April 22, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kristina Benvenuto, Panhellenic
925-413-0588; KKBenvenuto@aol.com
Cal Poly Sororities Take Four Awards at National Association of
Fraternal Leadership and Values Conference
SAN LUIS OBISPO – The nine sororities in Cal Poly’s Panhellenic Association received four awards at the National Association of Fraternal Leadership and Values conference held on April 9-11 in Costa Mesa, Calif.
The conference aims to bring fraternity and sorority boards from across the nation together to stimulate growth and foster leadership skills among members of the Greek community. About 500 Greek leaders from around the country attended, and speakers helped inspire the group to become better campus leaders.
Along with Panhellenic, Cal Poly’s United Sorority and Fraternity Council and the InterFraternity Council attended.
Awards were presented to Greek organizations that demonstrate the fundamentals of good leadership. Cal Poly’s Panhellenic sororities received the Inter-Greek Relations award, the Marketing and Media showcase awards for excellence in newsletter and apparel, and an award for Educational Programming.
Panhellenic received the Educational Programming award for its New Member Education Program, which teaches new Greek community members about the dangers of hazing and the importance of being a good leader on campus.
The Inter-Greek Relations award highlighted Panhellenic’s efforts to strengthen relationships between individual sororities – specifically the group’s quarterly “sister-twisters” events in which houses pair up for community service projects.
“These awards highlight the accomplishments of the Cal Poly Greek community as a whole, as we were selected out of a pool of extremely qualified universities,” said Kristina Benvenuto, Panhellenic’s vice president for public relations.
For more information on Panhellenic and the group’s recent awards, contact. Kristina Benvenuto at 925-413-0588 or KKBenvenuto@aol.com.
For more on Cal Poly’s Greek organizations, visit www.greeklife.calpoly.edu.
# # #
