Interfraternity Council earns Outstanding Community Impact award
Virginia Tech’s Interfraternity Council recently received the 2025 IFC Outstanding Community Impact award from the North American Interfraternity Conference. The conference manages North American national and international men’s fraternities on campuses in the United States and Canada.
The IFC award recognizes university Interfraternity Councils that conduct meaningful community outreach and service that actively engage campus and community partners to enhance belonging in the fraternity experience.
In one of these community efforts, called Adopt a Cop, Virginia Tech fraternities arrange mentoring from Blacksburg police to reduce safety incidents involving fraternity life. Fraternities also helped create Center Street Clean Up, where FSL members reduce the impacts of littering and pollution after each home football game and tailgating event.
These service events thrive with the guidance and direction of FSL staff and use community partnerships to amplify their impact on Blacksburg and the surrounding area.
“This award really comes down to the relationships the community has built with the Blacksburg Police Department and the greater Blacksburg community,” said Tianna Pride, coordinator for Fraternity and Sorority Life and advisor to the Interfraternity Council. “They’ve been incredibly supportive of our students at Virginia Tech, and that partnership has truly made a difference. Center Street Cleanup has been especially meaningful; it’s been a simple but powerful way to bring students and local residents together.”
Pride credits the wide range of service campaigns as the reason for the FSL community's success connecting with the local community.
“We’ve also worked alongside BPD on initiatives like Building Beds and their Toy Drive, and our community stays actively involved through our office’s Greeks Giving Back programming,” Pride said. “At the end of the day, they are always looking for ways to show up, step up, and give back to the place they call home."
“This recognition reflects the strong leadership and intentional advising supporting our Greek community,” said James Bridgeforth, assistant vice president for Student Affairs. “Tianna, who is still relatively new to Virginia Tech, has made an immediate and meaningful impact as the advisor — she is truly doing exceptional work."
Bridgeforth added that Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life Abbi Hanson Allen's "consistent focus on the success and development of our Greek students continues to make a difference.”
Ut Prosim thrives throughout the fraternity and sorority communities thanks to active efforts to meet the vision of the FSL board, local communities, and fellow Hokies.
“We, as an executive board and overall community, are really proud of the work we have done in Blacksburg,” Virginia Tech's Interfraternity Council executive board said in a statement. “We hope to continue these initiatives for years to come, and we hope to be a role model for other IFC communities around the country."
Fraternity and Sorority Life consistently shows up to be active members of the Hokie community and welcomes all students to join one of their organizations. Find more information about FSL and each chapter’s contact points and community records.
