The CU-Boulder chapter of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity has been awarded a 2004 Award of Distinction by the North American Interfraternity Conference.
The fraternity was one of only five chapters to receive the award from the organization representing 5,500 chapters on 800 campuses in the United States and Canada with approximately 350,000 undergraduate members.
Criteria for the award included excellence in scholarship, identifying the needs of the community and working to meet those needs, providing ethical leadership for the community, upholding fraternity standards and providing assistance to others.
The CU-Boulder Pi Kappa Phi chapter was recognized for numerous accomplishments, including its ongoing relationship with Fairview High School's "LifeSkills" program. Nearly every Friday fraternity members can be found spending time doing activities with students with disabilities, including barbecuing, swimming and making gingerbread houses.
The chapter raised more than $50,000 in the past year for its national philanthropy, PUSH America, which raises funds and awareness for people with disabilities. Some individual members raised more than $5,000 each to ride their bikes across the country as part of the Journey of Hope.
Pi Kappa Phi members boast a grade-point average well above the CU-Boulder all-men's average and are involved in the Presidents Leadership Class, ROTC, club sports, the Residents Hall Association and other activities.