Contact: John Michael VanHorn

The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life at Mississippi State University recently hosted its annual Ritter Awards. Since 1994, the Ritter Awards have been made possible thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Ritter of Kosciusko, to enhance and reward the pursuit of excellence by the fraternities and sororities at MSU. The 2022 calendar year was a year of success for Fraternity and Sorority Life and the award ceremony and reception was a time to recognize student leaders and advisors for their work to provide high quality experiences for students.

The following students and chapters were recognized with awards:

• Greek Hall of Fame
  • Sophia Garcia of Doddsville – Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
  • Reece Davis of Jackson – Sigma Chi Fraternity
  • Eli Myrick of Gadsden, Tennessee – Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
  • Mylan Wallace of Ridgeland – Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.
  • Mary Katherine Oglesby of Madison – Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
  • Smith Wolford of Starkville – Delta Gamma Sorority
  • Lyric Hill of Jackson – Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
• Advisor of the Year
  • Priscilla DeGutis of Collierville, Tennessee – Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
• President of the Year
  • Mary Meghan Dickerson of Moss Point – Pi Beta Phi Sorority
  • Walker Jones of Hernando – Kappa Sigma Fraternity
• New Member of the Year
  • Isaiah Morgan of Jacksonville Beach, Florida – Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
• Excellence in Scholarship
  • Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
• Excellence in Leadership
  • Kappa Delta Sorority
• Excellence in Community Service
  • Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
• Most Improved Chapter
  • Theta Phi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.
• Excellence in Brotherhood/Sisterhood
  • Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
  • Pi Beta Phi Sorority
• Greek Collaboration Award
  • Delta Chi Fraternity/Alpha Chi Omega Sorority – West Point Animal Shelter Project
• Best Academic Program
  • Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity – New Member Leadership Conference
• Best Overall Program
  • Theta Iota Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. - Shark Tank
• Academic Awards
  • Highest NPHC GPA – Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
  • Highest Panhellenic GPA – Chi Omega Sorority
  • Highest IFC GPA – Beta Upsilon Chi Fraternity
  • Highest MGC GPA – Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
  • Most Improved NPHC GPA –Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
  • Most Improved Panhellenic GPA – Alpha Delta Pi Sorority
  • Most Improved IFC GPA – Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
  • Most Improved MGC GPA – Delta Xi Phi Multicultural Sorority, Inc.

For more information on Fraternity and Sorority Life at Mississippi State visit www.greeks.msstate.edu.