Scholarship

Scholarship remains an important part of life for all Michigan State University students especially for Greek organizations. Greek life was founded on the principles of academic and social success. The Greek community's goal is to make its members better students and better leaders. National Panhellenic Council (NPC) requires that each woman going through the recruitment process have at least a 2.5 cumulative grade point average. Each house has its one scholarship chairperson, who not only enforces individual house standards but also promotes academic success for each member. Last year alone NPC gave out $2.8 million in scholarships.

The Interfraternity Council, the student-led governing body that oversees the men’s fraternities at MSU, has a program entitled “Standards for Chapter Excellence.” This program was created with the simple intent to raise the bar academically for men. The Greek community prides itself on helping one another and holding one another to higher standards.

Gamma Sigma Alpha

Academic Greek Honorary Society

Gamma Sigma Alpha is committed to the leadership, academic achievement and excellence of Greek members everywhere.

Greek members with outstanding academic achievement are eligible to become a member of Gamma Sigma Alpha at Michigan State University. Gamma Sigma Alpha is a National Greek Academic Honor Society. Chapter members of junior or senior status with a 3.5 or higher cumulative GPA or a 3.5 semester GPA any semester of their junior or senior year are eligible. Membership into Gamma Sigma Alpha is for a lifetime, and over 5,000 Greek scholars from over 140 campuses are in this prestigious organization.

Gamma Sigma Alpha exists to recognize and advance academic excellence as a core value of fraternities and sororities. We do this through our recognition of Greek communities with grade point averages over the campus average, scholarships for members pursuing graduate work, presenting academic programming at regional conferences and our research initiative.

Scholarships Available

Detroit Alumnae Panhellenic Association Scholarship

The Detroit Alumnae Panhellenic Association is pleased to announce its annual Scholarship Program for Michigan Panhellenic collegians. In the spring at our annual Scholarship luncheon the Association will present up to four $500 scholarships to outstanding young sorority women. This Program is merit, not financial based, and thus involvement in sorority and university activities takes precedence.

Download the scholarship details and requirements here

Download the 2009 application here

Chicago Alumnae Panhellenic Scholarship

The Chicago Alumnae Panhellenic offers a scholarship every year to a Greek woman either attending school in Illinois or to a woman from Illinois attending school elsewhere. Women in the Greek system at Michigan State University that are from the state of Illinois may apply for this scholarship. The 2009-2010 Scholarship Application tentatively will be posted in December 2008. The next scholarship will be awarded at the 6th Annual Scholarship Tea and Silent Auction in April 2009. For more information about the scholarship process or to contribute to the scholarship foundation, please email chicagopanhellenic@yahoo.com or visit the Chicago Panhellenic Scholarship site.

Mary Beth Knox Scholarship

Mary Beth Knox was a 21 year old student at Michigan State University and had similar characteristics to any college student. She valued school, friendship and family. In the fall of her freshman year at Michigan State University, she and her twin sister Marcy joined Alpha Chi Omega. Her continuous smile, outgoing personality and enjoyment for life impacted many women and made her "our Mary Beth". In March of 2006, Mary Beth was diagnosed with Sarcoma, a cancer of the soft tissue. Even throughout the progression of her disease, her optimism was unparalleled. Her courage inspired each and every one of us. On March 27, 2007, Mary Beth lost her fight with Sarcoma at the age of 22. Although she is no longer with us physically, she is and always will be an Alpha Chi. This scholarship allows her friends, family and sorority to keep her memory alive at Michigan State while assisting a fellow student from the Greek community both financially and through the inspiration of her life.

The Panhellenic Council at Michigan State University wishes to honor the life of Mary Beth Knox by establishing the Mary Beth Knox Scholarship. The Mary Beth Knox Scholarship is awarded to one member of a sorority and one member of a fraternity each spring during Greek Week in memory of Mary Beth's life.
Award recipients will be selected based on the following criteria:

• Must be an active member of a chapter represented by any of the Greek Councils

• Must be on financial good standing

• Must be on good academic standing with a minimum 3.3 GPA

• Must exhibit active community engagement and service

• Must submit a 250 word essay about how cancer has influenced or impacted her life

• Financial need may be considered

Donate to the Mary Beth Knox Scholarship

Mary Louise Roller Panhellenic Scholarship

The Mary Louise Roller Panhellenic Scholarship is annual award of $1,000 awarded to an undergraduate woman who plans to attend graduate school the following fall. Named for Mary Louise Roller, this scholarship is funded by a grant from Alpha Omicron Pi Fraternity in honor of Mrs. Roller’s 33 year tenure on Alpha Omicron Pi’s Panhellenic Delegation. The nominee must have displayed outstanding service to her local college Panhellenic during her undergraduate year. Each College Panhellenic may nominate one candidate per year.

Requirements (all postmarked by April 15)

• Completed application

• Official transcript from your college or university (copies not accepted)

• Letter of endorsement from your Panhellenic Council

• Letter of endorsement from your Panhellenic Advisor

• Copy of acceptance letter from graduate school

Complete an online application here

The Panhellenic Scholarship

The Panhellenic Schoplarship was created for women who hold membership in a Panhellenic Council fraternal organization. This scholarship is awarded based on the recipient's academics, leadership, and activities on campus, within their sorority, as well as the Greek Community. This scholarship is awarded in the fall semester following the application process.

Donate to the Panhellenic Scholarship