Delta Phi Alpha is the National German Honor Society. Founded in 1927, its motto is "Fackelträger des menschlichen Geistes" ("torchbearer of the human spirit"). The Department's Pi Chapter, one of 234 chapters in existence today, was established in 1931. Membership is available to students who have or show:

1. A minimum of two years of college or university German or their equivalent
2. A minimum average of B+ or its equivalent in German courses
3. A minimum cumulative average of B- or its equivalent
4. Indication of continued interest in the study of German language and literature

For more information and an application, please contact Professor Frederick Schwink.

The Department is able to present cash and book awards and other prices due to generous donations from faculty and student alumni and the Goethe Institut. To find out more about each award, click here. Many thanks to the contributors and congratulations to the award recipients! To see pictures from the ceremony, click here.

Speaker:

Professor Emeritus
James McGlathery

Talk:

"Some Varying Versions of Familiar Fairy Tales
from the 1630s to the 1820s."