12 de agosto de 2003
Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society ( La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hisp�nica) was established on November 14, 1919, at the University of California in Berkeley. Its insignia is the royal seal of Fernando and Isabel, representing Castille, Le�n and Arag�n. The Society's colors are red and gold and its flower is the red carnation.
With the guidance of such notable Hispanist as S. Griswold Morley, Elijah C. Hills, Rudolph Schevill, Leavitt O. Wright, Williams Berrien, John D. Fitz-Gerald, