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Virginia Wesleyan College’s Zeta Tau Alpha social sorority recently
captured six national awards at its biannual convention July 12-16 in
Houston, Texas. Julie Hafenbrack, a senior elementary education
major and sorority president from Plum Boro, Pa., and Ashlee Gaydac, a
junior elementary education major from Parkersburg, represented Wesleyan
at the event.
The Wesleyan chapter received the Quota/Total Award which is given for
continuously recruiting women into the organization as well as maintaining
the total number allowed in sororities on college campuses. The
Wesleyan group also received the Financial Excellence Award, given to
those chapters who obtain excellence in all areas of financial operations
such as reporting, budgeting and revenue collections. The third
award recognition was for Scholastic Achievement. This award is given to
those who obtain a highly commendable scholastic average for two
consecutive semesters.
The Wesleyan Zeta chapter also received the Crown Chapter award, given to
sororities who attain excellence in five areas: activities, finance,
fraternity operations, membership and programming. Wesleyan has been a
Crown Chapter “winner” for the past several years.
While all of these awards are worthy achievements, the next two awards
placed Wesleyan among the elite group of all Zeta Tau Alpha chapters
throughout the nation, officials said.
The Margaret Dunkle Hardy Most Improved Scholastic Achievement Award
recognized Wesleyan’s chapter for increasing the sorority cumulative grade
point average from 3.07 to 3.31. Finally, the National Council Special
Recognition silver award was presented to Wesleyan for the chapter’s
community service contributions and its involvement in the memorial
service for the Sago miners. The silver award is only given to sororities
who demonstrate a long-term and genuine commitment to community service.
“This was a tremendous accomplishment for our sorority,” said Hafenbrack.
“Our chapter has continually strived to be recognized by our national
organization and we are thrilled to be seen as one of the very best Zeta
Tau Alpha chapters in the nation.”
“We are very proud of the accomplishments of this group,” said Julie
Keehner, vice president of student development and enrollment management.
“The Greek system is a very important component in our student life
program and we take great pride in knowing that our chapter has received
such national recognition.”
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