Collegiate Recognition

The Alpha Sigma Alpha Hermes Society is an academic honors society created exclusively for members of Alpha Sigma Alpha.

To be eligible, a member must:

• Have at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA
• Be an academic standing of junior, senior or graduate student
• Be a member for at least one year

Members wishing to apply should complete and submit the application with all required documents including an official transcript (mail or digital receipt is accepted) and a recommendation letter from a university administrator or faculty member.
Members who are accepted into the Hermes Society are able to purchase a Hermes Society dangle from HJ Greek indicating their acceptance into the academic honors society.
Applications will be accepted twice annually on Sept. 1 and Feb. 1.

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Alpha Sigma Alpha annually honors its collegiate members in a variety of ways. Below is a description of each of our individual collegiate awards. Award submissions are complete by collegiate chapters and are due annually on February 10th.

The Elizabeth Bird Small Award is given annually in memory of Ms. Elizabeth Bird Small, Pi Pi Chapter member and former chapter advisor. It is regarded as the highest honor that our sorority can bestow upon an undergraduate member and was formerly known as the Alpha Girl award. The Elizabeth Bird Small Award recognizes outstanding academic excellence, leadership talents within the chapter and substantial commitments and accomplishments within campus and community environments.

The Outstanding New Member Award was established to honor and recognize a new member who has been an exceptional contributor to her chapter in her first year of membership. The recipient of the annual award has demonstrated an excellent spirit and attitude the first year of membership including willingness to accept responsibility, the ability to work well with other chapter members and a potential for taking leadership roles in the chapter and in the national organization once she graduates.

Alpha Sigma Alpha’s Frost Fidelity Award is based on the more intangible sorority values and ideals. “Fidelity” implies devotion and unswerving loyalty and allegiance. This award goes to a woman with commitment and exemplary service, who demonstrates her regard for others by her actions, who tackles problems large or small and who lends abilities to all projects. This collegiate award was established by Mrs. Emma Coleman Frost of Pi Pi Chapter and her husband, Donald. This award is presented to the collegiate member who has truly gone beyond the call of duty while offering unconditional support and friendship.

Alpha Sigma Alpha created the Outstanding Athlete Award to recognize an undergraduate member who exemplifies the physical aim by representing her college/university as a member of an intercollegiate athletic team NCAA or NAIA (or equivalent bodies). She demonstrates sportsmanship, athletic ability, leadership and teamwork while being actively engaged in Alpha Sigma Alpha.

The Generous Spirit Award was established to recognize an undergraduate member who demonstrates the qualities associated with the Alpha Sigma Alpha core value of generosity. She exemplifies character and concern for others while serving her community and living the Creed of Alpha Sigma Alpha in all of her interactions.

Alpha Sigma Alpha annually honors its collegiate chapters for their dedication to Alpha Sigma Alpha’s collegiate chapter commitments. These commitments are reflections of the promises made to each member, each chapter’s member and their chapter’s founders. The hard work of collegiate chapters to uphold their responsibilities and energizing the influence of their chapter’s future and Alpha Sigma Alpha’s future are embodied in our purpose. Below is a description of each of our collegiate chapter awards. Award submissions are completed by collegiate chapter officers by the submission of the End of the Year Report due annually on May 1st.

The Crown of Excellence Award was established in conjunction with the Four-Star Chapter Award to recognize the chapter achieving the highest percentage of requirements toward the Four-Star Chapter Award. It is the top honor a collegiate chapter can receive.

This award was established in 1985 to annually recognize Alpha Sigma Alpha’s collegiate chapters that uphold the high ideals of the sorority in the areas of membership, academic excellence, finances, membership education, chapter operations, service and giving, national meetings, ritual, organization image, national bylaws, policies and procedures, advisory board and alumnae involvement.

Chapters that have shown a commitment to each other, their chapter and the national organization by upholding the high ideals of the sorority.

Chapters that have built on that commitment and have embraced the responsibility of membership to ensure that the sorority remains strong.

Chapters that have vowed fully to uphold their role, responsibility and commitment to being an energizing influence in the future of their chapter and Alpha Sigma Alpha.

This award is presented to the collegiate chapter with the highest GPA for the Spring school term and the collegiate chapter with the highest GPA for the Fall school term among the chapters with grades reported from the college or university.

This award was established in 1992 in honor of Rose Marie Fellin’s 27 years of service as the headquarters executive. This award is given to a collegiate chapter practicing the principles of sound financial management through thorough record keeping, accurate and timely financial reports, communicating with national headquarters and staying current with all fees and dues along with striving toward healthy financial stability.

The Recruitment Excellence Award, established in 2010, is presented to a chapter that has met its recruitment targets set for the year, has reached campus Quota and Total and has been innovative in its approach to planning and implementing a quality recruitment plan.

This award is given to the collegiate chapter that displays outstanding Panhellenic spirit and participation. The Panhellenic award was named after Sidney Gremillion Allen, Psi Psi, at the 1994 national convention to honor her 14 years of service as National Panhellenic Conference delegate. During this time, she was the first Alpha Sigma Alpha to rotate through the executive board of NPC, serving as chairman from 1985 to 1987.

The Dr. S. June Smith Service and Giving Award is given to a chapter that best exhibits the Alpha Sigma Alpha core value of generosity. Service and giving back to the community is an important part of Alpha Sigma Alpha chapters. The amount of time taken to work with others as well as fundraising for the national philanthropic partners is the basis of this award.

The Recruitment Video Award is presented to one collegiate chapter that has embodied the spirit of Alpha Sigma Alpha in what they share with prospective new members. The recruitment videos that are considered for this award embody the true definition of values-based recruitment.

This award is presented to one collegiate chapter that has shown they understand the importance of engaging an audience through multiple communication platforms. By utilizing printed methods like newsletters and fliers, as well as social media outlets, the chapter engages its audience and continues to promote the positive brand recognition of Alpha Sigma Alpha.