Each year, Sigma Nu Fraternity recognizes the outstanding achievements of our brothers and chapters through a variety of individual and organizational awards. Honors include Collegiate Merit Awards, Alumni & Volunteer Awards, and recognition for chapter excellence in academics, recruitment and manpower, service and philanthropy, leadership development through the LEAD Program, and overall performance in the Fraternity’s Pursuit of Excellence Program. Expand the categories below to view all 2026 Award Recipients. The Fraternity congratulates and extends a hearty Hi Rickety to each winner.
Collegiate Merit Awards
Through its Merit Awards, the Fraternity salutes exceptional collegiate brothers, who have demonstrated commitment to the ideals of the Legion of Honor and a pattern of performance that is a worthy example for others to follow.
Alpha Affiliate Award Recipients
- Alpha #720 – Jarren I. Fountain (Southern Mississippi)
- Alpha #721 – Hayden S. Horn (Southern Methodist)
- Alpha #722 – Teague R. Howell (Kentucky)
- Alpha #723 – Connor J. Kneeshaw (Missouri State)
- Alpha #724 – Jaxon P. Naviaux (Rose-Hulman)
- Alpha #725 – Mannendri A. Olivares (MIT)
- Alpha #726 – Dylan A. Sackett (Bowling Green State)
- Alpha #727 – Rhylan D. Wright (Oklahoma State)
- Alpha #728 – Aaron M. Yocom (Missouri S&T)
- Alpha #729 – Jackson C. Young (Oklahoma State)
(No Recipient Selected for 2026)
(No Recipient Selected for 2026)
Brock G. Blakley (Arizona State)
Jackson C. Young (Oklahoma State)
Alumni & Volunteer Awards
Like the Collegiate Merit Awards, the Alumni & Volunteer Awards recognize outstanding alumni brothers, advisors, and volunteers whose dedication to the ideals of the Legion of Honor has helped advance the Fraternity’s honorable mission. The awards program also includes organizational honors celebrating excellence among Sigma Nu’s Alumni Advisory Boards and Alumni Chapters.
(No Recipient Selected for 2026)
Robert N. Herb (Gettysburg)
House Corporation Officer of the Year
James C. Wilkinson (Kansas)
Alumni Chapter Officer of the Year
Dominic A. Frattura IV (Arizona State)
Division Commander of the Year
Joshua D. Green (Arizona)
- Beta Theta (Auburn)
- Epsilon Beta (Drury)
- Epsilon Epsilon (Oklahoma State)
- Epsilon Mu (Butler)
- Eta Rho (Western Kentucky)
- Gamma Kappa (Colorado)
- Gamma Upsilon (Arkansas)
- Gamma Xi (Missouri S&T)
- Iota Lambda (Jacksonville State)
- Iota Theta (Southern Methodist)
- Kappa Gamma (Cal Poly Pomona)
- Lambda Omicron (UC Irvine)
- Mu (Georgia)
- Mu Tau (Central Oklahoma)
- Theta Eta (Northern Illinois)
- Theta Gamma (Southern Mississippi)
- Theta Kappa (Georgia Southern)
- Theta Rho (Illinois State)
- Theta Sigma (Missouri State)
- Zeta Psi (Lamar)
- Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State)
- Epsilon Chi (Bowling Green State)
- Gamma Theta (Cornell)
- Kappa Gamma (Cal Poly Pomona)
- Mu Kappa (Southeast Missouri State)
- Nu (Kansas)
- Phi (LSU)
- Theta Sigma (Missouri State)
- Zeta Omicron (North Texas)
Biennium Awards
The following awards are presented biennially (every two years) in conjunction with Grand Chapter, the Fraternity’s national convention.
Alumnus of the 2023-2025 Biennium: Mark M. Mustoe (Kansas)
2025 Hall of Honor Inductees
- Joseph M. Gilman (Morehead State / Georgia)
- Richard E. Tate (North Carolina State)
- Fr. Joseph A. Weber (Michigan State / Washington in St. Louis)
2025 Hall of Fame Inductees
- Lt. Nathan G. Gordon (Arkansas)
- Thomas “Tommy” F. McDonald (Oklahoma)
- William “Bill” H. Miller (Washington and Lee)
Academic Awards
Academic Awards recognize the Fraternity’s collegiate chapters whose members have excelled in the classroom. These awards are based on reported data provided by our campus partners and are based on performance from the prior calendar year.
