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Members of the 2019 Greek Week Committee.

WKU’s Greek community hosted its annual awards convocation on April 28 at Diddle Arena.

The following awards were presented:

• Randall Capps Greek Man of the Year: Ben Hopper, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Greek Woman of the Year: Savannah Brant, Alpha Gamma Delta, and Kylie Schaefer, Kappa Delta
• Karen Towell Sisterhood Award: Alpha Omicron Pi
• M. Reed Morgan Award for Fraternal Excellence: Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Scott Taylor Chapter Achievement Award:  Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Order of Omega Sorority Outstanding New Member: Amanda Harder, Alpha Xi Delta
• Order of Omega Fraternity Outstanding New Member: Kody Okert, Kappa Sigma
• Most Improved Fraternity: Alpha Gamma Rho
• Most Improved Sorority:  Alpha Xi Delta
• Sorority Outstanding Advisor Award: Eva Hutcheson, Sigma Kappa
• Fraternity Outstanding Advisor Award: David Serafini, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Charley Pride Spirit Award: Haley Lord, Alpha Delta Pi, and Juan Pinilla, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Howard Bailey Distinguished Service Award:  Dr. Sharron Francis, Alpha Delta Pi

Chapter Achievement Awards

The following Chapter Achievement Awards were presented:

• Alumni Development Award: Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Kappa Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Mu, Sigma Chi, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Outstanding Intramurals Award: Alpha Xi Delta, Kappa Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Outstanding New Member Program: Sigma Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Philanthropic Service Award: Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Kappa Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Scholastic Achievement Award: Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Zeta, Kappa Delta, Omega Phi Alpha, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Mu, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Campus Involvement and Leadership Award: Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Tau Delta, Delta Zeta, Kappa Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Mu, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Chapter Development Award: Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Delta Zeta, Kappa Delta, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Kappa Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon
• Greek Involvement Award: Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Gamma Rho, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Zeta, Kappa Delta, Kappa Sigma, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Mu, Sigma Kappa, Sigma Nu, Sigma Phi Epsilon

Greek Hall of Fame

The following students were inducted into the Greek Hall of Fame:

• Alpha Delta Pi: Anna Baldree, Nicole Childress, Haley Lord, Mackenzie Pettus        
• Alpha Gamma Delta: Mary Beth Childers, Imagine McCollum 
• Alpha Kappa Alpha: Michaela Carter, Ciara Futrell                              
• Alpha Omicron Pi: Megan DeVore, Grace Johnson, MacKenzie Moore
• Alpha Xi Delta: Gillian James, Ashtin Seaton, Katrina Stark            
• Chi Omega: Katie Antle, Michaela Brangers, Claire Ottman, Kelly Peterson
• Delta Sigma Theta: Courtney Hurst            
• Delta Tau Delta: James Hill, Matthew Wine
• Delta Zeta: Sabrina Adams 
• FarmHouse: Garrett Cobb                 
• Kappa Delta: Kathrine Gaiko, Riley Jones, Aubrey Kelley, Emma Mirabelli, Janae Wellum            
• Kappa Sigma: Kody Okert
• Lambda Chi Alpha: Nathan Seged
• Omega Phi Alpha:  Harlee Havens, Lyn Dawsyn Steenbergen      
• Phi Delta Theta:  Jacob Cash, Bailey Dahlquist, Cody Lunsford, Colton McGlone    
• Phi Gamma Delta: Jonathan Greene, Nikil Ravishankar        
• Phi Mu: Kayla Ditto, Catherine Hines, Allison Hoey, Emily Thomas             
• Pi Kappa Alpha: Wood Brown           
• Sigma Alpha Epsilon: Clay Groce
• Sigma Kappa: Maria Long, Savannah Molyneaux               
• Sigma Phi Epsilon: Evan Heichelbech, Ben Hopper, Juan Pinilla, Jeff Williams

Greek Week 2019 results

In the Overall Greek Week results, the following organizations were winners:

• Sorority: Kappa Delta, first; Chi Omega, second; Phi Mu, third.
• Fraternity: Phi Delta Theta, first; Alpha Gamma Rho, second; Sigma Phi Epsilon, third.

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• 3^rd place fraternity – Alpha Gamma Rho
• 2^nd place fraternity – Sigma Phi Epsilon
• 1^st place fraternity – Kappa Sigma
• 3^rd place sorority – Kappa Delta
• 2^nd place sorority – Chi Omega
• 1^st place sorority – Phi Mu

Events Day

• 3^rd place fraternity – Kappa Alpha
• 2^nd place fraternity – Kappa Sigma
• 1^st place fraternity – Phi Gamma Delta
• 3^rd place sorority – Chi Omega
• 2^nd place sorority – Kappa Delta
• 1^st place sorority – Alpha Omicron Pi

Blood Drive

• 3^rd place fraternity – FarmHouse
• 2^nd place fraternity – Delta Tau Delta
• 1^st place fraternity – Alpha Gamma Rho
• 3^rd place sorority – Alpha Delta Pi
• 2^nd place sorority – Chi Omega
• 1^st place sorority – Kappa Delta

Greek Jeopardy

• 4^th place fraternity – Lambda Chi Alpha
• 3^rd place fraternity – Sigma Nu
• 2^nd place fraternity – Sigma Phi Epsilon
• 1^st place fraternity – Phi Delta Theta
• 4^th place sorority – Alpha Delta Pi
• 3^rd place sorority – Alpha Omicron Pi
• 2^nd place sorority – Alpha Gamma Delta
• 1^st place sorority – Chi Omega

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• 4^th place fraternity – Sigma Phi Epsilon
• 3^rd place fraternity – Alpha Gamma Rho
• 2^nd place fraternity – Alpha Tau Omega
• 1^st place fraternity – FarmHouse
• 4^th place sorority – Delta Zeta
• 3^rd place sorority – Chi Omega
• 2^nd place sorority – Phi Mu
• 1^st place sorority – Alpha Xi Delta

Philanthropy Day Cans donated (amount per member donated)

• 3^rd place fraternity with 2,965 cans donated for an average of 32 cans per member – Sigma Phi Epsilon
• 2^nd place fraternity with 3,444 cans donated for an average of 34 cans per member – Phi Delta Theta
• 1^st place fraternity with 1,210 cans donated for an average of 55 cans per member – Alpha Gamma Rho
• 3^rd place sorority with 20,029 cans donated for an average of 147 cans per member – Chi Omega
• 2^nd place sorority with 23,828 cans donated for an average of 168 cans per member – Alpha Omicron Pi
• 1^st place sorority with 26,267 cans donated for an average of 192 cans per member – Kappa Delta

Canstruct for Cause (can building competition)

• 3^rd place fraternity – Sigma Nu
• 2^nd place fraternity – Phi Delta Theta
• 1^st place fraternity – Phi Gamma Delta
• 3^rd place sorority – Alpha Delta Pi
• 2^nd place sorority – Alpha Xi Delta
• 1^st place sorority – Kappa Delta

Spring Sing

• 4^th place fraternity – Lambda Chi Alpha
• 3^rd place fraternity – Phi Gamma Delta
• 2^nd place fraternity – Sigma Phi Epsilon
• 1^st place fraternity – Phi Delta Theta
• 4^th place sorority – Alpha Xi Delta
• 3^rd place sorority – Alpha Omicron Pi
• 2^nd place sorority – Phi Mu
• 1^st place sorority – Kappa Delta

More: Greek Week philanthropic competitions impact community and region

Contact: Andrew Rash, (270) 745-2459