Phi Delta Chi Awarded 3rd Place Overall for Thurston Cup

Phi Delta Chi (PDC), Beta Lambda Chapter, is a professional pharmacy fraternity that values selfless service, purpose-driven leadership, lifelong learning, and Brotherhood. For the academic year 2021-2022, the Beta Lambda Chapter was recognized in each pillar of our fraternity. We were ranked 1st in scholarship, 4th in Leadership, 6th in Brotherhood, and 4th in Service.

To achieve the Scholarship award, PDC organized 2-3 study sessions per month during the academic year, Brother-led tutoring sessions, and implemented the ‘A-Jar’ where Brothers who received an A grade in multiple assessments received a small gift card, with a final result of at least 50% of Brothers listed on the Chancellor’s or Dean’s Lists. For Leadership development, PDC arranged multiple events, such as roundtables and workshops for CV review and LinkedIn guidance by engaging our wonderful alumni.

For Brotherhood, PDC facilitated peer mentoring by coordinating monthly events (bowling, ice skating, retreats) to foster professional growth. And most importantly, for Service, for at least  10 years, PDC has sold flowers at NSU graduation ceremonies to fundraise for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital. During this time, PDC has donated about $20,000 to our national philanthropy. Additionally, the Beta Lambda Chapter hosted an Introduction to Sign Language event with an instructor that was open to all professional colleges at NSU.

Overall, the Beta Lambda Chapter was ranked 3rd out of 80+ chapters. As a Chapter, we are honored for this recognition and achieving this would not be possible without the help of each officer, Brother of our fraternity, and mentorship from our faculty advisor, Devada Singh-Franco, PharmD, RPh, CDCES.

Posted 02/05/23