CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— In conjunction with its 20th anniversary celebration, Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc., recently recognized its outstanding members and chapters. 
            
Taylor Springs, a psychology senior at North Carolina State University, was named PI of the Year. Presented annually to the sorority’s most outstanding member, Springs turned in a portfolio outlining her accomplishments in academia, community service, campus involvement and sorority involvement. A native of Jacksonville, N.C., she is the first NCSU student to win the sorority’s highest individual honor. Springs is a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and is also of Native Hawaiian descent. 
            
Karli Moore, a chemistry junior at North Carolina State University, was recognized for having the highest individual grade point average among the sorority’s undergraduate members. A 2014 Udall scholar, Moore is carrying a perfect 4.0 grade point average. The Wakulla, N.C., native and Lumbee Tribe member is the second consecutive Eta Chapter to sister to bring home the sorority’s top individual academic accolade. 
            
A third member of the Lumbee Tribe, Donna Stevens, also picked up a national award. Stevens was named Honeycomb of the Year, which is presented annually to the top new member. This spring, Stevens joined the Beta Pi Chapter, based out of Robeson County, N.C., and was nominated by another member of the sorority based on her dedication and hard work. 
 
Ashley Morris was recognized as the Grand Keeper of the Year, which is voted on by the sorority’s 12-member board of directors. A citizen of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Morris is a graduate of Oklahoma State University and has served on the sorority’s national board since 2008. 
 
The Beta Chapter at the University of North Carolina-Pembroke received the sorority’s first award for chapter programming. Along with three other Greek organizations, the chapter co-hosted a PowderPuff football game this spring as a fundraiser for two area families who recently lost loved ones. Between ticket sales and donations at the door, the game raised several hundred dollars for the families of Steve Hunt and Nicki Locklear. 
 
For the second straight year, the Epsilon Chapter at Dartmouth College was named the sorority’s top undergraduate chapter as well as the sorority’s Philanthropists of the Year. The chapter sold shirts as a fundraiser for the Pink Shawl Initiative, a non-profit organization that works to reduce the rate of breast cancer in Indian Country through education and screening. 
 
For the fifth consecutive year, the Delta Pi Chapter was honored as the sorority’s top professional chapter. Based out of Payne County, Okla., the chapter’s seven members contributed more than 200 hours of community service in their communities, including volunteering for the sixth consecutive year at the Remember The Ten run and the eighth straight year at Oklahoma State University’s annual contest powwow. 
 
 
About Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc.
 
With more than 70 tribes represented nationwide, Alpha Pi Omega Sorority, Inc., is the country’s largest and oldest Native American greek-letter organization. Founded on Sept. 1, 1994 at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, the sorority strives to provide a support network for collegiate and professional Native women in contemporary society while embracing traditional cultural practices.