Chestnut Hill College Inducts Students into the Sigma Tau Delta International Honor Society

PHILADELPHIA, PA (04/30/2008)(readMedia)-- The Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society inducted seven Chestnut Hill College students into the society at a ceremony on campus on Thursday, April 10, 2008.

Membership in Sigma Tau Delta is intended to recognize students in English and Literature programs that achieve distinction in their undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies. There are over 600 active chapters of Sigma Tau Delta and they induct approximately 7,000 members annually. Students are invited to become members of Sigma Tau Delta if they achieve a 3.0 G.P.A. in their major or minor, are in the top 35 percent of their class, and have completed at least three semesters of coursework, including two English courses. Students in Sigma Tau Delta are eligible to compete for scholarships and writing awards, and to present professional work at regional and international conferences and conventions.

At Chestnut Hill College, the honor society holds activities such as trips to see acclaimed authors such as Norman Mailer, poetry readings, and a “books into movies” film series. The group also holds a unique “Sonnets and Kisses” Valentines Day fundraiser on campus- where Sigma Tau Delta members will deliver a sonnet and some chocolate kisses to the valentine of your choice.

2008 Inductees:

Katelyn Arsenault (Coventry, R.I.)

Koh Chiba (Cherry Valley, N.Y.)

Elizabeth Conner (Drexel Hill, Pa.)

Melvin McClure III (Norristown, Pa.)

Jacquelyn Nevius (Egg Harbor City, N.J.)

Tammy Schaaffe (Denver, N.Y.)

Alexandra Scheirer (Catasauqua, Pa.)

About Chestnut Hill College Chestnut Hill College, a four-year coed Catholic college in the Ignatian tradition, offers a traditional liberal arts undergraduate program as well as accelerated undergraduate degrees, master’s and doctoral programs. The College has been rated by US News & World Report as among the best master’s universities in the North, as among the best Northeastern colleges by The Princeton Review, and has been classified as selective by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Since its inception, the College has offered a rigorous curriculum that provides students with a broad background in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. The goal of Chestnut Hill College has been to prepare students for life’s challenges by helping them to grow intellectually, spiritually, emotionally, and socially.

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