Chapter awards represent far more than a title or a plaque. They represent commitment, creativity and teamwork. They reflect members that showed up for their chapters, strengthened their communities, and embraced the values of Delta Sigma Pi
To every winning chapter or member: you should be proud! Your award reflects the work your members did together – and the difference you made along the way.
And to every chapter that submitted an entry this year, THANK YOU! Your stories matter, and we are grateful you took the time to share it with us.
If you didn’t enter this year, I hope you’ll consider doing so in 2027. Your chapter may be doing award-worthy work right now – and we want to celebrate it, learn from it and share it with the rest of the Fraternity. View all awards on Delta Sigma Pi's Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn.
The full listing of the 2026 Chapter Award Winners:
CHAPTER AWARDS
*Chapters in bold are also provincial winners
**Chapters underlined are the national winners
North Central Province
R. Nelson Mitchell Outstanding Collegiate Chapter Award
Central - Iota Chi (Illinois State)
East Central - Alpha Theta (Cincinnati)
Great Lakes - Gamma Pi (Loyola - Chicago)
Huron - Mu Phi (Saginaw Valley State (MI))
Most Improved Collegiate Chapter
Central - Iota Chi (Illinois State)
East Central - Alpha Theta (Cincinnati)
Great Lakes - Gamma Pi (Loyola – Chicago)
Huron - Mu Phi (Saginaw Valley State (MI))
Outstanding Service Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Central - Alpha Pi (Indiana)
East Central - Theta Lambda (Xavier)
Great Lakes - Gamma Pi (Loyola – Chicago)
Huron - Mu Phi (Saginaw Valley State (MI))
North Star - Eta Rho (Wisconsin – La Crosse)
Outstanding Professional Activities Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Central - Iota Chi (Illinois State)
East Central - Alpha Theta (Cincinnati)
Great Lakes - Gamma Pi (Loyola – Chicago)
Great Plains - Alpha Eta (South Dakota)
Huron - Mu Phi (Saginaw Valley State (MI))
North Star - Alpha Epsilon (Minnesota)
Outstanding Financial Operations Award for a Collegiate Chapter
East Central - Alpha Theta (Cincinnati)
Great Lakes - Gamma Pi (Loyola – Chicago)
Outstanding Alumni Relations Award For A Collegiate Chapter
Central - Iota Chi (Illinois State)
East Central - Alpha Theta (Cincinnati)
Great Lakes - Gamma Pi (Loyola – Chicago)
Huron - Mu Phi (Saginaw Valley State (MI))
North Star - Eta Rho (Wisconsin – La Crosse)
Outstanding Scholastic Development Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Central - Iota Chi (Illinois State)
East Central - Alpha Theta (Cincinnati)
Great Lakes - Gamma Pi (Loyola – Chicago)
Huron - Mu Phi (Saginaw Valley)
Northeastern
R. Nelson Mitchell Outstanding Collegiate Chapter Award
Capital - Iota Rho (Howard (DC))
Eastern - Zeta Pi (St. Joseph’s (PA))
New England – Gamma (Boston U)
Niagara - Kappa Lambda (Binghampton (NY))
North Atlantic - Pi Rho (Massachusetts – Amherst)
Steel Valley - Theta Kappa (Akron (OH))
Most Improved Collegiate Chapter
Capital - Omicron Chi (Frostburg State)
Eastern - Zeta PI (St. Joseph’s (PA))
Empire - Beta Omicron (Rutgers – Newark (NJ))
New England – Gamma (Boston U)
North Atlantic - Pi Rho (Massachusetts – Amherst)
Steel Valley - Theta Kappa (Akron (OH))
Outstanding Service Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Capital - Iota Rho (Howard (DC))
Eastern - Zeta Pi (St. Joseph’s (PA))
Empire - Beta Omicron (Rutgers – Newark (NJ))
New England – Gamma (Boston U)
Niagara - Kappa Lambda (Binghampton (NY))
North Atlantic - Pi Rho (Massachusetts – Amherst)
Steel Valley - Nu Upsilon (West Virginia)
Outstanding Professional Activities Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Capital - Iota Rho (Howard (DC))
Eastern - Alpha Gamma (Penn State – State College)
Empire - Beta Omicron (Rutgers – Newark (NJ))
New England - Lambda Tau (Bentley (MA))
Niagara - Kappa Lambda (Binghampton (NY))
North Atlantic - Pi Rho (Massachusetts – Amherst)
Steel Valley - Nu Upsilon (West Virginia)
