Important Upcoming Dates Exclamation Points! August 3-4 – Panhellenic Retreat with Some people love exclamation points and others cannot counselors, Ferncliff stand them. Whatever your stance, exclamation points are a way August 8-9 – SOAR Sessions to signify that something is exciting. In this month’s newsletter, August 10 – Finals for thirteen week you will find plenty of exclamation points because a lot of excit- summer session classes, ten week ses- ing things happened in July. The most important thing that hap- sion classes, and second five week ses- pened this month involved multiple chapters and individuals sion classes winning awards at national conventions. These awards, more Summer Commencement than anything else, prove that our Greek students are amazing. August 11-12 – AFA retreat If you disagree with this statement, then I encourage you to take a look at our grades from the spring 2012 semester. Once again, August 13 – Social/Party Monitor and OrgSync training, 1-4 PM, Doyne Au- our 933 Greek students achieved high grade point averages than ditorium. Representatives from all the general student population at UCA. Did I also mention that Greek organizations must attend! UCA Greeks received a positive nod from President Courtway in August 14-15 – SOS Training his 2011-2012 President’s Report? With this in mind, be excited August 16-17 – Greek Summit, Presi- for our Greek students and all of their accomplishments over the dent and Vice President of all Greek past year. I know I am excited for all of them and what is yet to organizations must attend, Ferncliff come during the 2012-2013 academic year. August 18 – SOS Team time -Scott Isenga August 19-22 – WELCOME WEEK Oz Wins National Award! August 19 – Move-In Day for new first year and transfer students The Student Life Office is happy to announce that Lindsey August 20 – Opening Convocation “Oz” Osborne is a national award winner! At the 2012 national convention for Alpha Sigma Alpha, Lindsey received the 2011- Alcohol Speaker, Dr. Lori Hart, 2012 Outstanding Fraternity/Sorority Advisor Award. This 5:30-7:00 PM, SC Ballroom award is presented to multiple fraternity and sorority advisors August 21 – Greek Life Session with across the nation by Alpha Sigma Alpha. Award winners are first year students, 10:30-11:30 AM, Student Center Ballroom, ONLY one nominated by undergraduate members and/or chapters of Alpha (1) representative per Greek organiza- Sigma Alpha and finalists are selected by National Headquarters tion plus council presidents staff. Out of the thousands of advisors Greek Advisor dinner, 6:30 PM, across the United States, Oz was chosen as President’s dining room one of the most outstanding. Lindsey has August 22 – “Guess Who’s Coming to worked tirelessly with the women of Pan- Breakfast,” 9:30-11:30 AM hellenic since 2008, so this award is well deserved. The Student Life Office and Di- Conway Daze and RSO Fair, 3-5:30 PM, UCA Practice field off Bruce vision of Student Services would like to street thank Lindsey for her continued dedica- Basketball pep rally, 5:30 PM, Far- tion to UCA and our Greek community. ris Center We are all very proud to have Lindsey working with us each day. 1 Important Dates Cont. Sigma Kappa Wins National Awards! August 23 – Fall 2012 classes begin At our National Convention, the Del- Continuous Open Bidding begins ta Tau chapter won two awards. First, our for IFC, IGC, and Panhellenic chapter won the Academic Achievement August 25 – Saturday classes begin Award. This award recognizes chapters August 26 – SOS Banquet achieving a 3.0 GPA or higher for initiated August 28 – Transitions NPHC Step and new members. Delta Tau won the Three Show, 7 PM, Ida Waldran Star Standards of Excellence Award, which First Greek Council meetings is Sigma Kappa's most prestigious collegiate award. The Three Star Award is presented to August 30 – IFC Info Session, X- chapters meeting and/or exceeding all Sig- Period, COB Auditorium ma Kappa minimum standards. These stand- September 1 – UCA Football vs. Ole ards include high performance in the areas Miss, Oxford, MS of membership, financial management, phi- September 3 – Labor Day Holiday – lanthropy, scholarship, public relations, ritu- Office of Student Life Closed al, recruitment, leadership, new member ed- September 4 – Greek Judicial Board ucation, alumnae relations, and campus in- applications available volvement. Delta Tau is honored to win the- September 5 – Leadership Founda- se prestigious awards. tions, Topic: “What is Leadership?”