UE Leadership Awards 2012

The University of Evansville 19th Annual Leadership Awards were held last night, April 18, 2012.

One of the great honors presented at the Leadership Awards is the Grand Alpha.  Each year the Greek Life advisor selects a student, students or student organization to receive the Grand Alpha award for their contributions to the entire Greek Life community. 

This year the Grand Alpha Award was presented to Katie Pejka of Alpha Omicron Pi.  Here is an excerpt from the award presentation.

"Exceed the Expectation. That’s the tag line for 2012 Grand Alpha recipient’s sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi. This year’s recipient is being honored for doing just that…exceeding the expectation of her office...I was truly impressed by the initiative, creativity, and determination shown by this woman’s leadership. During her term of office as the Vice President of Operations for the Panhellenic Council, Katie Pejka took the initiative to suggest that the Panhellenic Council create a financial survey for all sororities on campus to better understand the financial commitment UE women were putting into their sorority membership. Katie worked diligently and thoughtfully to craft the survey. She collected data from 166 women, nearly half of the community. Compiled the data into chapter specific reports, to better aid the organizations in understanding how their members pay their dues, what benefits they perceive to receive from their money spent and how they felt about the potential for a Panhellenic women’s scholarship. Nowhere in the VP of Operations job description does it say, “survey members,” but Katie saw and opportunity to educate the Panhellenic community and jumped on it. At the end of her term of office in December, Katie remained involved in the Panhellenic community by being appointed by her chapter to represent them on the Panhellenic Exploratory Committee. Because of Katie’s contributions to the entire Panhellenic community, it is my great honor to present her with the 2012 Grand Alpha Award. Please join me in congratulating Katie Pejka."

Greek Advisor, Cara Fabrocini and Grand Alpha Award Winner, Katie Pejka

Many other Greek students were also recognized last night including:

Sethlyn Morgan (Alpha Omicron Pi)-Class of 1927 Golden Anniversary Award- Schroeder Family School of Business

Kelsi Schluter- Toyota Leadership Scholarship

Zeke Willey (Phi Kappa Tau) -Student Congress Member of the Year and SGA Vision Award

Carson Brock (Sigma Phi Epsilon) - SGA Vision Award

Colin Gray (Lambda Chi Alpha) - Ralph H. Coleman Scholar Student Athlete Award

Our congratulations go out to all the award recipient's!

Greek Week Recap

Greek Week 2012 wrapped up on Saturday afternoon with the annoucement of winners...but before we get to that, let's recap Thursday and Friday's events.

Thursday's theme was Scholarship!

Teams of 4 members from each organization competed in a QuizBowl event with questions about UE Greek Life organizations, and UE in general.  There were also a couple bonus questions about USI greek life.  QuizBowl was hosted by IGC Representatives Dillon Powers and Kellsey Dempsey.

In the end our top teams were:
Men's Division
1st- SAE
2nd- FIJI
3rd- SigEp

Women's Division
1st- Phi Mu
2nd- ZTA
3rd- DOZ


 

  

On Friday our theme was Community Service and Philanthropy!
Individual members of every organization were eligible to sign up for a one hour spot to volunteer at several agencies around town.  We had volunteers at the American Red Cross, Holly's House, Potter's Wheel Ministries, the Human Society, and the AIDS Resource Group.  Organizations were also eligible to coordinate their own events and receive credit if they provided documentation to the IGC co-chairs.  In total 288 students volunteered on Friday!

Friday was also the end of the Greek God and Goddess competition.  God and Goddesses collected $1041. 59 for the American Red Cross Heroes Campaign.  More the half of which ($525.97)  was collected by Greek Goddess 2012 Annie Vincelett from Zeta Tau Alpha!  Our congratulations also go out to Kyle Gesell of Sigma Phi Epsilon who collected $162.60 to earn the Greek God 2012 award.

Our overall Greek Week 2012 Winners are:
Men's Division:
1st Place- Sigma Phi Epsilon
2nd Place- Sigma Alpha Epsilon
3rd Place- Tau Kappa Epsilon

Women's Division
1st Place- Zeta Tau Alpha
2nd Place- Chi Omega
3rd Place- Phi Mu

We want to thank everyone for all their hard work all week, for the great attendance and for your dedication to the 5 Pillars of UE Greek Life!

If you have suggestions for next year's events join Inter-Greek Council, or at least share your ideas with IGC Co-Chairs Sam Kosmer and Logan Varner!