Gallaher Cup (Highest GPA of all Sigma Nu chapters)
Delta Beta (Dartmouth) – GPA of 3.82 in Spring 2025
Silver Cup (2nd Highest GPA of all Sigma Nu chapters)
Delta Gamma (Columbia) – GPA of 3.81 in Spring 2025
Bronze Cup (3rd highest GPA of all Sigma Nu chapters)
Epsilon Beta (Drury) – GPA of 3.74 in Spring 2025
Academic Commendation (Highest positive point differential over respective local IFC GPA)
Eta Epsilon (Kentucky Wesleyan) – +0.51 over IFC GPA (3.72 vs. 3.21) in Spring 2025
Academic Merit (Highest positive point differential over respective local All-Male GPA)
Eta Epsilon (Kentucky Wesleyan) – +0.74 over All-Male GPA (3.76 vs. 2.93) in Fall 2025
Regent's Award for Academic Excellence (Chapters with the highest fraternity GPA on campus)
- Delta Beta (Dartmouth)
- Delta Sigma (Carnegie Mellon)
- Delta Tau (Oregon State)
- Epsilon Alpha (Arizona)
- Epsilon Sigma (Rhodes)
- Eta Delta (West Texas A&M)
- Eta Epsilon (Kentucky Wesleyan)
- Eta Kappa (San Diego State)
- Eta Omicron (Wofford)
- Eta Pi (Hampden-Sydney)
- Kappa (North Georgia)
- Mu Kappa (Southeast Missouri State)
- Mu Xi (Columbus State)
- Theta Eta (Northern Illinois)
- Zeta Nu (Montana State)
- Zeta Psi (Lamar)
- Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State)
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis)
Academic Improvement Award (Chapter that has shown the greatest improvement in its GPA)
Lambda Gamma (Eastern Illinois) – GPA increase of 0.44 (From 2.60 to 3.04)
Manpower Awards
The Fraternity believes each chapter should maintain the membership strength necessary to support successful operations and provide a positive fraternal experience. Chapters are also encouraged to grow by recruiting men committed to the Fraternity’s founding principles. The Manpower Awards recognize chapters that have achieved key membership benchmarks and maintained a strong, competitive presence within their campus community.
- Beta Eta (Indiana) – 168
- Beta Theta (Auburn) – 206
- Beta Zeta (Purdue) – 135
- Delta (South Carolina) – 158
- Delta Epsilon (Oklahoma) – 217
- Delta Phi (Maryland) – 111
- Delta Rho (Colorado State) – 127
- Epsilon Alpha (Arizona) – 141
- Epsilon Epsilon (Oklahoma State) – 145
- Epsilon Eta (Tennessee) – 217
- Epsilon Omicron (Southern California) – 104
- Epsilon Pi (UCLA) – 165
- Epsilon Xi (Mississippi) – 287
- Eta Kappa (San Diego State) – 175
- Eta Zeta (Louisiana Tech) – 114
- Gamma Beta (Northwestern) – 106
- Gamma Iota (Kentucky) – 113
- Gamma Mu (Illinois) – 107
- Gamma Upsilon (Arkansas) – 238
- Gamma Zeta (Oregon) – 168
- Iota Delta (James Madison) – 139
- Iota Theta (Southern Methodist) – 200
- Kappa Pi (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo) – 142
- Kappa Zeta (Villanova) – 111
- Lambda Epsilon (Texas Christian) – 190
- Mu (Georgia) – 146
- Nu (Kansas) – 114
- Phi (Louisiana State) – 195
- Rho (Missouri) – 121
- Theta (Alabama) – 166
- Theta Rho (Illinois State) – 107
- Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State) – 148
- Beta (Virginia) – 91
- Beta Tau (North Carolina State) – 99
- Delta Beta (Dartmouth) – 84
- Delta Gamma (Columbia) – 83
- Epsilon Mu (Butler) – 97
- Eta Nu (Louisiana at Lafayette) – 89
- Gamma Alpha (Georgia Tech) – 98
- Gamma Kappa (Colorado) – 92
- Gamma Nu (Michigan) – 94
- Kappa Epsilon (Appalachian State) – 98
- Kappa Rho (UC San Diego) – 98
- Psi (UNC Chapel Hill) – 97
