Sigma Delta Pi’s Annual Premio Albatros

Publication Subvention Award for Active Chapter Advisers (manuscripts considered on a rolling basis)

Sigma Delta Pi announces its Premio Albatros (https://sigmadeltapi.org/premio-albatros/),
a subvention award of $1,500 that may be granted yearly to one Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser whose manuscript is accepted and published by Albatros Ediciones.

Eligibility requirements:

  • A Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser who is a faculty member of Spanish and who has conducted at least one initiation ceremony of new Sigma Delta Pi members within the past two years prior to the submission of their manuscript proposal to Albatros Ediciones.
  • The candidate must be the current chapter adviser at their institution when they submit their proposal for consideration to Albatros Ediciones.
  • The candidate’s manuscript must be accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones while they are still the active Sigma Delta Pi chapter adviser at their institution.
  • Once their manuscript is accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones, the candidate must send a copy of that acceptance within 2 weeks to delmastromp@cofc.edu to be considered for this award.
  • The candidate whose manuscript is accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones agrees to publish their work with Albatros Ediciones AND submits their final work to Albatros Ediciones as contractually agreed. 
  • Submitted manuscripts should be complete and range between 300-350 pages, or approximately 125,000 words.

Not eligible: 

  • past chapter advisers.
  • chapter members who are NOT active chapter advisers.
  • members of Sigma Delta Pi’s national Executive Council.
  • chapter advisers whose work will be published by any publisher besides Albatros Ediciones.
  • previous Premio Albatros recipients.

Additional program details and conditions (https://sigmadeltapi.org/premio-albatros/):

  • The recipient of the Premio Albatros will be selected by Sigma Delta Pi and Albatros Ediciones among all qualified candidates whose proposals have been accepted for publication by Albatros Ediciones.  
  • The $1500 subvention (which represents 50% of the total subvention required for publication after acceptance) would be issued directly to Albatros Ediciones after confirmation of receipt of the final manuscript for publication.
  • Only manuscripts published with Albatros Ediciones are eligible.
  • Manuscripts may be submitted year round and are evaluated on a rolling basis.
  • The recipient of the Premio Albatros will receive an award plaque with a press release issued to their home institution.

The awardee must also agree to make a presentation on their manuscript in an international, virtual event co-organized by Sigma Delta Pi and Albatros Ediciones.

Only one Premio Albatros per academic year (July 1-June 30) may be granted.

For manuscript submission guidelines, please contact Albatros Ediciones: 

https://www.albatrosediciones.com/contacto.php

Early Bird Registration Ends December 31

Sigma Delta Pi’s Triennial Convention in Panama City, Panama at the 107th AATSP Conference, June 26-29, 2025

Join Sigma Delta Pi in Panama City, Panama
for our triennial convention and other member-centered events,

including our annual members/guest-only reception hosted by
Vista Higher Learning

at the 107th AATSP Annual Conference  on June 26-29, 2025
(specific event days and times TBA)

AATSP conference proposal submissions accepted through February 17, 2025:
https://www.aatsp.org/page/2025-Conference

Stay tuned for other upcoming events that are virtual and open to all Sigma Delta Pi members and guests.
See our national calendar for updated programming: 
https://sigmadeltapi.org/sigma-delta-pi-calendar/

Recording of Sigma Delta Pi’s 105th Birthday Commemoration

Informative Session on the Pulsera Project for Sigma Delta Pi Members & Chapter Advisers

https://www.pulseraproject.org

Sigma Delta Pi featured its partner, The Pulsera Project (https://www.pulseraproject.org/),
in a remote Zoom event to commemorate the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society’s 105th birthday on Thursday, November 14 at 4:30pm.

Learn about The Pulsera Project, its mission, its partnership with Sigma Delta Pi,
and how your local chapter can become directly involved with pulseras.

