Convention 2024 Award Winners

The theme for this year's awards luncheon was Gammapalooza! Inspired by Chicago’s vibrant annual music festival, Lollapalooza, Gammapalooza was a lively and colorful celebration of the incredible achievements of our collegiate and alumnae chapter and dedicated volunteers over the past two years.

Join us in congratulating all who were awarded for their excellence in the 2022-24 biennium!

Mary A. Bingham Award

This award recognizes collegiate chapters that have shown excellence in all areas of chapter life.

Winner: Psi (Oklahoma)

Honorable Mention: Epsilon Beta (Alma)

E. Adeline Curtis Award

This award recognizes collegiate chapters that have shown excellence in sisterhood, friendship, cordiality, concern and consideration of others during the previous biennium.

Winner: Beta Phi (Indiana)

Honorable Mention: Pi (Nebraska)

 

Frances E. Haven Award

This award recognizes collegiate chapters that have shown consistent improvement in multiple areas of chapter life during the previous biennium.

Winner: Zeta Sigma (South Carolina)

Honorable Mention: Zeta Rho (Texas A&M-College Station) 

Helen M. Dodge Award

This award recognizes an advisor who has provided outstanding guidance and support to the entire collegiate chapter.

Winner: Brandy Davis (Texas-San Antonio)

Honorable Mention: Jenna Green (California-Irvine)

Hall of Fame Award

This award recognizes the alumnae chapter that has shown superior efforts in all areas of an alumnae chapter including, but not limited to, sisterhood, growth and retention, service and philanthropy.

Winner: Tampa Bay Alumnae Chapter

Honorable Mention: North Houston Alumnae Chapter

Chicago Award

This award is named in honor of Gamma Phi Beta’s first alumnae chapter, Chicago Alumnae Chapter, and is given to the alumnae chapter that promotes the values of our Sorority through consistent demonstrations of sisterhood, loyalty and support of sisters through various events, programs, activities and individual caring of members.

1-30 Members: North Houston Alumnae Chapter

31+ Members: Pasadena Alumnae Chapter

 

Administrative Excellence Award

This award recognizes collegiate chapters that excel in chapter administration. 

1-75 Members: Gamma Beta (Gettysburg)

76-150 Members: Alpha Chi (William & Mary)

151+ Members: Pi (Nebraska)

 

Belonging, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (BEDI) Initiative Excellence Award

This award recognizes chapters that have excelled in BEDI initiatives during the biennium. These could include education initiatives, implementation of inclusive and equitable chapter practices or leadership in campus BEDI initiatives.

1-75 Members: Epsilon Epsilon (Union)

76-150 Members: Gamma Omicron (Kentucky)

151+ Members: Epsilon Nu (Chapman)

Education Excellence Award

This award recognizes collegiate chapters that have excelled in member education programming. 

1-75 Members: Gamma Beta (Gettysburg)

76-150 Members: Gamma Omicron (Kentucky)

151+ Members: Pi (Nebraska)

Financial Excellence Award

This award recognizes collegiate chapters that excel in finance. 

1-75 Members: Eta Tau (Colorado Mesa)

76-150 Members: Delta Eta (California-Irvine)

151+ Members: Tau (Colorado State)

McCormick Medallion Public Relations Excellence Award

This award honors chapters that excel in public relations on their campus and in their community.

1-75 Members: Eta (Berkeley)

76-150 Members: Alpha Chi (William & Mary)

151+ Members: Psi (Oklahoma)

Recruitment Excellence Award

This award recognizes collegiate chapters that excel in recruitment, a vital function to our Sorority’s continued growth and success.

1-75 Members: Epsilon Beta (Alma)

76-150 Members: Delta Eta (California-Irvine)

151+ Members: Zeta Rho (Texas A&M-College Station)

Elizabeth Ahlmeyer Quick Panhellenic Excellence Award

This award recognizes collegiate chapters that excel in Panhellenic Affairs and is named after our very own Betty Quick, who served as the 61st National Panhellenic Conference Chairman from 2005-07, making her just the third Gamma Phi Beta to serve in the role.

1-75 members: Epsilon Beta (Alma) 

76-150 Members: Beta Beta (Maryland)

151+ Members: Delta Upsilon (Georgia)

Lillian Thompson Individual Leadership Award

This award is named for Lillian Thompson, a sister who served as Grand President from 1902 to 1903 and was the first Gamma Phi Beta to serve as the National Panhellenic Conference Chairman. The award recognizes a collegiate member who excels as a leader in her chapter and on her campus.

