The Panhellenic Scholarship Foundation awarded 51 scholarships to Greek American students at the 2023 Awards Ceremony and Gala Weekend earlier in June at Hilton Chicago.
Metropolitan Nathanael, and Ambassador of Greece to the U.S., Alexandra Papadopoulou, joined the award recipients and over 650 guests in a fun weekend celebrating Greek culture.
Dedicated to promoting education and leadership, the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation is a nonprofit organization that recognizes and honors exceptional undergraduate students of Hellenic descent, supporting their efforts with significant monetary awards based on academic merit and financial need.
The weekend began on June 16th, 2023, with a Welcome Reception hosted at Holland & Knight. The Welcome Reception provided an opportunity for the scholarship recipients, alumni, Board of Directors, Advisory Board, and Academic Committee Members to get to know one another ahead of the weekend’s events.
On the afternoon of June 17th, 2023, over 150 attendees, consisting of current scholarship recipients, PanHellenic alumni, industry-leading mentors, and young professionals, attended the 7th Annual Mentorship Luncheon – held in partnership with the Hellenic Initiative.
This luncheon was an intimate setting for participants to receive career advice and guidance from 13 mentors who are leaders in their fields – ranging from business, law and medicine to finance, education, and more.
The weekend culminated with the 2023 Awards Ceremony & Gala on Saturday, June 17th, 2023 at the Hilton Chicago. The 2023 Awards Ceremony & Gala was emceed by the Weekend Morning Anchor at NBC Chicago, Kate Chappell.
The night concluded with a dinner and dance, with live entertainment provided by the Mylos Band of New York.
At the Gala, the Foundation also honored the lifelong achievements of Stellene Volandes, editor-in-chief of Town & Country, the oldest continuously published magazine in America.
Volandes received the Foundation’s Paradigm Award in honor of their distinguished career, exemplary service in her respective field, and for making the Hellenic community proud.
Panhellenic Scholarship Foundation tough job to choose recipients
Speaking to Greek Reporter before the event Ted Argeroplos, Director of the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation said that choosing students to receive the scholarships from hundreds of applications is a very tough assignment for the Academic Committee.
“The first 40-45 students are equally as good as the next 40-45 kids. The competition is ridiculous. All kids are amazing. They are great achievers, they are among the best in their school.”
The Awards of $250,000 are offered at two levels: Twenty (20) Awards of $2,500 based on academic achievement, and twenty (20) Awards of $10,000 based on academic achievement and financial need.
“With further donations, we hope to give all the worthy kids scholarships,” Argeroplos says.
Founded in 2002 by Greek-American businessman and philanthropist Chris Tomaras, the mission of the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation is to promote education by providing scholarships and programs to Greek American students who, guided by the values of their Hellenic upbringing, have the potential to become life-long significant achievers and contribute meaningfully to society.
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