At Pi Kappa Phi’s Pi Kapp College for Chapter Officers national conferences, held every January, undergraduate chapters are recognized for their achievements from the previous year in several areas, including governance, financial integrity, member education, recruitment and retention, living the ritual and student experience. Individual awards and awards for excellence in philanthropy are also awarded.

Pi Kappa Phi’s highest awards for undergraduate chapters, Champion Master Chapters and Founders’ Awards were handed out. To be named a Champion Master Chapter in 2024 and, therefore, a finalist for the Founders’ Award, chapters must have achieved a composite score of “three stars” in each of the organization’s Seven Objectives: governance, growth, member experience, branding and communication, scholarship, service and philanthropy and campus involvement.

The Beta Omicron Chapter at Northwestern State University has earned Champion Master Chapter status for the calendar year 2024.

Of the fraternity’s 187 active chapters nationwide, only 36 earned either ‘Champion Master Chapter’ or a ‘Founders’ Award.’

“These chapters set the standard for excellence and impact,” the national headquarters posted. “Congratulations to these outstanding chapters and brothers for setting the bar high and leading the way!”