Academics - Greek Affairs

A UNK Greek Affairs Tradition

The 2013 Spring Greek Scholarship Awards Ceremony

Scholarship is the first priority and one of the highest values for all Greek organizations at the University of Nebraska - Kearney. Each chapter places a sting emphasis on cultivating an atmosphere conducive to high academic performance. Each fraternity and sorority has a minimum grade-point-average (GPA) requirement to become a initiated member and to remain in good standing and hold leadership positions within their chapter. Members are encouraged to strive for scholastic excellence through incentive and reward programs; peer mentors and tutors; study hours; and educational workshops pertaining to academic improvement, test-taking strategies, study skills, time management, and resume building. In addition, fraternity and sorority faculty advisors offer support and advising expertise and Greek chapter housing provide academic study rooms to its members.

Perhaps one of the most motivating factors to excel academically is the recognition a fraternity or sorority member receives for excelling from not only their individual chapter, but the UNK Greek community as a whole. At the beginning of every semester, UNK Greeks gather together for the All-Greek Scholarship Awards Ceremony to honor and recognize members who performed exemplary work in the classroom are recognized AND the chapters who have the highest chapter GPA are revealed, which is a very prestigious honor within in our Greek Community! Awards are also given to chapters who have the highest new member GPA and the most improved chapter.

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- Did you know every semester, the All-Greek GPA exceeds the All-Campus GPA at the University of Nebraska - Kearney? Spring 2013: All-Greek GPA - 3.20 vs All-Campus GPA - 3.11

-Every fraternity and sorority chapter elects a chief academic officer (i.e. Vice President of Scholarship, Director of Scholarship, Scholarship Chairman).

-All chapters host study tables and monitors study hours for members.

-Fraternities and sororities implement college major peer mentors/tutors.

-Every house schedules individual scholarship meetings with members to monitor progress and mandate grade checks for members.

-Each of our sororities and fraternities host academic recognition programs to celebrate academic excellence.

-Greek facilities are an excellent study/learning environment (cafeteria areas packed with Greeks studying).

-New members can utilize upper-classmen members as a resource for academic excellence.

-We are very proud that our chapters continue to promote and push academic excellence from their individual members... This explains why Greek GPA's are significantly higher than the all-male and all-female campus averages.

Wednesday, September 25 | Fine Arts Recital Hall | 7:00 p.m.

At the beginning of the fall and spring semester, the University of Nebraska - Kearney Greek community gathers to celebrate the Greek Scholarship Awards Ceremony. During the Greek Scholarship Awards Ceremony, fraternities and sororities from IFC, PHC, and MGC are recognized for their chapter and individual accomplishments and performances in the classroom. Greek chapters who have the highest and second highest chapter GPA in their respective category (IFC, PHC, and MGC) are revealed during this event; awards are also given to chapters who have the highest new member GPA in their respective category and to the most improved chapter GPA. These awards are a very prestigious honor within in our Greek community; below are the chapter GPA archives for each fraternity and sorority at the University of Nebraska - Kearney.

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