Outstanding Financial Operations Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Eastern - Alpha Gamma (Penn State – State College)
Empire - Upsilon Omega (Stony Brook (NY))
Outstanding Alumni Relations Award For A Collegiate Chapter
Capital - Iota Rho (Howard (DC))
Eastern - Zeta Pi (St. Joseph’s (PA))
Empire - Upsilon Omega (Stony Brook (NY))
New England – Gamma (Boston U)
Niagara - Kappa Lambda (Binghampton (NY))
North Atlantic - Pi Rho (Massachusetts – Amherst)
Steel Valley - Theta Kappa (Akron (OH))
Outstanding Scholastic Development Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Capital - Iota Rho (Howard (DC))
Eastern - Omega Chi (Drexel (PA))
Empire - Upsilon Omega (Stony Brook (NY))
New England – Gamma (Boston U)
North Atlantic - Pi Rho (Massachusetts – Amherst)
Steel Valley - Theta Kappa (Akron (OH))
South Central
R. Nelson Mitchell Outstanding Collegiate Chapter Award
Gateway - Alpha Beta
Gulf South - Eta Tau (McNeese State (LA))
Gulf Western - Lambda Upsilon (St. Mary’s (TX))
Southwestern -Chi Psi (Texas – Dallas)
Most Improved Collegiate Chapter
Gateway - Beta Sigma (Saint Louis)
Gulf Western - Lambda Upsilon (St Mary’s (TX))
Southwestern - Chi Psi (Texas – Dallas)
Outstanding Service Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Gateway - Beta Sigma (Saint Louis)
Gulf Western - Omicron Phi (Texas – San Antonio)
Southwestern - Chi Psi (Texas – Dallas)
Tornado Alley - Epsilon Zeta (Midwestern State (TX))
Outstanding Professional Activities Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Gateway - Beta Sigma (Saint Louis)
Gulf South - Beta Zeta (Louisiana State)
Gulf Western - Lambda Upsilon (St. Mary’s (TX))
Southwestern - Chi Psi (Texas – Dallas)
Tornado Alley - Epsilon Zeta (Midwestern State (TX))
Outstanding Financial Operations Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Gateway - Iota Nu (Truman State (MO))
Outstanding Alumni Relations Award For A Collegiate Chapter
Gateway - Alpha Beta (Missouri – Columbia)
Gulf Western - Theta Omega (St. Edward’s (TX))
Southwestern - Chi Psi (Texas – Dallas)
Outstanding Scholastic Development Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Gateway - Beta Sigma (Saint Louis)
Gulf Western - Theta Omega (St. Edward’s (TX))
Southern
R. Nelson Mitchell Outstanding Collegiate Chapter Award
Atlantic Coast - Theta Sigma (St. Edward’s (TX))
Central Gulf - Alpha Sigma (Alabama)
Mid-Atlantic - Zeta Upsilon (Virginia Tech)
Mid-South - Zeta Theta (Western Kentucky)
South Atlantic - Theta Phi (South Florida - Tampa)
Most Improved Collegiate Chapter
Atlantic Coast - Theta Sigma (St. Edward’s (TX))
Central Gulf - Alpha Sigma (Alabama)
Mid-Atlantic - Zeta Upsilon (Virginia Tech)
Mid-South - Zeta Theta (Western Kentucky)
Southeastern - Omega Pi (Clark Atlanta (GA))
Outstanding Service Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Atlantic Coast - Theta Sigma (St. Edward’s (TX))
Central Gulf - Alpha Sigma (Alabama)
Mid-Atlantic - Zeta Upsilon (Virginia Tech)
Southeastern - Beta Gamma (South Carolina)
Outstanding Professional Activities Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Atlantic Coast - Theta Sigma (St. Edward’s (TX))
Central Gulf - Alpha Sigma (Alabama)
Mid-Atlantic - Zeta Upsilon (Virginia Tech)
Mid-South - Zeta Theta ((Western Kentucky)
South Atlantic - Theta Phi (South Florida – Tampa)
Southeastern - Omega Pi (Clark Atlanta (GA))
Outstanding Financial Operations Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Atlantic Coast - Gamma Lambda (Florida State)
Mid-Atlantic - Zeta Upsilon (Virginia Tech)
Outstanding Alumni Relations Award For A Collegiate Chapter
Atlantic Coast - Theta Sigma (Central Florida)
Mid- Atlantic - Zeta Upsilon (Virginia Tech)
Mid-South - Zeta Theta (Western Kentucky)
Southeastern - Beta Gamma (South Carolina)
Outstanding Scholastic Development Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Atlantic Coast - Gamma Lambda (Florida State)
Mid-Atlantic - Zeta Upsilon (Virginia Tech)
Mid-South - Zeta Theta (Western Kentucky)
Western
R. Nelson Mitchell Outstanding Collegiate Chapter Award
