Each year, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. recognizes chapter and individual achievements across a number of categories – Merit Awards, Alpha Chapter Affiliate recognition, LEAD, Pursuit of Excellence, Rock Chapter (only at Grand Chapters), Scholarship and Manpower. Awards are presented at convention – Grand Chapter or College of Chapters – to recognize an individual’s or chapter’s accomplishments for the previous academic year, or, in some cases an individual’s collegiate career.
Individual Awards
Collegiate Awards Descriptions – Merit and Alpha Affiliate
Individual collegiate awards include: Alpha Chapter Affiliates, Man-of-the-Year, Scholar-of-the-Year, Talent-of-the-Year and Athlete-of-the-Year. Criteria and application instructions for these awards are provided in this packet.
Collegiate Awards Application – Merit and Alpha Affiliate
All applicants for an individual collegiate award – Alpha Chapter Affiliates, Man-of-the-Year, Scholar-of-the-Year, Talent-of-the-Year or Athlete-of-the-Year – should complete and submit this form by April by April 30.
Collegiate Awards Recommendation Form – Merit and Alpha Affiliate
All applicants for individual collegiate awards – Alpha Chapter Affiliates, Man-of-the-Year, Scholar-of-the-Year, Talent-of-the-Year or Athlete-of-the-Year – require three (3) letters of recommendation.
Collegiate Awards Transcript Request
Official transcripts are required for all Scholar-of-the-Year award applicants.
2010 Alpha Chapter Affiliates
The Fraternity salutes those Knights, who demonstrate a genuine commitment to the ideals of the Legion of Honor and whose pattern of performance is a worthy example for others to follow.
- Alpha #560 - Kyle G. Andrews: Epsilon Epsilon #2252 (Oklahoma State University - Stillwater)
- Alpha #561 - Michael D. Carlson: Lambda Omicron #298 (University of California, Irvine)
- Alpha #562 - Gregory A. Jarvis: Eta Gamma #1095 (Georgia State University)
- Alpha #563 - Chad M. Lesczynski: Epsilon Mu #1265 (Butler University)
- Alpha #564 - Robert J. O'Neal: Epsilon Epsilon #2253 (Oklahoma State University - Stillwater)
- Alpha #565 - Steven W. Pelych: Epsilon Mu #1268 (Butler University)
- Alpha #566 - Geoffrey S. Peyton: Delta Alpha #1236 (Case Western Reserve University)
- Alpha #567 - Sam S. Rabin: Delta Mu #1302 (Stetson University)
- Alpha #568 - James T. Strong Jr.: Phi #1726 (Louisiana State University)
- Alpha #569 - McDaniel D. Wicker: Epsilon Xi #2253 (University of Mississippi)
Athlete-of-the-Year
The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated excellence in the area of Atheleticism.
- John H. Austin: Gamma (Duke University)
Scholar-of-the-Year
The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated excellence in the area of Scholarship.
- Sam S. Rabin: Delta Mu (Stetson University)
Talent-of-the-Year
The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated excellence in the area of Talent.
- Dane M. Suarez: Epsilon Mu (Butler University)
Man-of-the-Year
The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated excellence in the area of Leadership
- Steven W. Pelych: Epsilon Mu (Butler University)
Chapter Awards
LEAD Awards recognize those chapters and individuals that have exhibited excellence in their utilization of an individual phase of the program; innovation in their adaptation and expansion of parts of the program as it is implemented into their own, unique circumstance; individual alumnus and collegiate facilitators who have demonstrated an extraordinary contribution to the Brotherhood through their facilitation of the program; LEAD Chairmen and Committees that have implemented an outstanding program for their local membership; and the Chapter(s) that best represents an ideal application of the program at the collegiate level.
Chapters receiving an overall level of excellence for one of the three standard areas – Values-Based Leadership, Personal Development and Membership Value, Operational Excellence – will be recognized for the Pursuit of Excellence in that standard.
