The Fogarty Award and Champion Master Chapter Award were recently presented to the Quinnipiac chapter at Pi Kappa Phi’s national headquarters.

The Fogarty Award is named after Pi Kappa Phi’s founder Simon Fogarty Jr. The award is one of Pi Kappa Phi’s highest chapter honors recognizing exceptional leadership, service and commitment to Pi Kappa Phi’s mission and values.

Iota Lambda at Quinnipiac finished 2025 as the highest scoring chapter in the Pittsburgh Pi Kapp College region.

The Champion Master Chapter Award is another major national achievement, it recognizes chapters in the top 10% nationwide, and is based on the Founders Report, a list of various markers of success within a chapter, from leadership to service to overall engagement.

“The Iota Lambda chapter, that's the designation here at Quinnipiac, worked incredibly hard to earn the Champion Master Chapter Award and the Fogarty Award,” said Avery Moses, director of fraternity and sorority life. “Their executive board, led by Timmy Zidle, was dedicated to accomplishing their goals, setting a standard for other groups, and challenging themselves to be the best chapter they've been.” 

During his term, Zidle helped increase the average service hours performed this past fall to 9.9 hours per member, and increased the chapter's average grade point average by .15.

“They had an outstanding year in 2025 and deserved this recognition,” said Moses.

Chapter president Ryan Arnesen ‘27, MBA ‘28, said he was proud of his chapter.

“When it comes to recruitment, we focus on being authentic and showing potential new members what Pi Kappa Phi is truly about," said Arnesen. "We highlight our close-knit brotherhood, our values and the sense of belonging that comes with being part of our chapter, rather than trying to sell something we’re not.”

However, Pi Kappa Phi, is not the only chapter at Quinnipiac to be recognize this past year.

Among other recognitions:

• Alpha Chi Omega: 2025 National Council Trophy

• Alpha Delta Pi: Operations Excellence Award, Recruitment Excellence Award, History Reporting Excellence Award, Panhellenic Excellence Award, Philanthropy Excellence Award, Membership Experience Excellence Award, Academic Excellence Award, and Marketing Excellence Award.

• Alpha Sigma Phi: Alpha Gamma Upsilon Bronze Cup of Distinction

• Chi Omega: Chapter of Excellence Award

• Delta Upsilon: 2025 Sweepstakes Award

• Kappa Alpha Theta: Bronze Kite Award

• Kappa Delta: 2025 Recognition Award and 2025 Academic Excellence Award.

“Our community is full of award-winning chapters. I am so proud of our groups as they continue to be recognized for their hard work and dedication,” said Moses. “They're contributing to the growth we're seeing in the FSL community as these awards show off how outstanding membership experiences can be.”