Scholarship

  • Fall 2011 Chapter GPA: 2.955

    (Fourth among IFC fraternities.)


 

  • Members' Areas of Study

     

    Our chapter has members in the following majors & minors:


    Accounting

    Advertising 

    Biology/Pre-med

    Business

    Communications

    Consumer IT

    Creative Writing

    Criminal Justice

    Economics 

    Energy

    Finance

    Film, Television, and Digital Media (FTDM)

    Geology

    Graphic Design 

    History

    Journalsim 

    Leadership 

    Marketing 

    Math

    Mechanical Engineering 

    Nursing 

    Political Science 

    Psychology

    Speech Language Pathology 

    Strategic Communications (Ad/PR)

    Supply Chain Management

    Theater 


  • Academic Awards and Scholarships 

     

    Kershner Scholar

    The Kershner Scholar Award is named after Fred Kershner (Butler, 1937) who is a past International President and Director of Academic Affairs of the Fraternity. Members who achieve a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher are recognized as Kershner Scholars.

     

    The award has four tiers: Delta (once), Alpha (three semesters), Kappa (five semesters), and Distinguished (seven semesters). These are named after the Fraternity's public motto, Delta Alpha Kappa, which stands for “Labor for the beautiful and the good.”

     

    Honor Initiates

    Any member who achieves a 3.5 GPA or higher during his new member semester is eligible to receive a special initiation certificate recognizing him as an Honor Initiate. Any member who achieves a 4.0 GPA during his new member semester will have his initiation fee refunded.

     

 

  • Academic Achievement


    Academic achievement is taken seriously in our chapter. A new member must achieve a minimum GPA of 2.3 in order to be initiated, and must continue to maintain at least a 2.3 to remain in good standing as an active member. A member must have at least a 2.5 in order to run for an executive position. Each member is required to fulfill a certain amount of study hours each week based on their most recent semester's GPA.


    Through our academic "big brothers" program, upperclassmen are paired with underclassmen who have the same or similar majors. This gives younger members an idea of what to expect and how to prepare for tests and projects, and allows older members to stay connected with the chapter and get to know the new members.