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Overview

SPS Outstanding Chapters are determined each academic year after a careful review of the information, photos and supporting material presented in the annual Chapter Reports. The reviewers include the Zone Councilor, the Associate Zone Councilor, and often, a third reviewer from outside the zone, as well as the SPS office staff. Chapter Reports are due by June 15th each year.

Criteria

Criteria for deciding the Outstanding Chapters in each zone include: 

• The chapter's involvement in local, zone and national SPS meetings and other professional meetings
• Participation in SPS programs
• Outreach efforts to the grades K-12 or the general public
• Participation in community service
• Contributions to student recruitment and retention
• Participation in social events, and
• Interactions with the department's alumni