1998 Volume 121 No 1–4 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

ON
CAMPUS
1
Chapter Awards
Kanasas Zeta, Mississippi Beta, Iowa Gamma and
Ontario Gamma win the Fraternity's top trophies
by Michael Goodman, Moe Stevens and Nathan Thomas
On Saturday, June 20, 1998 Phi Deka
Theta honored four chapters at the Closing
Grand Banquet of the 72nd General
Convention and Sesquicentennial celebration.
These chapters were recognized
for their outstanding achievements
during the 1997-1998 school year.
Each chapter won one of four coveted
awards. The Kanasas City, Founders and
Harvard Trophies are won on the basis of
overall chapter excellence, chapter size,
school size, and the number of fraternities
on their campus. The Housser
Trophy is awarded to the most
outstanding Canadian chapter.
The Kansas City
The Kansas Cky
Trophy was originally
presented in
1928 by the Cleveland
Alumni Club.
In 1958 die Kansas
Cky Alumni Club
took over sponsorship
for the award.
The 1997-1998 winner
boasted twelve men on the
Dean's List, as well as four
academic Ail-Americans,
and two Who's Who in Ameri
can College representatives.
The chapter was extremely involved
with campus life including
the Student Body President and
two student government executive
officers. In addi
tion to being scholars
and leaders in the classroom
and in student
government, they were
leaders on the athletic
field. All forty of
the chapter's mem
hers are varsity
athletes. They are not just athletes, but
captains, all conference performers, national
qualifiers, newcomers of the year,
and an All-American. This chapter was
awarded a General Headquarters Trophy,
a Community Service Citation and Outstanding
Chapter by their school.
Kansas Zeta at Southwestern College
of Winfield, Kansas, was the 1997-1998
Kansas City Trophy winner for the first
time in the chapter's history. Honorable
Mention winners were Nebraska Gamma
at Creighton University and New Mexico
Alpha at the University of New Mexico.
The Founders Trophy
The Founders Trophy was
first presented in
1929 and was donated
by Judge
William R.
Baynes, Ohio
Wesleyan '01. The
current trophy was
purchased after the
Kansas City Convention
in 1990 by Mississippi
Alpha, which has
won the Founders Trophy
more times than any other
chapter.
The winner was recognized
by their campus and the Fraternity
wkh awards in many aspects
of chapter operation. The chapter
placed third scholastically out
of 18 fraternkies over the
academic year, including
24 men on scholarship
with the universky.
Twenty-one of the men
are involved in honor
societies including
Phi Eta
Sigma, Omicron Deka Kappa, Mortar
Board, and Order of Omega. Their
Greek advisor said, "The standard of excellence
that the chapter of Phi Delta
Theta has set in their brief history on
campus has been impressive. They continue
to be the standard by which we will
judge in the future."
For the first time in this young
chapter's history, Mississippi Beta at Mississippi
State Universky was the 1997-
1998 Founders Trophy winner. The
Honorable Mention winner was Mississippi
Alpha at the University of Mississippi.
The Harvard Trophy
The Harvard Trophy originated in
1924 when fifty Phis who were attending
graduate school at Harvard were discussing
the progress of the Fraternity. The
award has been given to the chapters
demonstrating overall excellence in the
classroom, on campus, and on the athletic
field at the Fraternity's larger chapters,
schools, and Greek systems.
This year's Harvard Trophy winner
excel in one of the country's top rated
Greek systems year after year. Scholastically,
the chapter placed fourth of 31 fraternkies
over the academic year. They
had 18 men on the university's Dean's
Honor List. The chapter had 40 men
who are members of Mortar Board, Order
of Omega, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta
Sigma, and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies.
They not only excelled academically,
they were the leaders on campus. The
chapter is heavily involved with IFC and
Student Government. The chapter recently
gained recognition for their involvement
on campus by being awarded
the university's Presidential Award for
Fraternal Excellence including outstanding
recruitment, scholarship, and communky
service programs. The chapter
was also Greek Week champion, runnerup
at VEISHA, and worked with organizations
such as the Jaycees and the
American Heart Association.
For the third consecutive year and
13th time in the chapter's history, Iowa
Gamma at Iowa State University was the
1997-1998 Harvard Trophy winner.
26 THE SCROLL SUMMER 1998