Oklahoma State Greek Councils win big at leadership conference

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Oklahoma State University’s Interfraternity Council, Multicultural Greek Council National Pan-Hellenic Council and Panhellenic Council all brought home honors from the recent Central Fraternal Leadership and National Black Greek Leadership Conference held in St. Louis and hosted by the Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values.
 
The Interfraternity Council, which is part of the IFC Division III for schools with 13- 20 men’s chapters, received recognition in two of the eight award categories: Risk Reduction and Management and Self Governance and Judicial Affairs. The Multicultural Greek Council, was recognized for their achievements in Academic Achievement and Council Management and Public Relations.
 
The Panhellenic Council, a part of the Panhellenic Division III for schools with 8 to 12 women’s chapters, received recognition in all eight possible award categories: Academic Achievement, Council Management, Leadership and Educational Development, Membership Recruitment, Philanthropy and Community Service, Public Relations, Risk Reduction and Management and Self-Governance and Judicial Affairs. This year the Panhellenic Council came home with the Sutherland Award, which is the top award given to a Panhellenic Council in the region for each division.
 
"In 2011, I watched the Panhellenic Executive Council do something truly significant,” said Liz Osborne, the Coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. “They not only gave 110% in order to achieve every goal they set but also built lifelong friendships with each other in the process. I'm so proud of them. The Sutherland Award is a great honor to receive, but I know they are walking away from this experience with so much more- the distinct feeling of accomplishment that can only come as a result of hard work completed with sisters."
 
Abby McCollum, current Panhellenic President and former recruitment coordinator, was able to see her hard work from last year pay off.

“I have never been more proud to be a member of the Panhellenic Association at OSU,” McCollum said.  “Being the one to accept such an outstanding award on behalf of the community was very humbling. It took the work of the entire Panhellenic Executive Council and this year’s Executive Council. It was very rewarding to see all the hard work from 2011 pay off.”
 
OSU’s entire fraternity and sorority community was also recognized with the Gamma Sigma Alpha Awards for the Spring 2011 and Fall 2011 semesters for having the highest differential between the All Greek GPA and the All Non-Greek GPA in the Midwest Region.  OSU’s Greek Community has received this honor 13 times since 2004.