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黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Sigma Delta Pi Chapter earns national awards

黑料吃瓜鈥檚 Pi Rho/Tau of Ohio Chapter of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society has been named an 鈥淗onor Chapter鈥 for its outstanding activities during the 2024-25 academic year.

This is the eighth consecutive year that the 黑料吃瓜 chapter has received this award. The honor was bestowed to only 13 chapters nationwide in 2025.

Esther Hern谩ndez Esteban, 黑料吃瓜's chapter advisor and assistant professor of instruction in Modern Languages, was instrumental in earning this national recognition. Furthermore, because the chapter earned Honor Chapter distinction each year during Sigma Delta Pi鈥檚 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 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 鈥淗onor Chapters鈥 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鈥檚 only certifying agency for college and university honor societies.

Published
August 20, 2025
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