Pillars of the Forty Acres

Pillars of the Forty Acres is a recognition program for student organizations whose activities embody the University's six Core Values. The program has six categories that align with the Core Values. Organizations receive points for completing the criteria within each category to earn recognition status and rewards.

There are two levels of recognition status: Distinguished and Exemplary. To achieve Distinguished Status, an organization must achieve six (6) additional points in one Core Value category. To achieve Exemplary Status, an organization must achieve Distinguished Status in five of the six Core Value categories. Organizations that complete the program are eligible for monetary prizes awarded at the Evening of the Stars ceremony in spring 2022.

To participate, all organizations must

• Be in good standing,
• Ensure their organization is HornsLink Official,
• Attend a required information session by Thursday, December 2, 2021, and
• Submit all eligible criteria by Monday, February 28, 2022.

Full details on requirements can be found on the Pillars Instruction page.

If you have questions about the Pillars of the Forty Acres program, please contact Student Activities at awards@austin.utexas.edu.

Pillars of the Forty Acres Distinguished Status

To achieve Distinguished Status, an organization must complete six points in one Core Value category.

2021 Recipients

• *Alpha Epsilon Delta – Pre-Health Honor Society (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• American Medical Student Association – Pre-med (Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity)
• Apricity Magazine (Leadership)
• Asian Business Students Association (Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• *Austin Conservation Project at the University of Texas (Leadership)
• *Black Graduate Student Association (Individual Opportunity)
• Camp Kesem at the University of Texas at Austin (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• Campus Environmental Center (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• Friends of MSF at UT Austin (Leadership)
• *Future Doctors of America (Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• Hindu Students Association (Discovery)
• Hispanic Business Student Association (Individual Opportunity)
• *Humanity First (Leadership)
• *Ismaili Muslim Students Association (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• Lang Stuttering Institute Student Leadership Organization (Leadership)
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) On Campus at University of Texas at Austin (Leadership)
• SCORE Athletics (Leadership)
• Sigma Delta Lambda Sorority, Inc. (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• *Texas Ballroom (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• *Texas Blazers (Leadership)
• *Texas Pre-Dental Society (Leadership)
• Texas Public Health (Responsibility)
• Texas Wranglers (Leadership)
• The Greek and Cypriot Society (Responsibility)
• *The Project (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity)

Pillars of the Forty Acres Exemplary Status

To achieve Exemplary Status, an organization must achieve Distinguished Status in five of the six Core Value categories.

2021 Recipients

• Alpha Epsilon Delta – Pre-Health Honor Society (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• Camp Kesem at the University of Texas at Austin (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• Campus Environmental Center (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• *Future Doctors of America (Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• *Ismaili Muslim Students Association (Learning, Discovery, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• Sigma Delta Lambda Sorority, Inc. (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)
• Texas Ballroom (Learning, Discovery, Freedom, Leadership, Individual Opportunity, Responsibility)