For the recording of the event:

For the Pulsera Project Slide Show:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UO_V6fjg5TFAuk-4FIccQXqnfUjaht1ZjMZSY_NQ7OU/edit?usp=sharing

Sigma Delta Pi’s 105th B-Day

November 2024 marks Sigma Delta Pi’s 105th B-day and National Charter Month

During all of November and to commemorate Sigma Delta Pi’s National Charter Month, complimentary copies of T. Earle Hamilton’s 1995 Sigma Delta Pi: A Brief History, 1919-1994 (218 pp) and LaPrade and Del Mastro’s2005 Recounting a Decade, 1995-2004 (37 pp) will be included with each purchased, signed copy of Del Mastro’s 2020 book Sigma Delta Pi: Rediscovering a Century: 1919-2019, available at Sigma Delta Pi’s national website: https://sigmadeltapi.org/sigma-delta-pi-history-book/.

How is your chapter commemorating Sigma Delta Pi’s 105th birthday in November?

Why not locate and display your chapter’s charter?:

If you have not yet held a fall 2024 initiation of new members, why not plan an initiation ceremony in November to celebrate Sigma Delta Pi’s 105th B-day and National Charter Month?

Remember that guidelines for remote (ZOOM) ceremonies are available at:
https://sigmadeltapi.org/sigma-delta-pi-and-shle-policy-for-remote-events/.

Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 14 at 4:30pm (EDT) for Sigma Delta Pi’s next virtual event with the Pulsera Project to learn how your chapter can become directly involved with pulseras. Free registration in advance of this event at  
https://cofc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvc-2qrT0qHNT-xpR6U_6VeTDat1KAvAeV

2013 Winner: Eta Upsilon, Illinois State University

11th Annual Birthday Cake Picture Competition
to celebrate Sigma Delta Pi’s 105th birthday.

TO ENTER:

1) During this month of November, chapters are invited to e-mail a picture of their unique Sigma Delta Pi b-day cakes to sdpnational@gmail.com:  
2) The pictured cake must include a reference, etched in icing on the cake, to Sigma Delta Pi’s 105th b-day
3) It must be an actual cake that displays the Sigma Delta Pi logo.
4) Student members must contribute to the design of the cake.
5) For the accompanying “description,” include in the text of the e-mail the name of the originating chapter and institution.  For example: “Eta Upsilon, Illinois State University.”

Each entry will be posted to our national Sigma Delta Pi Facebook page: www.facebook.com/sigmadeltapiPictures posted directly to this page will be disqualified; pictures must be e-mailed as specified above to sdpnational@gmail.com.

The winning picture will be featured during the entire month of December at Sigma Delta Pi’s FB page, and the winning chapter will receive an award plaque.  Cakes will be judged on artistic merit, originality and compliance with submission rules noted above.  The winning chapter will receive a $100 credit that may be applied to future orders placed for memberships and other materials offered directly by the national office.

Frida Kahlo Award

Outstanding chapter submissions that are accepted by the Executive Committee for inclusion in Sigma Delta Pi’s
Museo Virtual Ruth H. Barnes
will be considered for the Frida Kahlo Award.
For additional details to include submission criteria, please visit:
https://sigmadeltapi.org/premio-frida-kahlo/

Opportunity for National Student Leadership: Board of Student Advisers (BSA) 

Sigma Delta Pi

This spring, Sigma Delta Pi’s National Executive Committee plans to appoint additional members of our Board of Student Advisers (BSA).  Established in 2016, the BSA provides national leadership opportunities to our undergraduate and graduate student members of Sigma Delta Pi.  For details, please review the BSA charter.

Active student members of Sigma Delta Pi who are interested in becoming members of our Board of Student Advisers should submit to sdpnational@gmail.com the following information by Friday, November 1, 2024:

  1. Statement of interest.
  2. CV (résumé).

The new appointees will join the current members of the BSA (see https://sigmadeltapi.org/contact/board-of-student-advisers/) and work together on current projects as outlined in the aforementioned charter.

