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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><div><div style='margin-bottom:13.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>Greetings Students!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:13.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>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 <b>Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society. </b></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>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.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:13.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Requirements for membership:</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:13.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#262626'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#262626'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>Candidates for undergraduate membership</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'> 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. </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:13.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:-.25in;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#262626'>·</span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#262626'> </span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>Candidates for graduate membership</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> 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.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:13.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>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, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Upsilon Beta,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'> hosts a number of meetings and events throughout the year. Here is a partial list of some more of the benefits of membership:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:13.0pt'><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>Members can compete for several $1000 to $4000 scholarships and awards</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>Members can apply for internship opportunities with major publishing companies</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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</span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background:white'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;color:#262626'> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Members can submit papers for publication in <i>The Sigma Tau Delta Rectangle</i> and <i>The Sigma Tau Delta Review</i></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul></div><div style='margin-bottom:13.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>For more information, visit <a href="http://english.org/sigmatd/">http://english.org/sigmatd/</a></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:13.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>To apply,</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'> please print, fill out, and submit the attached application to the main office on the first floor of the Hall of Languages. If you have any questions about the organization, please contact me, Allyson Jones, at ajones31@leo.tamu-commerce.edu.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>Best,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>Allyson Jones</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>President, Sigma Tau Delta, </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Upsilon Beta </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>Chapter, 2011-2012</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style='margin-bottom:13.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#262626'>ajones31@leo.tamu-commerce.edu</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>