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Murray State University
Non-Academic Greek Awards & Recognition
The Greek Awards and Recognition is designed to highlight individual and chapter achievements that best recognizes the Greek community.
The Greek Awards are divided into two categories:
Chapter Awards
- Outstanding Educational Program: Sororities, Fraternities
- Outstanding New Membership Education Program: Sororities, Fraternities
- Outstanding Community Service: Sororities, Fraternities
- Outstanding Collaboration Community Service Program: Sororities, Fraternities
- Outstanding Philanthropic Chapter: Sororities, Fraternities
- Outstanding Sisterhood: Sororities
- Outstanding Brotherhood: Fraternities
Individual Awards
o Outstanding Chapter President: Sororities, Fraternities
o Outstanding Chapter Advisor: Sororities, Fraternities
o Greek Man & Woman of the Year
I. Purpose
The purpose of these awards are to allow fraternities and sororities on Murray State’s campus to assess their performance yearly, to recognize those chapters meeting the awards criteria, and to provide a baseline for help to those chapters in need of help in some areas.
II. Eligibility
All Greek organizations that are a member of Murray State’s Interfraternity Council, National Pan-Hellenic Council, or Panhellenic Council are eligible to participate. There is no minimum or maximum number of chapters who will receive the awards in given categories.
III. Guidelines:
These guidelines are designed so that no chapter receives favorable treatment over any other. Any application not following the guidelines will be disqualified, so please make sure the following rules are understood.
1) Each nomination must be reviewed by the chapter president, chapter advisor, and/or
faculty/staff advisor. Electronic submission certifies the accuracy of the information
provided in the application.
2) Recommendation letters from advisors are encouraged and may be submitted to the Center
for Student Involvement, 111 Curris Center
3) The packet information should be from Spring 2011 and the preceding Fall 2011 semester
only.
4) Applications should be submitted online by the deadline provided.
5) Any chapter that has been formally found guilty of hazing in the previous year, or were on
any type of University probation during the 2011 year will be ineligible for that year’s awards.
6) Nominations should contain complete and accurate information. Incomplete applications
will jeopardize the chances of receiving any of the awards. The discovery of false
information will result in disqualification. The awards selection committee reserves the
right to request additional information.
IV. Deadline:
All applications must be submitted online by Wednesday, March 7, 2012 no later than 4:00 pm. Late applications will be reviewed, but will be ineligible to receive any of the awards. Make sure the application is on time.
V. Award Criteria:
Each nomination is evaluated against the following award criteria found on the nomination form.
If you have any questions, please contact Re'Nita Avery-Meriwether or Alyssa Hester at ext. 6953. Applications will be reviewed by the awards selection committee and presented at the All Greek Assembly held on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the Curris Center Ballroom.
Please click on each link to submit your application within that category:
Outstanding Educational Program
Outstanding New Member Education Program
Outstanding Community Service
Outstanding Collaborative Community Service
Outstanding Philanthropic Chapter
Outstanding Brotherhood/Sisterhood
Outstanding Chapter President
Outstanding Chapter Advisor
Greek Man & Woman of the Year