2022 Undergraduate Chapter Awards
Find out which chapters earned the J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Award, Daniel william Cooper Award and other honors
Sigma Chi International Fraternity ended the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held Aug. 2 to 6, 2022, at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, by recognizing the success and improvements among undergraduate chapters across the United States and Canada.
The highest honor, the 2022 J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Award, was presented to 67 groups at colleges and universities in North America.
Established in 1964, the Peterson Award recognizes chapters that achieve excellence in all operations, including academics, philanthropy, recruitment and Ritual performance.
After the Fraternity presented only one level of the Peterson Award last year due to the significant impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on chapter operations, it resumed presenting the two levels of the award this year. The Peterson Blue Award recognizes chapters that score between 90 percent and 96.99 percent on their applications, and the Peterson Gold Award recognizes chapters that register between 97 percent and 100 percent on their applications.
Four chapters received the Peterson Gold Award, with the New Haven chapter being the top scorer.
Other chapters received additional awards. The North Dakota State chapter received the Daniel William Cooper Award that honors the undergraduate chapter with the most outstanding scholastic achievement program and comes with a $5,000 scholarship. First runner-up is the Santa Clara chapter with a $3,000 scholarship, and second runner-up is the Central Kentucky chapter with a $2,000 scholarship.
Explore the tables below to see all of Sigma Chi's award-winning chapters in each category.
Peterson Significant Chapter Gold Awards
To receive this award, chapters must achieve a 97 percent or higher on the score ascribed to their annual report. These chapters will receive a gold embossed seal on the certificate and be specially recognized at the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop.
| Chapter letters | University | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Eta Iota | Embry-Riddle (Daytona Beach) | Central Florida |
| Iota Lambda | Louisville | Central Kentucky |
| Lambda Epsilon | New Haven | Connecticut/Western Mass |
| Zeta Phi | New Mexico State | Southwestern |
Peterson Significant Chapter Blue Awards
Chapters winning this award are those groups that scored between a 90–96.99 percent on the score ascribed to their annual report. These chapters will receive a blue embossed seal on their award certificate and will receive the award at Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop.
| Chapter letters | University | Province | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma Kappa | A College in Logan, Utah | Utah/Nevada | |
| Gamma Sigma | Auburn | Alabama/Gulf Coast | |
| Epsilon Omega | Ball State | Northern Indiana | |
| Eta Omega | Baylor | Central Texas | |
| Chi Chi | Birmingham-Southern | Alabama Northern | |
| Mu Zeta | Brock | Ontario | |
| Lambda Eta | Bryant | Rhode Island | |
| Theta Sigma | Cal. Poly.-Pomona | Southern California | |
| Epsilon Eta | Cal. State-Fresno | California Central Valley | |
| Mu Beta | Cal. State-San Marcos | Southern California | |
| Theta Omicron | California-Davis | California Central Valley | |
| Eta Sigma | California-Irvine | Southern California | |
| Delta Eta | California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles Coastal | |
| Beta Eta | Case Western | Northern Ohio | |
| Zeta Psi | Cincinnati | Southern Ohio | |
| Gamma Omega | Connecticut | Connecticut/Western Mass | |
| Lambda Omega | DePaul | Northern Illinois | |
| Xi | DePauw | Southern Indiana | |
| Eta Alpha | Eastern Kentucky | Central Kentucky | |
| Gamma Theta | Florida | North Florida | |
| Lambda Zeta | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Sun Coast | |
| Epsilon Sigma | Florida Southern | Central Florida | |
| Iota Nu | Furman | South Carolina | |
| Theta | Gettysburg | Central Pennsylvania | |
| Chi | Hanover | Southern Indiana | |
| Alpha Kappa | Hillsdale | West Michigan | |
| Kappa Kappa | Illinois | East Illinois | |
| Kappa Upsilon | Johns Hopkins | Eastern | |
| Zeta Lambda | Kent State | Northern Ohio | |
| Lambda Lambda | Kentucky | Central Kentucky | |
| Zeta Theta B | Kettering | East Michigan | |
| Zeta Theta A | Kettering | East Michigan | |
| Gamma Chi | Maryland | Eastern | |
| Mu Epsilon | Massachusetts-Amherst | Connecticut/Western Mass | |
| Alpha | Miami (Ohio) | Southern Ohio | |
