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Ohio University’s Pi Rho/Tau of Ohio Chapter of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society has been named an “Honor Chapter” for its outstanding activities during the 2024-25 academic year.
This is the eighth consecutive year that the Ohio University chapter has received this award, The honor was bestowed to only 13 chapters nationwide in 2025.
Professor Esther Hernández Esteban , Ohio University's chapter advisor, was instrumental in earning this national recognition. Furthermore, because the chapter earned Honor Chapter distinction each year during Sigma Delta Pi’s 2022-25 triennium, OHIO also received the prestigious Octavio Paz Award, which the chapter also had earned in 2022 (for 2019-2022 triennium).
Each summer, the 637 chapters of Sigma Delta Pi nationwide are asked to submit an annual report detailing their numerous activities and projects from the academic year. Based on these reports, the National Executive Committee chooses approximately 10-15 “Honor Chapters” annually. This recognition is based upon the caliber of chapter projects that reflect the Sigma Delta Pi mission of honoring excellence in the study of the Spanish language, contributing to cultural understanding and upholding the goals of the society.
Founded in 1919 and with its national office at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, Sigma Delta Pi is also a member since 1966 of the Association of College Honor Societies, the nation’s only certifying agency for college and university honor societies.