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Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta (ΣΤΔ) is a US-based, international honor society for students of English at four-year colleges and universities who are within the top 30% of their class and have a 3.5 GPA or higher. It presently has over 770 chapters in the United States and abroad. The organization inducts over 7500 new members annually, and is the largest honors organization in its field.
Sigma Tau Delta's central purpose is to confer distinction for high achievement in English language, literature, and writing, and the organization is dedicated to fostering literacy and all aspects of the discipline of English. The Society offers its members tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships, internships, grants, and awards, as well as publication opportunities in its journals The Rectangle and The Sigma Tau Delta Review. Annually the Society provides an international convention, where over 1,000 students and faculty participate in scholarly and creative paper presentations, workshops, and roundtables, and hear featured speakers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Neil Gaiman, and Poets Laureate Kay Ryan and Natasha Trethewey.
Sigma Tau Delta also sponsors the National English Honor Society (NEHS), currently with over 600 chapters, which serves students and faculty in high schools throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Sigma Tau Delta was founded on December 12, 1922 as the English Club of Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota. Its founders were professors Judson Quincy Owen of Dakota Wesleyan University, Frederic Fadner of Lombard College, and P. C. Sommerville of Dakota Wesleyan. In preparation for expansion as a national organization, Owen developed a national constitution and Fadner created its ritual.
The nascent society adopted its current name in May 1, 1924, soon holding its first convention on April 3, 1925 – April 4, 1925. At this first convention the first twelve chapters were installed, the insignia and regalia was formally adopted, and the society's publication, The Rectangle was established.
Sigma Tau Delta joined the Association of College Honor Societies in 1972. By 2011, it had grown to 812 active chapters and 9,000 active members.
Literary honor society Lambda Iota Tau went dormant in 2016–2017, with many members joining Sigma Tau Delta. As of 2024, the society has chartered 850 chapters.
Sigma Tau Delta's motto is "Sincerity, Trust, Design". Its insignia is a gold key. Its colors are cardinal and black. Its flower is the red rose. Its publications are The Rectangle and Sigma Tau Delta Review.
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Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta (ΣΤΔ) is a US-based, international honor society for students of English at four-year colleges and universities who are within the top 30% of their class and have a 3.5 GPA or higher. It presently has over 770 chapters in the United States and abroad. The organization inducts over 7500 new members annually, and is the largest honors organization in its field.
Sigma Tau Delta's central purpose is to confer distinction for high achievement in English language, literature, and writing, and the organization is dedicated to fostering literacy and all aspects of the discipline of English. The Society offers its members tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships, internships, grants, and awards, as well as publication opportunities in its journals The Rectangle and The Sigma Tau Delta Review. Annually the Society provides an international convention, where over 1,000 students and faculty participate in scholarly and creative paper presentations, workshops, and roundtables, and hear featured speakers such as Ursula K. Le Guin, Neil Gaiman, and Poets Laureate Kay Ryan and Natasha Trethewey.
Sigma Tau Delta also sponsors the National English Honor Society (NEHS), currently with over 600 chapters, which serves students and faculty in high schools throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Sigma Tau Delta was founded on December 12, 1922 as the English Club of Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, South Dakota. Its founders were professors Judson Quincy Owen of Dakota Wesleyan University, Frederic Fadner of Lombard College, and P. C. Sommerville of Dakota Wesleyan. In preparation for expansion as a national organization, Owen developed a national constitution and Fadner created its ritual.
The nascent society adopted its current name in May 1, 1924, soon holding its first convention on April 3, 1925 – April 4, 1925. At this first convention the first twelve chapters were installed, the insignia and regalia was formally adopted, and the society's publication, The Rectangle was established.
Sigma Tau Delta joined the Association of College Honor Societies in 1972. By 2011, it had grown to 812 active chapters and 9,000 active members.
Literary honor society Lambda Iota Tau went dormant in 2016–2017, with many members joining Sigma Tau Delta. As of 2024, the society has chartered 850 chapters.
Sigma Tau Delta's motto is "Sincerity, Trust, Design". Its insignia is a gold key. Its colors are cardinal and black. Its flower is the red rose. Its publications are The Rectangle and Sigma Tau Delta Review.