Fraternity and sorority members at Elon received national honors and recognition during the recent Mid-American Greek Council Association (MGCA) conference in Chicago. Details...
The National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), the governing council for the five historically African-American fraternities and sororities at Elon, received the 2007 Overall Council Excellence award and was named the top NPHC Council in the nation for the second year in a row. In addition, the Elon NPHC received recognition for excellence in membership intake, council management, academic achievement, and community service.
The Panhellenic Council, the governing council for sororities at Elon, received recognitions for excellence in all eight award categories: membership recruitment; community service and philanthropy; risk reduction and management; self governance and judicial affairs; academic achievement; council management; public relations; and leadership and educational development. The Elon Panhellenic Council was also named a finalist for the 2007 Sutherland Award for Overall Excellence for Panhellenic Councils. This is the second year the council received finalist status.
The Interfraternity Council, the governing council for fraternities at Elon, received recognition for excellence in public relations. The Elon Interfraternity Council was also honored by the North American Interfraternity Conference at a special luncheon for academic excellence. Elon is one of only eight universities nationwide with Greek organizations where the all-fraternity GPA is at least 0.25 points above the non-fraternity GPA.
In addition to these recognitions, the councils were also recognized for best practices for the following programs: officer leadership manuals and faculty pot luck dinners.
Gina Dowell, assistant director of greek life, and Courtney Hillyer, the director of recruitment for the Panhellenic Council and a junior at Elon, won second place and a $150 prize in the Order of Omega Case Study competition at the conference. They were selected as one of eight teams out of 25 applicants to participate in the Order of Omega Case Study competition. The Order of Omega was founded at the University of Miami in the fall of 1959 by a group of outstanding fraternity men, who felt that individuals in the Greek community should be recognized for their commitment to academics, leadership and service to the community.
MGCA is the premier national leadership conference for fraternity and
sorority governing council officers. Participants in the conference
come from more than 30 U.S. states, and 175 campuses. Elon has attended
this annual leadership conference for the past three years.