Honor Society

Sigma Tau Delta

Each year, Niagara University's Alpha Alpha Zeta Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the international English honor society, allows members opportunities to share their love of literature and to get to know their professors and their fellow English majors better outside of the classroom. The advisor for Sigma Tau Delta is Dr. Jamie Carr.

New Members for Fall 2011

The English Department's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, welcomed new initiates on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011, in Bisgrove Hall, Room 350. New members to to our Alpha Alpha Beta Chapter are:

• Jessica Batchelor
• Michael Brophy 
• Jocelyn Crosland 
• Nicolette Fadel 
• Alexandra Grab 
• Jordan Hernandez 
• Chelsea Hewitt 
• Molly Hyland 
• Brigid Kelsey 
• Kelsey McGinty 
• Shelby Murek 
• Hannah Owczarczak 
• Allison Radley 
• William Victor
• Jacob Vivian 
• Bridget Weber

Dr. Laurel gave another excellent speech entitled "Three Revolutions," which is now available for you to read.

Membership Qualifications

In order to qualify for membership, students must

• Have at least a B average in English
• Have completed at least three English courses other than English 100
• Have completed at least three semesters of college work, at least two of those semesters must be at Niagara University
• Be in the top 35 percent of their graduating class (to be in the top 35 percent of your class at NU, you must have approximately a 3.1 overall GPA)

We also invite you to visit our Facebook group for more information.

Past Inductions

On March 30, 2011, many new students were inducted into Niagara's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta. A copy of Dr. Laurel's excellent speech entitled "Why English?" is available for you to read.