Setting the Bar High for a 5th Year
Recently The Brothers of Delta Epsilon Psi, Epsilon Chapter won its fifth consecutive President’s Trophy Award. The President’s Trophy is the most prestigious award on OU’s campus. All of fraternities and sororities compete in this competition to be recognized as the best organization on campus. All of Multi-Cultural Greek Council, Intra-fraternity Council and Pan-Hellenic vie for the trophies. President’s Trophy is an award separated into four categories. The categories are Volunteerism, Academics, Multiculturalism, and Campus Activities.
This year, the Brothers of Epsilon Chapter won the Volunteerism award. This award goes to the fraternity with the most service hours per active.
“I was so proud when I heard our fraternity’s name announced as the winner,” said Raheel Anwar, Epsilon Chapter President. “It was almost impossible for me to hold in my excitement and still act professional when receiving the award. It is such an honor.”
The University of Oklahoma’s President, David Boren, recognized Delta Epsilon Psi in front of all fraternity and sorority councils on campus. Delta Epsilon Psi was the only fraternity in the Multicultural Greek Council to win a President’s Trophy award. DEPsi also received a superior rating for Multiculturalism and Campus Activities.
“This is another milestone for our Chapter,” said Vice President, Eric Leung. “Every year the competition for President’s Trophy is getting steeper and steeper. This shows that we are stepping up our game to keep up with the other organizations. Year by year, we are progressing as a fraternity and our growth is far from being over.”
Two years ago, Epsilon Chapter won the President’s Trophy for Multiculturalism. The two years before that, Epsilon Chapter was awarded the President’s Trophy for Volunteerism.
The next evening at Epsilon Chapter’s formal, the Brothers announced that they would be donating 500 dollars to the Vishal Bhagat Foundation. Throughout the semester, the brothers had many small fundraisers to raise money.
“This is a great amount of money and we’re happy to donate such an amount,” Anwar said. “We are doing big things here and we keep raising the bar higher and higher. We are not going anywhere anytime soon.” Epsilon Chapter is proud to finally announce an official partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Such a partnership can only enhance fundraising efforts to increase the amount donated annually.
On an academic note, the newly inducted Epsilon Chapter had the second highest average GPA on campus, a record 3.2. “We set ourselves to be the standard for others to follow” says Eric Leung, vice president of Epsilon Chapter.
On a social note, Epsilon Chapter Vice President Eric Leung was the People’s Choice for Mr. Asian Oklahoma. “This was a unique experience, I was able to fundraise money, serve the community, and showcase my talents all for a good cause” said Leung. Eric made Epsilon Chapter even more proud, increasing the chapter’s sphere of influence on campus.
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