K-State's Panhellenic and Interfraternity councils earn honors

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Thursday, March 8, 2007

K-STATE'S PANHELLENIC AND INTERFRATERNITY COUNCILS EARN HONORS

MANHATTAN -- Kansas State University's Panhellenic and Interfraternity councils, the governing boards of the Greek community at the university, earned honors at the Mid-America Greek Council Association's annual conference and awards banquet, Feb. 22-25, in Chicago.

The K-State Panhellenic Council received the Sutherland Award, which recognizes outstanding actions and policies of an ideal sorority community. The council was rated outstanding in the categories of academic achievement, council management, philanthropy and community service, leadership and educational development, membership recruitment, public relations, risk reduction and management, and self governance and judicial affairs.

K-State's Interfraternity Council received second place in the Jellison Award competition. The award recognizes outstanding actions and policies of an ideal fraternity community. K-State was rated outstanding in academic achievement, philanthropy and community service, public relations, risk reduction and management, and self-governance and judicial affairs.

"K-State's recognition is significant because our two Greek governing councils have won the Sutherland or Jellison awards 21 times in the last 28 years, making K-State's Greek community one of the best in the nation," said Scott Jones, director of Greek affairs at K-State.

This year's conference included 126 councils from 27 states, including councils from the University of Kansas, Washburn University, Oklahoma State University, Purdue, University of North Carolina and the University of Texas.

Greek councils compete for the Sutherland and Jellison awards by submitting individual notebooks in each judging category. If a council is rated outstanding in at least five of the categories, the council is nominated for the Sutherland or Jellison awards. The awards are based on the points earned in the judging process.

The Mid-America Greek Council Association works to stimulate the growth and development of college fraternity and sorority councils by promoting leadership and educational experiences for Greek student leaders at colleges and universities.

Executive officers of K-State's Panhellenic and Interfraternity councils include:

From Greater Kansas City: Michelle LeCluyse, senior in biology, Leawood, Panhellenic director of interfraternal relations; Zachary Hauser, senior in political science, Lenexa, Interfraternity president; Ryan Collett, senior in kinesiology and nutrition-exercise science, Olathe, Interfraternity director of judicial affairs; Larry Duncan, junior in arts and sciences-open option, Interfraternity director of risk management, and John Kuhlmann, senior in management, Interfraternity director of interfraternal relations, both of Shawnee.

Krystal Boyles, senior in life sciences, Holcomb, Panhellenic vice president and director of judicial affairs; Rachael Barnett, junior in communication science disorders, Hutchinson, Panhellenic director of recruitment.

From Manhattan: Kyle Hill, junior in management, Interfraternity director of recruitment; Rachel Strouts, senior in baking science and management, Panhellenic president; and Annie Timmons, senior in public relations, Panhellenic director of public relations.

Jessie Daniel, junior in management, Topeka, Panhellenic director of community and internal relations.

From out-of-state: Anthony Carter, junior in pre-professional secondary education, Colorado Springs, Colo., Interfraternity vice president; Jeremy Anterola, senior in landscape architecture, Liberty, Mo., Interfraternity director of public relations; Allison Crook, junior in agricultural communications and journalism, Peru, Neb., Panhellenic director of risk management; Paul Kauffman, sophomore in pre-professional business administration, Amarillo, Texas, Interfraternity director of community and internal relations; and Nicki Kirkton, junior in fisheries and wildlife biology, San Antonio, Texas, Panhellenic director of recruitment-logistics.