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.

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.

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.

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 DSK.

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.

Fragrant Thorn

The Flagrant 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

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.

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.

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.

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. Susie Sunshine

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.

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