Winner: Anna Bolger (California-Irvine)

Honorable Mention: Erin Rabon (South Carolina)

Chancellor E.O. Haven Award

Named for Frances E. Haven’s father and the chancellor of Syracuse University at the time of our founding, this award goes to the collegiate chapter with the highest overall grade point average for the biennium.

Winner: Beta Omicron (Oklahoma City)

Honorable Mention: Pi (Nebraska)

 

Academic Excellence Award

This award is given to all the collegiate chapters that have achieved a grade point average that is a 3.0 or higher and a grade point average that is at or above the all-sorority and all-women’s averages on their respective campus during the past two academic years.

Kappa (Minnesota-Twin Cities)

Xi (Idaho)

Pi (Nebraska-Lincoln)

Sigma (Kansas)

Tau (Colorado State)

Beta Delta (Michigan State)

Epsilon Delta (Creighton)

Epsilon Eta (Bridgewater State)

Epsilon Nu (Chapman)

Epsilon Tau (Rochester)

Philanthropic Excellence Award

This award recognizes collegiate chapters that have donated the most money for Girls on the Run during the previous biennium.

1-75 Members: Eta Rho (Nevada-Las Vegas)

76-150 Members: Eta Eta (South Florida)

151+ Members: Epsilon Nu (Chapman)

Donor Excellence Award (Collegiate Chapter)

This award recognizes collegiate chapters that have provided the most outstanding support during the biennium to the Foundation.

1-75 Members: Gamma Beta (Gettysburg)

76-150 Members: Eta Eta (South Florida)

151+ Members: Epsilon Nu (Chapman)

Advisory Board Excellence Award

This award recognizes collegiate chapter advisory boards for their outstanding service and dedication.

1-75 Members: Epsilon Beta (Alma)

76-150 Members: Delta Eta (California-Irvine)

151+ Members: Psi (Oklahoma)

Alumnae/Collegiate Relations Excellence Award

This award honors collegiate and alumnae chapters that are working together to have strong communications, rapport, understanding and cooperation toward a shared goal.

1-30 Members: Evansville Alumnae Chapter and Zeta Kappa Chapter (Southern Indiana)

31+ Members: Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter and Eta Iota Chapter (Rockhurst)

 

Beatrice Locke Hogan Award

This award is earned by an alumnae member who promotes the Panhellenic ideals in her role in an alumnae chapter or local community.

Winner: Christy Woltzen Ehrenreich (Missouri-Columbia) of Saint Louis Alumnae Chapter

Honorable Mention: Natalie Hubbard (Southern Methodist) of Dallas Alumnae Chapter

Clara Worden Membership Excellence Award

This award, named for our very first initiate, honors alumnae chapters that have shown continuous growth of membership over a four-year period.

Winner: Tampa Bay Alumnae Chapter

Philanthropic Excellence Award

This award is given to the alumnae chapter that has shown continuous, direct support of Girls on the Run and the promotion of Building Strong Girls.

1-30 Members: San Fernando Valley Alumnae Chapter

31+ Members: Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter

Communications Excellence Award

This award recognizes alumnae chapters in good standing that have shown superior efforts in communications during the biennium.

1-30 Members: Balboa Harbor Alumnae Chapter

31+ Members: Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapter

Alumnae Panhellenic Excellence Award

This award recognizes alumnae chapters that have demonstrated continuous and consistent outstanding contributions, involvement and promotion of the Panhellenic community.

1-30 Members: Balboa Harbor Alumnae Chapter

31+ Members: Saint Louis Alumnae Chapter

Donor Excellence Award (Alumnae Chapter)

This award recognizes the alumnae chapters that have provided outstanding support to the Gamma Phi Beta Foundation during the past biennium.

Winner: Saint Louis Alumnae Chapter

 

Volunteer Excellence Award

This award recognizes an individual alumna member who excels in any recognized volunteer role with Gamma Phi Beta through promoting Gamma Phi Beta’s mission, vision and Core Values. Awards were given in three categories based on years of volunteer service.

Less than five years: Lauren Millender (Oklahoma)

Five to 10 years: Rebekah Mena (Florida Institute of Technology)

10+ years: Karen Story (Vanderbilt)

Affiliated House Corporation Overall Excellence

Winner: Sigma (Kansas) Affiliated House Corporation 

Affiliated House Corporation/Collegiate Chapter Relations Excellence 

Winner: Sigma (Kansas) Affiliated House Corporation 

Facility Improvement Excellence Award

1-25 Residents: Delta Theta (California Polytechnic) Affiliated House Corporation

26+ Residents: Gamma (Wisconsin) Affiliated House Corporation