Till next time!

Greek Week: Wednesday Recap

Wednesday's theme was Social Interaction!  For our event, we played in a softball tournament against USI Greek Life, who is also hosting their Greek Week this week.

The Softball Tournament was comprised of two men's games and one women's game.  We also hosted a cookout for both universities to enjoy!

UE won the women's game and won one of the two men's games, leaving the final score UE-2, USI-1!

Way to go Aces!!

The softball games allowed our Greek members to get to know each other better, as each team was made up of representatives from multiple Greek organizations, but it was also a great way to meet new people and hang out with friends!

Tonight's theme is Scholarship and our event is Quiz Bowl at 6:30pm in Eykamp Hall!  Come cheer on your brothers and sisters as they compete head to head in this fun trivia contest.

Lastly, we still have community service opportunities available on Friday.  Please click here to sign up and be sure to complete the waiver on WebAdvisor!

  

 

Our Winning Sorority Team!



UE's Logan Varner and USI's Laura Mason- event organizers



USI's Greek Council and advisor and UE's IGC Co-Chairs and advisor



Greek Week Standings

Here is the current Greek Week point standings:


Sorority Division
ZTA- 120
Phi Mu- 102
AOII- 93
Chi Omega- 83
DOZ- 58

Fraternity Division
SigEp - 118
FIJI- 94
PKT- 86
SAE- 78
TKE- 66
LCA- 85

Here is a break down of the greek week events so far:
Attendance points are 1st: 20pts 2nd: 15pts and 3rd: 10pts
5pillar Challenge 1st: 50pts 2nd: 25pts 3rd: 15pts
Each Field game: 1st: 15pts 2nd: 10pts 3rd: 5pts

Monday Night attendance :
1st: ZTA
2nd: Chi Omega
3rd: Phi Mu
1st: TKE
2nd: Sigma Phi Epsilon
3rd: Phi Kappa Tau

5 Pillar Challenge:
1st: Alpha Omicron Pi
2nd: Chi Omega, Delta Omega Zeta, and ZTA
3rd: Phi Mu
1st: Sigma Phi Epsilon, FIJI, Phi Kappa Tau
2nd: Sigma Alpha Epsilon
3rd: TKE

Tuesday Night Attendance:
1st: Phi Mu
2nd: Delta Omega Zeta
3rd: ZTA
1st: TKE
2nd: Sigma Phi Epsilon
3rd: Phi Kappa Tau

Tug-o-War
1st: ZTA
2nd: Delta Omega Zeta
3rd: Phi Mu
1st: Sigma Alpha Epsilon
2nd: Lambda Chi Alpha
3rd: FIJI

Bubble Blow
1st: Alpha Omicron Pi
2nd: Phi Mu
3rd: ZTA

1st: Sigma Phi Epsilon
2nd: Sigma Alpha Epsilon
3rd: TKE

Three-Legged Race
1st: Alpha Omicron Pi
2nd: ZTA
3rd: Phu Mu

1st: Lambda Chi Alpha
2nd: FIJI
3rd: Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Relay Race:
1st: ZTA
2nd: Chi Omega
3rd: Phi Mu

1st: FIJI
2nd: Phi Kapa Tau
3rd: Lambda Chi Alpha

Sponge Bucket
1st: Phi Mu
2nd: Chi Omega
3rd: Alpha Omicron Pi

1st: Sigma Alpha Epsilon
2nd: Lambda Chi Alpha
3rd: FIJI

Corn Hole:
1st: ZTA
2nd: Chi Omega
3rd: Chi Omega

1st: Sigma Phi Epsilon
2nd: Lambda Chi Alpha
3rd: FIJI

There are also point that were awarded for members attending IGC meetings and points given by T.J. Sullivan to Phi Mu for winning the heads tails game.

There are still LOTS of points to be had including:

Greek God/Goddess
Softball game attendance
Softoball game participation
Quiz Bowl attendance
Quiz Bowl game
Community Service participation

Remember Greek Gods and Goddess are collecting money for the American Red Cross Hereos Campaign until Friday at 5pm!

All winners will be annouced at Bike Race!

Greek Week 2012: Tuesday Recap

Tuesday was Lifelong Brotherhood/Sisterhood day and we celebrated with The 5 Pillar Challenge and Field Games!

