The gr k gazette - Troy University

THE GRK GAZETTEORDER OF OMEGADeans Cup Winners"From the outsidelooking inyou can neverunderstand it.From the insidelooking out youcan never explainit."The Dean’s Cup award has four components consisting of academics, communityservice, fundraising and campus involvement. This year the prestigious awards weregiven to Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Mu, Alpha Phi Alpha and Delta Sigma Theta. Congratulationsto the organizations that won the Deans Cup award!Greek Week Winners The Dr. Jack Hawkins award is given to the fraternity man with the highest overallGPA, the recipient this year is Andy Flowers from Sigma Chi Fraternity. The Doug Hawkins Award is given to the fraternity new member class with thehighest overall GPA for the fall semester, this year the award was given to Farm-House Fraternity. The Dr. Ralph Wyatt Adams Award is in recognition of the Executive Councilwith the highest overall GPA for the spring and fall semester, this year FarmHouseFraternity was the recipient. The sorority with the Executive Council having the highest overall GPA for thespring and fall semesters is Chi Omega. Chi Omega also had the overall highestnew member class GPA.“I know in myheart that man isgood. That what isright will alwayseventually triumph.And there'spurpose and worthto each and everylife.” - RonaldRegan ( The Dr. Don Gibson award is given to the IFC fraternity exhibiting the greatestscholastic improvement from spring to fall semester, this year this award was givento Sigma Chi Fraternity. The NPC sorority exhibiting the highest scholastic improvement from spring to fallsemester was given to Alpha Gamma Delta. The NPHC fraternity exhibiting the highest scholastic improvement from spring tofall semester this year is Kappa Alpha Psi. The NPHC sorority exhibiting the greatest scholastic improvement from spring tofall semester this year is Alpha Kappa Alpha.Greek Man and Woman of the YearMr. Greek and Ms. Greek are awards given to the two people who have been mostinstrumental in the success of Greek life at Troy University. These honorable recipientswere named Sunday night at the annual Order of Omega banquet. This year’swinners are Kyle Crabtree from Alpha Tau Omega and Kash Forrester from Phi Mu.Page 2

THE GRK GAZETTEPHILANTHROPHIES Of MARCHDELTA CHI LUAU"Fraternities andSororities symbolizeall that wewish to accomplishin our lives.They represent thestruggles we allface as we grow.Why we cling tothem no one canexplain, but in theend, we are allstronger for it."This month Delta Chi Fraternity put on its annual Luau philanthropy. This year attendanceexceeded over 600 people over the three day span. All proceeds to theevent went to support the Jimmy V Foundation. The winner of this year’s Luaucompetition was the ladies of Alpha Delta Pi. Delta Chi would like to thank everyonewho came out and supported this great event!KAPPA DELTA SHAMROCKKappa Delta had their annual Spring Shamrock 5k and 1 mile FunRun on March 3,benefitting Prevent Child Abuse America. In all, $16,078.05 was raised for thecause! Kappa Delta is able to keep part of the donations within Troy benefitting thePike County Regional Child Advocacy Center.PI KAPPA PHI PUSH AMERICAMarch 22 was the beginning of a great week for the brothers of Pi Kappa Phi. Theyheld their annual PUSH week. The events held throughout the week include a pageant,empathy tee ball tournament and penny wars. The brothers are proud to announcethat they raised $5,000 and look forward to an even more successful PUSHweek next year.PHI MU GRANDSLAMPhi Mu sisters at the GrandSlamThis week Phi Mu hosted their largest philanthropic event yet this year, GrandSlam. Grand Slam is Phi Mu’s annual softball tournament where teams from allacross campus and town come together and play softball games to support the Children'sMiracle Network. A new aspect of the tournament this year was the additionof a home run derby. It was a great day full of philanthropy and fun, and the sistersof Phi Mu with the help of all the participants and spectators were able to raise a lotof money for a great cause.Page 3

THE GRK GAZETTEPHILANTHROPHIES Of MARCHALPHA TAU OMEGA WALK HARDAlpha Tau Omega brothers inPanama City.WalkHard is a 125 mile walk from Troy, AL to Panama City, FL that benefitsCamp Seale Harris, which is a camp for children with juvenile diabetes. The walkersthis year were: Matt Dobson, Goodwin Scott, Rick Dahrens and Joey Carter.They successfully completed the six day trek and raised approximately $2200 forthe fight against juvenile diabetes.SPECIAL EVENTS OF MARCHKAPPA DELTA GIRL SCOUT CELEBRATIONKappa Delta sisters with theGirl Scouts.Kappa Delta helped celebrate with the Girl Scouts their 100 th birthday with a birthdaycelebration at the KD house on March 23! The girls went through decades ofgirl scout history, played team building games where you had to rely on others towin the game such as the human knot and 3 legged race. They ended the celebrationby eating birthday cake and having party favors.ALPHA GAMMA DELTA ZUMBAThe Ladies of Alpha Gamma Delta held a Zumba night on March 8th thatbenefited their philanthropy for Juvenile Diabetes and Research.Delta Chi Parents DayDelta Chi put on its first annual Parents Day on Saturday March 31st. It was a greatsuccess allowing parents of the brothers to get a chance to fellowship with one anotherand meet all the brothers. The brothers look forward to next year when theywill have the special weekend again.Page 4

T R O Y U N I V E R S I T Y G R E E K L I F EGREEK SPOTLIGHTJulie Murphy, a junior inKappa Delta was nominatedfor Greek Woman of theMonth. Julie is a collaborativeeducation major fromOpelika, Ala. and she holdsthe office of Vice PresidentCommunity Service inKappa Delta. Julie serves asa volunteer in the Big Brothers/BigSisters program inTroy as well as a tutor at theTroy Public Library.Chris Brooks, a sophomorefrom Pi Kappa Phiwas nominated for GreekMan of the Month. Chrisis an accounting majorfrom Geneva, Ala. andcurrently serves as a TrojanAmbassador andholds the office of VicePresident of Recruitmentfor the Inter-FraternityCouncil.LETTER FROM THE CREATORSThank you to everyone that helped us gather the information needed to create this publication.We look forward to continue to serve our Greek community as well as Troy University,by releasing this monthly publication. Again, thank you to all the Greek organizationsthat made a difference here on campus and the Troy community in the month ofMarch.With Trojan Pride,Caitlin Crowe and Jarrod MorganABOUT THE GR GAZETTEThe Greek Gazette was created to inform Greeks, FacultyAdvisors, Deans, and Chancellor about what is going on inthe Greek community. Hopefully this publication can shedlight on the Greek community as a whole and help everyGreek at Troy University share a sense of pride in their organizationas well as their school. If you have any questions,concerns, or suggestions feel free to contact us.CONTACT INFORMATION:Office: Trojan Center Room 215(Office of Student Involvement)Email: troygreeklife@gmail.comFind us on: