Delta Sigma
The National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society
Sigma Delta Pi (ΣΔΠ), the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society (La Socidad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica), was established in 1919 at the University of California, Berkeley. The society encourages college students to acquire a greater interest and a deeper understanding of Hispanic language, cultures, art, and history.
The Purdue University ’s chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, Delta Sigma, was founded in 1960.
Be recognized for your excellent work by this Honor Society, the only one that recognizes university students in Spanish at the national level
Apply for scholarships to study abroad (in Spain, Ecuador and Mexico) here
Apply for graduate student scholarships to conduct research once in graduate school here
The opportunity to develop your leadership skills
The opportunity to be recognized with honors and prizes at the individual and chapter level
Members have access to significant discounts, including 20% off car rentals and 50% off hotel stays. Lower car insurance rates with Geico. For more details, click here
Make more friends, work with other students and get to know the Spanish faculty
Network with other members of Sigma Delta Pi who are now employed or pursuing graduate school
Receive an honor cord which identifies you as a member of Sigma Delta Pi, along with your pin and which you can wear at graduation
A $25.00 one-time payment which makes you a member for life (pays for your pin and certificate), plus $10.00 to help with the cost of the Initiation Ceremony, for a total of $35.00. If interested please contact Dr. Yonsoo Kim. Dr. Kim is the faculty advisor. For more information please contact Tatiana Elistratova
Have a minimum 3.0 average GPA in Spanish classes
Have a minimum overall GPA of 3.2 at UHD
Be in third-year upper-level Spanish classes
Have taken an upper-level literature class in Spanish OR an upper-level culture class in Spanish (3000 or 4000 level)
Be willing to collaborate and participate in the chapter's events, and to participate in the Initiation Ceremony as needed
Be enthusiastic promoters of Hispanic/Latino culture
Inducted 2023
- Thiago Brito Santos
- Anderson Camilo Carmona
- Carmen Francesca Del Mastro
- Andres Mauricio Obando Taborda
- Laura Solano Escobar
- Lorena Piña Palacio
- Presidente: Anderson Camilo Carmona
- Vicepresidenta: Carmen Francesca Del Mastro
- Secretaria: Laura Solano Escobar
- Thiago Brito Santos
- Anderson Camilo Carmona
- Carmen Francesca Del Mastro
- Andres Mauricio Obando Taborda
- Laura Solano Escobar
- Lorena Piña Palacio