- Theta Kappa (Georgia Southern) – 98
- Theta Zeta (Clemson) – 97
- Zeta Pi (Texas Tech) – 95
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis) – 90
25% Increase in Manpower Award
- Beta Beta (DePauw) – 50% Increase
- Epsilon Alpha (Arizona) – 26% Increase
- Epsilon Omicron (Southern California) – 30% Increase
- Eta (Mercer) – 58% Increase
- Eta Epsilon (Kentucky Wesleyan) – 33% Increase
- Eta Kappa (San Diego State) – 48% Increase
- Eta Nu (Louisiana at Lafayette) – 35% Increase
- Eta Pi (Hampden-Sydney) – 41% Increase
- Eta Rho (Western Kentucky) – 27% Increase
- Gamma Beta (Northwestern) – 38% Increase
- Gamma Gamma (Albion) – 56% Increase
- Gamma Tau (Minnesota) – 64% Increase
- Gamma Theta (Cornell) – 49% Increase
- Iota Rho (Charleston) – 41% Increase
- Lambda Omicron (UC Irvine) – 31% Increase
- Lambda Phi (Central Arkansas) – 71% Increase
- Mu Chi (Lynchburg) – 100% Increase
- Theta Gamma (Southern Mississippi) – 60% Increase
- Theta Nu (Ball State) – 26% Increase
- Zeta Chi (Houston) – 49% Increase
- Zeta Iota (San Jose State) – 45% Increase
- Zeta Sigma (Gettysburg) – 33% Increase
- Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State) – 37% Increase
Regent's Award for Manpower Excellence
This award is given to the chapters that rank either 1st or in the top 15% in IFC manpower on their respective campus during the previous calendar year.
- Beta Zeta (Purdue) – Spring 2025
- Delta Phi (Maryland) – Spring 2025
- Epsilon Eta (Tennessee) – Spring & Fall 2025
- Epsilon Pi (UCLA) – Spring 2025
- Eta Beta (East Carolina) – Spring 2025
- Gamma Alpha (Georgia Tech) – Fall 2025
- Gamma Beta (Northwestern) – Spring & Fall 2025
- Gamma Zeta (Oregon) – Spring & Fall 2025
- Iota Delta (James Madison) – Spring & Fall 2025
- Kappa Epsilon (Appalachian State) – Fall 2025
- Lambda Epsilon (Texas Christian) – Fall 2025
- Mu (UG) – Spring 2025
- Mu Kappa (Southeast Missouri State) – Spring 2025
- Mu Xi (Columbus State) – Spring 2025
- Phi (LSU) – Spring 2025
- Psi (UNC Chapel Hill) – Spring & Fall 2025
- Sigma (Vanderbilt) – Spring 2025
- Theta Kappa (Georgia Southern) – Spring 2025
- Theta Rho (Illinois State) – Spring & Fall 2025
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis) – Spring 2025
Service & Philanthropy Awards
The Fraternity believes service to others through the giving of time, talent, and treasure is fundamental to developing engaged citizen leaders. The Service & Philanthropy Awards recognize chapters that have made an exceptional impact through volunteer service and charitable giving in support of their communities and meaningful causes.
Community Service Contribution Award
This award recognizes the chapter with the highest average of verified community service hours per member during the previous academic year.
Zeta Phi (Bradley) – 38 hours per man
Philanthropy Contribution Award
This award recognizes the chapter with the highest average of verified philanthropic dollars donated per member during the previous academic year.
Mu (Georgia) – $6,800 per man
LEAD Program Awards
LEAD is Sigma Nu’s award-winning ethical leadership development program. The LEAD Awards recognize collegiate chapters for excellence in implementing individual phases of the program, innovation in adapting LEAD to meet their chapter’s unique needs, and outstanding leadership by LEAD Chairmen and Committees.
