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Sigma Delta Pi - Chapter Beta Epsilon

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SIGMA DELTA PI – CHAPTER BETA EPSILON          
SOCIEDAD NACIONAL HONORARIA HISPÁNICA          
(NATIONAL COLLEGIATE HISPANIC HONOR SOCIETY)

 

Group of men and women holding red carnations

 

Dr. Alexandra Perkins - Faculty Advisor (Department of WLL)

 

Samuel Marrero Aponte - President

 

Adriana Fernández Cortés - Vice President

 

Sigma Delta Pi, a National Honor Society (La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica), was established on November 14, 1919, at the University of Berkeley. Its insignia is the royal seal of Fernando and Isabel, representing the former kingdoms of Castile, Leon, and Aragon.

 

Colors: RED and GOLD

 

Flower: The red carnation.

 

Goals and Objectives:

 

1) To honor those who attain excellence in the study of Spanish language and in the study of literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking regions and nations.

 

2)To honor those who have made the Hispanic contributions to modern culture better known in the English-speaking world.

 

3) To encourage college and university students to acquire a greater interest in and a deeper understanding of Hispanic culture.

 

4) To foster friendly relations and mutual respect between the nations of Hispanic speech and those of English speech.

 

5) To serve its membership in ways in which will contribute to the attainment of the goals and ideals of the society.

“Spanías Didagéi Proágomen”

 

 

Revista Al principio: https://alprincipio.wp.txstate.edu/ Links to an external site.


For contributions to 'Al Principio,' contact Dr. David Navarro: davidnavarro@txstate.edu