Friday, February 28, 2014
#NPCScholar Spotlight: Creighton University
Creighton University College Panhellenic credits the
success of its individual chapters to its academic success as a campus. The
seven sororities at Creighton have a wide variety of methods by
which they support academic excellence. Regular
study hours are held and highly encouraged for all members. Women are supported by chapter scholarship chairwomen through the creation of academic
success plans and identifying resources that can further academic goals. There are study groups for similar majors, mentor programs and
advice and support from alumnae available. Chapters host presentations on being
successful in the classroom on topics like time management, campus
resources and goal-setting. They also consistently recognize academic
achievement, often with small prizes, in chapter meetings each week for perfect
attendance, utilizing professors and tutors to be more successful and high
scores on quizzes and tests. In addition, Order of Omega grants an “Excellence in Scholarship” Award each
year at the Greek Awards Ceremony. All of these efforts have resulted in the all-sorority
average rising to a full point higher than the all-women’s average at
Creighton University.