LA SOCIEDAD INTERNACIONAL HISPÁNICA HONORARIA

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HISPANIC HONOR SOCIETY

  SIGMA DELTA PI

GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

Sigma Delta Pi invites those students who seek excellence in the study of the language, culture, history, and literature of Spanish speaking peoples to apply for admission to the chapter for 2009.

Sigma Delta Pi is not only the largest foreign language society in existence, but also one of the very best; a fact attested to by its membership in the Association of College Honor Societies and accredited body, which demands the maintenance of the highest academic standards.

The society was formed to encourage colleges and universities to acquire a greater interest in, and a deeper understanding of, Spanish speaking cultures and to foster friendly relations and mutual respect between nations of English speech and those of Spanish speech.

Our local GVSU chapter is authorized to honor with membership outstanding students who are earnest supporters of all things Hispanic.  The insignia of Sigma Delta Pi reflects this sense of pride in its use of the royal seal of Fernando de Aragón and Isabel de Castilla, Los Reyes Católicos, and the red and gold colors of the Spanish flag.

RULES OF ELIGIBILITY

1. Students must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 and must have completed at least three semesters of college work.

2. Students must have completed at least three years of study of college-level Spanish (18 semester credit hours or the equivalent thereof, including at least three semester hours of a course in Hispanic literature or Hispanic culture and civilization at the junior (third year level).

3. Students must have a minimal grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all Spanish courses taken.

4. They must be of good moral character.

5. The initiation fee for each new member is $ 25. This fee provides lifetime membership, a membership certificate, and a gold-plated pin. 

If you are interested, and meet the above requirements:

PLEASE SUBMIT: YOUR APPLICATION (A BRIEF ESSAY of 1-2 pages in Spanish or English EXPLAINING WHY YOU ARE LEARNING SPANISH CULTURE and LITERATURE) and A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPT to Dr. Diane Wright (MAK B-2-259) before March 17, 2009. More information can be found at the Department web page: http://www.gvsu.edu/mll or by contacting Prof. Diane Wright at wrightd@gvsu.edu or Prof. Laura Fox at foxl@gvsu.edu

You will be notified upon acceptance at which time you will need to submit the initiation fee of $25.00 in cash or money order made out to:  Diane Wright.

Note: Submission deadline for winter 2009 induction has ended. Please continue to check the website for updated information concerning application submissions for winter 2010.

Click here for the Sigma Delta Pi 2009 photo gallery.

The 2009 Sigma Delta Pi Members Are:  

Shawn Adams

Robert Boerkoel

Kelly Bogard

Katelyn Brinks

Ashley DaHaan

Tabitha Heth

Melanie Seaman

Allison Solis

Mackenzie Urka