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 |
OH Alpha Epsilon at Ohio State University
VA Lambda Kappa at Roanoke College OH Alpha Epsilon at Ohio State University |