Sigma Chi International Fraternity ended the Krach Transformational Leaders Workshop held Aug. 1 to Aug. 5 at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, by recognizing the successes and improvements among undergraduate chapters across North America.
The highest honor, the 2023 J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Award, was presented to 54 groups at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
Established in 1964, the Peterson Award recognizes chapters that achieve excellence in all operations, including academics, philanthropy, recruitment and Ritual performance.
The Fraternity presents two levels of the Peterson Award based on a chapter’s application score, with chapters socring 95% or above on their annual report earning a J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Gold Award and those scoring between 79% and 94.5% on their annual report earning the J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Blue Award.
Other chapters received additional awards. The New Mexico 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 North Carolina-Wilmington chapter with a $3,000 scholarship, and second runner-up is the Louisiana-Lafayette chapter with a $2,000 scholarship. The Utah, San Diego State, Ripon, Louisville, Clarkson, Bryant and Cal. State-San Marcos chapters were honorable mentions and received the Legion of Honor Award for their outstanding academic programs. The North Carolina-Wilmington and Louisiana-Lafayette chapters each additionally received a Legion of Honor Award. The Fraternity’s Minnesota chapter earned the James F. Bash Significant Improvement Award.
The Fraternity also recognized its top Associate chapters with the Julio A. Varela Outstanding Associate Chapter Award. th associate chapters at South Carolina, Stanford and Alabama-birmingham earned this honor.
Winning 2023 Peterson Award chapters are:
J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Gold Award Winners
Given to chapters that score 95% or higher on their annual report
| Chapter Name | University Name | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Beta Epsilon | University of Utah | Utah/Nevada |
| Lambda Epsilon | University of New Haven | Connecticut/Western Mass |
| Iota Zeta | Clarkson University | Saint Lawrence |
| Alpha Epsilon | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | Central |
| Gamma Delta | Oklahoma State University | Oklahoma/Arkansas |
| Lambda Psi | University of Louisiana-Lafayette | Southern |
J. Dwight Peterson Significant Chapter Blue Award Winners
Given to chapters that score between a 94.5% and 79% on their annual report
| Chapter Name | University Name | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | Miami University | Southern Ohio |
| Zeta Psi | University of Cincinnati | Southern Ohio |
| Lambda Eta | Bryant University | Rhode Island |
| Beta Xi | University of New Mexico | Southwestern |
| Epsilon Zeta | Florida State University | North Florida |
| Theta | Gettysburg College | Central Pennsylvania |
| Zeta Phi | New Mexico State University | Southwestern |
| Epsilon Sigma | Florida Southern College | Central Florida |
| Beta Rho | Montana State University | The Big Sky |
| Delta Xi | San Diego State University | Southern California |
| Lambda Gamma | Santa Clara University | California Bay Area |
| Mu Epsilon | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Connecticut/Western Mass |
| Zeta Eta | Texas A&M University-Commerce | Northern Texas |
| Theta Sigma | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | Southern California |
| Alpha Upsilon | University of Southern California | Los Angeles Coastal |
| Delta Mu | Southern Methodist University | Northern Texas |
| Epsilon Nu | Texas Tech University | Southwestern |
| Gamma Kappa | Utah State University | Utah/Nevada |
| Theta Omicron | University of California-Davis | California Central Valley |
| Zeta Theta A | Kettering University | East Michigan |
| Eta Chi | Youngstown State University | Northern Ohio |
| Lambda Delta | University of California-Merced | California Central Valley |
| Epsilon Lambda | Ripon College | Wisconsin |
| Kappa Kappa | University of Illinois | East Illinois |
| Mu Beta | California State University-San Marcos | Southern California |
| Upsilon Upsilon | University of Washington | Northwestern |
| Iota Lambda | University of Louisville | Central Kentucky |
| Iota Phi | University of North Texas | Northern Texas |
| Theta Rho | Illinois State University | East Illinois |
| Eta Beta | California State University-Long Beach | Los Angeles Coastal |
| Eta Delta | Tennessee Tech University | East Tennessee |
| Gamma Eta | University of Idaho | The Big Sky |
| Chi Chi | Birmingham-Southern College | Alabama Northern |
| Eta Iota | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach | Central Florida |
| Gamma Nu | University of South Carolina | South Carolina |
| Iota Iota | University of Alabama | Alabama Northern |
| Iota Xi | George Mason University | Eastern |
| Lambda Chi | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Wisconsin |
| Mu Iota | University of Texas-San Antonio | Central Texas |
| Zeta Pi | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | Central Texas |
| Beta Phi | University of Arizona | Grand Canyon |
| Beta Psi | Georgia Institute of Technology | North Georgia |
| Beta Sigma | University of Tennessee-Knoxville | East Tennessee |
| Beta Upsilon | Washington State University | The Big Sky |
| Gamma Upsilon | Mississippi State University | Southern |
| Omega Omega | University of Arkansas | Oklahoma/Arkansas |
| Theta Omega | Elon University | Eastern North Carolina |
| Zeta Theta B | Kettering University | East Michigan |
