Anna is a sophomore who has had a fast start as a leader at VCU by holding the roles of chapter Vice President, New Member Educator, National Delegate, LGBTQ+ Liaison, as well as Multicultural Greek Council President.

Her nominator notes how "[Anna] cares about the people she supports and wants to see her organizations grow and progress."

She leads with enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and a willingness to serve.

Gabby, as a leader in her chapter, served in roles such as Director of Scholarship, Director of Recruitment, Director of Alumnae Relations, and currently Vice President of Finance.

In these leadership roles, she has overseen two of the largest pledge classes for this chapter and emphasized and improved on formal recruitment training programs.

McInnes also started "The Sisterhood of the Travelling Sigmand", a monthly, chapter-wide newsletter where sorority operations and the life events of sisters are reported to the entire chapter.

Gabby is passionate about serving her sisters and has worked tirelessly to create a supportive and encouraging environment.

Jordan has consistently gone above and beyond in her work with New Student and Family programs over the past few years.

She earned the recognition of her fellow orientation leaders as the winner of the Overall Staff Member of the Year twice, and was highlighted by her peers for her both her enthusiasm and her positivity.

This past summer, as a member of the Leadership team for Orientation, her efforts helped maintain and deepen the meaningful experiences provided to our new students, despite the challenges of the pandemic and a new virtual orientation process.

Liz founded the American Sign Language Club at VCU to bring awareness to the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community within VCU's student population. This club serves to advocate for the accessibility and accommodation of classes and extracurriculars to students and community members.

In the course of her leadership, membership has grown to more than 300 students across all majors and disciplines.

And, despite the challenges of COVID-19, this student led her fellow officers, in an initiative to create an asynchronous course for the students to utilize during remote learning.

Sneha has been a dedicated leader throughout her time at VCU. Her roles have included: Presidential Student Ambassador; Member of the Senior Vice Provost Advisory Council; the Social Chair for VCU Acceleration; a Chemistry Teaching Assistant and more.

Most recently Gade co-founded V Cubed, also known as Virtual Volunteer at VCU, along with two other students. V Cubed gained over 400 members and accumulated 1,000 plus hours of service, which is even more impressive given restrictions due to Covid-19.

Described as patient, funny, and relatable, she has truly served her peers, our campus, and the greater Richmond community.

Yashana is our newest inductee into the Fraternity & Sorority Life Hall of Fame.

She has excelled from her first days at VCU and made major contributions to her sorority in that time. She has consistently lived the three main values of her chapter: Friendship, Scholarship, and Encouragement.

With regards to friendship, maybe it's best said by her nominator: "Scientists may argue that the heating of the Earth is coming from fossil fuels and human industry, but another proposal could easily argue it comes from the warmth of Yashna's heart."

Her scholarship has led her to five straight semesters on the Dean's List as a member of the Honors College.

Described as the "go-to" person in her chapter,  she encourages her sisters every chance she gets.

The key for Alpha Gamma Delta was to create more sister recognition and a strong sense of sisterhood through new initiatives such as Sister and New Member of the Week, academic shoutouts, and virtual sisterhood events. Sisterhood events also included movie nights, paint activities, and an organized sisterhood retreat where sisters safely enjoyed pick-up s'mores kits.

By taking risks and breaking traditions, they have successfully pivoted to the virtual world in order to serve and support their members.

Business Student Ambassadors have brought their brand of creativity to bear by focusing on member development during the Covid-19 pandemic, ensuring a strong future for their organization and the services they provide the School of Business and their prospective students, families, and other guests.

They fostered relationships with VCU Career Services and alumni to provide developmental programming including resume and interviewing workshops, speaking engagements with Alumni, and participation in the District 3 CASE ASAP conference.

The National Society of Black Engineers provides both leadership, personal development, and career enhancement opportunities to their members.

As one nominator wrote: "Members are offered a secure, judgment-free zone to express their thoughts and experiences on topics such as the [Black Lives Matter] movement, Covid-19, and the presidential election." The nominator noted that this support helped create a sense of community and belonging for their members.

To help shape the futures of the next generation's engineers, they manage a unique outreach program, the Pre-College Initiative. This organization hosts service events that support and encourage Kindergarten through 12th-grade students through hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math activities, academic games, and informative talks from working engineers.

Student National Pharmaceutical Association has worked diligently to prepare their 110 members to serve and educate VCU and the surrounding communities on better health practices.

During the peak of Covid-19, boxes were packed with cleaning supplies, masks, sanitizers, gloves, and over-the-counter medications, donated by their members which were delivered to help three local free clinics.

Through initiatives such as Fighting Diabetes, the Power to End Stroke, Remember the Ribbon, Operation Immunizations, and more, they educated the community utilizing infographics, posters, and presentations.