To honor the memory of its namesake, the William “Snap” Melniker Community Service Award was established by the National Council on April 18, 1978. This is an annual award to a chapter, honoring outstanding service to the community and school.
| 1977-78 | PA Omega Delta at Pennsylvania State University at Altoona |
| 1978-79 | PA Beta Sigma Beta at Pennsylvania State University |
| 1979-80 | PA Omega Delta at Pennsylvania State University at Altoona |
| 1980-81 | FL Delta at University of Florida |
| 1981-82 | PA Omega Delta at Pennsylvania State University at Altoona |
| 1982-83 | PA Delta Iota at Drexel University |
| 1983-84 | MA Theta at Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 1984-85 | PA Omega Delta at Pennsylvania State University at Altoona |
| 1985-86 | PA Alpha Delta at Temple University |
| 1986-87 | PA Delta Iota at Drexel University |
| 1987-88 | PA Delta Iota at Drexel University |
| 1988-89 | PA Kappa Eta at Widener University |
| 1989-90 | MD Kappa Delta at Salisbury State University |
| 1990-91 | NY Omicron Rho at University at Binghamton |
| 1991-92 | NY Omicron Rho at University at Binghamton |
| 1992-93 | PA Omega Delta at Pennsylvania State University at Altoona |
| 1993-94 | CN Eta at McGill University |
| 1993-94 | FL Delta Upsilon at Florida Institute of Technology |
| 1993-94 | PA Omega Delta at Pennsylvania State University at Altoona |
| 1994-95 | FL Delta Upsilon at Florida Institute of Technology |
| 1995-96 | PA Omega Gamma at Penn State |
| 1996-97 | WI Omega at University of Wisconsin |
| 1997-98 | WA Epsilon Alpha at Eastern Washington University |
| 1998-99 | MI Alpha Omega at Siena Heights University |
| 1999-00 | VA Alpha Psi at Christopher Newport University |
| 2000-01 | NY Beta Omicron at St. John’s University |
| 2001-02 | WA Epsilon Alpha at Eastern Washington University |
| 2002-03 | WA Epsilon Alpha at Eastern Washington University |
| 2003-04 | NC Omega Beta at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 2004-05 | VA Delta Chi at University of Virginia at Wise |
| 2005-06 | NC Omega Beta at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| 2006-07 | VA Delta Chi at University of Virginia at Wise |
| 2007-08 | CN Kappa Kappa at University of Windsor |
| 2008-09 | MN Kappa Chi at Winona University |
| 2009-10 | MA Theta at Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| 2010-11 | MD Pi Phi at Towson University |
| 2011-12 | NY Phi Lambda at Adelphi University |
| 2012-13 | FL Delta Upsilon at Florida Institute of Technology |
| 2013-14 | WI Chi Upsilon at Carroll University |
| 2014-15 | PA Alpha Delta at Temple University |
| 2015-16 | PA Alpha Delta at Temple University |
| 2016-17 | FL Delta at the University of Florida |
| 2017-18 | FL Delta at the University of Florida |
| 2018-19 | PA Alpha Delta at Temple University |
| 2019-20
2020-21 2021-22 2022-23 2023-24 |
OH Alpha Epsilon at Ohio State University
VA Lambda Kappa at Roanoke College OH Alpha Epsilon at Ohio State University VA Omega Rho at Virginia Commonwealth University PA Alpha Gamma at Bloomsburg University |