SIGMA DELTA PI

National Hispanic Collegiate Honor Society

BETA RHO CHAPTER

INITIATION 2011

The 2011 initiation ceremony for Sigma Delta Pi will take place on Monday October 24 at 4 pm in 210 Pugh Hall.

THE DEADLINE FOR MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION IS SEPTEMBER 30, 2011.

If you are interested in becoming a member of Sigma Delta Pi, please follow these steps:

1.  READ THE FOLLOWING LIST OF MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

Active membership shall be limited to college students who have demonstrated high scholarship in general and excellence in the academic study of Spanish.  Specifically, they must meet the following requirements:

• ***Graduate Students please follow instructions in red below.
• Each must have completed a minimum of two 3000-level courses in Hispanic literature, linguistics, or culture and civilization; however, a student may be admitted to active membership while still enrolled in the second 3000-level course if all other requirements have been met.
• The candidate for active membership must have a minimal grade point average of 3.2 on a 4.0 scale in all Spanish courses taken.
• The candidate must have an overall grade point average of at least 3.2, and must have completed at least three semesters of college work.
• If accepted, in order to become a member, you MUST attend the initiation ceremony.
• Sigma Delta Pi does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, age, or disability.

2.  If you meet the above requirements, please download your “Unofficial UF Transcript” from ISIS and highlight the following information

a)  all of the Spanish courses that you have taken at UF;

b)  the instructor of each course (attach a separate sheet if this information does not appear);

c)  the grade that you received in each course, and the term in which you completed the course;

d)   your name, email address and academic classification  (for example, 3LS);

e)  your current overall GPA.

Any information that does not appear on the Unofficial UF Transcript, such as professor’s name or your email address, please write or type neatly on a separate piece of paper.

3.  There is a one-time initiation fee of $35, payable by CHECK ONLY (made out to Shifra Armon), which must be received no later than September 30, 2011.

In the event that the application is denied, the check will be voided or returned at the applicant’s discretion.

HOWEVER, if you are admitted, the fee will be applied to the purchase of initiation ceremony materials. Therefore it cannot be refunded. Before applying, make sure you can attend the initiation ceremony on Monday October 24 at 4.

4. UNDERGRADUATE APPLICATION PACKET

Place the $35 check, your highlighted Unofficial Transcript and accompanying material in an envelope addressed to Shifra Armon, and leave it in the box located BELOW the name “ARMON” at the Department of Spanish and Portuguese Studies, 170 Dauer Hall on or before SEPTEMBER 30.

The 2011 initiation ceremony, which is required for membership, will be held in 210 Pugh Hall at 4 pm on Monday October 24. The ceremony will begin promptly, please arrive by 3:50.

We look forward to having you as a member!

Graduate students who have been unconditionally admitted to SPS are eligible to apply.

To apply, notify Dr. Armon of your interest and leave your one-time initiation fee check for $35 (payable to Shifra Armon) in her mailbox before Septermber 30.

The initiation ceremony completes the process. Please make sure you are available for the initiation ceremony (Monday October 24, 4 pm) before submitting your check because the funds will be spent immediately on initiation materials and cannot be refunded.

If you were initiated as an undergraduate, your membership is still valid. It is unnecessary to reapply.

We look forward to having you as a member!