Eta Sigma Delta (ESD)

About Eta Sigma Delta

Eta Sigma Delta is an international honor society that recognizes exceptional academic achievement among hospitality and tourism students. Eta Sigma Delta is administered by the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE), the leading international association devoted to hospitality and tourism education.

The Benefits of an Eta Sigma Delta Chapter

ESD chapters provide professional, organizational and educational benefits that affect individual students, the hospitality program and the institution.

The professional benefits include an opportunity for outstanding students to distinguish themselves in the eyes of educators, recruiters and industry executives in an increasingly competitive industry. In addition, ESD provides a networking system among its 90+ chapters that allows for interaction and the exchange of information between students. Some chapters also serve as a networking vehicle between ESD alumni members and active undergraduate members.

From an organizational standpoint, ESD can serve as a means of uniting outstanding students for campus activities, fundraisers and volunteer programs. Educational benefits include the opportunity for ESD chapters to provide a stimulus for students to strive for academic excellence. By functioning as a resource for the hospitality programs, ESD chapters can also provide tutoring or other forms of academic support for students needing assistance.

Eligibility Requirements

• Be enrolled in an institution that belongs to International CHRIE
• Have officially declared as a hospitality management major (or related field)
• Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 in a 4.0 system or its equivalent in another grading system
• Be in the top 20% of the class, and
• Agree to uphold the values of excellence, leadership, creativity, service and ethics.

Want to Apply?

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