EPSILON LAMBDA WINS 12TH SISSON AWARD AND OUTSTANDING PLEDGE PROGRAM AWARD
Oxford, Ohio, July 11, 2006 — Beta Theta Pi’s Epsilon Lambda chapter at the University of Missouri, Kansas City won its 12th Francis H. Sisson Award, Outstanding Recruitment Program award, Outstanding Pledge Education Program Award and Virginia Tech Award (academic excellence) this July at the Fraternity’s 167th General Convention in Toronto, Ontario.
The Sisson Award is given to only a handful of outstanding chapters whose eligibility is based on 19 areas, including scholarship, philanthropy, alumni affairs and public relations. University of Missouri-Kansas City’s accomplishments include raising more than $12,000 for charity this year.
The Virginia Tech Award honors chapters that place first in grades among the fraternities on campus for one semester or quarter during the year. It also recognizes the highest GPA and most improved chapters.
Beta Theta Pi is dedicated to building men of principle for a principled life. Our brotherhood aids the individual, builds the Fraternity and strengthens the host academic institution through lifelong devotion to intellectual excellence, high standards of moral conduct and responsible citizenship. The Fraternity, founded in 1839 at Miami University (Ohio), has more than 120,000 members including some 6,000 collegians on 122 campuses in the United States and Canada.
