National Spanish Honor Society
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Purpose
Sigma Delta Pi is an organization
of outstanding students of the Spanish language. The goal of Sigma Delta
Pi is to encourage the study, teaching, and scholarly research of Spanish
at Longwood University. It also seeks to educate its members and the public
at large on the societal and institutional character of the Spanish speaking
cultures of the world.
Membership
To qualify for membership
in the Society, students must meet the following requirements:
* Students must have
completed at least 6 hours of Spanish above the 202 level, including at
least 3 hours of a course in Hispanic literature or culture and civilization,
* Students must mave
a GPA of 3.0 or above in Spanish, and
* Students must have
an overall GPA of 2.8 or above.
Honorary Membership
Honorary membership may
be granted to members of the Spanish Faculty, diplomats and community leaders
who have shown a strong support of Spanish culture.
National History
Sigma Delta Pi was established in 1919 as the "Sociedad del Prado" at the University of California, Berkeley. In 1921, with Mr. Heriberto M. Stein as president of Alpha Chapter, the young society began to be extended to other institutions of higher learning.
In 1925, when there were
five chapters, and under the presidency of Mr. Leavitt O. Wright and the
support of the well-known Hispanists Elijah C. Hills, S. Griswold Morley
and Rudolph Schevill, it became a national organization whose motto is
"Spanmas Didagii Proagomen" (Prosigamos bajo la inspiracion de Espana/We
Carry on Under the Inspiration of Spain).
Since then there has been a continuous and energetic campaign to establish chapters in English-speaking Universities and colleges where advanced Hispanic studies are offered and supported by the administrations.
Dr.
Ruth Budd, Associate Professor
of Spanish
Office Academical Trailer
Village 3
(434) 395-2070
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