ENGAGE Recognition

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 Convention. 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
2012 - Pi Chapter, University of Washington
2013 - Phi Chapter, The Florida State University
2014 - Tau Chapter, Cornell University
2015 - Theta Chapter, University of Pennsylvania
2016 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford Universtiy
2017 - Sigma Chapter University of Virginia

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 - Omicron Chapter, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
2004 - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2005 - Iota Chapter, University of Houston
2006 - Psi Chapter, Rutgers University
2007 - Eta Chapter, University of Texas at Austin
2008 - Pi Chapter, University of Washington
2009 - James Madison University
2010 - Psi Chapter, Rutgers University
2011 - Chi Chapter, University of Oklahoma
2012 - Eta Chapter, University of Texas at Austin
2013 - University of Chicago
2014 - Psi Chapter, Rutgers University
2015 - The City University of New York, Baruch College
2016 - Eta Chapter, University of Texas at Austin
2017 - Iota Chapter, University of Houston

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/quarter 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
2012 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford University
2013 - University of Chicago
2014 - University of Chicago
2015 - Theta Chapter, University of Pennsylvania
2016 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford University
2017 - Zeta Chapter, Stanford Universtiy

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 - Omicron Chapter, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
2004 - The Florida State University
2005 - Pi Chapter, University of Washington
2006 - Delta Chapter, University of California, Santa Cruz
2007 - Iota Chapter, University of Houston
2008 - Tau Chapter, Cornell University
2009 - Upsilon Chapter, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
2010 - Chi Chapter, University of Oklahoma
2011 - Chi Chapter, University of Oklahoma
2012 - Chi Chapter, University of Oklahoma
2013 - Michigan State University
2014 - Boston University
2015 - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
2016 - Michigan State Universtiy
2017 - Alpha Delta Chapter, University of Flordia

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
2011 - Kimmy Tran - University of Wisconsin, Madison
2011 - Julie Shen - University of Pennsylvania
2011 - Jenny Fan - University of Pennsylvania
2011 - Yangyang Guo - Duke University
2011 - Bonny Kok - Rutgers University
2011 - Alex Ruan - John Hopkins University
2011 - Michelle Lee - University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign