Austin Peay State University Greek community receives high honors in spring 2016

Clarksville, TN – Austin Peay State University’s fraternity and sorority community continues to excel, with several chapters and members receiving prestigious awards and recognitions this spring.

Recent Accomplishments

• With the recent grand re-opening of the Sexual Assault Center in Clarksville, the fraternity and sorority community contributed $2,000 to support the operations and programming of the center. The fraternity and sorority community plans to build further positive sustainable relationships with the center as it continues to lead the charge in domestic violence and sexual assault prevent on campus, as well as actively promoting the “Govs” means Respect campaign.
• Kappa Alpha Order, the Zeta Tau Chapter at APSU, received the George C. Marshall and Samuel Zenas Ammen Award during the 2016 Province Council Meeting in Memphis. The Ammen Award recognizes the top 10 percent of Kappa Alpha Order chapters with the highest level of excellence in chapter operations. The coveted George C. Marshall Award is the highest honor that a KA chapter can receive for superior operations and performance. Only two chapters this year received the Marshall Award. Zeta Tau Chapter at APSU is the youngest chapter to receive the honor twice in the 150-year history of Kappa Alpha Order.
• The Interfraternity Council at APSU received the Interfraternal Excellence Award during the 2016 Southeastern Interfraternity Conference Leadership Academy. To receive the Fraternal Excellence Award, councils must achieve 85 percent orhigher in the areas of council management, chapter services, judicial processes, leadership development, legal concerns, philanthropy and community service, publications, public relations, recruitment, scholarship and academics, and social engagement.
• In addition, Gamma Sigma Alpha National Greek Academic Honor Society recognized APSU for Outstanding Scholarship performance during the Fall 2015 for its region.

For more information, contact Stephen Dominy, coordinator of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs at dominys@apsu.edu.