The Rock Chapter Award is meant to honor collegiate chapters that have achieved excellence in all areas of chapter operations. To be granted the award, a chapter should be expected to attain the ideals or a nearly perfect state across a broad range of areas of Fraternity operations. The Rock Chapter award is only presented at Grand Chapters, (i.e. every two years), providing there are chapters that qualify. Rock Chapter award recipients will be those chapters which consistently achieve excellent ratings over a period of 2-3 years under the Pursuit of Excellence Program.
Scholarship Awards
Each year, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. recognizes those chapters that excel academically. These awards do not require an application. Past year’s winners are below.
Gallaher Cup
This award is given to the chapter with the 1st place GPA of all Sigma Nu chapters nationwide.
- Eta Mu (A) (Kettering University)
Certificate of Commendation
This award is given to the chapter with the 3rd highest GPA of all Sigma Nu chapters nationwide.
- Gamma Omicron (Washington University in St. Louis)
- Epsilon Mu (Butler University)
Certificate of Merit
This is the award given to the chapter with the 4th highest GPA of all Sigma Nu chapters nationwide.
- Gamma (Duke University)
Regent's Award for Academic Excellence
This award is given to the chapters who have achieved the highest GPA among fraternities on their campus.
* = Spring 2009 grades, Others = Fall 2009 grades
- Beta Epsilon* (Coe College)
- Epsilon Mu (Butler University)
- Epsilon Sigma (Rhodes College)
- Iota Lambda* (Jacksonville State University)
- Iota Pi (Southern Polytechnic State University)
- Kappa Delta* (Duquesne University)
- Nu Alpha (University of Arkansas at Fort Smith)
- Theta Eta (Northern Illinois University)
- Theta Theta (Eastern Kentucky University)
- Zeta Kappa (California State University, Fresno)
- Zeta Theta (Presbyterian College)
- Zeta Xi (University of California, Davis)
Scholarship Improvement Award
This award is given to the chapter that has shown the greatest improvement in its GPA among other fraternities on its campus and among all Sigma Nu chapters.
- Gamma Mu (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Manpower Awards
Each year, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. recognizes those chapters that excel in the areas of recruitment and manpower. These awards do not require an application. Past year’s winners are below.
This award is given to the chapters who have achieved a manpower of above 100 men.
- Beta Eta (Indiana University)
- Beta Theta (Auburn University)
- Beta Zeta (Purdue University)
- Delta (University of South Carolina)
- Delta Eta (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
- Epsilon Epsilon (Oklahoma State University - Stillwater)
- Epsilon Omicron (University of Southern California)
- Epsilon Xi (University of Mississippi)
- Gamma Upsilon (University of Arkansas - Fayetteville)
- Mu (University of Georgia)
- Phi (Louisiana State University)
- Theta (University of Alabama)
This award is given to the chapters who have achieved a manpower of above 80 men.
- Delta Phi (University of Maryland)
- Epsilon Mu (Butler University)
- Eta Gamma (Georgia State University)
- Gamma Iota (University of Kentucky)
- Kappa Pi (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
- Zeta Phi (Bradley University)
- Zeta Pi (Texas Tech University)
- Zeta Zeta (Florida State University)
25% Increase In Manpower Award
This award is given to the chapters who have achieved a 25% increase in manpower.
- Delta (University of South Carolina)
- Delta Chi (Trinity College)
- Delta Pi (The George Washington University)
- Epsilon Eta (University of Tennessee)
- Epsilon Omicron (University of Southern California)
- Epsilon Xi (University of Mississippi)
- Gamma Alpha (Georgia Institute of Technology)
- Iota Lambda (Jacksonville State University)
- Kappa Zeta (Villanova University)
- Lambda (Washington & Lee University)
- Lambda Chi (California State University, San Bernardino)
- Lambda Eta (University of Rochester)
- Mu (University of Georgia)
- Mu Iota (University of Hartford)
- Mu Phi (Longwood University)
- Mu Xi (Columbus State University)
- Phi (Louisiana State University)
- Theta Alpha (University of South Florida)
- Theta Gamma (University of Southern Mississippi)
- Theta Nu (Ball State University)
- Zeta Eta (Tufts University)
- Zeta Gamma (Kent State University)
- Zeta Pi (Texas Tech University)
- Zeta Psi (Lamar University)
- Zeta Xi (University of California, Davis)
