stigall, Kristin Martinolich, Camden Vonbechmann, Chelsea Forehand, Tyler Long, Cassandra LaFonte, Amanda Miller, Emily Yates, Ashlyn Fairlamb, Marie Meador, Sterling Oliver, Jacquelyn Brown, Brittany Larson, Taylor Nashwinter and Taylor Lincoln.
Acevedo and Martinez continued to thank Greek ambassadors, the new Fall Emerging Leader Program and finally, the Order of Omega for organizing such an event, as well as congratulating: the College Panhellenic Council (CPC) leader Mariah McCormick, who is a sister of Alpha Gamma Delta, the Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) leader Montu Jani, who is a brother of Sigma Nu and the National Pan Hellenic Council (NPC) Nicole Reed, who is a sister of Alpha Kappa Alpha. These men and women displayed amazing leadership skills and were very much involved within the Greek community.
Acevedo also congratulated the new executive council of 2015 within the CPC, NPC and IFC, which consisted of 13 people and asked them to repeat a creed that Acevedo said would “indict them into the Greek community as officers.”
After the indictment of the new executive council, the Order of Omega took over the event as Paige Rollins, sister of Alpha Delta Pi, and Kayla Franklin, sister of Delta Zeta, took over the stage and introduced this year’s winners. Throughout the event, different members of different organizations took the stage and introduced awards, which were split up into different categories regarding academics, service, Alumni Relations, Public Relations, risk management and many more.
This year’s winners of the Outstanding Chapter Scholarship award were awarded to Sigma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Gamma Delta and Pi Kappa Phi. The winners of the highest GPA in 2014 were Theta Chi, Sigma Gamma Rho, Alpha Kappa Alpha and Alpha Delta Pi.
The Greek Scholar award was given to two Greek members who made an impact within their organization and also excelled outside of it. The winners were Kirsten Harris of Alpha Gamma Delta and Joseph Gills of Theta Chi.
The outstanding Service Chapter Award winners were Alpha Delta Pi, Pi Kappa Phi and Sigma Sigma Sigma. The Service Award was awarded to four individuals who exemplified outstanding community service. The winners were: Elizabeth Loftis of Zeta Tau Alpha, Matthew Pereira of Pi Kappa Phi, Cainan Townsend of Phi Mu Delta and Sara Burford of Zeta Phi Beta.
The chapter relations award for outstanding brotherhood and sisterhood were Alpha Delta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Sigma Tau. The outstanding chapter award for Alumni Relations was given to organizations who had great relationships with their alumni members were given to: Alpha Delta Pi, Zeta Phi Beta and Sigma Nu. The outstanding public relations awards were given to the organizations that displayed a favorable public image, the winners were: Kappa Delta, Theta Chi and Alpha Gamma Delta.
The outstanding Panhellenic Chapter Award was given to the organizations who support other chapters on-campus were given to: Alpha Sigma Alpha, Zeta Phi Beta and Pi Kappa Phi. The Ed Cunningham award was given to four individuals who promoted unity within the Greek community, and the winners were: Shawn Anderson of Theta Chi, Cassandra LaFonte of Delta Zeta, Mary Lockwood of Alpha Sigma Tau and Sarah Burford of Zeta Phi Beta.
The New Member Education award was given to Phi Mu Delta, Delta Sigma Theta and Alpha Sigma Tau. The New Member of the Year award, more commonly known as the Membership of Development award was given to three individuals. The winners were: Genis Robertson of Alpha Delta Pi whose mother came and surprised her with the entire crowd going “awwww,” Derald Cook of Sigma Nu and Nicole Reed of Alpha Kappa Alpha.
The Shane Adcock Distinguished Award is an award that was given to seven individuals who displayed outstanding skills within the Greek community. The winners were Catherine McCormick of Kappa Delta, Paige Rollins of Alpha Delta Pi, Daniel Schimoler of Theta Chi, Abby Pendleton of Sigma Sigma Sigma, Matthew Pereira of Pi Kappa Phi and Cainan Townsend of Phi Mu Delta.
The Joyce M. Trent Award is an award that is given to the best chapter advisors, and the winners were: Mary Meade Saunders of Alpha Gamma Delta, Susan Sullivan of Sigma Sigma Sigma and Cameron Patterson of Theta Chi.
The Most Improved chapter award was given to four organizations who displayed the most improvement, and the winners were: Phi Kappa Tau, Pi Kappa Phi, Delta Sigma Theta and Alpha Sigma Tau. The Chapter President of the Year award was given to Nicolas Carrara of Theta Chi and Alex Elliot of Alpha Delta Pi.
The moment that everyone was waiting for came up next, this was the fraternity and sorority Chapters of the Year. This award was given to the fraternity and sorority that made the most impact within the Greek community, as well as within the Longwood and Farmville community. These awards were given to Sigma Sigma Sigma and Phi Mu Delta.
Finally, the event ended with the Greek Man and Woman of the Year. This award was given to the man and woman who not only displayed great academic and service abilities, but also were able to excel within their organizations. The winners were Joey Siverd of Sigma Nu and Emily Russell of Sigma Sigma Sigma.
The 2014 Greek Awards came to a close with a reception right after in the Grand Hall of the Dorrill Dining Hall. Each organization that won were overwhelmed with joy and congratulated one another for their awards. Hard work does pay off.