Field events included: Tug-a-War, Bubble Blow, Three Legged Race, Relay Race/Dizzy Bat, Sponge Bucket Relay and Corn Hole.

Despite the bubble gums refusal to blow bubbles all events went off really well.  And even though the temperature was in the low 40's the sponge bucket relay proved to be an exciting event.

The 5 Pillar Challenge was a new addition this year.  Each chapter was asked to send four representatives at an assigned meeting time to answer a question.  The question was a two parter: What are the 5 Pillars of Excellence and how does your chapter exhibit these values, provide examples?

This year's Greek Week theme is the 5 Pillars of Excellence.  Each day's events represent one value.  The Inter-Greek Council hopes these events highlight what our community is all about...leadership, brotherhood/sisterhood, social interaction,  scholarship and community service/philanthropy.

Today's theme is Social Interaction and our event is a softball tournament versus USI Greek Life.  There will be 3 games playing simultaneously tonight (3 fraternity games and 1 sorority game).  We'll also be cooking out throughout the games.  There will be hamburgers, hotdogs and veggie options!  So be sure to come out and support your brothers and sisters playing in the games, have some dinner, and maybe even meet some new friends!  Points will be awarded for attendance and player participation.

USI is providing transportation from their main campus to the Sofball fields.   Buses will run from the PAC to the fields from 6:00pm to 7:00pm and then 30 minutes after the games have ended. Parking on USI's campus does not require a parking pass. When you pull onto the main boulevard on campus, drive straight through the round-about and park in lot A, B or C on the left.  USI council representatives will be around, in their Greek Week Shirt to help people find the bus etc.

If your students decide to leave before the end of the games, you can walk back to campus along a bike path.  However the path is not well lite and its about 1 mile.  So we ask that you go with a small group.

Finally, USI is a smoke-free campus, this includes their outdoor fields.  Please do not smoke at the games.

Remember to Tweet about the week using the hashtag #UEGreekWeek!

Check back later today for Greek Week Standings! Finally, here are some pictures from Field Games!

Greek Week 2012: Monday recap

Greek Week 2012 kicked off last night with Leadership Day!

Our guest speaker T.J. Sullivan shared tips on how to fight apathy in our organizations. 

TJ opened his session with a little game of Heads or Tails and offered up 10 Greek Week points to whoever won!  Congrats to Jackie Kossoff for winning it all for Phi Mu!



Here's Jackie with her winning guess of Tails

 

T.J.'s presentation urged us to change things up.  Some of T.J's tips were:

• Recognize the people who DO come around, who DO show up and celebrate that!
• Always give an end time!  When you're scheduling an event, meeting or otherwise, tell your members exactly what time the event will end and stick to it.
• Motivate the Middle!
• Don't complain that your members/organization is apathetic if you aren't doing anything that actually motivates them.  Every one's different, what motivates you, might not necessarily motivate your friends.

Here are 5 things that do generally motivate college students:

1. Competition
2. Friends
3. Cool experiences 
4. Guilty or duty
5. Penalty

Greeks are really good at #4 and #5 but really that's only going to work for so long.  So think about how you can motivate your members to come to event, meetings, community service days, sisterhoods/brotherhoods by utilizing what we know actually does work!

Be sure to Tweet about your Greek Week experience and utilize #UEGreekWeek!

Greek Week 2012!

It's Great to Be Greek!  Greek Week is just days away, but while most are headed home for the Easter holiday weekend we're busy planning for an awesome week of events.

Check out the schedule below and be sure to attend as many events as possible!  Be sure to check back each day for an update on events, photos and Greek Week standings!

Also be sure to support your Greek God or Greek Goddess! Each God and Goddess will be collecting change throughout the week! All proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross Heroes Campaign!  The Greek God and Goddess who collects the most money will win!

LEADERSHIP

Monday, April 9, 2012 Guest Speaker: T.J. Sullivan

Where: Eykamp 251

When: 8:30pm

            T.J. has been working with student organizations for more than two decades, and he uses his trademark humor and problem-solving style to energize student leaders who feel overwhelmed. His keynote, Motivating the Middle, is perfect for all students.  This event is open to all of campus.

LIFELONG BROTHERHOOD/SISTERHOOD

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 Field Day

Where: East Terrace Lawn next to Ridgway

When: 7 pm

All Participants must sign the online wavier on WebAdvisor.

