2011 National Convention

National Convention, August 2011

The 2011 National Convention was held in Arlington, Virginia, August 4-7 2011. The event will host the annual Grand Chapter Conference.

Grand Chapter Conference

Proposed National Constitution Amendments

• Amendment #1: passed by consent
• Amendment #2: failed by roll call vote
• Amendment #3: withdrawn
• Amendment #4: failed by placard vote
• Amendment #5: passed by placard vote
• Amendment #6: withdrawn
• Amendment #7: passed by placard vote
• Amendment #8: passed by placard vote
• Amendment #9: passed by consent
• Amendment #10: passed by consent
• Amendment #11: passed by consent
• Amendment #12: passed by placard vote
• Amendment #13: withdrawn (after passage of 12)
• Amendment #14: withdrawn (after passage of 12)
• Amendment #15: passed by consent

List of proposed amendments

National Convention

Announcements

• It was first announced that the 2012 Alternative Break Project will be expanding to two sites; Newark, NJ and Houston, TX.
• The following Leadership in Action participants received certification;
  • Lauren Lippert
  • Debby Harnishfeger
  • Jessica Iarocci

Events

• Two new Leadership in Action modules debuted
  • Communication Skills for Emerging Leaders
  • Juggling Multiple Priorities

Attendees

Main Article: List of 2011 National Convention Attendees

Awards Banquet

The following awards will be presented at the Awards Banquet:

Purple & Gold Awards

• Most Spirited Chapter Award - Beta Omega
• Outstanding Initiate Program Award - Beta Nu
• Outstanding Fundraiser Award - Gamma Epsilon
• Outstanding PR and Community Relations Award - Alpha Epsilon
• Most Traveled Chapter Award - Alpha Lambda
• Outstanding Website Award - Gamma Epsilon
• Chapter Most Able to Overcome Adversity Award - None Given
• Brother John Finnegan Award for Most Conventions Attended - Ayana Wood, Odelle Heimiller
• Outstanding Risk Management Award - Upsilon
• Outstanding Regional Event Award - Midsouth Region, hosted by Epsilon Nu
• Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award - David Serafini, Beta Phi

Chapter Charters

• Beta Lambda - American University
• Zeta Zeta - Southern Methodist University
• Zeta Eta - University of California Riverside
• Zeta Iota - Saint Joseph’s University
• Zeta Theta - University of Illinois Chicago
• Zeta Kappa - University of Minnesota
• Zeta Lambda - University of California Los Angeles
• Central Florida Alumni Chapter

National Awards

• Steven A. DiGuiseppe Administrative Award - Beta Omega
• Jeffrey L. Johnson National Chapter Fellowship Award - None Given
• Charles W. Chance Alumni Award - None Given
• Clarence O. Williams Most Improved New Chapter Award - Epsilon Nu
• Sanders P. McComsey Most Improved Old Chapter Award - Beta Psi
• C.H. McClure Single Service Award - Gamma Theta
• Claude A. Phillips Fellowship Award - Epsilon Alpha
• Dr. Eldo L. Hendricks Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Programming - Beta

Top in Region Awards

• Bluegrass Region - Beta Psi
• Buckeye Region - Epsilon Rho
• Capital Region - Gamma Pi
• Central Pennsylvania Region - Sigma
• Dominion Region - Gamma Psi
• East Region - Delta Chi
• Great Lakes Region - Beta Alpha
• Great Plains Region - Beta
• Lonestar Region - Epsilon Mu
• Mid Atlantic Region - Tau
• Mid South Region - Epsilon Theta
• Northeast Region - Beta Nu
• Philadelphia Metropolitan Region - Gamma Xi
• South Region - Gamma Tau
• Southeast Region - Epsilon Delta
• Southwest Region - Delta Rho
• Upper Midwest Region - Epsilon Zeta
• Western Pennsylvania Region - Kappa

Rolla F. Wood Graduate Scholarship

• May Jean Counsilman, Beta Pi

Todd Tripod Scholarship

• Daniel Schumacher, Mu

Torchia Outstanding Chapter Award(s)

• Beta