| Eta Gamma | Middle Tennessee | Mid-South | |
| Theta Eta | Missouri S & T | Southern Missouri | |
| Beta Delta | Montana | The Big Sky | |
| Beta Rho | Montana State | The Big Sky | |
| Beta Xi | New Mexico | Southwestern | |
| Kappa Beta | North Florida | North Florida | |
| Theta Epsilon | North Georgia | North Georgia | |
| Alpha Gamma | Ohio State | Southern Ohio | |
| Gamma Delta | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma/Arkansas | |
| Lambda Kappa | R.I.T. | Northwestern New York | |
| Epsilon Lambda | Ripon | Wisconsin | |
| Theta Iota | Saint Louis | Northern Missouri | |
| Epsilon Psi | Sam Houston | East Texas | |
| Pi | Samford | Alabama Northern | |
| Delta Xi | San Diego State | Southern California | |
| Lambda Gamma | Santa Clara | California Bay Area | |
| Eta Epsilon | South Alabama | Alabama/Gulf Coast | |
| Delta Kappa | Bowling Green | Northern Ohio | |
| Delta Mu | Southern Methodist | Northern Texas | |
| Kappa Iota | Southern Utah | Utah/Nevada | |
| Eta Tau | Stephen F. Austin | East Texas | |
| Alpha Nu | Texas-Austin | Central Texas | |
| Beta Omega | Toronto-Ryerson | Ontario | |
| Eta Phi | Troy | Alabama/Gulf Coast | |
| Beta Epsilon | Utah | Utah/Nevada | |
| Upsilon Upsilon | Washington (Seattle) | Northwestern | |
| Lambda Phi | West Georgia | North Georgia | |
| Gamma Xi | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain |
Academic Awards
Sigma Chi recognizes academic excellence within its undergraduate chapters through the presentation of the Daniel William Cooper Award and the Legion of Honor Award. The Daniel William Cooper Award is presented annually to the undergraduate Fraternity chapter with the most outstanding academic program, while the Legion of Honor Award is presented to those chapters that have through their annual report demonstrated a commitment to academic excellence. In recognition of these chapters' achievements, the Sigma Chi Foundation presents the winner of the Daniel William Cooper Award a $5,000 scholarship grant and the top two Legion of Honor Award chapters with a $3,000 scholarship grant and a $2,000 scholarship grant, respectively.
| Chapter letters | University | Province | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamma Tau | North Dakota State | North Central | Daniel William Cooper Award |
| Lambda Gamma | Santa Clara | California Bay Area | Legion of Honor Award |
| Epsilon Eta | Cal. State-Fresno | California Central Valley | Legion of Honor Award |
| Iota Lambda | Louisville | Central Kentucky | Legion of Honor Award |
| Eta Alpha | Eastern Kentucky | Central Kentucky | Legion of Honor Award |
| Theta | Gettysburg | Central Pennsylvania | Legion of Honor Award |
| Kappa Kappa | Illinois | East Illinois | Legion of Honor Award |
| Mu Kappa | North Carolina-Wilmington | Eastern North Carolina | Legion of Honor Award |
| Gamma Rho | Dalhousie-St. Mary's | North Atlantic | Legion of Honor Award |
| Iota Tau | St. Thomas | North Central | Legion of Honor Award |
| Upsilon Upsilon | Washington (Seattle) | Northwestern | Legion of Honor Award |
| Gamma Delta | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma/Arkansas | Legion of Honor Award |
| Iota Mu | Wilfrid Laurier | Ontario | Legion of Honor Award |
| Beta Omega | Toronto-Ryerson | Ontario | Legion of Honor Award |
| Mu Zeta | Brock | Ontario | Legion of Honor Award |
| Epsilon Omicron | Western | Ontario | Legion of Honor Award |
| Lambda Eta | Bryant | Rhode Island | Legion of Honor Award |
| Lambda Theta | Ottawa | Saint Lawrence | Legion of Honor Award |
| Gamma Lambda | McGill | Saint Lawrence | Legion of Honor Award |
| Eta Sigma | California-Irvine | Southern California | Legion of Honor Award |
| Chi | Hanover | Southern Indiana | Legion of Honor Award |
| Theta Eta | Missouri S & T | Southern Missouri | Legion of Honor Award |
| Alpha | Miami (Ohio) | Southern Ohio | Legion of Honor Award |
| Zeta Psi | Cincinnati | Southern Ohio | Legion of Honor Award |
| Epsilon Nu | Texas Tech | Southwestern | Legion of Honor Award |
| Beta Epsilon | Utah | Utah/Nevada | Legion of Honor Award |
Julio a. varela outstanding colony awards
Named in honor of the late Order of Constantine Sig Julio Varela, MIAMI (FLORIDA) 1983, Sigma Chi's outstanding colony award is presented annually to those groups that demonstrate operational excellence on their campus and in the community.
| Colony letters | University | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Sigma Chi Zeta | Florida State | North Florida |
| Sigma Chi Kappa | Rutgers | Hudson Valley |
| Sigma Chi Tau | Westminster | Northern Missouri |
| Sigma Chi Theta | Illinois State | East Illinois |
| Sigma Chi Gamma | South Carolina | South Carolina |
