Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Essay Contest

Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Alpha Delta Rho Chapter High School Essay Contest may provide an book award of $500.

Requirements:

• The following information must appear on the first page:
• Title: How has your education contributed to who you are today?
• An Essay by:__________
• Home Street Address
• City, State, Zip
• Name of High School
• Submit a 700 – 750 word essay, typewritten, and double spaced to:

Rating Criteria for Essays

1. Development of Topic/Thesis (30 pts) – Topic well developed (covers and develops major points, supplying enough information for understanding
2. Progression (20 possible pts.) – Composition progresses from beginning to end in a logical flow of information.
3. Readability (25 possible pts.) – Concise prose that sticks to the point and does not ramble (holds reader’s attention
4. Grammar (15 possible pts.) – Agreement of subject and verb; roper tense; correct sentence construction; paragraphing, including transitional phrases linking same.
5. Spelling – (5 possible pts.)
6. Punctuation – (5 possible pts.)

Submit essay to:
Southern Polytechnic State University
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Alpha Delta Rho Chapter
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060

Deadline: April 25, 2012.