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Sigma Delta Pi: Spring 2016 Deadlines

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Spring 2016 deadlines:

February 1, 2016
Applications for Graduate Research Grants. Application form and related details at http://www.sigmadeltapi.org/SAR.Research.grants.html

Applications for Undergraduate Study Abroad Awards. Application form and related details at http://www.sigmadeltapi.org/SAR.Undergraduate.Study.Abroad.Awards.html

 April 1, 2016
Submissions for 5th Annual Facebook Photo Contest. Details at https://sdpnational.wordpress.com/2015/12/09/sigma-delta-pis-5th-annual-facebook-photo-contest/

 May 1, 2016
Nominations for José Martel Award for Outstanding Chapter Adviser. Details at https://sdpnational.wordpress.com/2015/09/10/call-for-nominations-sigma-delta-pis-jose-martel-award/

Nominations for Ana María Matute Award for outstanding graduate student member. Nomination form and related details at http://www.sigmadeltapi.org/SAR.Premio.Ana.Maria.Matute.html

Applications for Chapter Project Grants. Application form and related details at http://www.sigmadeltapi.org/SAR.Chapter.project.grants.html

 

May 30, 2016
Submissions for Annual Graduation Cap Photo Competition. Details at https://sdpnational.wordpress.com/2015/12/14/sigma-delta-pis-annual-graduation-cap-photo-competition/

 

NO DEADLINES:
Nominations for the Orden de los Descubridores.  Details at http://www.sigmadeltapi.org/SAR.La.Orden.de.los.Descubridores.html

Nominations for the Orden de Don Quijote. Details at http://www.sigmadeltapi.org/SAR.La.Orden.de.Don.Quijote.html

Orders for membership pins and certificates. Downloadable order form at http://www.sigmadeltapi.org/CR.Forms.html

Sigma Delta Pi merchandise:
For the medallion and repostero, see http://www.sigmadeltapi.org/CR.Chapter.Resources.html

For other paraphenalia, to include ceremony kits, apparel, honor cords and stoles: http://honorgrads.com/categories.php?category=Sigma-Delta-Pi

 For regular announcements and news, also visit:

National Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sigmadeltapi
National Twitter: https://twitter.com/sigmadeltapi

 Deadlines for other opportunities and awards to include the joint Sigma Delta Pi-American Association of Teachers of Spanish & Portuguese Undergraduate Student Award, Premio Mario Varias Llosa, to be announced in early 2016.

 

Sigma Delta Pi’s Annual Graduation Cap Photo Competition

Posted on by Sigma Delta Pi / La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española in Awards, Chapters, Students

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Sigma Delta Pi Announces its Annual Graduation Cap Photo Competition.  Each active student member of Sigma Delta Pi is eligible to compete by posting a picture of his/her graduation cap at www.facebook.com/sigmadeltapi. Only one entry per member, and each graduation cap must be prepared with the following evaluation criteria in mind:

  1. Cap must integrate the name “Sigma Delta Pi.”
  2. Design must be dedicated solely to Sigma Delta Pi.
  3. Entries will be judged on creativity, beauty of design, and integration of components related to the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society and its mission.
  4. All entries must be posted to www.facebook.com/sigmadeltapi by May 30, 2016.
  5. Caps for December 2015 graduations are also eligible, but will not be judged until after May 30, 2016 deadline.

Sigma Delta Pi’s 5th Annual Facebook Photo Contest

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 Sigma Delta Pi is pleased to announce its 5th Annual Facebook Photo Contest for the 2015-16 academic year.

Rules for submissions:

1) Photos must be posted at www.facebook.com/sigmadeltapi by April 1, 2016.  Photos submitted any other way will NOT be considered.

2)  Facebook photo caption line must include “2016 SDP Photo Comp” and name of chapter.  Eg: “2016 SDP Photo Comp, Pi Theta”

3) Eligible entries must show name of “Sigma Delta Pi” and the Society’s logo within the picture.

4) Competitive entries will reflect mission of Sigma Delta Pi in creative, original, entertaining and coherent ways.

5) Person who posts/submits the photo must be a member (not alumni members) of an active chapter of Sigma Delta Pi; chapter Facebook group pages may also submit the photo.

6) Maximum of two photo entries per chapter.

Winning entry along with 2nd and 3rd place distinctions will be announced in May 2016.

