Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc. • Collegiate Awards

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.

2011 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 #570: Andrew A. Arvay – Epsilon Chi #1013 (Bowling Green State University)
Alpha #571: Matthew L. Dolson – Theta Alpha #745 (University of South Florida)
Alpha #572: Jordan K. Herbert – Nu #2199 (University of Kansas)
Alpha #573: Blair A. Kirkpatrick – Epsilon Epsilon #2249 (Oklahoma State University)
Alpha #574: Mark E. McClure – Epsilon Epsilon #2282 (Oklahoma State University)
Alpha #575: David J. McKellips – Epsilon Epsilon #2281 (Oklahoma State University)
Alpha #576: Mark H. Mixon – Delta Delta #1446 (Pennsylvania State University)
Alpha #577: Michael R. Post – Gamma Omicron #1423 Washington University in St. Louis)
Alpha #578: Ryan F. Ramseyer - Epsilon Epsilon #2321 (Oklahoma State University)
Alpha #579: Stephen B. Thompson – Mu #2344 (University of Georgia)

2011 Athlete-of-the-Year

The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated excellence in the area of Atheleticism.

Joshua A. Harris – Beta Theta #2699 (Auburn University)

2011 Scholar-of-the-Year

The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated excellence in the area of Scholarship.

Ryan F. Ramseyer - Epsilon Epsilon #2321 (Oklahoma State University)

2011 Talent-of-the-Year

The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated excellence in the area of Talent.

Speros Kokenes – Gamma Alpha #1988 (Georgia Institute of Technology)

2011 Man-of-the-Year

The Fraternity recognizes the individual who has demonstrated excellence in the area of Leadership

Jordan K. Herbert – Nu #2199 (University of Kansas)

Chapter Awards

LEAD 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.

Pursuit of Excellence Awards

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.

Rock Chapter Awards

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.

2011 Gallaher Cup

This award is given to the chapter with the 1st place GPA of all Sigma Nu chapters nationwide.

Gamma (Duke University) – 3.52 Chapter GPA

2011 Bronze Cup Plaque

This award is given to the chapter with the 2nd highest GPA of all Sigma Nu chapters nationwide.

Gamma Omicron (Washington University in St. Louis) – 3.49 Chapter GPA

2011 Certificate of Commendation

This award is given to the chapter with the 3rd highest GPA of all Sigma Nu chapters nationwide.

Beta Rho (University of Pennsylvania) – 3.46 Chapter GPA

2011 Certificate of Merit

This is the award given to the chapter with the 4th highest GPA of all Sigma Nu chapters nationwide.

Lambda (Washington & Lee University) – 3.45 Chapter GPA

2011 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 2010 grades
^=fall 2010 grades
**=both fall and spring 2010 grades

Delta Xi^ (University of Nevada, Reno)
Epsilon Sigma* (Rhodes College)
Zeta Pi* (Texas Tech University)
Zeta Theta^ (Presbyterian College)
Eta Upsilon^ (Midwestern State University)
Theta Iota^ (Middle Tennessee State University)
Theta Theta** (Eastern Kentucky University)
Iota Beta* (Virginia Wesleyan College)
Iota Kappa* (California State University, Chico)
Iota Nu^ (University of Southern Maine)
Iota Pi** (Southern Polytechnic State University)
Kappa* (North Georgia College and State University)
Kappa Pi* (California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo)
Kappa Zeta^ (Villanova University)
Lambda* (Washington & Lee University)
Lambda Iota^ (Southern Utah University)
Mu Chi^ (Lynchburg College)
Mu Iota* (University of Hartford)
Nu Beta^ (Huntingdon College)
Nu Gamma* (Pennsylvania College of Technology)

2011 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.

Kappa Theta (Jacksonville University) – GPA increase of 0.54

2011 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.

Delta (University of South Carolina)
Mu (University of Georgia)
Phi (Louisiana State University)
Beta Eta (Indiana University)
Beta Theta (Auburn University)
Gamma Upsilon (University of Arkansas)
Delta Eta (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Epsilon Epsilon (Oklahoma State University)
Epsilon Xi (University of Mississippi)
Zeta Pi (Texas Tech University)
Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State University)

This award is given to the chapters who have achieved a manpower of above 80 men.

Nu (University of Kansas)
Rho (University of Missouri)
Theta (The University of Alabama)
Beta Zeta (Purdue University)
Gamma Iota (University Kentucky)
Delta Xi (University of Nevada, Reno)
Epsilon Mu (Butler University)
Epsilon Omicron (University of Southern California)
Epsilon Pi (University of California, Los Angeles)

2011 25% Increase In Manpower Award

This award is given to the chapters who have achieved a 25% increase in manpower.

Nu (University of Kansas)
Rho (University of Missouri)
Beta Epsilon (Coe College)
Beta Eta (Indiana University)
Beta Upsilon (Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology)
Gamma Delta (Stevens Institute of Technology)
Gamma Zeta (University of Oregon)
Gamma Theta (Cornell University)
Gamma Kappa (University of Colorado at Boulder)
Gamma Tau (University of Minnesota)
Delta Iota (Washington State University)
Delta Kappa (University of Delaware)
Delta Mu (Stetson University)
Delta Xi (University of Nevada, Reno)
Delta Pi (The George Washington University)
Delta Rho (Colorado State University)
Epsilon Zeta (University of Florida)
Epsilon Mu (Butler University)
Epsilon Sigma (Rhodes College)
Epsilon Psi (Westminster College)
Zeta Iota (San Jose State University)
Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State University)
Eta Iota (Northern Arizona University)
Eta Nu (University of Louisiana Lafayette)
Theta Alpha (University of South Florida)
Theta Kappa (Georgia Southern University)
Theta Lambda (Eastern Washington University)
Theta Theta (Eastern Kentucky University)
Iota Kappa (California State University, Chico)
Iota Lambda (Jacksonville State University)
Iota Pi (Southern Polytechnic State University)
Kappa Delta (Duquesne University)
Kappa Lambda (University of Akron)
Lambda Iota (Southern Utah University)
Lambda Omicron (University of California, Irvine)
Lambda Upsilon (California State University, Fullerton)
Lambda Chi (California State University, San Bernardino)
Nu Gamma (Pennsylvania College of Technology)