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Founders Award

Founders Award

Description

This award shall be given to the chapter or chapters with a high record of achievement over the previous two-year period. This award or awards shall be given by National Council when merited. Eligible chapters shall be judged on membership, financial standing, cooperation, college programs, philanthropies and standing on campus.

History

Delta Zeta’s oldest collegiate award, first presented in 1936, recognizes the chapter or chapters with a high record of achievement over the previous two-year period. Eligible chapters shall be judged on membership, financial standing, cooperation, college programs, philanthropies and standing on campus. The 1936 National Convention was held outside of Asheville, North Carolina and at the Installation banquet, the Achievement award of six silver candlesticks was presented for the first time with Alpha Gamma-Alabama being the first recipient. At that same Convention, Julia Jean Coleman, daughter of Founder Julia was the convention initiate and Anna Keen Davis, Founder, was a honored guest.

Eligibility

 Collegiate Chapters

Past Recipients

Alabama, University of

Alpha Gamma

 

DePauw University

Delta

Baldwin-Wallace College

Gamma Alpha

 

Illinois Institute of Technology

Gamma Mu

Missouri Valley College

Gamma Gamma

Arkansas State Teachers College

Epsilon Xi

Ohio State University

Theta

Alabama, University of

Alpha Gamma

Carroll College

Gamma Theta

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Beta Tau

Slippery Rock University

Zeta Phi

Texas/Pan American, University of

Theta Omicron

 

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Iota Delta

Georgia Southern College

Iota Nu

 

Central Arkansas, University of

Epsilon Xi

Illinois State University

Lambda Rho

 

Indiana University

Epsilon

Louisiana State University

Sigma

 

Alabama, University of

Alpha Gamma

Central Missouri State University

Epsilon Gamma

 

Texas A&M University

Lambda Xi

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Beta Tau

 

University of Southern Indiana

Lambda Beta

University of Tampa

Delta Beta

 

California State University/Long Beach

Delta Alpha

Wayne State University

Epsilon Sigma

Kent State University

Gamma Kappa

 

Temple University

Delta Tau

Slippery Rock University

Zeta Phi

Rhode Island, University of

Beta Alpha

 

George Washington University

Alpha Delta

Albion College

Beta Pi

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Beta Tau

Central Michigan University

Gamma Psi

Connecticut, University of

Gamma Beta

Ball State University

Gamma Chi

Ohio Northern University

Zeta Kappa

Ashland University

Theta Psi

Texas, University of

Alpha Tau

Wisconsin/La Crosse, University of

Zeta Omicron

North Carolina/Charlotte, University of

Kappa Phi

 

Auburn University/Montgomery

Lambda Nu

Northeast Missouri State College

Delta Sigma

 

University of Louisville

Beta Gamma

California State University/Long Beach

Delta Alpha

Louisville, University of

Beta Gamma

Nebraska Wesleyan University

Beta Tau

 

Western Carolina University

Theta Iota

St. Mary’s University

Omicron Alpha

 

Loyola-Marymount University

Xi Omicron

Georgia State University

Delta Delta

 

Kent State University

Gamma Kappa

University of Louisville

Beta Gamma

University of South Carolina

Beta Delta

University of Georgia

Zeta Pi

University of Northern Colorado

Delta Xi

Pennsylvania State University

Gamma Delta

Iowa State University

Beta Kappa

Connecticut, University of

Gamma Beta

Southwestern University

Gamma Zeta

Western Michigan University

Gamma Pi

Franklin College

Psi

Northwestern University

Alpha Alpha

Southern Methodist University

Alpha Psi

Miami University

Alpha

Wayne State University

Epsilon Sigma

West Texas State University

Zeta Zeta

Wisconsin/Whitewater, University of

Epsilon Kappa

 

Lenoir-Rhyne College

Zeta Xi

Louisiana State University

Sigma

William Jewell College

Zeta Rho

 

Auburn University

Beta Xi

Nicholls State University

Kappa Alpha

University of NC/Charlotte

Kappa Phi

Auburn University

Beta Xi

 

Louisville, University of

Beta Gamma

Truman State University

Delta Sigma

 

Auburn University

Beta Xi

Louisiana State University

Sigma

 

University of South Carolina

Beta Delta

University of Louisville

Beta Gamma

Louisiana State University

Sigma

 

Wayne State University

Epsilon Sigma

Randolph-Macon College

Omicron Zeta

University of Louisville

Beta Gamma

Pennsylvania State University

Gamma Delta

Nicholls State University

Kappa Alpha

Clemson University

Pi Epsilon

 

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