Panhellenic group awards scholarships.

Byline: Submitted by Samantha P. Krause

Each year, the Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Panhellenic provides scholarships to current high school seniors and college students who joined a National Panhellenic Conference sorority.

The scholarships were awarded Wednesday, April 24, during the Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Panhellenic Spring Scholarship Banquet, held at The Cotillion in Palatine.

The Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Panhellenic awarded five $1,200 scholarships to local high school seniors.

The winners went through an application process, interviewed and finally awarded the scholarships. The scholarships will help with the student's tuition, books, cost of living, etc., toward their college education.

In addition to the five high school senior scholarships, there were four $500 scholarships awarded to past applicants who are currently freshmen or sophomores in college and have joined a National Panhellenic Conference sorority.

These winners went through an application process and their names were drawn on the night of the Spring Scholarship Banquet.

These scholarships help pay for the yearly dues associated with the National Panhellenic Conference sorority the student is in.

The Spring Scholarship Banquet also included the presentation of the Athena Award, Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Panhellenic Outstanding Alumnae award, and the Outstanding Alumnae award from each sorority associated with the Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Panhellenic.

The event also included a basket raffle with different themes, as well as a Cubs tickets raffle for an upcoming game this season. All money raised from this event helps go toward scholarships for the following year.

The Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Panhellenic will be hosting a Sorority Recruitment Information Night for graduating seniors at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, in the Zimmerman Room at the Barrington Area Public Library, 505 N. Northwest Hwy. in Barrington.

Hear from a panel of collegiate sorority women on whether sorority life right for you; what you need to know about sorority life; what recruitment is about; and how to prepare for recruitment.

To RSVP, email [email protected] with your name, high school and intended college.

The Chicago Northwest Suburban Alumnae Panhellenic serves the following high school communities: Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Cary-Grove, Christian Liberty Academy, Conant, Crystal Lake Central, Crystal Lake South, Elk Grove, Fremd, Hersey, Hoffman Estates, Lake Zurich, Maine West, Palatine, Prairie Ridge, Prospect, Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg, St. Viator, and Wheeling.

For information, visit CNWSAP.org.