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What does it take to win a Smythe Award? The Robert Adger Smythe award is given annually to the top 10% chapters of Pi Kappa Alpha. Here is what some recent Smythe winning chapters had to say when asked about what it takes to win a Smythe: Creating a winning team with shared responsibility is an essential component to obtaining a Smythe. If you need assistance in creating documentation or a plan to best approach the Year End Summary, contact your Chapter Consultant today.
THETA RHO, NORTHERN ARIZONA CHAPTER PRESIDENT Logan Scarbrough “It tric e dow to the atcption a culte of te chate. Te idet an peevera ce to fin scatche i t e ar o, an i eitel wor to ma e imoveme t in toe are. avn mot, if ot ever, ee deicte thei time to imovin te seve an te chate t ey cal o e, it become a ht n ae o opeaton, ot eroo, an ogevity. o win a Smte, evero e on boa t e si hou be owin with a oar.”
ALPHA GAMMA, LSU CHAPTER PRESIDENT James W. Eckholdt
MU TAU, NORTHERN COLORADO CHAPTER
PRESIDENT Reese Cruz “The organizational skills of our leadership board were set high from the beginning, and that preparation led us to establish stable philanthropies, work on day projects, brotherhoods, and maintain organization both externally
“It takes an exceptional chapter to win a Smythe. After two years of working on our awards process, I know that it would have made my job a thousand times harder without my chapter behind me. Winning the Smythe wouldn’t have been possible without the help of our historian, Jonathan Ho stetter. He helped me greatly with the Year End Summary. I believe having a designated role to help with the awards process and YES is a useful strategy for winning a Smythe Award.”
and internally in the fraternity. We
remained true to the values of PIKE with clear communication, and a constant reminder of why we joined PIKE.”
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