Arkansas State University: Winner of 3rd Annual Sigma Delta Pi Birthday Cake Photo Competition

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Sigma Delta Pi congratulates the Pi Theta Chapter of Arkansas State University, winner of the 3rd Annual Sigma Delta Pi Birthday Cake Photo Competition on Facebook:

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Congratulations also to 2nd place winner, Chapter Delta Tau of West Virginia University:

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Four Students Selected for Sigma Delta Pi’s 4th Annual “Best Practices” Session

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Sigma Delta Pi congratulates the following four student members for being selected to participate in the 4th Annual “Best Practices” session at the 98th Conference of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese,
Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay Hotel, Miami, FL, July 8-11, 2016:

Rita Maria Hess, Illinois State University
“Los niños: El futuro de Sigma”

Gayle Jeffers, Alpha Phi- Texas Tech University
“Reaching Beyond Members : The ABCs of School Based Mentoring Programs.”

Meaghan Mormann, Illinois Wesleyan University
“Breaking Walls and Building Bridges”

Jourdan Schnabel and Nathan Schmid, University of MN Morris
“Bridging Cultures: Promoting Bilingual Literacy”

Additional details regarding session time and location forthcoming in early 2016.

November is Sigma Delta Pi’s National Charter Month!

Posted on by Sigma Delta Pi / La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española in Awards, Benefits, Chapters, Events, Ruth Barnes

National Charter Month commemorates undergraduate junior Ruth Barnes’ founding of Sigma Delta Pi on November 14, 1919 at the University of California, Berkeley. Highlight your chapter and its activities during the month of November.  This is also a wonderful opportunity to locate and display your chapter’s charter!

 How can your chapter commemorate?:

1) Plan an initiation ceremony in November!!!  An induction of new members can be held any time of the year, and many chapters hold multiple initiations annually (once received, all orders processed within 24 hours).

2) Participate in our 3rd annual Facebook Birthday Cake Picture Competition to celebrate National Charter Month and Sigma Delta Pi’s 96th birthday.

To enter:

  1. a) During the month of November, chapters are invited to post a picture of their unique Sigma Delta Pi b-day cakes at our FB page: facebook.com/sigmadeltapi.
  2. b) The pictured cake must include a reference, etched in icing on the cake, to Sigma Delta Pi’s 96th b-day.
  3. c) It must be an actual cake that displays the Sigma Delta Pi logo.
  4. d) for the accompanying “description,” include the name of the originating chapter and institution.  For example: “Gamma Gamma, Marquette University.”

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 certificate.  Cakes will be judged on artistic merit and originality.

3) Execute in November any chapter-sponsored activity that supports Sigma Delta Pi’s mission.

 

November is Sigma Delta Pi National Charter Month: 3rd Annual Facebook Birthday Cake Picture Competition

Posted on by Sigma Delta Pi / La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española in Awards, Chapters

Why not plan an initiation ceremony to celebrate Sigma Delta Pi’s National Charter Month in November?!?!  An induction of new members can be held any time of year, and many chapters hold multiple initiations annually (once received, all orders processed within 24 hours).

National Charter Month commemorates Sigma Delta Pi’s founding on November 14, 1919 at the University of California, Berkeley by graduate student Ruth Barnes. Please plan now to highlight your chapter and its activities during the month of November.  This is also a wonderful opportunity to locate and display your chapter’s charter!

And don’t forget our 3rd annual Facebook Birthday Cake Picture Competition to celebrate National Charter Month and Sigma Delta Pi’s 96th birthday. 

To enter:

1) During the month of November, chapters are invited to post a picture of their unique Sigma Delta Pi b-day cakes at our FB page: www.facebook.com/sigmadeltapi.

2) The pictured cake must include a reference, etched in icing on the cake, to Sigma Delta Pi’s 96th b-day.

3) It must be an actual cake that displays the Sigma Delta Pi logo.

4) for the accompanying “description,” include the name of the originating chapter and institution.  For example: “Eta Upsilon, Illinois State University.”

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 certificate.  Cakes will be judged on artistic merit and originality.

Sigma Delta Pi Holds 3rd Annual Student “Best Practices” Session in Denver, CO

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Sigma Delta Pi held its 3rd Annual “Best Practices” Session at the 97th Conference of the AATSP in Denver, Colorado on Friday, July 17, 2015 from 1:30-2:45pm at the Denver Marriott City Center Hotel. Congratulations to the following three student members selected for their outstanding presentations:

Paige Bergan of Truman State University: “Utilization of Committees to Achieve Chapter Goals”

Chrysanthemum Gorospe of Marquette University: “Milwaukee Schools Ally Together”

Mayra Jaquez of the University of Northern Colorado: “Poesía a la lengua española”

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All Sigma Delta Pi guests attended a special reception from 2:45-4:00pm at the same hotel.