Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society

Sigma Tau Delta is the international English honor society, which exists “to confer distinction upon students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies.”  Our local chapter, Omega Psi, sponsors numerous events each year for members as well as non-members who are English majors and minors, including: an annual induction banquet for new members, a student symposium for the presentation of honors theses and other student work, career and grad school panels, a lecture by a faculty member or visiting scholar or writer, and a spring wine and cheese gathering. Omega Psi also publishes its own literary magazine - ZoetIC

https://zoeticsubmissions.wixsite.com/zoeticlitmag/home-1. 

To become a member of Omega Psi, you must be of junior or senior standing with a major or minor in Literatures in English; you must have taken at least four English courses; you must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.0, and 3.3 gpa or above in your Literatures in English department courses.  

For more information about Omega Psi, contact Prof. Derek Adams, who is one of the society's faculty co-sponsors.  For information about Sigma Tau Delta international English honor society, visit www.english.org/.

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Sigma Tau Delta regularly hosts a variety of social activities and academic events each year to continue fostering a strong sense of community for everyone connected to the department. First-years through seniors might find themselves sipping coffee together in preparation for midterms, carpooling to the Friends of the Library sale to buy discounted books, devouring s'mores at our department bonfire, or chatting about our favorite reads at the spring reception in May. You don't have to be a member to be  - involved - come connect with us and find out some of the fun things that make this department special! 

FACULTY SPEAKER SERIES

Each semester, Sigma Tau Delta invites a faculty member to present a special project on which they are working, so that the campus community can learn more about their wide array of interests. Whether it's a focus on Thomas More's framing of the politics of toleration, the way humor operates in an 1824 Irish novel, or the racialization of classical sea monsters in Early Modern culture, there is something for everyone. Take advantage of your chance to learn more about all the wonderfully quirky topics your professors spend their time on! 

UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS

March 4, 2024 (Bus 111, 5:30pm): Chris Holmes - The Limits of Language as the Foundation of Togetherness: Translation and Ryusuke Hamaguchi's "Drive My Car"