Sorting select lists?

Is it possible to sort select lists? I have tried hacking the get_categories() call when loading $terms by adding “orderby” => “name” and “order” => “ASC” but it doesn’t seem to work. The only workaround I have found is to create a function and run the $terms through it before they are displayed:

function w2dc_wmd_order_terms( $terms )
{
        $terms_order = [];
        foreach( $terms as $t )
        {
         $terms_order[ $t->slug ] = $t;
        }
        ksort( $terms_order );
        $terms = [];
        foreach( $terms_order as $term => $t )
        {
          $terms[] = $t;
        }
        return $terms;
}

Of course this will get overwritten each time the plugin is updated. Can you please add a hook or filter to those terms before they are displayed?

Thank you!