The 2023 Convention Awards Competition is Now LIVE!
This year to assist chapters and individuals applying for awards, an awards guide has been created to assist chapters in collaborating on applications that are creative, innovative and comprehensive! Please take a few minutes to review the applicable awards guide. The awards guides linked below include everything you need to know about the overall awards process and the awards categories.
The award submission deadline for all awards is March 1, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. CDT.
To be eligible for awards this year, chapters must have remained in good standing with Alpha Omicron Pi throughout the 2022 calendar year, must have remained in good standing with its college/university throughout the 2022 calendar year (collegiate chapters only), chapters may not be 30 days or more past due on any fees owed to the Fraternity or the chapter’s corporation, and the awards submission deadline of March 1, 2023 must be met.
Direct general award questions to awardssubmitted@alphaomicronpi.org.
Direct specific video questions to Kayla Huggins, Assistant Director of Multimedia at khuggins@alphaomicronpi.org.
Collegiate Chapter Awards
All Collegiate Chapter Awards are by video submission. Click each award link for more information.
- Inspiring Ambition in Community Relations Award
- Inspiring Ambition in Membership Experience Award
- Inspiring Ambition in Membership Integrity Award
- Inspiring Ambition in Membership Recruitment Award
- Inspiring Ambition in Programming & Enrichment Award
- Inspiring Ambition in Operations Award
- Inspiring Ambition: Executive Team Award
- Outstanding Collegiate Chapter Advisory Board Award
- McCausland Cup
- Chapter Progress Award
- Chapter Excellence Award*
- JWH Cup*
*Collegiate Chapters MUST fill out all Inspiring Ambition Collegiate Award category applications to be eligible for the Collegiate Chapter of Excellence and JWH Awards. Furthermore, no additional submission is required for the JWH Cup as the recipient will be selected from the Chapter Excellence Award recipients. Please review the Collegiate Chapter Awards Guide for more information on this process.
AOII Foundation Excellence in Fundraising Awards
- The AOII Foundation will also present Excellence in Fundraising Awards to collegiate chapters who have submitted the highest total giving to our Foundation’s Loyalty Fund, Ruby Fund, Foundation Scholarships or Arthritis. These awards are given based on the total amount of dollars raised by chapters as of April 15, 2023. No application process is needed for these awards.
Alumnae Chapter Awards
All Alumnae Chapter Awards are by video submission. Click each award link for more information.
- Inspiring Ambition Alumnae: Collegiate Chapter Engagement Award
- Inspiring Ambition Alumnae: Membership Experience Award
- Inspiring Ambition Alumnae: Membership Recruitment Award
- Inspiring Ambition Alumnae: Community & Panhellenic Involvement Award
- Inspiring Ambition Alumnae: Communications Award
- Alumnae Chapter Excellence Award*
- Mary Ann Rice Caldwell (MARC) Award*
*Alumnae Chapters MUST fill out all Inspiring Ambition Alumnae Award category applications to be eligible for the Alumnae Chapter of Excellence and Mary Ann Rice Caldwell (MARC) Awards. Furthermore, no additional submission is required for the Mary Ann Rice Caldwell (MARC) Award as the recipient will be selected from the Alumnae Chapter Excellence Award recipients. Please review the Alumnae Chapter Awards Guide for more information on this process.
AOII Foundation Excellence in Fundraising Awards
- The AOII Foundation will also present Excellence in Fundraising Awards to alumnae chapters who have submitted the highest total giving to our Foundation’s Loyalty Fund, Ruby Fund, Foundation Scholarships or Arthritis. These awards are given based on the total amount of dollars raised by chapters as of April 15, 2023. No application process is needed for these awards.
Individual Awards
All Individual awards remain a written submission process. Click each award link for more information.
Annual Awards:
Individual Collegiate Awards
- Collegiate Woman of Leadership (CWOL) Award
- Mary Louise Roller Award
- Stella George Stern Perry Award
Individual Alumnae Awards
- Alumnae Woman of Leadership (AWOL) Award
- Carole Jurenko Jones Award
- Muriel T. McKinney Award
- Rose Award
Convention Only Individual Awards
- Adele K. Hinton Award
- Elizabeth Heywood Wyman Award
- Gayle Fitzpatrick Emerging Leader Award
- Helen St. Clair Mullan Award
Foundation Awards