STUDENT SENATE AWARDS

  • Scholarship Cup - The Scholarship Cup is a large engraved cup, which is presented each year to the student senate whose membership in the prior school year obtained the highest positive differential between that of its membership and the all-school average. The award of the Fraternity Scholarship Cup is in recognition of the collective achievements of a student senate and the attainment of such an award is dependent upon the individual initiative and scholastic interest of each member of the senate. Established in 1923, the national competition for the Scholarship Cup by student senates has always been keen and repeat winners are infrequent. Only four Student Senates, Webster, Robinson, Snyder, and Ellsworth, have won permanent possession of the Cup. In 1951, the Supreme Senate provided for the award of a permanent plaque to the student senate. Any senate, which had held the Cup for less than the three years, required for permanent possession. A scholarship report form can be obtained from the International Office for a senate to apply for the Cup competition. The Master Scholar prior to September 30th of each year must receive all applications for the Scholarship Cup competition.

  • Alden L. Doud Memorial Award - This award was established to honor the memory of the late Master of Rolls, Alden L. Doud, and to encourage membership growth among Student Senates. The award is presented annually, using a July 1 to June 30 year for computation, to the Student Senate with the largest percentage increase in membership as determined by the Master of Rolls. There is no need to apply for this award. It is the responsibility of the Master of the Rolls to perform the necessary computations and to announce the winner annually.

  • Horace L. Lohnes Memorial Award - This award was created to honor the memory of the late Chancellor, Horace L. Lohnes, and also to encourage membership growth among student senates. The award is presented annually, using a July 1 to June 30 year for computation, to the student senate with the largest percentage increase in membership as determined by the Master of Rolls. There is no need to apply for this award. It is the responsibility of the Master of the Rolls to perform the necessary computations and to announce the winner annually.

  • Century Senate Award - This award, established February 1979, is presented annually to each student senate initiating 100 or more new members during the fiscal year, to further recognize outstanding student senate growth. There is no need to apply for this award. It is the responsibility of the Master of Rolls to determine and to announce the winners annually.

  • Outstanding Student Senate Awards - Presentations or recommendations for the Outstanding Student Senate Awards for each school year are to be submitted to the National Office on or before June 1st in odd numbered years, June 30 in even-numbered years. Letters of recommendation and commendation from State or District Chancellors, other Fraternity officers, and other appropriate persons, may be included as part of such presentations. No particular form is prescribed but all submissions should be legible, professional in appearance, and content and submitted to the International Office. The items considered in determining the Outstanding Student Senate Awards include the following:

      1. The activities, programs, functions, and record of the senate as a whole.
      2. Achievements of the members in the name of the Fraternity.
      3. Honors received by individual members in the field of law.
      4. Participation of the members in connection with law journals and other publications.
      5. Participation of the members in student bar and law association work.
      6. General scholastic standing of the senate.
      7. Senate projects involving the entire law school.
      8. Participation of members in the work of student legal aid.
      9. Athletic achievements of the members.
      10. Campus achievements by the senate as a whole.
      11. Participation with other senates in Fraternity activities.
      12. Participation with an alumni senate in its activities and in joining projects.
      13. Timely filing of reports required by the Fraternity.
      14. Timely filing of senate news for The Paper Book.
      15. Participation of the senate members in expansion and reactivation activities.

  • The Delta Theta Phi Foundation - The Delta Theta Phi Foundation, which is a separate Section 501(c)(3) private foundation which is not a part of The Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity, International, distributes cash awards to ACTIVE student senates with IRS qualified scholarship funds. In some instances, these qualifying scholarship funds have been set up by generous alumni or, in other cases, the student senates have obtained cooperation from their law schools to permit distribution by Delta Theta Phi Foundation to a law school general endowment with earmarking for members of the student senate. In either case, many student senates take advantage of this opportunity and receive funds from the Delta Theta Phi Foundation.TO RECEIVE AWARDS make sure your senate is ACTIVE and send a list of officers and membership applications to the International Office every year. Please complete the Certification of Foundation Form and submit as detailed on the form. Please see The Delta Theta Phi Foundation for more information on cash awards.