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URI Greeks take home top honors at NGLAs
Hillary Brady
Issue date: 4/2/09 Section: News
04/02/09 - The University of Rhode Island Greek community was awarded top honors at the annual Northeast Greek Leadership Association (NGLA) Conference in Hartford this February. The URI Greeks came out as the top award winner, receiving six of the eight programming excellence awards. Their earnings were more than any of the approximately 70 other schools in attendance. Philadelphia's Drexel University came in second with five awards.
"The NGLA conference works to promote positivity, tradition and the founding principles of Greek life," said Hayden Green, the associate director of College Activities at Barnard and awards staff member of NGLA.
The three-day program offered workshops and ended with an awards ceremony.
"The awards generally are designed to encourage the values that represent the very best in Greek Life. This year, and going forward, special focus was given to Greek communities that display a sense of inclusivity," Greene said.
"We've been winning different awards since 2005, so this is becoming a tradition of excellence where we're the top performing schools in the Northeast," Steve Simo, the director of Greek Affairs, said.
URI won 13 out of 17 awards in 2008, and 11 out of 17 awards in 2007.
This year, the entire Greek community took home the Academic Achievement, Council Management, Leadership and Educational Development, Risk Management and Reduction, and Philanthropy and Community Service awards.
The Interfraternity Council and Pan-Hellenic Council also each won Council Management awards.
"It really goes to show where we have come as a Greek community at URI," said Phil Bowers, IFC president. "Fifteen years ago, we were the top party in school in the nation and Greek life at this school revolved around that. This school has spent so much time fixing what was here and molding our Greek community around that."
While the awards were given to recognize the full spectrum of work done by the Greek community, NGLA pointed out specific programs at URI as commendable.
"The NGLA conference works to promote positivity, tradition and the founding principles of Greek life," said Hayden Green, the associate director of College Activities at Barnard and awards staff member of NGLA.
The three-day program offered workshops and ended with an awards ceremony.
"The awards generally are designed to encourage the values that represent the very best in Greek Life. This year, and going forward, special focus was given to Greek communities that display a sense of inclusivity," Greene said.
"We've been winning different awards since 2005, so this is becoming a tradition of excellence where we're the top performing schools in the Northeast," Steve Simo, the director of Greek Affairs, said.
URI won 13 out of 17 awards in 2008, and 11 out of 17 awards in 2007.
This year, the entire Greek community took home the Academic Achievement, Council Management, Leadership and Educational Development, Risk Management and Reduction, and Philanthropy and Community Service awards.
The Interfraternity Council and Pan-Hellenic Council also each won Council Management awards.
"It really goes to show where we have come as a Greek community at URI," said Phil Bowers, IFC president. "Fifteen years ago, we were the top party in school in the nation and Greek life at this school revolved around that. This school has spent so much time fixing what was here and molding our Greek community around that."
While the awards were given to recognize the full spectrum of work done by the Greek community, NGLA pointed out specific programs at URI as commendable.
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