- Randy Frazier, 5:00 PM, SC 223 -Story submitted by Mallory Ferguson September 6 – Go Greek Information Night , 5 PM <——— Check Out the Calendar! SC Courtyard - each organization A lot of important events are taking place over the next will have a “PR” table month in the Greek world! Be sure that you are checking out the No more than three (3) representa- calendar in the purple section and making sure that your broth- tives per organization present at ers/sisters are attending all required retreats, trainings, and so- informational sessions cial events. Some of the more important events coming up that NPHC – SC Ballroom, set up by you will want to mark on your calendar include Social Events 4:30 PM Policy and OrgSync training, Greek Summit, Move In Day, Panhellenic – SC 215, 225, set up Opening Convocation speaker Dr. Lori Hart, Conway Daze, by 5:30 PM Greek Advisor Dinner, start of fall classes, Transitions NPHC IFC – SC 214, set up by 5:30 PM Step Show, Greek Convocation, recruitment dates, leadership events, and UCA football games! You can also check out the cal- IGC – SC 213, set up by 5:15 PM endar on the Student Life website. If you have any questions, September 7-8 – Ideal retreat, Ferncliff please contact your council advisor. September 8 – UCA Football vs. Mur- ray State, Murray, KY Early Move In Available September 9 – Greek Convocation, 6 UCA Housing will be offering an early move in on Saturday, Au- PM, Reynolds Performance Hall, mini- mum 80 percent of each Greek organi- gust 18th for upperclassmen living in Farris, New, Baridon and zation must be in attendance the apartments only. Check-in will be from 9am-noon. There is September 10-14 – IFC/IGC Recruit- no need to contact the Housing Office or Greek Office if you are ment Week wanting to move in at that time. Just show up on the 18th from 9am-noon! If you cannot make that time or your hall is not on the Have a date/event that you would like to see listed? Email them to above list, Housing looks forward to seeing you on Sunday, Au- [email protected]. gust 19th for all campus move in day! 2 Important Council Information Congratulations to Miss UCA! IFC Miss UCA Morgan Holt was named first runner-up in the Spring 2012 Grade Report 2012 Miss Arkansas pageant. Morgan is a senior history major at Grades for the spring 2012 semester UCA and a member of Alpha Sigma Tau sorority. For being are now available on the Greek Grades named first runner-up, Morgan was awarded an $8,000 scholar- section of the UCA Greek life website. ship. She also won overall presence and Below are spring 2012 chapter grades poise in evening gown and was given a for each NPHC organization: $1,000 scholarship. Holt also received an Kappa Sigma: 2.761 $800 scholarship for winning preliminary Phi Gamma Delta: 3.058 presence and poise in evening gown. The Phi Lambda Chi: 2.558 Student Life Office would like to congratu- late Morgan on this amazing accomplish- Phi Sigma Kappa: 2.521 ment! If you would like to read more Pi Kappa Alpha: 2.674 about Morgan and the Miss Arkansas pag- Sigma Nu: 2.958 eant, please check out the full story here. Sigma Phi Epsilon: 3.227 2011-2012 President’s Report IFC Fall Recruitment UCA President, Tom Courtway, recently released his Pres- ident’s Report for the 2011-2012 academic year. The report high- Fall recruitment will begin as soon as lights many of the positive things that have taken place around school starts. Groups can start bid- UCA’s campus over the past year. Part of the report included ding men on the first day of classes. While there is a “recruitment week,” information about general UCA Greek life statistics, IFC and IGC organizations are encouraged to re- council growth, Panhellenic’s Cinderella’s Closet fundraiser, and cruit 365/24/7. Here are important IFC’s first annual “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event. Please take fall recruitment dates: a minute to read over the report and learn about more of the Aug. 30: IFC Info Session great things happening at UCA. The Student Life Office would Sept. 6: Go Greek! Info Night like to thank Mr. Courtway for his continued support of our gen- eral student and Greek organizations over the past year. Sept. 10-14: IFC Recruitment Week Sept. 14: IFC Bid Acceptance Delta Zeta Wins National Award! All open events for the fall 2012 se- mester recruitment week must be sub- The Epsilon Xi Chapter of Delta Zeta at UCA recently re- mitted to Scott Isenga by August 10, ceived a National Outstanding Programming Award. Winning 2012 at 4:30 PM. These dates will be chapters in this category understand the importance of provid- used for recruitment publications in ing its members with meaningful and relevant programs that in- the fall semester, so late submissions corporate real life experience and examples. Epsilon Xi held a may be omitted. If your organization has questions about fall recruitment four part programming series focusing on Business Etiquette and then please contact Greg Brooks.