PANHELLENIC ASSOCIATION AT NC STATE: SOPHER CUP
The Panhellenic Sopher Cup is named after Mindy Sopher, past Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life at NC State, and recognizes the best overall Panhellenic sorority at NC State University. The Sopher Cup is based on a chapter’s Panhellenic participation in programming and initiatives, formal recruitment, scholastic achievement and development, and the Standards of Excellence program sponsored by the Department of Fraternity and Sorority Life.
In 2024, Chi Omega was awarded the Panhellenic Sopher Cup!
POINT BREAKDOWN
100 points total are available within the Sopher Cup program. Points are broken down within the following categories:
Panhellenic Participation: 30 points available
Formal Recruitment: 10 points available
Scholastic Achievement/Development: 20 points available
Standards of Excellence: 40 points available
Sections covered under Standards of Excellence include Involvement,Scholarship,Sisterhood,Service, Philanthropy, and Leadership
Point deadlines will be conducted on a semesterly basis in order to count points in a timely manner and provide chapters with an update on where they stand.
SOPHER CUP RECOGNITION
The Sopher Cup is awarded to the chapter the achieves the highest number during each academic year.
Chapters are recognized as Sopher chapters if they receive 85 points or more during each academic year.
The chapter that receives the Sopher Cup will be recognized at the Fraternity and Sorority Life Awards in the Fall semester, along with being recognized during halftime of the North Carolina State University football Homecoming game. Chapters that receive Sopher status will receive 10% off their Panhellenic dues for the Spring semester, following the FSL Awards in the Fall semester.
In 2024, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Omega Epsilon, Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Pi Beta Phi were recongized as Sopher chapters.