College of Education and Behavioral Sciences News

Nailah Weller, President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., at the Greek Academic Banquet. Her chapter was recognized for Highest Overall NPHC Sorority GPA. 

WKU fraternities and sororities celebrated the year of academic achievement, positive retention rates and graduation rates during the 45^th Annual Greek Academic Banquet on Wednesday (March 22) at the Downing Student Union. 

Awards were presented to chapters that placed in the top 3 in grades for new members, members and combined GPAs. Students with the highest GPAs from the freshman to senior classes also were recognized. Professors of the Year from each of WKU’s five colleges were honored during the banquet as well.

Among the notable academic achievements from the Greek system during the past year were:

• WKU sorority women were .2 above the All-Women’s average GPA and WKU fraternity men were nearly .1 above the All-Men’s average GPA.
• Fall to Spring retention among all first-semester freshman WKU Greeks was 94.8%, four percentage points higher than WKU’s first-time, first-year student retention percentage. 
• Based on the most recent graduation statistics, the graduation rate for WKU Sorority women graduate is 17 percentage points higher than the WKU Female six-year graduation rate and the graduation rate for WKU Fraternity men is 10 percentage points higher than the WKU Male six-year graduation rate.

Winners from the banquet were as follows:

Professors of the Year:

• College of Education & Behavioral Sciences: Dr. Lacretia Dye
• College of Health & Human Services: Dr. Leigh Ann Roden and Dr. Jay Gabbard
• Gordon Ford College of Business: Jim Lindsey
• Ogden College of Science & Engineering: Dr. Leslie North
• Potter College of Arts & Letters: Brian Elliott

Highest GPA Fraternity/Sorority Member by Classification

• Highest GPA Fraternity Freshman:  Ethan Taylor, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Highest GPA Sorority Freshman:  Annabelle Goodman, Alpha Omicron Pi
• Highest GPA Fraternity Sophomore: Ryan Greenwood, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Highest GPA Sorority Sophomore: Sofia Allan, Delta Zeta, and Rachel Black, Omega Phi Alpha
• Highest GPA Fraternity Junior: Barrett Gray, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Highest GPA Sorority Junior:  Charlotte Couvillion, Kappa Delta
• Highest GPA Fraternity Senior: Riley Crawford, Phi Gamma Delta
• Highest GPA Sorority Senior: Kylie Bray, Alpha Delta Pi

Spring 2021 Highest NEW Member GPAs

Women’s Organizations:

• Third Place: Omega Phi Alpha (3.500 GPA)
• Second Place: Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated (3.625 GPA)
• First Place: Alpha Xi Delta (3.638 GPA)

Men’s Organizations:

• Third Place: Alpha Gamma Rho (3.071 GPA)
• Second Place:  Sigma Phi Epsilon (3.386 GPA)
• First Place:  Phi Gamma Delta (3.593 GPA)

Spring 2021 Highest ACTIVE Member GPAs

Women’s Organizations:

• Third Place:  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated (3.522 GPA)
• Second Place:  Alpha Delta Pi (3.530 GPA)
• First Place:  Omega Phi Alpha (3.669 GPA)

Men’s Organizations:

• Third Place:  Delta Tau Delta (3.350 GPA)
• Second Place:  Sigma Phi Epsilon (3.364 GPA)
• First Place:  Phi Gamma Delta (3.437 GPA)   

Fall 2021 Highest NEW Member GPAs

Women’s Organizations:

• Third Place:  Kappa Delta (3.336 GPA)
• Second Place:  Sigma Alpha (3.527 GPA)
• First Place:  Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated (3.560 GPA)

Men’s Organizations:

• Third Place:  Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Incorporated (2.970 GPA)
• Second Place:  Sigma Phi Epsilon (3.207 GPA)
• First Place:  Phi Gamma Delta (3.668 GPA)

Fall 2021 Highest ACTIVE Member GPAs

Women’s Organizations:

• Third Place: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated (3.386 GPA)
• Second Place:  Alpha Delta Pi (3.541 GPA)
• First Place:  Omega Phi Alpha (3.602 GPA)

Men’s Organizations:

• Third Place:  Sigma Phi Epsilon (3.320 GPA)
• Second Place:  Phi Gamma Delta (3.420 GPA)
• First Place:  Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Incorporated (3.714 GPA)

Spring 2021 Highest COMBINED GPAs

Women’s Organizations:

• Third Place:  Kappa Delta (3.489 GPA)
• Second Place:  Alpha Delta Pi (3.530 GPA)
• First Place:  Omega Phi Alpha (3.635 GPA)
• First Place NPHC:  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated (3.327 GPA)

Men’s Organizations:

• Third Place:  Delta Tau Delta (3.330 GPA)
• Second Place:  Sigma Phi Epsilon (3.367 GPA)
• First Place:  Phi Gamma Delta (3.458 GPA)
• First Place NPHC:  Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Incorporated (2.828 GPA)

Fall 2021 Highest COMBINED GPAs

Women’s Organizations:

• Third Place:  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated (3.386 GPA)
• Second Place:  Alpha Delta Pi (3.478 GPA)
• First Place:  Omega Phi Alpha (3.488 GPA)
• First Place NPHC:  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated (3.386 GPA)

Men’s Organizations:

• Third Place:  Sigma Phi Epsilon (3.294 GPA)
• Second Place:  Phi Gamma Delta (3.469 GPA)
• First Place:  Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Incorporated (3.714 GPA)
• First Place NPHC:  Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Incorporated (3.714 GPA)

Most Improved Chapters Academically

• Most Improved Panhellenic Sorority:  Sigma Alpha
• Most Improved NPHC Sorority:  Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated
• Most Improved IFC Fraternity:  Pi Kappa Alpha
• Most Improved NPHC Fraternity:  Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated

Highest Yearly Overall GPAs

• Highest Overall IFC Fraternity:  Phi Gamma Delta
• Highest Overall NPHC Fraternity:  Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Incorporated
• Highest Overall Panhellenic Sorority:  Omega Phi Alpha
• Highest Overall NPHC Sorority:  Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated

Contact: Andrew Rash, (270) 745-2484.