Community Excellence
All three governing councils were recently recognized at the Mid-American Greek Council Association annual meeting. The Interfraternity Council and the National Pan-Hellenic Council received the Council Management and Public Relations awards and the Panhellenic Council received the Council Management, Public Relations, Academic Achievement, and Self-Governance & Judicial Affairs awards. Ball State was one of only two universities to have all three councils recognized.
Chapter Accomplishments
Several fraternities and sororities at Ball State were recently recognized at their organization’s annual or biennial (inter) national conference. The successes these chapters have achieved prove that the positive impact these organizations engender reach far past the borders of the Ball State campus.
Alpha Gamma Delta
The women of Alpha Gamma Delta were recently recognized as members of the 11-year Jewel Society. This honor recognizes the chapter for contributing at least $2,000 every year, for the past 11 years, to the organization’s international philanthropy.
Alpha Omicron Pi
The women of Alpha Omicron Pi attained the Ruby Level of their organization’s standards program. The Ruby Level is the highest level a chapter can attain and the Ball State chapter was one of only 13 chapters to achieve this honor.
Phi Mu
The women of Phi Mu were recognized with the Rose and White Award. The award is bestowed upon the overall most improved collegiate chapter of Phi Mu.
Phi Delta Theta
The men of Phi Delta Theta at Ball State University were recently recognized with three awards. The first award was the Bigger’s Ritual Award, which is bestowed upon a chapter who continuously conducts weekly ceremonies of friendship, sound learning, and moral rectitude. The second award was a Community Service Award for the chapter’s outstanding involvement with the local Muncie community. Finally, the chapter was recognized for their improvement over the last year in community service, scholarship, ritual, and recruitment by receiving the Improvement Citation Award.
Theta Chi
The men of Theta Chi were recognized with the Excellence in Recruitment Award and the Howard R. Alter Award. These awards are presented to chapters who excel in the recruitment of new members and who demonstrate excellence in all aspects of chapter operations, respectively. The Ball State chapter of the Theta Chi Fraternity was one of seven chapters to receive the Howard R. Alter Award.