Initiation Ceremony for students who have accepted their nomination to Pi Delta Phi, the National French Honor Society. Pi Delta Phi is for college and university undergraduate and graduate students. Founded at the University of California, Berkeley in 1906, Pi Delta Phi is the oldest national academic honor society for a foreign language in the United States. The aims of the Society are to recognize outstanding scholarship in the French language and Francophone literatures, to increase the knowledge and appreciation of Americans for the cultural contributions of the French-speaking world, and to encourage and to stimulate French and francophone cultural activities. There are currently more than 400 chapters and over 75,000 members across the United States.
In order to be eligible for undergraduate nomination, UW undergraduate students must be sophomores, must have completed at least one semester of a 300-level or higher course in French, have a current minimum GPA of 3.0 and French 3.3 overall. A completed membership form and one-time dues for a lifetime membership are required for admission, for which students receive the Pi Delta Phi pin, certificate, and one set of graduation honor cords in blue, white and red.
We look forward to initiating our first group of students into our chapter, Rho Zeta, of Pi Delta Phi.