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Membership Information
A member of the Association of College Honor
Societies, Sigma Tau Delta
is composed of over 560 chapters located throughout the United
States, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean. Sigma Tau
Delta's central purpose is to confer distinction upon outstanding
students of the English language and literature in undergraduate,
graduate, and professional studies. Sigma Tau Delta also recognizes
the accomplishments of professional writers who have contributed
to the fields of language and literature.
Membership in Sigma Tau Delta is by invitation,
extended through a local chapter on behalf of the international
organization. Students who meet the qualifications for
membership must apply through the chapter on their campus.
Once a student contacts the local chapter, the sponsor will
check the qualifications and recommend that student for membership.
There are two categories of membership: active
and associate. Active membership is available, in general,
to students with a minimum of a B or equivalent average in
English, who rank at least in the highest thirty-five percent
of their class in general scholarship, and who have completed
at least three semesters or five quarters of college work.
(Local chapters may raise, but not lower, these criteria.)
Full-time faculty members who sponsor a chapter are also eligible.
Associate membership is available to currently
enrolled students, undergraduate or graduate, who have the
requisite academic background but who are not majoring or
minoring in English. In addition, non-sponsoring faculty members
with a degree in English may be associate members.
Membership in Sigma Tau Delta is an outward
recognition of personal accomplishment. It provides opportunities
for those interested in English language and literature to
join with like-minded persons on the local, regional, national,
and international levels and to participate in and present
professional work at conferences and conventions at these
levels. Members receive the Newsletter while they remain
active in their local chapters. They also receive and have
the opportunity to contribute to the award-winning literary
publication, The Rectangle, and are eligible to compete
for several $1,000-$2,500 scholarships and awards. There are
also internship and graduate assistantship opportunities available
for members.
In 1957, the Omicron Zeta Chapter of Sigma
Tau Delta was organized at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island
University. The purpose of the chapter is to encourage
advanced study in English literature and to honor outstanding
students in the field by election to membership.
There are two ways for Brooklyn Campus English
majors to become eligible for full membership:
- Option One: Student must complete
six advanced credits (100-level or above) in English at
the Brooklyn Campus. Credits earned at another
institution do not count. Student must have a 3.0
average in English and an overall average of 2.75.
- Option Two: Student must complete
the English core (ENG 16 and two sophomore literature survey
courses) at the Brooklyn Campus. If any part
of the English core has been satisfied by transfer credits,
student can only become eligible under Option One.
Student must have a 3.5 average in English and a 3.0 overall
average.
Associate membership is open to non-English
majors who meet either of the following sets of requirements:
- Option One: Student must complete
six advanced credits in English at the Brooklyn Campus.
Same restrictions as outlined above. Student must
have a 3.0 average in English and a 2.75 overall average.
- Option Two: Student must complete
six credits in English at the Brooklyn Campus.
Same restrictions as outlined above. Student must
have a 4.0 average in English and a 2.75 overall average.
Watch the English Department blog (The
Longest Island) for announcements of upcoming chapter
events, including the next member induction ceremony.
For more information, contact the faculty
sponsor, Srividhya Swaminathan.
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