The Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life supports values congruence by embracing the key values of scholarship advancement, relationship building, diversity, personal development, and communication. The Fraternal Excellence Awards recognize outstanding chapters and individual student, faculty, and staff leaders and advisors for embracing these principles.
The 2022 Fraternal Excellence Awards Important Dates:
- March 13 – Applications and Nominations Open
- April 10 – Applications are Due
- May 4 – Fraternal Excellence Awards Banquet
The 2022 Nomination period is in review. The Fraternal Excellence Awards Banquet will be held on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Check back on May 5 for a list of winners!
| Award | 2020 Winners |
| Chapter of the Year | IFC: Alpha Gamma Rho
MGC: Lambda Theta Alpha NPHC: Delta Sigma Theta Panhellenic: Delta Zeta |
| Chapter President of the Year | IFC: Parker Trulove (Alpha Tau Omega)
MGC: Divy Patel (Sigma Beta Rho) NPHC: Kevona Starks (Sigma Gamma Rho) Panhellenic: Maddie Spence (Delta Gamma) |
| Greek Person of the Year | IFC: Todd Merryman (Beta Upsilon Chi)
MGC: Viral Patel (Sigma Sigma Rho) NPHC: Robert Nisby (Phi Beta Sigma) Panhellenic: Vanna Dodson (Delta Gamma) |
| Council Member of the Year | IFC: Caden Throneberry (Kappa Alpha Order)
MGC: Meera Kisan (Sigma Sigma Rho) Panhellenic: Summer Shore (Phi Mu) |
| Outstanding New Member | IFC: Noah Smith (Beta Upsilon Chi)
MGC: Gabriela Cruz (Lambda Theta Alpha) NPHC: Angelica Souksavong (Sigma Gamma Rho) Panhellenic: Meghan Sliwa (Alpha Delta Phi) |
| Outstanding Emerging Leader | IFC: Leo Spadafino (Alpha Gamma Rho)
MGC: Parth Patel (Sigma Beta Rho) NPHC: Trevone Warren (Phi Beta Sigma) Panhellenic: Gabrielle Cyr (Phi Mu) |
| Advisor of the Year | IFC: Jerry Adams (Sigma Nu)
NPHC: Patrice Banks (Sigma Gamma Rho) Panhellenic: Mary Beth Fitzpatrick (Phi Mu) |
| House Director of the Year | IFC: Bailey Steadman (Pi Kappa Phi)
Panhellenic: Ellen Johnston (Kappa Delta) |
| Innovative Program of the Year | MGC: Hispanic Heritage Week, Lambda Theta Alpha
NPHC: Let’s Get it Off Our Chest, Zeta Phi Beta Panhellenic: R-Word Documentary, Sigma Kappa |
| Council President’s Choice | IFC: Matt Cosgrove (Alpha Tau Omega)
MGC: Marut Bhagat (Sigma Beta Rho) NPHC: Bianca Richardson (Delta Sigma Theta) Panhellenic: Cara Hunter (Phi Mu) |
| Award | 2019 Winners |
| Chapter of the Year | IFC: Sigma Alpha Epsilon
MGC: Sigma Beta Rho NPHC: Phi Beta Sigma Panhellenic: Delta Gamma |
| Chapter President of the Year | IFC: Luke McConnell (Sigma Nu)
MGC: Rikesh Vanmali (Sigma Beta Rho) NPHC: Robert Nisby (Phi Beta Sigma) Panhellenic: Taryn Lester (Pi Beta Phi) |
| Greek Person of the Year | IFC: David Branum (Pi Kappa Phi)
MGC: Urvi Patel (Sigma Sigma Rho) Panhellenic: Taylor Wiseman (Delta Gamma) |
| Council Member of the Year | IFC: James Eun (Sigma Nu)
MGC: Poonam Patel (Sigma Sigma Rho) Panhellenic: Elizabeth Longmire (Delta Zeta) |
| Outstanding New Member | IFC: Larson McDaniel (Sigma Alpha Epsilon)
MGC: Marut Bhagat (Sigma Beta Rho) Panhellenic: Ellie Tidwell (Delta Gamma) |
| Outstanding Emerging Leader | IFC: Brady Fernandes (Delta Tau Delta)
MGC: Prasanna Patel (Sigma Sigma Rho) NPHC: Jasmen Grant (Alpha Kappa Alpha) Panhellenic: Sarah Wade (Kappa Kappa Gamma) |
| Advisor of the Year | IFC: Collin Donaghue (Pi Kappa Phi)
Panhellenic: Laurie Macnair (Pi Beta Phi) |
| House Director of the Year | Jerriann Bentley (Delta Zeta) |
| Innovative Program of the Year | NPHC: Alpha Kappa Alpha, HBCU Impact Day Video
Panhellenic: Kappa Kappa Gamma, THRIVE Lonsdale Holiday Book Drive |
| Council President’s Choice | IFC: Wilson Garrett (Beta Upsilon Chi)
MGC: Sigma Beta Rho Panhellenic: Cait Berosh (Kappa Kappa Gamma) |
| Award | 2018 Winners |
| Chapter of the Year | IFC: Sigma Alpha Epsilon
MGC: Sigma Beta Rho NPHC: Zeta Phi Beta Panhellenic: Delta Gamma
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| Chapter President of the Year | IFC: Noah Burbrink (Alpha Tau Omega)