- Beta Zeta (Purdue)
- Epsilon Epsilon (Oklahoma State)
- Epsilon Eta (Tennessee)
- Epsilon Mu (Butler)
- Epsilon Pi (UCLA)
- Epsilon Xi (Mississippi)
- Eta Chi (Old Dominion)
- Eta Phi (Cal State LA)
- Gamma Nu (Michigan)
- Iota (Samford)
- Kappa Epsilon (Appalachian State)
- Kappa Pi (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo)
- Lambda Delta (Minnesota State)
- Lambda Epsilon (Texas Christian)
- Lambda Omicron (UC Irvine)
- Mu (Georgia)
- Mu Kappa (Southeast Missouri State)
- Mu Pi (Thomas Jefferson)
- Mu Tau (Central Oklahoma)
- Phi (LSU)
- Rho (Missouri)
- Zeta Chi (Houston)
- Zeta Phi (Bradley)
- Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State)
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis)
- Gamma Iota (Kentucky)
- Iota (Samford)
- Kappa Epsilon (Appalachian State)
- Phi (LSU)
- Zeta Phi (Bradley)
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis)
- Mu (Georgia)
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis)
- Kappa Epsilon (Appalachian State)
- Lambda Epsilon (Texas Christian)
- Lambda Omicron (UC Irvine)
- Zeta Phi (Bradley)
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis)
Excellence in All-Chapter LEAD
- Beta Iota (Mount Union)
- Epsilon Epsilon (Oklahoma State)
- Epsilon Mu (Butlere)
- Epsilon Pi (UCLA)
- Kappa Epsilon (Appalachian State)
- Kappa Pi (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo)
- Kappa Theta (Jacksonville)
- Lambda Omicron (UC Irvine)
- Mu (Georgia)
- Mu Pi (Thomas Jefferson)
- Mu Tau (Central Oklahoma)
- Rho (Missouri)
- Zeta Chi (Houston)
- Zeta Phi (Bradley)
- Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State)
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis)
Mu Eta (UNC Asheville)
Epsilon Sigma (Rhodes College)
Blake V. Tracy (Missouri)
Mu (Georgia)
Pursuit of Excellence Program & Rock Chapter Awards
The Pursuit of Excellence Program is Sigma Nu Fraternity’s chapter assessment, standards, and improvement initiative. Chapters that achieve an overall level of excellence in one of the program’s three standards areas — Principles-Based Leadership, Personal Development & Membership Value, and Operational Excellence — are recognized with awards in those respective categories. Chapters that maintain average ratings of “Very Good” to “Excellence” across all ten subcategories throughout the biennium earn recognition as a Rock Chapter, the Fraternity’s highest honor for collegiate chapters.
Excellence in Principles-Based Leadership
- Beta Iota (Mount Union)
- Eta Kappa (San Diego State)
- Eta Rho (Western Kentucky)
- Eta Tau (Texas State)
- Iota Theta (Southern Methodist)
- Mu (Georgia)
- Mu Tau (Central Oklahoma)
- Theta Gamma (Southern Mississippi)
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis)
Excellence in Personal Development & Membership Value
- Epsilon Alpha (Arizona)
- Epsilon Mu (Butler)
- Eta Chi (Old Dominion)
- Eta Kappa (San Diego State)
- Gamma Iota (Kentucky)
- Iota Theta (Southern Methodist)
- Mu (Georgia)
- Mu Kappa (Southeast Missouri State)
- Phi (LSU)
- Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State)
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis)
- Beta Iota (Mount Union)
- Beta Zeta (Purdue)
- Epsilon Alpha (Arizona)
- Epsilon Pi (UCLA)
- Eta Kappa (San Diego State)
- Iota Theta (Southern Methodist)
- Kappa Epsilon (Appalachian State)
- Lambda Epsilon (Texas Christian)
- Mu Pi (Jefferson)
- Mu Tau (Central Oklahoma)
- Nu (Kansas)
- Phi (LSU)
- Theta Kappa (Georgia Southern)
- Zeta Chi (Houston)
- Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State)
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis)
This award recognizes chapters that demonstrated the greatest operational improvement during the biennium. Eligible chapters showed significant gains in their Pursuit of Excellence ratings from the first to second year and achieved performance levels consistent with Rock Chapter standards, positioning them to attain Rock Chapter status in the following biennium if that level of excellence is sustained.
2025 Winners
- Beta (Virginia)
- Kappa Epsilon (Appalachian State)
2025 Rock Chapters
- Beta Iota (Mount Union)
- Beta Theta (Auburn)
- Epsilon Alpha (Arizona)
- Epsilon Pi (UCLA)
- Epsilon Xi (Mississippi)
- Eta Omicron (Wofford)
- Gamma Alpha (Georgia Tech)
- Gamma Iota (Kentucky)
- Iota Theta (Southern Methodist)
- Lambda Epsilon (Texas Christian)
- Mu (Georgia)
- Mu Pi (Jefferson)
- Mu Tau (Central Oklahoma)
- Nu (Kansas)
- Phi (Louisiana State)
- Theta Kappa (Georgia Southern)
- Zeta Omicron (North Texas)
- Zeta Phi (Bradley)
- Zeta Upsilon (Arizona State)
- Zeta Xi (UC Davis)