1. Tug-a-War
2. The Bubble Blow
3. Three legged race

4. Relay Race: Dizzy Bat
5. Sponge Bucket Race

6. Corn Hole

            

Tuesday, April 10, 2012 5 Pillar Challenge

11:00-11:15     Alpha Omicron Pi      

11:15-11:30     Sigma Phi Epsilon

11:30-11:45     Phi Mu

11:45-12:00     Phi Kappa Tau

12:00-12:15     Chi Omega

12:15-12:30     FIJI

12:30-12:45     Delta Omega Zeta

12:45-1:00       Lambda Chi Alpha

1:15-1:30         Zeta Tau Alpha

1:30-1:45         Sigma Alpha Epsilon

1:45-2:00         Tau Kappa Epsilon

Where: Meet upstairs in ridgeway, in the Greek Life Office

SOCIAL INTERACTION

Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Softball Game against USI

Where: USI Softball field

When: Game starts at 7 pm

All participants my sign the online wavier on WebAdvisor

          You will need to find your own transportation over to USI. ALL participants (both from USI and UE) will need to park in front of the Physical Activities Center at USI’s campus. There will be a school bus shuttle running an hour prior to the game and half an hour after the game There will be 3 games going on all at the same time; 2 male and 1 female. During the game there will be a cook out. Toget your attendance points for the event you need to come to the event table and sign in with your name and UE id number.

SCHOLARSHIP

Thursday, April 12, 2012 Quiz Bowl

Where: Eykamp 251

When: 6:30pm

            The participants need to be in Eykamp at 6:15pm. 4 members from one chapter will make up a team. There will be no eliminations and each chapter will answer every question.

COMMUNITY SERVICE & PHILANTHROPY

Friday, April 13, 2012 Community Service

Where: Campus and off Campus

When: All day

All participants must sign the online wavier on WebAdvisor.

Sign up to serve here!

           

The Google Doc will go live Monday April 9^th. This will give your chapter members 5 days to sign up for spots.

Greek Awards

On Thursday, March 22 the Greek Life Awards were held in Eykamp to honor the many accomplishments of our Greek community this year. We would like to congratulate all those who received awards. Chapter awards and individual awards were given. They each honored those who displayed extraordinary acts following our five pillars: leadership, scholarship, community service and philanthropy, social interaction, and life long brotherhood/sisterhood. Outlined are the winners:

The Pillar of Excellence in Leadership

This year's recipients are Alpha Omicron Pi, Chi Omega, Phi Mu, Zeta Tau Alpha, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Phi Epsilon

The Pillar of Excellence in Scholarship

This year’s recipients are Alpha Omicron Pi, Chi Omega, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon

The Pillar of Excellence in Community Service and Philanthropy  

This year’s recipients are: Alpha Omicron Pi, Chi Omega, Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Phi Epsilon.

The Pillar of Excellence in Social Interaction

The recipients are: Chi Omega, Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Gamma Delta, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon

The Pillar of Excellence in Lifelong Brotherhood or Sisterhood

This year’s recipients are: Alpha Omicron Pi, Chi Omega, Zeta Tau Alpha, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

There were also chapter awards for the honors of Chapter of Excellence. Chapters receiving 70 to 79 total points are awarded with the Orange Award.  This year’s recipients are Lambda Chi Alpha (76 points) and Sigma Phi Epsilon (72 points).

The Chapters receiving 80 to 89 total points are awarded with the White Award.  This year’s recipients are Alpha Omicron Pi (86 points), Zeta Tau Alpha (86 points), and Phi Gamma Delta (89 points).

Chapters receiving 90 to 100 total points are awarded with the Purple Award.  This year’s recipients are Chi Omega (91 points) and Sigma Alpha Epsilon (97 points).

 Indiviual Awards:

-New Member Educator award: Deanna Hooper of Zeta Tau Alpha and John Klein of Sigma Phi Epsilon

-New Member of the Year award:  Mallory Mooney of Alpha Omicron Pi and John Goth of Sigma Alpha Epsilon

-Advisor of the Year award:  Shauna Cavins of Alpha Omicron Pi and Jeremy Buente of Phi Gamma Delta

-President of the Year award: Emily Mella of Phi Mu and David Goldenberg of Lambda Chi Alpha

-Greek Man and Woman of the Year award: Nathan Winklepleck of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Jill Jungemann of Alpha Omicron Pi

Congratulations!