#NPCScholar Spotlight: Bethany College (@Bethany_College)

Every year during the fall convocation at Bethany College, the dean of students awards the Anna Ruth Bourne Award to the sorority with the highest overall GPA. The three sororities on campus are very focused when it comes to their academics. The academic chairs from each of the three chapters at Bethany College were asked to share their chapters’ academic plans for the upcoming semester, and each sorority seemed to have similar plans for rewarding its members for their hard work. One chapter plans to continue its trend of exemplary grades by incorporating academics into sisterhood events, with events such as themed study parties and study sessions. The chapter also plans to continue its weekly rewards system, which involves recognizing women each chapter meeting who have earned academic achievements. Another chapter plans on having pre-chapter meeting study parties as well as asking each sister to create her own academic plan. The chapter is also creating a reward system to keep its sisters motivated to stick with their academic plans. The third chapter on campus wants to raise its academic GPA and has implemented study hours based on its members’ GPAs. The chapter is also starting a new reward system that involves giving small gifts to sisters whom the chapter wants to recognize for academic achievement.