Colgate University’s chapter, Lambda Xi, of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society has been named an Honor Chapter for its outstanding activities in 2022–23. The award was bestowed on only 12 chapters nationwide in 2023.
This is the third consecutive year that Colgate University has earned this recognition, due in large part to assistant professor and chapter adviser Osvaldo Sandoval-León’s outstanding leadership with his students.
Each summer, the 634 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. This annual 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.
Sigma Delta Pi was founded in 1919, and its national office is located at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. It has been a member of the Association of College Honor Societies — the nation’s only certifying agency for college and university honor societies — since 1966.