Sigma Delta sorority won the O'Connor Cup Award for excellence in leadership, scholarship and programming at last night's annual Coed Fraternity Sorority awards banquet.
Officers of the Coed Fraternity Sorority Council as well as officers of the Order of Omega, an honorary leadership and scholarship society, presented awards last night to honor Greek houses for achievement in leadership, scholarship, programming, community service and exceeding minimum standards.
Sigma Delt also won awards for programming excellence and physical plant maintenance, passed minimum standards with commendation and came in third place among large Greek organizations for academic achievement.
Delta Delta Delta sorority President Anne Jones '97, CFSC programming liaison and Sigma Nu brother Jake O'Shea '97 won the Order of Omega Lambda Rho Leadership awards, which, according to the awards program, goes to two individuals "in recognition of outstanding leadership and commitment to the Greek system."
CFSC Vice President Marty Dengler '97, Panhellenic Council Vice President Marcie Handler '97 and Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority President Jill McCammon '97 were runners up for the leadership awards.
The academic achievement award, which is based on the percentage of Phi Beta Kappas, Rufus Choate Scholars and Level Two and Three Scholars in a house, went to Delta Gamma sorority in the category of large Greek houses and Zeta Psi fraternity in the category for houses with fewer than 60 members.
The 15 Webster Avenue Award, which is a $2,000 grant for which houses must submit community service proposals, went to Delta Sigma Theta sorority for its proposal to work with Habitat for Humanity and bring together different parts of the CFS system.
Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity won the Order of Omega Most Improved Organization award as well as an award along with Sigma Delt for excellence in programming.
Theta, Tri Delta and DG were recognized for passing minimum standards with distinction -- exceeding standards in all six areas. Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, Sigma Delt, Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and Sigma Nu all passed minimum standards with commendation for exceeding minimum standards in four of the six areas.
SAE won the award for best physical plant of a non College-owned house.
Chi Heorot fraternity won the overall excellence in recycling award, and Sig Ep was recognized for being the most improved fraternity in the area of recycling.