{"230131":{"#nid":"230131","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Greek Women Honored for National Excellence","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFor the second year in a row, Georgia Tech\u2019s sorority women are being acknowledged on a national level for their excellence.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Collegiate Panhellenic Council (CPC), the governing body for Tech\u2019s nine sorority chapters, was one of just 14 councils from more than 600 across the U.S. and Canada to earn a Collegiate Panhellenic Excellence Award from the National Panhellenic Conference.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Over the past few years our council has intentionally focused on applying the already amazing initiatives of our individual chapters,\u201d said Caroline Freeman, president of CPC. \u201cFor example, when chapters tell us that they would like to focus on leadership development, we try to work with them to bring in speakers and partner with organizations with similar goals.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFreeman is one of seven undergraduate women who serve in yearlong leadership roles for CPC, whose vision is to create respectful young women of service.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe sorority women at Tech are first and foremost Tech students,\u201d said Tanner Marcantel, assistant dean and director of Greek Affairs. \u201cThe entrepreneurial spirit of Georgia Tech is evident in the way they approach their sorority experience. The Panhellenic officers are constantly looking to improve process and practices to enhance the experiences of all women on campus.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe National Panhellenic Conference scores each council on seven criteria, including academics, programming, and community relations, to determine award recipients. To learn more about Greek life at Tech, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/greek.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.greek.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETech was one of 14 universities whose council earned the highest national honor.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Tech was one of 14 universities whose council earned the highest national honor."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2013-08-19 16:18:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:46","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-08-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-08-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"230111":{"id":"230111","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Collegiate Panhellenic Council Officers","body":null,"created":"1449243582","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:39:42","changed":"1475894901","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:21","alt":"Georgia Tech Collegiate Panhellenic Council Officers","file":{"fid":"197509","name":"execgrouppic.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/execgrouppic_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/execgrouppic_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":3315107,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/execgrouppic_0.jpg?itok=XXbwINhi"}}},"media_ids":["230111"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.panhellenic.gatech.edu\/","title":"Collegiate Panhellenic Council"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.npcwomen.org\/","title":"National Panhellenic Council"},{"url":"http:\/\/greek.gatech.edu\/","title":"GT Greek Affairs"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"12389","name":"collegiate panhellenic council"},{"id":"12392","name":"greek affairs"},{"id":"167069","name":"student affairs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:tanner.marcantel@vpss.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ETanner Marcantel\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDirector of Greek Affairs\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}