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Rising to the Challenge and Earning Recognition

Four chapters earned their first Hugh Shields Award for chapter excellence during the 2015 reporting year. All four of those chapters – Vanderbilt University, University of Iowa, University of California–Los Angeles, and Northeastern University – have been chartered or rechartered since 2004. Three other recipients – Allegheny College, Butler University and Chapman University – have earned multiple Hugh Shields honors after being chartered or rechartered since 2000.

The Iota Epsilon Chapter at Chapman University celebrated its eighth straight award and is the sixth chapter with Hugh Shields runs of seven or more years. The all-time leader is Beta Lambda at Lehigh which won nine straight from 1986 to 1994.

In addition to the 10 chapters honored with the Hugh Shields Award, 10 were included in the 2015 Court of Honor. They included first-time recipients Beta Theta at Sewanee, one of the Fraternity’s oldest chapters, and Iota Xi (2010) at Florida Tech. Delta Chi at Oklahoma State earned its first since 1996.

2015 Hugh Shields Recipients

The following chapters were recognized for overall excellence at the 2016 division conferences (total number of times the chapter has been awarded is noted in parentheses):

Alpha, Allegheny College (15)

Lambda, Vanderbilt University

Omicron, University of Iowa

Beta Zeta, Butler University (13)

Delta Gamma, University of South Dakota (12)

Delta Delta, University of Tennessee (2)

Delta Iota, University of California – Los Angeles

Epsilon Phi, Southeastern Louisiana University (16)

Iota Epsilon, Chapman University (8)

Iota Psi , Northeastern University

2015 Court of Honor Recipients.

The following chapters were reviewed and honored based on criteria in the Fraternity Awards and Accreditation Report (FAAR)(total number of times the chapter has been awarded is noted in parentheses):

Alpha, Allegheny College (19)

Lambda, Vanderbilt University

Omicron, University of Iowa

Beta Eta, University of Minnesota (5)

Beta Phi, The Ohio State University (8)

Beta Zeta, Butler University (20)

Beta Theta, University of the South

Gamma Theta, Baker University (9)

Gamma Pi, Iowa State University (32)

Delta Gamma, University of South Dakota (20)

Delta Delta, University of Tennessee (5)

Delta Iota, University of California – Los Angeles (2)

Delta Chi, Oklahoma State University (21)

Epsilon Iota – A, Kettering University (18)

Epsilon Phi, Southeastern Louisiana University (18)

Iota Xi, Florida Institute of Technology

Iota Sigma, North Dakota State University (2)

Iota Psi, Northeastern University

Iota Epsilon, Chapman University (11)