DISTINGUISHED HONORS IN ACTION THEME AWARDS

The Honors in Action Theme Award recognizes chapters whose Honors in Action Project Award entries scored highest in each of the eight themes related to the 2024/2025 Honors Study Topic, The Power of Stories.

Theme 1 - Why We Tell Stories

Alpha Psi Sigma Chapter
Springfield Technical Community College
Springfield, Massachusetts
Stories That Sustain: Experiential Learning for Environmental Action

Alpha Xi Beta Chapter
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Healing Through Listening: Why Patient Stories Matter in Healthcare

Alpha Sigma Alpha Chapter
De Anza College
Cupertino, California
Why We Tell Stories: Examining Faculty Journeys and Storytelling

Theme 2 - Perspectives Shape Stories

Sigma Lambda Chapter
Calhoun Community College
Huntsville and Decatur, Alabama
Brick by Brick: Perspectives on the American Dream

Alpha Iota Chi Chapter
Northeast State Community College
Blountville, Tennessee
Two Nations, One Land: The Divergent Paths of the Cherokee and American Frontiersmen

Alpha Zeta Eta Chapter
Dallas College - North Lake
Irving, Texas
Aquí Estamos: Bringing the Voices and Stories of Hispanic/Latiné Individuals to Life

Theme 3 - Ways Stories Are Told

Alpha Lambda Sigma Chapter
Holmes Community College - Ridgeland
Ridgeland, Mississippi
A Century of Voices: Storytelling Builds Community at Holmes

Pi Pi Chapter
Jefferson State Community College - Jefferson
Birmingham, Alabama
We Are All Misplaced: Sharing Stories from the Pathways Shelter

Beta Zeta Nu Chapter
Cañada College
Redwood City, California
The Cañada College Story: Visual Narratives of Culture, History, and Progress

Theme 4 - Preserving Stories

Alpha Mu Chi Chapter
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, Texas
40 Years, 40 Stories, 40 Days

Beta Alpha Iota Chapter
Miami Dade College - Homestead
Homestead, Florida
Preserving the Lost Stories Beneath Us: Silver Green Cemetery

Alpha Omega Mu Chapter (Tied)
Irvine Valley College
Irvine, California
Preservation of Colonized Communities' Stories Through Social Media

Beta Lambda Delta Chapter (Tied)
Jefferson State Community C
ollege - Shelby-Hoover
Birmingham, Alabama
Don't Take Anything Away! The Power of First-Person Holocaust Stories

Theme 5 - Representation Through Stories

Lambda Pi Chapter
Western Nebraska Community College
Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Hidden in Plain Sight: Trafficking in Small-Town Nebraska

Alpha Tau Zeta Chapter
Athens Technical College
Athens, Georgia
Reclaiming Agency: Keeping the Story Alive

Alpha Lambda Delta Chapter
Elizabethtown Community & Technical College
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Success & Wellness for Adult Students (24+)

Theme 6 - Stories of Persistence, Resilience, Healing, and Sorrow

Alpha Eta Chi Chapter
Passaic County Community College
Paterson, New Jersey
Heartstrings: Echoes of Resilience, Healing and Sorrow

Beta Kappa Iota Chapter
Miami Dade College - Padrón
Miami, Florida
Stories that S.P.A.R.K. Against Cancer

Beta Theta Omicron Chapter
Skyline College
San Bruno, California
Overcoming Imposter Syndrome by Rewriting the Inner Narrative

Theme 7 - Stories as Information, Misinformation, and Disinformation

Iota Mu Chapter
Pearl River Community College
Poplarville, Mississippi
Thanks, But No: Investigating the Economic and Environmental Impacts of Artificial Intelligence

Rho Chi Chapter
Tarrant County College - South
Fort Worth, Texas
How Misinformation Shapes Immigration Views

Alpha Mu Tau Chapter
Collin College
Frisco, Texas
Stories Worth Sharing: The Reality of Community College

Theme 8 - Fables, Folklores, and Fairytales

Alpha Lambda Phi Chapter
Joliet Junior College
Joliet, Illinois
Tales Over Treat: Alpha Lambda Phi’s Trick for Closing the Cultural and Literacy Gap

Alpha Gamma Theta Chapter
Hillsborough Community College - Plant City
Plant City, Florida
Glass Slippers and Red Flags

Alpha Xi Pi Chapter
Motlow State Community College
Lynchburg, Tennessee
Magic Mirrors: What Fairytales Reflect in Us