Awards

The Sword & Spear Award is the highest distinction bestowed upon an undergraduate member in the Society. Each Chapter may annually nominate only one member.

A $500 prize will be awarded to the recipients’ chapter in their honor.

Please consider your nominations carefully. Select one junior or senior who has done outstanding work for the chapter, campus, community, and Society.

Reference the attachments below for the nominations procedure and the materials checklist for the candidate.

That's right, it is time for the annual Literary Competition!

Please see the two attachments: the official Welcome Letter from the SELEF Literary Chairman, Steve Ehrfurth, MINN ’06 and the official rules for this year's Literary Competition. Please note that all entries are due on Monday, June 1, 2009. This is a later date than in years past, so use it to your advantage -- get those entries in!

Seward Scholarships are awarded annually to members of Alpha Delta Phi Society on the basis of academic achievement and contribution to the Society. All undergraduates who will be active members of their local chapter during the 2009-2010 academic year are invited to apply.

Scholarships are awarded only to full time students and must be used to meet direct educational expenses such as room, board, tuition, and books. Scholarships will range from $500-$1,000 and are awarded on a competitive basis.

Once again, it is Awards Season for the Society!

Please read through the synopses below. Official Rules and other materials for each are attached to this post.

AT A GLANCE:
May 1, 2008: Deadline for Sword & Spear Nominations
May 19, 2008: Literary Competition Deadline
June 18, 2008: Seward Scholarship Application Deadline
July 1, 2008: Sword & Spear Award Supporting Materials Deadline for Nominated Candidates

Overall winner:

Tasha Chemel, Brown
The Blind Girl (non-fiction)

Fiction:

1st place: Michael Ratliff, Hamilton
Bad Lands

2nd place: Christopher Baldwin, Johns Hopkins
Twelve Hours to College

3rd Place: Christopher Baldwin, Johns Hopkins
An Incurable Heart Condition

Nonfiction:

1st place: Hannah Howard, Columbia
Cutting the Curd with Max

2nd place: Sara Mann, Brown
Family Banter

Poetry:

1st place: Hannah Howard, Columbia

AT A GLANCE:

May 1, 2007: Deadline for Sword & Spear Nominations
May 15, 2007: Literary Competition Deadline
June 18, 2007: Seward Scholarship Application Deadline
July 1, 2007: Sword & Spear Award Supporting Materials Deadline for Nominated Candidates

Read on for more detail:

Overall winner:

Michael Nelson, Peninsular
The Greatest that Ever Lived

Fiction:

1st place: Zachary Jones, Cornell
Wings Like Bees, Claws Like Angels

2nd place: Alec Immerman, Rochester
Sorority Soup

Nonfiction:

1st place: Martin Estevao, Stanford
The Black Mesa Conflict

2nd place: Matthew Dong, Brunonian
The Magic School Bus

3rd place: Christopher Warren, Hamilton
Kant's Enlightenment and the Spread of Environmental Degradation

Poetry:

The following individuals have been awarded a $600 Seward Scholarship each:

Paul Berg '08 - Columbia
John Shekitka '07 - Columbia
Steve Jacobs '08 - California
Patrick Kavanagh '07 - Cornell
Kevin Barmish '07 - Cornell
Scott Bierbryer '08 - Johns Hopkins

Congratulations to all!

The Nominations for the Society Order of the Sword and Spear are in! Thank you to the Chapters for participating and congratulations to the Nominees.

Supporting materials for nomination are due July 1, 2006 to the following address:

Alpha Delta Phi Society
Awards Committee – SOSS
6126 Lincoln Avenue
Morton Grove, IL 60053

Please note that this is the only acceptable address for Sword & Spear material submission; however, questions regarding the materials may be addressed to me at Kari@Dahlen.com.
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Here are three opportunities to compete for cash and recognition:
1) The Literary Competition
2) The Seward Scholarship Competition
3) The Society Order of the Sword and Spear

Deadlines:
May 1: Society Order of the Sward and Spear Nominations
May 15: Literary Competition Submissions
June 17: Seward Scholarship Applications
July 1: Sword and Spear Supporting Materials

THE LITERARY COMPETITION

Details are found in the attachment 2006LiteraryCompetition.pdf

The Society typically wins the majority of the awards from the Literary Competition. In 2003, 100% of the awards went to Society Chapters. However, in 2004, the Fraternity rallied and beat us 7 to 4, winning the Grand Prize for the first time in several years. There are numerous cash prizes, including the $1000 grand prize. Let’s continue to have a strong showing. The deadline for submissions is May 15th. All submissions must be electronic: either via email or on a CD-ROM mailed to HQ. Please refer to 2006LiteraryCompetition.pdf for details.