National Awards

The lists below detail the awards for the 2020-2021 year. Awards may change in future years.

Sister Award	Description
Active Sister of the Year	Awarded to an Active Member that demonstrates her dedication to chapter, the National Organization, living the Oath, stepping up to fill an officer position, etc.
Alumnae Sister of the Year	Awarded to an Alum Member that demonstrates her dedication to chapter, the National Organization, living the Oath, stepping up to fill an officer position, etc.
New Member of the Year	Awarded to a Member that has recently been initiated (past academic year) and has demonstrated her dedication to chapter, the National Organization, living the Oath, stepping up to fill an officer position, etc.
Senior of the Year	Awarded to a Member that graduated or went alum in the last year and has continued to be an active and Outstanding Member of our Organization. They may have taken a strong leadership role in improving the quality of her Chapter, immediately stepped into and Alum officer role, helped to develop some new programs for the Chapter, etc.
Colony Member of the Year	Awarded to a colony member that has demonstrated their dedication to the Colony, helping expand on campus, living the Oath, stepping in to fill an officer position, etc.
Outstanding Leader of the Year	A Member must maintain her GPA to be eligible. An outstanding leader includes a Member who has gone above and beyond as a leader within their chapter. Examples include a Member that stepped up or was elected to an officer positions, worked to support and develop other leaders in the Chapter (shadowing, officer transitions, etc.), or is involved in other organizations as a leader.
And Two Newly Added Awards
Professional Excellence Award	Awarded to a professional alum that demonstrates excellence within their field or career. Examples include promotion, completing a big project, celebrating a significant anniversary at a company, receiving an award for their work in an industry, etc.
Infinity Education Award	Awarded to an alum member that is working towards additional academic pursuits past their undergraduate degree. Examples include earning a masters degree, earning a PhD, participating in a significant research project, presenting at a conference, etc.

Chapter Awards

(based on chapter reports)

Chapter Award	Description
New Member Academic Award	Awarded to the Chapter with the highest New Member (Fall & Spring) GPAs
Highest GPA	Awarded to the chapter with the highest overall GPA
Most Improved GPA	Awarded to the chapter with the highest value change between the fall (2020) and spring (2021) semesters
Excellence in Philanthropic Project	Awarded to the chapter that shows excellence in a local philanthropy project. This may include a large number of volunteers or hours.
Excellence in Service	Awarded to the chapter that participates in a local philanthropy project with a high number of volunteers or hours.
Excellence in Supporting Donors Choose	Awarded to the chapter that demonstrates excellence for a donors choose philanthropy cause or event. This could include a large number of volunteers, hours worked or money raised.
Best in Pride	Awarded to the chapter with the highest number of new fall and spring initiates.
Best in Pride	Awarded to the chapter that increases their overall numbers by the largest percentage from fall to spring.