HIGH POINT, N.C., July 31, 2009 – Pi Kappa Phi fraternity from High Point University was recently honored with several awards at the Pi Kapp College, the group’s biennial national conference. The event was held July 23-26 at the College of Charleston, in Charleston, S.C.
The chapter received the “Added Value Award for Alumni Initiation,” and Brian Thomas, Push America chairman, received the “2008-2009 Emerging Leader Award.” His award was in recognition of his superior leadership and commitment as a “Push America” chairman.
The chapter also became part of the “Red Rose Club” for the group’s hard work and dedication to furthering the mission of “Push America” by building leaders of tomorrow and serving people with disabilities.
The group also received “Master Chapter Status” for attaining excellence in “Superior Member Education,” “Effective Alumni Relations,” “Living the Ritual” and “Academic Achievement.”
During the conference, Brennan Hand, the fraternity chaplain, passed the test to become a certified ritualist.
“These honors at a national conference are continuing proof that our chapter has been moving in the right direction since we were chartered in April 2008,” says Andrew Realon, chapter historian.
At High Point University, every student receives an extraordinary education in a fun environment with caring people. HPU, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is a liberal arts institution with 3,700 undergraduate and graduate students from 50 countries and 44 states at campuses in High Point and Winston-Salem. It is ranked by US News and World Report No. 5 among comprehensive universities in the South and No. 1 in its category among up-and-coming schools. Forbes.com ranks HPU in the top 6 percent among “America’s Best Colleges.” HPU was included in The Chronicle of Higher Education’s “Great Colleges to Work For” 2009 listings. The university offers 68 undergraduate majors, 40 undergraduate minors and seven graduate degree programs. It is accredited by the Commission of Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and is a member of the NCAA, Division I and the Big South Conference. Visit High Point University on the Web at http://www.highpoint.edu/.
Chris DudleyVice President for [email protected]