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Panhellenic Community Recognized for Achievements

Fri, 11 Dec 2015 20:00:02 +0000

�鶹ԭ��’s Panhellenic Council recently hosted the Academic Banquet, where more than 100 Panhellenic members celebrated their academic achievements over the past two semesters. The recognition emphasized academic excellence and those who excelled as leaders among the community.

The 12 chapters were represented and networked with other chapters over dinner and dessert. The Panhellenic Council GPA has been above all women’s average GPA for 34 semesters and continues to strive for that success in the upcoming semesters.

The scholarship winners for $250 for a new member who were active in the community were, Julie Luo – Delta Zeta and Kimberly Hall – Chi Omega. Alpha Epsilon Phi won the Most Unique Study Incentive.

Erin Kelly from Delta Zeta won the Spotlight a Sister award. This award is given to a chosen sister highlighted from the chapter’s academic chair for her academic endeavors and leadership involvement.

Other awards included:

Best Overall Academic Programming to Gamma Phi Beta

Most Improved GPA to Alpha Delta Pi

Highest Fall 2014 GPA to Chi Omega

Highest Fall 2014 New Member GPA and Highest Spring 2015 GPA to Kappa Delta

“I really enjoyed coming together as a Panhellenic community and learning what other chapters do to help better their academics,” said Jess Stern, vice president of programming for Alpha Epsilon Phi. “My chapter and I were honored to win the Most Unique Study Incentive as we worked really hard to get good grades in fun and different ways.”

�鶹ԭ�� Packages Healthy Meals for Hungry Children

Thu, 19 Nov 2015 17:45:21 +0000

On November 14, over 900 participants filled the CFE Arena to hand-packed over 150,000 meals of lentils, rice, vegetables and Himalayan salt at the 4th annual Pack to Attack Hunger event. Event gathering included 14 Greek organizations, university registered student organizations and other campus, and local partners. In addition, organization members raised $42,000 for the event with Alpha Epsilon Phi awarded Overall Winner and 2nd Place Fundraiser.

“Pack to Attack Hunger is a partnerships between the Panhellenic Council and Feeding Children Everywhere,” Jordan Kuveke, vice president for Panhellenic community involvement. “The event is a result of endless hours of fundraising on behalf of Greek organizations and �鶹ԭ�� Athletics. Pack to Attack is a unique event that empowers individuals to raise money to change the world but also to turn their fundraising efforts into actions by then packaging the meals. The effort put forth by these students will be felt by children in the Central Florida community who were not expecting a healthy meal for dinner. Together, we are feeding children everywhere.”

The majority of meals will be distributed to the Central Florida community with a portion to orphans in Zambia, Africa.

Feeding Children Everywhere is a social charity that empowers and mobilizes people to assemble healthy meals for hungry children. They have a commitment to those they serve – to provide the healthiest meal possible for children and families around the world. As of November 12, they have distributed 38 million meals impacting 37 countries. For more information, visit: https://www.feedingchildreneverywhere.com.

Cupcake Wars Benefit Children’s Miracle Network

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:48:26 +0000

Recently, the Panhellenic Council hosted their first “Cupcake Wars” to help raise money for Knight-Thon and benefit the Children’s Miracle Network. Participating organizations were asked to pay a $50 entry fee and bake 16 cupcakes representing the 16 years that Knight-Thon has been on the �鶹ԭ�� campus.

The event began with a welcome from the Panhellenic Council and an introduction of the judges. The judges were the Knight-Thon executive board members and three Miracle Children accompanied by their parents. The judges walked from table to table sampling and scoring all of the cupcakes. Then, the three Miracle Children shared their personal stories on the impact of Children’s Miracle Network. Lastly, the winners of the event were announced:

First place – Delta Delta Delta sorority

Second place – Phi Delta Epsilon

Third place – Alpha Xi Delta

The total amount of money raised at the event for Knight-Thon was $682.12. Overall, the event was extremely successful and Panhellenic is already planning for the second Cupcake War in a year.

Sororities Recruit New Members

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:22:53 +0000

2011 Recruitment Team

The Panhellenic Council concluded another successful year of sorority recruitment welcoming new members to the sorority community. The Panhellenic Council, made up of 11 sororities, held events each day during the formal recruitment week of August 15-20 in which each sorority educated potential new members on their respective organization.

Throughout the week, each sorority showcased their sisterhood and values in various ways in hopes of attracting potential new members to join their organization. By the end of the week, both potential and active chapter members were anxious to see who their new members would be for the year. Based on a mutual selection process in which the sororities and potential new members select one another and are matched through a computer system, a formal invitation or “bid” was given out and on Bid Day; 603 potential new members ran home to their new sorority.

Two new aspects of Panhellenic recruitment were the addition of a new sorority Delta Zeta as well as a canned food drive. Delta Zeta only participated in the first day of formal recruitment to get a feel for how recruitment works at �鶹ԭ�� but will continue their recruiting efforts throughout the fall semester.

The Panhellenic community is very excited to have Delta Zeta at �鶹ԭ��. Along with Delta Zeta, Panhellenic wanted to espouse the value of service and collected canned goods to benefit the HOPE Helps Food Pantry of Oviedo. Because of their efforts, Panhellenic provided over $1,300 dollars in food donations.

Panhellenic Council looks forward to a bigger and better recruitment next year

New Sorority Members Welcomed

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:09:21 +0000

The Panhellenic Council welcomed 604 new members during recruitment week to the sorority community this fall. The Panhellenic Council, consisting of 10 sororities, held events each day in which each sorority educated potential new members on their respective organization.

Throughout the week, each sorority showcased their sisterhood and values in various ways hoping to attract a potential new member to join their organization. By the end of the week, both potential new members and active chapter members were anxious to see who their new members would be for the year. Based on a mutual selection process in which the sororities and potential new members select one another and are matched through a computer system; a formal invitation or “bid” was given out. On Bid Day, 604 potential new members were welcomed to their new sorority.