The Hugh Shields Award is the most prestigious award bestowed upon a Delt chapter. Named for Hugh Shields, Beta Alpha 1926, the first executive vice president of the Fraternity, the award is given annually to the top 10 chapters in the Fraternity and is awarded with the purple and gold Hugh Shields Flag. The flag looks similar to the flag of Delta Tau Delta, but also has the greek word protimoi (pronounced pro-ti-moi) in the upper-left corner. The word means "first among equals." Chapters who earn the Hugh Shields Award do so because of their outstanding accomplishments in all areas of chapter programming and operations. Chapters who are awarded five Hugh Shields Awards are given a permanent flag, which they may retire in their chapter house.
2009 Hugh Shields Recipients
Gamma, Washington & Jefferson College, 11th Award
Beta Zeta, Butler University, 8th Award
Beta Phi, Ohio State University, 2nd Award
Gamma Pi, Iowa State University, 20th Award
Epsilon Upsilon, Marietta College, 4th Award
Epsilon Phi, Southeastern Louisiana University, 11th Award
Epsilon Omega, Georgia Southern University, 1st Award
Zeta Beta, LaGrange College, 4th Award
Zeta Delta, Texas State University, 1st Award
Iota Epsilon, Chapman University, 1st Award