Deadline for Applications: Friday, November 1

Sigma Delta Pi Award Programs

Sigma Delta Pi

For Summer 2025 and the 2025-26 Academic Year:

Sigma Delta Pi’s Undergraduate Study Abroad Awards Program:
https://sigmadeltapi.org/blog/awards/undergraduate-study-abroad-awards/
Application Deadline: FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Sigma Delta Pi’s Undergraduate Internship Grant Program:
https://sigmadeltapi.org/sigma-delta-pi-internship-grants/
Application Deadline: MARCH 1, 2025

Sigma Delta Pi’s Graduate Research Grant Program:
https://sigmadeltapi.org/blog/awards/graduate-research-grants/
Application Deadline: MARCH 1, 2025

Join Sigma Delta Pi’s Triennial Convention

Plan now to join Sigma Delta Pi in Panama City, Panama for our triennial convention and other member-centered events,including our annual members/guest-only reception hosted by

Vista Higher Learning

at the 107th AATSP Annual Conference  on June 26-29, 2025 (specific event days and times TBA)

AATSP conference proposal submissions now being accepted: https://www.aatsp.org/page/2025-Conference

Stay tuned also for other upcoming events that are virtual and open to all Sigma Delta Pi members and guests.
See our national calendar for updated programming: 
https://sigmadeltapi.org/sigma-delta-pi-calendar/

Sigma Delta Pi’s 105th Birthday Commemoration on Thursday, 11/14 @ 4:30pm: Informative Session on the Pulsera Project for Sigma Delta Pi Members & Chapter Advisers (REGISTER NOW!)

Sigma Delta Pi is pleased to feature its partner, The Pulsera Project (https://www.pulseraproject.org/),
in a remote Zoom event to commemorate the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society’s 105th birthday on
Thursday, November 14 at 4:30pm.

Learn about The Pulsera Project, its mission, its partnership with Sigma Delta Pi,
and how your local chapter can become directly involved with pulseras.

To register:

https://cofc.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUvc-2qrT0qHNT-xpR6U_6VeTDat1KAvAeV

September 23 Submission Deadline: Sigma Delta Pi’s Call for Student Papers on Chapter “Best Practices” for the 107th AATSP Conference, June 26-June 29, 2025

Call for Student Papers

for Sigma Delta Pi’s 13th Annual “Best Practices” Session
at the 107th Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
Panama City, Panama
June 26-June 29, 2025

Student Members of active Sigma Delta Pi chapters are invited to submit a proposal for a 15-minute presentation on your chapter’s “best practices” that focus on Sigma Delta Pi activities at your local institution.  We strongly encourage proposals from current student members/officers who are actively involved in initiating, organizing, executing, and/or participating in Sigma Delta Pi activities at their institutions.  Members who have already graduated at the time of application may not apply.

By Monday, September 23, 2024, please e-mail the following to delmastromp@cofc.edu:

1) your full name
2) name of your Sigma Delta Pi chapter and college/university
3) name of your chapter adviser
4) title of your proposed presentation
5) summary of your proposed presentation (no longer than 150 words)

Final decisions will be communicated in October 2024. 

Each student whose paper is selected for presentation will receive a $300 travel stipend plus paid conference registration (early bird rate) courtesy of Sigma Delta Pi and complimentary student membership in AATSP, courtesy of the AATSP.  However, the same student is expected to secure travel-related funding for all remaining expenses through their college/university, either via the academic departments, the dean’s or provost’s office, the office of student activities, or other institutional sources.   Colleges/universities often provide funding for students presenting at conferences.  Your chapter adviser can assist you with exploring these funding options.  Sigma Delta Pi is unable to provide monetary support beyond the $300 travel stipend and conference registration (early bird rate) per selected student.

For information on the AATSP conference in summer 2025, please visit the website: www.aatsp.org.

Any questions should be directed to delmastromp@cofc.edu

Consult Sigma Delta Pi’s calendar for activities and deadlines: https://sigmadeltapi.org/sigma-delta-pi-calendar/