[Students] Join Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society

[Kim Jefferies]

Greetings Students!

I hope that your first weeks of classes have been enlightening and
productive.  I also hope that in addition to your studies, you have been
exploring the many

extracurricular opportunities available on our campus.  If you are an
English major at the undergraduate or the graduate level, I would like
to invite you to apply

for membership in Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor
Society.  Acceptance to Sigma Tau Delta is a marker of your academic
achievement in the

area of literature and languages.  Membership carries a number of
benefits designed to assist you in cultivating your scholarly and
professional interests.

Requirements for membership:

*       Candidates for undergraduate membership must have completed a
minimum of two English language or literature courses beyond the
freshman English

requirements and must have a minimum B average in English and in general
scholarship. 

*       Candidates for graduate membership must be enrolled in a
graduate program in English, or one of its specializations, have
completed six semester hours of

graduate work or the equivalent, and have a minimum grade point average
of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale.

Candidates accepted to Sigma Tau Delta will receive a certificate and a
pin during an induction ceremony in November.  The Texas A&M
University-Commerce

Sigma Tau Delta chapter, Upsilon Beta, hosts a number of meetings and
events throughout the year.  Here is a partial list of some more of the
benefits of membership:

*	Members can compete for several $1000 to $4000 scholarships and
awards
*	Members can apply for internship opportunities with major
publishing companies
*	Members can submit papers for presentation at the annual spring
Sigma Tau Delta International Convention.  The 2012 convention will be
held in New Orleans from Feb. 29- Mar. 3
*	 Members can submit papers for publication in The Sigma Tau
Delta Rectangle and The Sigma Tau Delta Review

For more information, visit http://english.org/sigmatd/

Applications are available in Hall of Languages 141 (main office, first
floor). We also have a pdf version available which I will send to you
upon request. If you

have any questions about the organization, please contact me, Allyson
Jones, at ajones31 at leo.tamu-commerce.edu.

Best,

Allyson Jones

President, Sigma Tau Delta, 

Upsilon Beta Chapter, 2011-2012

ajones31 at leo.tamu-commerce.edu

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