Awards honor outstanding fraternities, sororities

By Lindsey deBlieux – Contributing Writers

February 3, 2003

COLLIN RICHIE / The Reveille
Marci Maxwell, a Mass Communication senior and member of Delta Zeta sorority, accepts the award for Greek Woman of the year from Tyler Aushwitz, a Biological Science junior.

Delta Zeta sorority and Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity won Sorority and Fraternity of the Year respectively at Saturday’s Greek Achievement Awards.
Pi Sigma Epsilon, a professional marketing and sales fraternity, hosts the event to give back to the Greek community, said event coordinator Kristin Harney, a marketing senior.
“They get such negative press, particularly recently, and we wanted to do something to honor them,” she said.
Jason Feder, a business junior and member of Delta Tau Delta, agreed.
“We do a lot of good, but sometimes the bad is what is concentrated on,” he said.
Delta Zeta brought home the most awards, including Sorority of the Year, Greek Unity Award and Best New Pledge Class.
The winners:President of the Year – Maynard Judson Sanders, II, Sigma Chi and Ellen Burris – Delta GammaScholar Award – Sara Exner – Zeta Tau AlphaTreasurer of the Year – Brandi Barron – Delta Delta DeltaBest Adviser – Beverly Chappin – Zeta Tau AlphaExcellence in Chapter Management – Delta ZetaBest New Pledge Class – Kappa Sigma and Delta ZetaMost Original Party Theme – Pi Kappa Phi “Swampwater”Philanthropic Excellence Award – Zeta Tau AlphaMost Improved Chapter – Delta Tau Delta and Kappa Alpha ThetaSpirit Award – Zeta Tau AlphaGreek Unity Award – Delta ZetaGreek Man of the Year – Jeremy Graham – Lambda Chi AlphaGreek Woman of the Year – Marci Maxwell – Delta ZetaFraternity of the Year – Lambda Chi AlphaSorority of the Year – Delta Zeta Greek Woman of the Year Marcie Maxwell, a Delta Zeta member, said she only could win Woman of the Year with the support of a chapter like Delta Zeta.
“I’m so proud of them for all they’ve done,” said the mass communication senior.
Zeta Tau Alpha won four awards, including the Spirit Award and Best Adviser.
Microbiology senior Jessica Gautreaux was most excited about Zeta Tau Alpha’s Philanthropy Excellence Award.
“It’s something we’ve put a lot of effort toward,” she said. “This was a great gesture for [Pi Sigma Epsilon] to make toward us.”
The judges, former IFC advisor Hagi Bradley, immediate past president of the Panhellenic Council Meredith Brexler and IFC Vice President of Recruitment Brad Golson, scored the blind entries, and Pi Sigma Epsilon selected the winners based on those judgments.