2013 National Convention

National Convention, August 2013

The 2013 National Convention was held at the Marriott Downtown Hotel & Conference Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 1-4 2013. The event hosted the annual Grand Chapter Conference.

Grand Chapter Conference

Proposed National Constitution Amendments

The amendments from the 2012 Grand Chapter Conference were all tabled to this year. These will be considered in addition to amendments submitted during 2013.

Announcements

Kristie Tingle was elected to fill a vacancy in the Collegiate Member pool that feeds into the Sanction Appeal Board. She will serve out the remainder of the term that ends in 2014.

NAA Delegates

• Kate McConnell
  • Matthew Parker, alternate
• Matt Peachey
  • Jonathan Pratt, alternate

National Convention

Announcements

National Council announced at the awards banquet that it had inducted Anika Jackson as an Honorary Brother.

Events

There were two Leadership in Action national modules that dealt with Professional Etiquette and Managing Committees and Teams.

Awards Banquet

Purple & Gold Awards

• Most Spirited Chapter Award - Alpha
• Outstanding Initiate Program Award - Gamma Theta
• Outstanding Fundraiser Award - Epsilon Upsilon
• Outstanding PR and Community Relations Award - Gamma Eta
• Outstanding Website Award - Beta Zeta, Zeta Iota
• Brother John Finnegan Award for Most Conventions Attended - Odie Heimiller
• Outstanding Risk Management Award - Beta Rho
• Outstanding Regional Event Award - Mid Atlantic Region Conference
• Outstanding Regional Event Award - Philly Cup, Alpha Lambda and Gamma Xi
• Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award - Mike Noll, Gamma Pi

Chapter Charters

• Zeta Tau, Trinity College, in San Antonio, TX
• Zeta Upsilon, University of California, Davis in Davis, California
• Zeta Phi, Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa
• Zeta Chi, Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas
• Zeta Psi, University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Zeta Omega, Seattle University in Seattle, Washington
• Eastern North Carolina Alumni Chapter

National Awards

• Steven A. DiGuiseppe Administrative Award - Beta Epsilon, Beta Eta
• Josh and Britt Marder Excellence in National Philanthropy Award - Alpha Epsilon
• Jeffrey L. Johnson National Chapter Fellowship Award - Alpha Rho, Alpha Xi
• Outstanding Alumni Chapter - NYMAAC
• Charles W. Chance Alumni Award - Alpha Beta, Epsilon Iota
• Clarence O. Williams Most Improved New Chapter Award - Epsilon Sigma
• Sanders P. McComsey Most Improved Old Chapter Award - Gamma Alpha
• C.H. McClure Single Service Award - Alpha
• Claude A. Phillips Fellowship Award - Epsilon Alpha
• Dr. Eldo L. Hendricks Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Programming - Beta Nu

Top in Region Awards

• Bluegrass Region - Epsilon Xi
• Buckeye Region - Epsilon Beta
• Capital Region - Alpha Beta
• Central Pennsylvania Region - Beta Eta
• Dominion Region - Beta Rho
• East Region - Epsilon Alpha
• Great Lakes Region - Alpha Beta
• Great Plains Region - Alpha
• Lonestar Region - Delta Phi
• Mid Atlantic Region - Alpha Kappa
• Mid South Region - Beta Kappa
• Northeast Region - Beta Epsilon and Beta Nu
• Pacific Coast Region - Zeta Nu
• Philadelphia Metropolitan Region - Alpha Epsilon
• South Region - Gamma Theta
• Southeast Region - Epsilon Delta
• Upper Midwest Region - Epsilon Zeta
• West Region - Epsilon Upsilon
• Western Pennsylvania Region - Alpha Omega

Rolla F. Wood Graduate Scholarship

• Angela McCall, Gamma Epsilon

Todd Tripod Scholarship

• Kalyann Kauv, Alpha Sigma

Torchia Outstanding Chapter Award(s)

• Gamma Theta
• Epsilon Xi

Distinguished Service Key

None awarded