Suburban Alumnae Panhellenic Association receives national recognition

The Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Panhellenic (CNWSAP) was recognized by the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) at their December meeting with a Programming Excellence Award. Kathi Heatherly, of the National Panhellenic Conference presented the national award. CNWSAP recently held their annual Stylin' for Scholars fundraising fashion show and grossed over $7,000. The event is held to raise money for five $1,200 scholarships which are awarded annually to area high school senior girls, as well as three $500 scholarships to college women previously considered for the scholarship, and now pledged to a NPC sorority. CNWSAP also participates in local philanthropies, such as Feed My Starving Children and family sponsorship through CEDA of Arlington Heights. In addition, CNWSAP provides a sorority recruitment information night in May for area high school girls to introduce them to the world of sorority life. Information about CNWSAP and scholarship application information can be found at www.cnwsap.org.

The Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Panhellenic is the local association affiliated with the National Panhellenic Conference. Local sorority alumnae groups affiliated with CNWSAP include Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Xi Delta, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Sigma Alpha, Alpha Phi, Alpha Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Delta Delta Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa, and Sigma Sigma Sigma.

The National Panhellenic Conference is the premier advocacy and support organization for the advancement of the sorority experience. The National Panhellenic Conference provides support and guidance for its 26 member inter/national sororities/women's fraternities and serves as the national voice on contemporary issues of sorority life. Founded in 1902, NPC is one of the oldest and largest women's membership organizations representing more than 4 million women at 655 college/university campuses and 4,500 local alumnae chapters in the U.S. and Canada. Each year, NPC-affiliated collegians and alumnae donate more than $5 million to worthy causes, provide $2.8 million in scholarships to women and volunteer 500,000 hours in their communities.