Awards

Chapter Awards

Iota Phi has many awards to recognize Brothers' various achievements. Some awards are just for fun, such as pledge class superlatives, whereas others like the DSK or are much more serious.

Highest Awards

These awards are considered to be the highest that Iota Phi has to offer to individuals in descending order:

Chapter Distinguished Service Key

The DSK or Distinguished Service Key is the highest award given by the chapter to any one individual for service rendered to the chapter that has gone far and above the call of duty. There is no limit on how many people can recieve the DSK per term, only that the recipient must gain a 3/4 vote of the membership.

For a list of previous recipients, see Chapter Distinguished Service Key.

BASOOS

The BASOOS aka The Benevolent and Spirited Order of Oil and Sand, is the second highest honor offered in Iota Phi after the DSK. It was created and given to people in the chapter who have shown excellent spirit and passion for the chapter. It is an award that is passed from one recipient to the next when the holder feels someone is deserving (usually when someone goes above and beyond their call of duty as an officer or as an active).

For more information about the BASOOS and a list of previous recipients, see BASOOS.

LFS Awards

LFS (Leadership, Friendship, and Service) Awards are three honors given to active members of the Fraternity each term through vote. The recipient of each has during the given term exemplified the given quality, above and beyond their call of duty.

For a list of previous recipients, see LFS Awards.

Friendship Awards

Iota Phi has several friendship-related awards. They are as follows:

Fellow Dog

The Fellow Dog was created Toy term as the fellowship counter-part to the Service Cow. It is the award given to the person who attended the most fellowships in the term. It is passed from previous recipient to the new and with each new recipient a dog tag is added with their name.

For a list of previous recipients, see Fellow Dog.

Fellow Puppy

Awarded to the pledge who attended the most fellowships in the term. Created during Mayen term, the puppy is passed from the previous recipient to the new and with each new recipient a dog tag is added with their name. Its active counterpart is the Fellow Dog.

For a list of previous recipients, see Fellow Puppy.

Fellow Sheep

Passed down from Fellowship VP to Fellowship VP, the fellowsheep stand as a most honored and revered tradition of Iota Phi. They can be divided into the Sheep of Joy and Happiness, and the Cursed Sheep.

For more information, see Fellowsheep.

Service Awards

Iota Phi has many service-related awards. They are as follows:

Fragrant Thorn

The Fragrant Thorn is awarded to the active Brother who completes the most service projects in a given term.

For a list of previous recipients, see Fragrant Thorn.

Golden Slipper

Literally a golden slipper, this award is passed down every term to the pledge with the most service hours of their pledge class. This award was created by Debbie Sloane, the founder of Loose Family.

For a list of previous recipients, see Golden Slipper

Service Cow

Awarded to the active that completes the most service hours in a given term. It wears dog tags from its previous owners. The Service Cow's name is Sid. Sid the Service Cow.

For a list of previous recipients, see Service Cow.

Silver Slipper

Passed down every term to the pledge who came close to winning the Golden Slipper, if there is one. This award was created by Angela J Cheng and Lesley Mayson.

For a list of previous recipients, see Silver Slipper.

Sturdy Oak

Awarded to actives who fulfill twice the service requirement (twice hours, twice projects) receive this award for their dedication to service. For the pledge counterpart, see Vigorous Sapling.

Vigorous Sapling

The Vigorous Sapling award is given to pledges who go above and beyond their service requirement by fulfilling at least double the requirement (double hours, double projects). This honor was created by Chris Takemori and Michelle Jaromay, Service Vice Presidents of Hancock term. The SVPs, along with Alice Cheng, thought it'd be funny to make it sound kind of like a pledge version of the Sturdy Oak award, so what would be a good younger sounding version of Sturdy Oak? VIGOROUS SAPLING!

Its active counterpart is the Sturdy Oak.

Miscellaneous Awards

Active of the Week

Active of the Week is an award administered by the Membership Vice Presidents on a weekly basis to an active who represents any of Iota Phi's principles. Many similar awards have been offered in the past, including Friend of the Week, which was given only once during Spring 2002, Hsiung Term to Tina Pham. The first known use of Active of the Week was during Fall 2003, Hancock Term when it was created by Ian Rojas and Stephanie Liu. The next prominent version of this award was the Awesome Active Award.

See Active of the Week.

Clark Kent

The Clark Kent Award is presented to a Brother who had become very active in the fraternity after a period of inactivity. This award is presented with the Historians' discretion.

For a list of previous recipients, see Clark Kent.

CoHo Whore

Awarded to one active and one pledge who spend the most hours at the Coffee House (aka CoHo) in the Memorial Union on campus.

For a list of previous recipients, see CoHo Whore.

IC Award

The IC Award, formerly known as the IC Sweetie, is given to active members who attend events at 4 (or more) chapters outside of Iota Phi. The award was created in Fall 2003, Hancock Term, by Stephanie Liu. The award was renamed because when it was first created, the pin in mind was the Sweetheart Pin; until Stephanie found out that each pin would be about $65 each. So it was changed to the Key Pin, but the name is still thrown around sometimes.

Last One Standing

An award given to the last person standing at the end of an Assassins game. Takes a lot of skill, deception, aggression and of course, luck. Lots of it.

See Last One Standing.

Picture Whore

This Award is divided into three categories, Picture Whore Type A, Picture Whore Type B, and Picture Whore Type AB. Type A is for actives who stand behind the lens and captures ever memory the term has to offer. Type B is for actives who just cant seem to avoid the camera. Type AB is for the rare actives who do both. This award is given to two actives each term, one old and one newly crossed.

For a list of previous recipients, see Picture Whore Type A, Picture Whore Type B, and Picture Whore Type AB.

Pledge Class Superlatives

During each banquet, Pledge Parents would typically hand out awards much like high school senior superlatives to the newly-activated pledge class. The recipients of these just-for-fun awards are voted on by the pledge class prior to the banquet. The superlatives are not always the same, but many have been given out in the past. They are given usually either to one individual, or to both a boy and a girl.

See Pledge Class Superlatives.

Pledge LFS Awards

The counterpart to LFS Awards, the Pledge LFS Awards are given to pledges each term through a vote. The recipient of each--Leadership, Friendship, and Service--has during the given term exemplified the given quality above and beyond their call of duty.

For a list of previous recipients, see Pledge LFS Awards.

Out of Use

Many awards have gone in and out of use over the years. Here is a list of awards that are no longer given out:

Something About Someone

Passed down by the previous recipient to someone who has that special something that makes them special, but they just can't describe.

For a list of previous recipients, see Something About Someone.

Susie Sunshine

Awarded by Historians to that person that brightens up the day.

For a list of previous recipients, see Susie Sunshine.

Sectional Awards

Awards are presented at the sectional, regional, and national levels to individuals or chapters for qualities demonstrated at each respective level.

For a list of awards presented at the Sectional level and their histories, see Section 4 Awards.

Regional Awards

For a list of awards presented at the Regional level and their histories, see Region X Awards.

National Awards

H. Roe Bartle Award

The H. Roe Bartle Chapter Award is a unique certificate presented on the National level, awarded to chapters which achieve and maintain high standards of effectiveness in all aspects of their program and operations.

See H. Roe Bartle Award

Awards Won by Iota Phi

Iota Phi has also won many awards over the years, both within our Section and outside.

See Awards won by Iota Phi.