Bay Area - Kappa Mu (Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo)
Desert Mountain - Gamma Psi (Arizona)
Pacific Coast - Sigma Phi (Chapman (CA))
Pacific Northwest - Upsilon Psi (Washington – Bothell)
South Pacific - Eta Chi (Cal Poly-Pomona)
Most Improved Collegiate Chapter
Rocky Mountain – Mu Chi (Colorado-Colorado Springs)
South Pacific – Eta Chi (Cal Poly-Pomona)
Outstanding Service Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Bay Area - Kappa Mu (Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo)
Pacific Coast - Sigma Phi (Chapman (CA))
Rocky Mountain - Mu Rho (Colorado State)
Sierra Nevada - Tau Chi (California – Merced)
South Pacific - Eta Chi (Cal Poly-Pomona)
Outstanding Professional Activities Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Bay Area - Kappa Mu (Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo)
Desert Mountain - Gamma Psi (Arizona)
Pacific Coast - Lambda Sigma (Cal State – Fullerton)
Pacific Northwest - Upsilon (Illinois)
South Pacific - Eta Chi (Cal Poly-Pomona)
Outstanding Alumni Relations Award For A Collegiate Chapter
Bay Area - Kappa Mu (Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo)
Desert Mountain - Gamma Psi (Arizona)
Rocky Mountain - Mu Chi (Colorado-Colorado Springs)
Sierra Nevada - Tau Chi (California – Merced)
Outstanding Scholastic Development Award for a Collegiate Chapter
Bay Area - Kappa Mu (Cal Poly – San Luis Obispo)
Desert Mountain - Gamma Psi (Arizona)
Pacific Coast - Lambda Sigma (Cal State – Fullerton)
Rocky Mountain -Mu Chi (Colorado-Colorado Springs)
South Pacific - Eta Chi (Cal Poly-Pomona)
ALUMNI CHAPTER AWARDS
**Chapters underlined are the national winners
Most Improved Alumni Chapter
North Central - Twin Cities (MN)
Northeastern - Boston -National Winner
Outstanding Alumni Chapter
North Central - Cincinnati
Northeastern - Boston
Southern - Atlanta
South Central - Space City Houston
Western - Achieve More Corporate
Outstanding Collegiate Relations Award for an Alumni Chapter
North Central - Twin Cities (MN)
Northeastern - Boston
Southern - Atlanta
Western - Achieve More Corporate
Outstanding Professional Activities for an Alumni Chapter
North Central – Cincinnati
Northeastern – Boston
Southern – Atlanta
South Central – Space City Houston
Outstanding Service Award for an Alumni Chapter
North Central - Cincinnati
Northeastern - Boston
Southern - Atlanta
South Central - Space City Houston
Western - Achieve More Corporate
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
*Chapters in bold are also provincial winners
**Chapters underlined are the national winners
North Central Province
Chapter Advisor Of The Year
East Central - Glen Midkiff, serving Xi Upsilon Chapter
Great Lakes - Allison Davis, serving Gamma Pi Chapter
Great Plains - Daniel Tracy, serving Alpha Eta Chapter
District Director of the Year
Great lakes - Mary Miracle
Northeastern
Chapter Advisor Of The Year
Eastern - Ryan Rodalunas, serving Omicron Omega Chapter
Niagara - David J. Murray, serving Alpha Kappa Chapter
North Atlantic - Sean Wandrei, serving Pi Rho Chapter
Steel Valley - Rebecca Ellsworth, serving Theta Rho Chapter
District Director of the Year
Steel Valley - Karla E. Edwards, serving Theta Kappa Chapter
South Central
Chapter Advisor Of The Year
Gateway - David Sanders, serving Beta Sigma Chapter
Southwestern - Sarah Moore, serving Chi Psi Chapter
Tornado Alley - Niyati Kataria, serving Epsilon Zeta Chapter
District Director of the Year
Gateway - Lucas Chappel, serving Sigma Psi Chapter
Southern
Chapter Advisor Of The Year
Atlantic Coast - Shetia Lamar, serving Kappa Chi Chapter
Mid-Atlantic Coast - David J. Williamson, serving Zeta Upsilon Chapter
Mid-South - Joseph O. Posey, serving Zeta Theta Chapter
District Director of the Year
South Atlantic - Ashley Bernstein, serving Rho Psi Chapter
Western Province
Chapter Advisor Of The Year
Rocky Mountain - Scott VanNess, serving Mu Chi Chapter
District Director of the Year
Desert Mountain - Mikayla Harang Todd, serving Gamma Omega Chapter