The Greek Awards and Assessment Program (GAAP) is an Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life program aimed at recognizing, awarding, and assessing chapter performance. The program was restructured and revised for the 2022 cycle to increase relevancy and support for sororities and fraternities. The purpose of GAAP is to help organizations align with their programs and activities with their organization’s espoused values and to enhance the student experience. Chapters are encouraged to utilize the Standards of Excellence, awarding categories, and rubric to set goals and identify opportunities for growth.
Awards are presented each year to chapters based on their performance of meeting the assessment criteria for each Standard of Excellence. Chapters are also recognized for outstanding performance in each area of the Standards of Excellence.
Individual members and advisors also receive awards each year.
Evaluation and Awarding Categories
Category Title
Category Expectation
Provisional
Organizations established during the calendar year
Does Not Meet Expectations
Organizations scoring > 65 points
Chapter of Promise
Organizations scoring 75-89 points
Chapter of Achievement
Organizations scoring 90-100 points
Chapter of Excellence
Organizations who demonstrate the greatest achievement from their council via submitted documentation and an interview
Chapter of the Year
The Organization who demonstrated the greatest achievement among all recognized sororities and fraternities
Certificates of Excellence
An organization can be distinguished in specific Standard of Excellenc categories baed on high performance and achievement.
Academic excellence is the demonstrated ability to perform, achieve, and/or excel in scholastic activities. Academic excellence is essential to the collegiate experience. Sororities and fraternities should create an environment that fosters the intellectual development of community members.
Possible Points: 10
Points Needed for Certificate of Excellence: 10
Diversity is the range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religion, and national origin. Inclusion is recognizing the contributions, presence, and perspectives of different groups of people, and making sure they are valued and integrated into an environment. When we value and embody both in our organizations, we create a culture of care and a sense of belonging among the community.
Possible Points: 8
Points Needed for Certificate of Excellence: 6+
Health and Safety places an emphasis on the responsibility we must create a culture of care for individuals, students, visitors, our chapter, and our community. This commitment includes education and support for individual wellbeing, mitigation of risks, preventing and responding to crisis situations, and maintaining healthy and safe environments.
Possible Points: 14
Points Needed for Certificate of Excellence: 12+
The development of students into leaders who serve their communities and cultivate healthy, safe, inclusive, and supportive environments. Leaders who empower their membership. Organizations who prioritize continual growth and progress forward for themselves, the Greek and IU communities.
Possible Points: 24
Points Needed for Certificate of Excellence: 18+
Values are the foundation of our organizations. An organization’s ritual, and the values espoused within, is the only thing that separates it from any other student organization. Ritual is not something you are supposed to do once a semester, it should be implemented in our daily lives.
Possible Points: 8
Points Needed for Certificate of Excellence: 6+
Through demonstrated service and philanthropic endeavors, chapter members gain a deeper understanding of their value system and develop a sense of civic responsibility. Community service is voluntary work intended to help people in a particular area. Philanthropy is the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money or goods to a good cause.
Possible Points: 8
Points Needed for Certificate of Excellence: 6+
Empowerment of members to assess potential risks by upholding their values, educating members, and establishing responsibility through accountable actions. For the success of the chapter and campus community, chapters must uphold university, state, and federal expectations and policies, and employ practices that challenge the chapter’s standards to be met and exceeded.
Possible Points: 18
Points Needed for Certificate of Excellence: 18
Organization membership is not limited to collegiate experience. Alumni members serve in critical roles (advisors, trustees, members of house corporations, financial contributors, etc.), and it’s imperative to maintain good working relationships with those who have laid the foundation for the organization to maintain its future.
Possible Points: 10
Points Needed for Certificate of Excellence: 8+
Award Applications
Every chapter is expected to participate in GAAP as outlined by the OSFL Recognition Policy. Chapter Presidents will receive a unique Microsoft Teams folder to submit their GAAP documentation. Resources to support a chapter’s submission is included below. Once all documentation has been uploaded, the chapter must submit the certification form in BeInvolved.
Questions regarding the application process or award ceremony should be emailed to osfl@indiana.edu.
In addition to awarding chapter performance, the Office of Sorority and Fraternity Life also recognizes the individual performance of those supporting the sorority and fraternity community. Each year we award several individual awards:
Chapter President of the Year, up to one per council
Member of the Year, up to one per council
Advisor of the Year, up to one per council
Community Partner of the Year
Herman B. Wells Greek Legacy Award
Criteria and eligibility for each award is detailed in the Individual Awards Packet. All nominations will be submitted on BeInvolved and are due December 15.
