Celebrating Excellence in our Community
At Penn State, our fraternity and sorority community thrives on values-driven membership, collaborative action, and measurable growth. These awards and recognition programs celebrate chapters and individuals who translate purpose into impact—strengthening scholarship, leadership, service, and community across campus.
The Greek Column Awards
Every year, our community gathers to formally honor the achievements of chapters, individual members, and advisors through the Greek Column Awards. Categories range from Outstanding Chapter Executive Officer to Member of the Year and Chapter Excellence Awards—highlighting commitment, leadership, and service across the councils. This event is more than recognition—it signals a shared culture of excellence, and invites all members to engage, learn, and set new benchmarks for community impact and personal growth.
Standards of Excellence Achievement
The Standards of Excellence program recognizes the shared commitment of Penn State’s fraternity and sorority chapters to lead with integrity, purpose, and accountability. More than a measure of performance, it’s a framework for continuous learning—encouraging chapters to grow through scholarship, leadership, service, and community engagement. By reflecting on progress and striving toward higher standards, members strengthen not only their chapters but also the broader Penn State experience.
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The Standards of Excellence Award honors chapters that achieve distinction across all ten focus areas of the Standards of Excellence program. These organizations exemplify the highest ideals of fraternity and sorority life—demonstrating integrity, leadership, service, and collaboration that elevate both their members and the broader Penn State community.
- No chapters received this level of recognition in 2025
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The Standards of Achievement Award recognizes chapters that go beyond expectations—meeting excellence in more than six key focus areas of the Standards of Excellence program. These organizations demonstrate a deep commitment to learning, leadership, and community, setting an example for how values-driven action strengthens both their chapter and the Penn State fraternity and sorority community.
- Alpha Delta Pi (7)
- Alpha Kappa Delta Phi International Sorority, Inc. (6)
- Alpha Rho Chi (6)
- Alpha Xi Delta (7)
- Beta SIgma Beta (7)
- Delta Gamma (9)
- Delta Zeta (9)
- Gamma Phi Beta (7)
- Kappa Kappa Gamma (10)
- Lambda Theta Alpha (8)
- Mu Sigma Upsilon (9)
- Phi Kappa Sigma (8)
- Phi Sigma Rho (7)
- Phi Sigma Sigma (8)
- Sigma Alpha Epsilon (6)
- Sigma Kappa (6)