Cross & Crescent

The 2007 Stead Leadership Seminar was held July 25-29, 2007, at the University of Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee. More than 50 chapters and members were recognized for their accomplishments.

Grand High Alpha Award

Recognizes chapters that have maintained a superior level of operations for at least three consecutive years. A chapter may earn the award only once every three years.

• Arkansas
• Florida Southern
• Kansas State

Dirghalli Scholastic Programming Award

Recognizes chapters that have developed an outstanding program resulting in superior academic achievement of its members.

• Florida Southern
• Michigan State
• Southern Methodist

Academic Achievement Award

Awarded to chapters with a grade point average that was first on a campus, or second or third on larger campuses with a greater number of fraternities.

• Arkansas State
• Eastern Illinois
• Florida Southern
• Georgetown
• Gettysburg
• Marietta
• Ohio
• Rensselaer
• San Diego State
• Simpson
• Sewanee-South
• Southern Methodist
• West Chester
• Wittenberg

Alumni Affairs Award

Recognizes outstanding alumni programming within the chapter, including alumni organization, events and activities, mentoring, and fund-raising efforts.

• Arkansas
• Kansas State
• Rose-Hulman

Alumni Publications Award

Awarded to chapters with outstanding alumni newsletters. At least two must be published and submitted to Headquarters during the academic year.

• Wake Forest
• Alabama
• Florida

Website Award

Recognizes chapters with outstanding advances in the use of computer technology, layout, content management, computer graphics, and website design.

• Wisconsin Whitewater Alumni Association

Tozier Brown Public Affairs Awards

Recognizes chapters with the most outstanding programs of community service and philanthropic activities. The award is divided into two categories, Public Affairs Programs and Most Outstanding Public Affairs Project.

Public Affairs Program

• Drury
• Rose-Hulman
• Southeast Missouri State

Public Affairs Project

• Arkansas
• Rose-Hulman
• Tulsa

North American Food Drive Award

Awarded to chapters that collect and verify more than 8,500 pounds of food. The top 10 chapters received special recognition.

• Akron
• Bowling Green
• Butler
• Central Florida
• Colorado State
• Denison
• Florida Southern
• Georgia Tech
• Kettering-B
• Maine
• Michigan State
• Mississippi State
• Northern Colorado
• Pennsylvania
• Southeast Missouri State
• Spring Hill
• Union-TN
• William Jewell
• Worcester Polytechnic

Campus Involvement Award

Awarded to chapters with extensive involvement in extracurricular activities.

• Central Florida
• Cornell
• Denison
• Drury
• Eastern Illinois
• Florida Southern
• Georgetown
• Gettysburg
• Hanover
• High Point
• Kansas State
• Lehigh
• Massachusetts Inst of Tech
• Miami-OH
• Missouri-Rolla
• New Mexico State
• Northeastern
• Simpson
• Sewanee-South
• Southeast Missouri State
• Southeastern Oklahoma
• Southern Methodist
• St. Joseph’s
• Union-TN
• Vanderbilt
• Washington
• William Jewell
• Worcester Polytechnic Inst

Joseph T. Charles Mentor Leadership Program Award

Granted to chapters that have the most participation in this program.

Undergraduate Participation

• Northwestern

Alumni Participation

• Arkansas

Warren A. Cole Recruitment Program Award

Recognizes chapters that have developed and implemented well organized and effective recruitment programs.

• Arkansas
• Southeast Missouri State
• Southern Methodist

Membership Recruitment Award

Awarded to chapters with outstanding success in recruitment, by substantially increasing their numbers and/or dramatically improving their initiation ratio of associate members.

• Auburn
• Bucknell
• California-Riverside
• Cal State-Northridge
• Denison
• Denver
• East Carolina
• Florida Southern
• Hanover
• Illinois State
• Iowa
• Kansas State
• Michigan
• Northeastern State
• Texas-Austin
• Wabash
• Washington

Bruce Hunter McIntosh Award

Recognizes chapters that effectively use the Standards for Chapter Excellence program to continuously improve their fraternal experience.

• Arkansas
• Simpson

Lewis A. Plourd Fraternity Education Award

Presented to chapters whose outstanding Fraternity Education Program includes the entire membership, involves alumni, and incorporates a highly effective Big Brother program.

• Arkansas
• Michigan State
• Southern Methodist

Phoenix Award

Presented to a chapter that has made unusually positive strides in overall chapter operations for at least three consecutive years, taking into consideration improved membership size, depth of programming, and risk-free operations.

• Alabama
• High Point

Cyril F. “Duke” Flad Outstanding Undergraduate Award

This award was created in 1970 to honor Duke Flad, who served as the Fraternity’s second chief executive from 1942 to 1968. One outstanding undergraduate from among all student members is selected annually to receive this award.

• Joseph Frasca (Butler 2007)

Order of Achievement

Established in 1958, this award recognizes alumni for outstanding achievement in their professional careers. Recipients are elected to receive the award in General Assembly years, but may receive it at another appropriate event.

• Dale Carlsen (Cal State-Sacramento 1984)

Fraternity Adviser of the Year

May be awarded annually to a fraternity or Greek adviser who has rendered exemplary service to the Greek system on a particular campus or on a number of campuses.

• Terence Parker (Memphis 1977), Greek adviser at Texas State-San Marcos