Tour of International Fraternity Headquarters and Museum
Durrance Award Plaque
The Durrance Award Plaque also hangs in the main hallway. It is presented annually to the most effective and outstanding Purple Legionnaire in Phi Gamma Delta. It reads:
“The Durrance Award presented annually by the Fraternity in honor of Francis Marvin Durrance (Washington & Lee 1907) to the most outstanding Purple Legionnaire in the Fraternity judged on the basis of personality, leadership, rapport with chapter, and Fraternity service.
Presented to the Fraternity through the generosity of Thomas D. Durrance (Washington & Lee 1938) and Creel Tinder Durrance in honor of their beloved father.”
