Redman and Carney were recognized at the close of the ceremony.
"This particular class, [Dartmouth Class of 2010], this is the class that I want to go out with," Carney said. "You've made an incredible difference with your leadership and it hasn't been easy. It's been a privilege and an honor to work with you."
Greek leaders gave the Faculty Member of the Year Award to Catherine Norris, a psychology professor.
The Order of Omega presents the award each year to one faculty member "who has demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to the academic and personal development of undergraduate students." In presenting the award, Stephanie Gagnon '10, president of the Order of Omega, said Norris is a professor who "pushes students to take initiative in their own learning."
This year, the ceremony was billed as a "recognition ceremony," rather than an award ceremony, Gagnon said. Previous years' ceremonies featured an extensive application and nomination process, leading to an unequal distribution of awards, which organizers this year sought to address.
Both individuals and organizations received awards based on the six pillars of Greek life service, siblinghood, leadership, accountability, scholarship and inclusivity and other criteria.
"This ceremony celebrates all of the contributions that the Greek system has given to the Dartmouth community and beyond," Inter-Fraternity Council President Zachary Gottlieb '10 said in an interview with The Dartmouth. "It's not about competing for prizes. It's about recognizing all of the great accomplishments of the Greek houses and all of the time they have given in their endeavors."
Gottlieb is a member of The Dartmouth staff.
The IFC did not give out awards to specific houses or individuals, but Gottlieb recognized several fraternities' specific accomplishments in community service.
Gottlieb said that members of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity have devoted almost 700 hours of community service and raised more than $3,500 for various organizations. Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity have cooked at a homeless shelter each Friday with members of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. He also noted that many members of Chi Gamma Epsilon fraternity volunteered at the Special Olympics and that Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity has raised almost $7,000 for Dartmouth's Haiti relief effort.
The Coeducational Council presented awards to individual members of the three coed fraternities, Alpha Theta, Phi Tau and the Tabard. The six individual awards are named after the six pillars of Greek life.
The Service Award, presented to a student who helped foster an attitude of community support and outreach among fellow house members, was given to Ian Webster '11, a member of Alpha Theta. The Siblinghood Award for fostering friendship among house members went to Colleen Doherty '10, vice president of Tabard and Katie Behan '10, a member of Alpha Theta. The Leadership Award for in-house leadership was given to Ankush Rustagi '10 of Tabard and Reyna Ramirez '10, the president of Coed Council and a member of Alpha Theta. The Accountability Award for responsible Greek membership went to Ashley Morishige '11 of Phi Tau. The Scholarship Award, for encouraging fellow Greeks in academic pursuits, went to Casey Stelmach '10 of Phi Tau. The Inclusivity Award, for being open to and accepting of the entire campus, went to Katie Weston '10 of Tabard.
The Coed Council also gave the Coed Spirit Award to Alpha Theta.
"The Coed Council is honored to be a part of these awards and we really appreciate all of the hard work that the [Class of 2010] members have put in," Ramirez said in an interview with The Dartmouth.
The National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, like the Coeducational Council, presented awards representing the six pillars of Greek life. The awards were presented to both entire houses and individuals.
The Service Award was presented to Lambda Upsilon Lambda fraternity and its service chair, David Jackson '10. The Brother/Sisterhood Award was given to Alpha Pi Omega sorority and four individuals, Kevin Estrada '11 of LUL, Angelica Fuentes '11 of Sigma Lambda Upsilon sorority, Concetta Lowery '10 of APO and Justin Kim '10 of LUL. The Leadership Award was presented to three house presidents, Madelyn Disla '11 of Sigma Lambda Upsilon, David Jackson '10 of LUL and Terra Branson '10 of APO. The Accountability Award was given to Sigma Lambda Upsilon and Angelo Carino '11 of LUL. The Scholarship award was given to Justin Kim '10 of LUL. The Inclusivity Award was presented to APO.
The National Panhellenic Council, an organization of nine historically black fraternities and sororities, recognized the accomplishments in service of their two Greek houses at Dartmouth. Daina Staisiunas '10, president of NPHC at Dartmouth, presented Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity with the Award for Distinguished Service and Outreach to the Dartmouth and Upper Valley Communities and gave Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority the Award for Exemplary Service to the Dartmouth and Upper Valley Communities.
The Panhellenic Council, like the Coed Council and NALFO, also presented awards representing the six pillars of Greek life, but presented them to entire houses rather than individuals. The Philanthropy Award went to Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority, the Sisterhood Award to Epsilon Kappa Theta sorority, the Leadership Award to Sigma Delta sorority, the Accountability Award to Kappa Delta Epsilon sorority, the Scholarship Award to Alpha Phi sorority and the Inclusivity Award to Kappa Delta sorority.
In addition to the six awards, Panhell also gave the Overall Commitment to the Greek Pillars Award to Delta Delta Delta sorority and the Greek Spirit Award to Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
"A lot of people perceive the Greek system simply based on its drinking and partying dimension," Gagnon said. "This ceremony shows another side to the Greek system and how it's a great outlet for service activities and is a great example of people coming together to get things done."
