Ruston’s Zeta Rho chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha service group has announced recent statewide individual and chapter honors as well as plans for its annual rush event. The awards were given at this year’s state convention, where six chapters from New Orleans to Haughton were represented. The rush event is planned for Oct. 23. Individual awards went to Zeta Rho’s Mary Helen Tschabold, who earned first-place honors as Pledge of the Year, and Lester Fife, third-place winner as Member of the Year. Tschabold and Fife were Zeta Rho’s Pledge of the Year and Member of the Year, respectively.