55 College Panhellenic Associations Across the U.S. and Canada Recognized for Excellence and Innovation in Panhellenic Operations and Support of the Women’s-Only Sorority Experience
INDIANAPOLIS — The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), one of the largest advocacy and support organizations for women, is pleased to announce that 55 College Panhellenic Associations are being recognized with awards for excellence and innovation in their work to support the women’s-only sorority experience.
“At the end of each academic year, it’s important to pause to reflect and acknowledge the outstanding contributions made by our College Panhellenics that benefit the sorority community, the campus and the community at-large,” said Linda Henderson, College Panhellenics Committee chairman. “That reflection was even more important for 2019-20. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, College Panhellenics continued their focus on high achievement and community support, regardless of whether Panhellenic operations were managed in person or virtually. We are pleased to recognize these 55 College Panhellenics for excellence and innovation this year, and we look forward to all that College Panhellenics will achieve in the year ahead.”
College Panhellenic Associations are student-led cooperatives comprised of all NPC member sororities on a campus. NPC has recognized College Panhellenics with awards for more than 50 years. With NPC member organization chapters located at more than 670 U.S. and Canadian college and universities, only the top-scoring associations are honored.
NPC updated the College Panhellenic Awards program for the 2019-20 academic year to expand the award categories and success factors that indicate high achievement by a College Panhellenic. Despite the challenges to Panhellenic operations presented by the global pandemic, 10 more College Panhellenics were recognized with awards for the 2019-20 academic year over the prior year.
Under the updated award program, College Panhellenics may be recognized for the following award categories: academic innovation, community impact, judicial procedure, leadership, marketing, programming and recruitment. Within each category, award options include Innovation Awards granted to College Panhellenics that demonstrate outstanding and unique contributions to an individual award category and Excellence Awards granted to College Panhellenics that demonstrate outstanding contributions to all award categories.
To receive an Excellence Award or an Innovation Award, the College Panhellenic must also demonstrate a set of Panhellenic core competencies, such as adhering to NPC Unanimous Agreements and policies, meeting deadlines for dues and reports and keeping NPC’s information and contacts database up to date.
The list of all 2019-20 College Panhellenic award recipients follows.
College Panhellenic Excellence Awards (25 College Panhellenic Associations)
College Panhellenic Excellence Awards are granted to College Panhellenic Associations that demonstrate outstanding contributions to all award categories: academic innovation, community impact, judicial procedure, leadership, marketing, programming and recruitment. The 2019-20 Excellence Award recipients are:
- Arizona State University-Tempe
- Auburn University-Auburn
- Chapman University
- Clemson University
- Florida Atlantic University
- Indiana State University
- Jacksonville State University
- Louisiana Tech University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- San Diego State University
- Temple University
- Texas Christian University
- The University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
- The University of Arizona
- The University of North Alabama
- The University of Oklahoma
- University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
- University of California-Irvine
- University of Florida
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- University of Kentucky
- University of Missouri-Kansas City
- University of South Carolina-Columbia
- Western Kentucky University
- William & Mary
College Panhellenic Innovation Awards (30 College Panhellenic Associations)
Innovation Awards are granted to College Panhellenic Associations that demonstrate outstanding and unique contributions to an individual award category, which are academic innovation, community impact, judicial procedure, leadership, marketing, programming and recruitment. The 2019-20 Innovation Award recipients list follow. Thirty College Panhellenics were recognized with at least one award; an asterisk (*) indicates a Panhellenic that achieved in more than one award category.
Academic Innovation (2)
- Indiana University-Bloomington*
- Valparaiso University*
Community Impact (12)
- Carnegie Mellon University*
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins*
- Elon University*
- John Carroll University*
- Michigan State University*
- Missouri University of Science and Technology*
- Texas A&M University*
- The University of Mississippi*
- The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill*
- The University of Texas at Austin*
- Valparaiso University*
- Washington State University*
Judicial Procedure (16)
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins*
- Indiana University-Bloomington*
- Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis
- John Carroll University*
- Missouri University of Science and Technology*
- Southern Methodist University*
- Texas A&M University*
- The University of Akron
- The University of Tampa*
- University of California-Davis
- University of Central Florida*
- University of Idaho*
- University of Louisville*
- University of North Georgia
- University of Washington*
- Valparaiso University*
Leadership (18)
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins*
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Arizona)
- Indiana University-Bloomington*
- Michigan State University*
- Missouri University of Science and Technology*
- Saint Louis University*
- Southern Methodist University*
- Texas State University
- The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill*
- The University of Tampa*
- The University of Texas at Austin*
- University of Central Florida*
- University of Idaho*
- University of Louisville*
- University of Southern California*
- University of Washington*
- Valparaiso University*
- Washington State University*
Marketing (5)
- Elon University*
- The University of Tampa*
- University of Central Florida*
- University of Idaho*
- University of Washington*
Programming (4)
- Indiana University-Bloomington*
- Saint Louis University*
- The University of Texas at Austin*
- University of Northern Iowa*
Recruitment (16)
- California State University-San Marcos
- Carnegie Mellon University*
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins*
- Florida State University
- John Carroll University*
- Michigan State University*
- The University of Mississippi*
- The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill*
- University of Central Florida*
- University of Idaho*
- University of Louisville*
- University of Northern Iowa*
- University of Southern California*
- University of Washington*
- Valparaiso University*
- Washington State University*
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About the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC)
NPC, one of the largest organizations advocating for women, is the umbrella group for 26 national and international sororities. NPC sororities are located on more than 670 campuses with more than 380,000 undergraduate members in nearly 3,250 chapters. Alumnae are represented in more than 3,880 associations throughout the world. For more information, including a complete list of NPC sororities, visit npcwomen.org or find NPC on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
