The Baker Cup is awarded to the undergraduate chapter which most effectively focuses attention upon religious, ethical, and social service activities in its daily conduct. Thomas J. Howells (Ohio State 1897) presented the bowl at the 1916 Ekklesia. It is named in honor of former Archon President Newton D. Baker (Johns Hopkins 1872, Washington and Lee 1894), who served as US Secretary of War during World War One.

Baker himself worked out the phrase inscribed around the outside rim, "True Education Discloses and Develops Our Capacity for Service." The inside rim reads "The Newton D. Baker Social Service Cup, Presented 1916 by Thomas H. Howells, Awarded Annually to the Chapter of Phi Gamma Delta which has Excelled in Religious, Ethical, and Social Service Activities."

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1917-18 - University of Kansas
1918-19 - Denison University
1919-20 - Allegheny College
1920-21 - Knox College
1921-22 - 
1922-23 - 
1923-24 - University of Alabama
1924-25 - Denison University (2nd)
1925-26 - University of Michigan
1926-27 - Ohio Wesleyan University
1927-28 - Ohio Wesleyan University (2nd)
1928-29 - DePauw University
1929-30 - University of Michigan (2nd)
1930-31 - Davidson College
1931-32 - Wabash College
1932-33 - Davidson College (2nd)
1933-34 - Williams College
1934-35 - Davidson College (3rd)
1935-36 - Ohio Wesleyan University (3rd)
1936-37 - Ohio State University
1937-38 - University of Texas
1938-39 - University of Richmond
1939-40 - Ohio Wesleyan University (4th)
1940-41 - Gettysburg College
1941-42 - DePauw University (2nd)
1942-46 - No Awards Because of World War II
1946-47 - Occidental College
1947-48 - University of Pennsylvania
1948-49 - Hanover College
1948-50 - Wittenberg University
1950-51 - University of Minnesota
1951-52 - University of Kansas (2nd)
1952-53 - Denison University (3rd)
1953-54 - University of Texas (2nd)
1954-55 - University of Kansas (3rd)
1955-56 - University of Florida
1956-57 - University of Kansas (4th)
1957-58 - University of Kansas (5th)
1958-59 - University of Kansas (6th)
1959-60 - University of Kansas (7th)
1960-61 - Gettysburg College (2nd)
1961-62 - University of Tennessee
1962-63 - Gettysburg College (3rd)
1963-64 - Gettysburg College (4th)
1964-65 - Gettysburg College (5th)
1965-66 - Ohio Wesleyan University (5th)
1966-67 - University of Texas (3rd)
1967-68 - University of Tennessee (2nd)
1968-69 - Utah State University
1969-70 - Utah State University (2nd)
1970-71 - Arizona State University
1971-72 - University of Tennessee (3rd)
1972-73 - Florida State University
1973-74 - Utah State University (3rd)
1974-75 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1975-76 - Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2nd)
1976-77 - Arizona State University (2nd)
1977-78 - University of Kansas (8th)
1978-79 - Mississippi State University
1979-80 - Mississippi State University (2nd)
1980-81 - University of Washington
1981-82 - University of Washington (2nd)
1982-83 - University of Washington (3rd)
1983-84 - University of Washington (4th)
1984-85 - University of Nebraska
1985-86 - University of Washington (5th)
1986-87 - University of Washington (6th)
1987-88 - University of Washington (7th)
1988-89 - University of Kansas (9th)
1989-90 - University of Akron & University of Washington (8th)
1990-91 - University of Washington (9th)
1991-92 - New York University
1992-93 - University of Akron (2nd)
1993-94 - University of Washington (10th)
1994-95 - University of Alberta
1995-96 - University of Alberta (2nd)
1996-97 - University of Kansas (10th)
1997-98 - University of Akron (3rd)
1998-99 - Texas Tech University
1999-00 - University of Akron (4th)
2000-01 - Kansas State University
2001-02 - Texas Tech University (2nd)
2002-03 - University of Georgia
2003-04 - University of Washington (11th)
2004-05 - University of Washington (12th)
2005-06 - Georgia Institute of Technology
2006-07 - University of Akron (5th)
2007-08 - University of Georgia (2nd)
2008-09 - University of Georgia (3rd)
2009-10 - University of Georgia (4th)
2010-11 - University of Washington (13th)
2011-12 - University of Washington (14th)
2012-13 - Western Kentucky University
2013-14 - University of Washington (15th)
2014-15 - University of Washington (16th)
2015-16 - University of Georgia (5th)
2016-17 - University of Georgia (6th)
2017-18 - University of Washington (17th)
2018-19 - University of Washington (18th)
2019-20 - Indiana University
2020-21 - University of Washington (19th)
2021-22 - University of Washington (20th)

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