Members of alpha Kappa Delta Phi are some of the most active and visible students within their campuses and communities.
At our annual National Convention, recognition is given to chapters for their exceptional accomplishments during the past
academic year.
CHAPTER OF THE YEAR
The Chapter of the Year Award was established in 1996 and the first award was given at the 1997 Covention. The National
Board created this award to recognize the full-fledged chapters for their outstanding service to the community, academics
and organization, as well as their excellent communication with sister chapters and the National Board.
- 1997 - Epsilon Chapter, University of California, Riverside
- 1998 - Eta Chapter, University of Texas at Austin
- 1999 - Delta Chapter, University of California, Santa Cruz
- 2000 - Eta Chapter, University of Texas at Austin
- 2001 - Kappa Chapter, University of California, Irvine
- 2002 - Gamma Chapter, University of California, San Diego
- 2003 - Iota Chapter, University of Houston
- 2004 - Epsilon Chapter, University of California, Riverside
- 2005 - Alpha Chapter, University of California, Berkeley
- 2006 - Theta Chapter, University of Pennsylvania
- 2007 - Omicron Chapter, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- 2008 - Sigma Chapter, University of Virginia
- 2009 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford University
- 2010 - Pi Chapter, University of Washington
- 2011 - Rho Chapter, State University of New York, Buffalo
ANITA TSO PHILANTHROPY AWARD
This award was first presented in 2001. The Anita tso Philanthropy Award was started and named in honor of Jasmine Tso's
mother Anita, who passed away from breast cancer. The national philanthropy of alpha Kappa Delta Phi is breast cancer.
Thus, this award recognizes one outstanding chapter a year who has not only surpassed other chapters in contributing to
the fight against breast cancer, but has also participated in numerous community service and volunteer activities
consistently throughout the year.
- 2001 - Eta Chapter, University of Texas at Austin
- 2002 - Sigma Chapter, University of Virginia
- 2003 - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- 2004 - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- 2005 - Iota Chapter, University of Houston
- 2006 - Rutgers University
- 2007 - Eta Chapter, University of Texas at Austin
- 2008 - Pi Chapter, University of Washington
- 2009 - James Madison University
- 2010 - Rutgers University
- 2011 - University of Oklahoma
SCHOLASTIC EXCELLENCE
This award was first presented at Convention 2003. It was created to recognize the chapter that mantians the highest
scholastic excellence. The criteria for this award is based on the chapters cumulative GPA which is averaged including the
last completed semester/quarters cumulative GPA of all activies and associates.
- 2003 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford University
- 2004 - Carnegie Mellon University
- 2005 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford University
- 2006 - Tau Chapter, Cornell University
- 2007 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford University
- 2008 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford University
- 2009 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford University
- 2010 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford University
- 2011 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford University
CULTURAL AWARENESS
alpha Kappa Delta Phi is comprised of strong and unique individuals from a wide array of cultural backgrounds. As a national organization, it is our goal to raise cultural awareness in our communities and continue our efforts to educate and embrace diversity. The Cultural Awareness Award was first presented at Convention 2003 and was created to recognize one chapter a year who overwhelmingly put forth their time and dedication in raising awareness through a variety of cultural events consistently throughout the year.
- 2003 - California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- 2004 - The Florida State University
- 2005 - University of Washington
- 2006 - Delta Chapter, University of California, Santa Cruz
- 2007 - Iota Chapter, University of Houston
- 2008 - Cornell University
- 2009 - University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- 2010 - University of Oklahoma
- 2011 - University of Oklahoma
NATIONAL SCHOLAR RECIPIENTS
The alpha Kappa Delta Phi National Scholar Program was initiated at Convention 2011. It is designed to recognize individual academic achievements of our actives, associates, and alumnae. This recognizes the dedication and commitment of our members promoting scholastic excellence.
- 2011 - Bao-Tran Pham - University of Oklahoma - 3.88 GPA
- 2011 - Kimmy Tran - University of Wisconsin, Madison - 3.556 GPA
- 2011 - Julie Shen - University of Pennsylvania - 3.80 GPA
- 2011 - Jenny Fan - University of Pennsylvania - 3.60 GPA
- 2011 - Yangyang Guo - Duke University - 3.755 GPA
- 2011 - Bonny Kok - Rutgers University - 3.534 GPA
- 2011 - Alex Ruan - John Hopkins University - 3.71 GPA
- 2011 - Michelle Lee - University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign - 3.88 GPA