MGC: Megha Patel (Sigma Sigma Rho) NPHC: Deonna Williams (Zeta Phi Beta) Panhellenic: Alexis Withers (Delta Delta Delta) |
| Greek Person of the Year | Hunter Jones (Alpha Gamma Rho)
Jason Patel (Sigma Beta Rho) Rachel Ricker (Alpha Delta Pi) |
| Council Member of the Year | IFC: Austin Sanders (FarmHouse)
MGC: Devi Patel (Sigma Sigma Rho) Panhellenic: Eduarda Lague (Delta Zeta) |
| Outstanding New Member | IFC: Ryan Greer (Delta Tau Delta)
MGC: Krishna Patel (Sigma Beta Rho) NPHC: Kayla Tisdale (Zeta Phi Beta) Panhellenic: Emma Conn (Delta Zeta) |
| Outstanding Emerging Leader | IFC: John Calvin Bryant (Alpha Gamma Rho)
Panhellenic: Caroline Arias (Delta Gamma) |
| Advisor of the Year | DeeDee Cooper (Delta Zeta) |
| House Director of the Year | IFC: Anne Williams (Alpha Gamma Rho)
Panhellenic: Leslie DelVecchio (Phi Mu) |
| Innovative Program of the Year | Delta Gamma, Support Group |
| Council President’s Choice | IFC: Jon Reesman (Pi Kappa Alpha)
NPHC: Janice Branch (Haslam College of Business) Panhellenic: Annie Wright (Alpha Omicron Pi) |
| Award | 2016–17 Winners |
| New Member/Neophyte of the Year | IFC: Tyler Williams (Delta Tau Delta)
MGC: Zeenat Mirza (Delta Phi Omega) NPHC: Trevor Bass (Iota Phi Theta) Panhellenic: Meg Ivy (Alpha Omicron Pi) |
| Chapter President of the Year | IFC: Joe Chirico (Sigma Phi Epsilon)
MGC: Ravina Patel (Sigma Sigma Rho) NPHC: Jamesha Westfield (Sigma Gamma Rho) Panhellenic: Whitney Padgett (Kappa Kappa Gamma) |
| Greek Person of the Year | IFC: Carson Hollingsworth (Delta Tau Delta)
MGC: Megha Patel (Sigma Sigma Rho) NPHC: Nailah Hakeem-Brown (Sigma Gamma Rho) Panhellenic: Elisabeth Logan (Sigma Kappa) |
| Council Member of the Year | IFC: Weston Bell (Kappa Sigma)
MGC: Misha Morar (Delta Phi Omega) NPHC: Nailah Hakeem-Brown (Sigma Gamma Rho) Panhellenic: Kellie Larsen (Delta Zeta) |
| Advisor of the Year | IFC: Bryce Giesler (Sigma Phi Epsilon)
NPHC: Franke James III (Iota Phi Theta) Panhellenic: Ellen Liston (Alpha Delta Pi) |
| House Director of the Year | IFC: Ron Coleman (Delta Tau Delta)
Panhellenic: Ellen Johnston (Kappa Delta) |
| Chapter of the Year | IFC: Alpha Gamma Rho
MGC: Delta Phi Omega NPHC: Zeta Phi Beta Panhellenic: Kappa Kappa Gamma |
| Award | 2015–16 Winners |
| New Member of the Year | IFC: Tyler Davis (Delta Tau Delta)
MGC: Misha Morar (Sigma Sigma Rho) NPHC: Jamesha Westfield (Sigma Gamma Rho) Panhellenic: Kiersten Marsh (Alpha Omicron Pi) |
| Chapter President of the Year | IFC: Seth Carver (Delta Tau Delta)
MGC: Dev Patel (Sigma Beta Rho) NPHC: Jerica Jackson (Zeta Phi Beta) Panhellenic: Liz Cao (Delta Gamma) |
| Greek Person of the Year | IFC: Jared Long (Beta Theta Pi)
MGC: Alisha Kukreja (Delta Phi Omega) NPHC: Desmond Coates (Iota Phi Theta) Panhellenic: Abby Powell (Chi Omega) |
| UT Faculty Member/Professor of the Year | Kelvin Massey (Department of English) |
| UT Staff Member of the Year | Penny Henderson (Sorority & Fraternity Life) |
| UT Campus Office/Department of the Year | Student Success Center |
| Advisor of the Year | IFC: Bill Fort (Kappa Sigma)
MGC: Tenea Lowery (MGC) NPHC: Terrance Branch (Omega Psi Phi) Panhellenic: Cindy Allin (Sigma Kappa) |
| House Director of the Year | IFC: Sarah Polston (Sigma Phi Epsilon)
Panhellenic: Cathy McIntyre (Chi Omega) |
| House Corporation Board Member of the Year | IFC: Ken Alley (Alpha Gamma Rho)
Panhellenic: Carol Hornstra (Delta Gamma) and Linda McCurry (Delta Gamma) |
| Academic Program of the Year | IFC: Delta Tau Delta
MGC: Sigma Beta Rho Panhellenic: Zeta Tau Alpha |
| Civic Engagement Program of the Year | IFC: Beta Theta Pi
MGC: Delta Phi Omega Panhellenic: Kappa Delta |
| Alumni/Alumnae Program of the Year | IFC: FarmHouse
MGC: Sigma Beta Rho Panhellenic: Pi Beta Phi |
| Brotherhood/Sisterhood Program of the Year | IFC: FarmHouse
MGC: Delta Phi Omega NPHC: Sigma Gamma Rho Panhellenic: Kappa Kappa Gamma |
| Educational Program of the Year | IFC: Delta Tau Delta
MGC: Delta Phi Omega NPHC: Iota Phi Theta Panhellenic: Alpha Chi Omega |
| Chapter of the Year | IFC: Beta Theta Pi
MGC: Delta Phi Omega Panhellenic: Kappa Delta |
