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The Oracle December 3, 2001
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Volleyball tournament ends with a bang
National black greek leadership: NPHC recognized, awarded
by maggie newcomer
"We applied for the award two weeks prior to the conference," said Chris Haydel, NPHC president.
The National Black Greek Leadership Conference was held Oct. 26 to 28 at Ohio State University, and for the second year in a row, the National Pan-Hellenic Council from the University of Kansas was recognized as the year's Best Council. The conference was open to Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Association, Latino, and non-greek organizations across the country.
Judging for the award was based on each council's community service activities, projects to promote greek, Latino, or African-American unity on campus, and on overall positive influence on the university, Haydel said.
"We're excited about winning the award," said Amber Sellers, first vice
president of NPHC. "We hope to continue the tradition of excellence that has been passed on from year to year."
NPHC won the award for their service at KU and in the Lawrence community.
"One of our biggest community service projects is our annual Step Show," said Haydel. "It's a fundraiser for three scholarships that we give out in memory of three deceased African-American students."
This year's step show will be Apr. 27, 2002, and planning is already underway. Each chapter involved in NPHC also conducts its own community service projects throughout the year, said Irad Ordune, second vice-president of NPHC.
Next year, the conference will be held at KU from Oct. 4 to 6.
"I'm pretty sure we'll apply for this award again next year, but that's totally at the discretion of next year's council," Haydel said. "The award this year was really won for the efforts of last year's council."
Alpha Chi Omega, left, battles Alpha Delta Pi in the intramural volleyball tournament. Regular league play began for both men and women on Oct 15. On Nov. 19, Chi Omega took on Kappa Alpha Theta, and Delta Chi matched up with Phi Delta Theta for the championships. The final winners were Kappa Alpha Theta, who beat out 11 other teams and Delta Chi over 23 other teams.
photo by Ashley Marriott
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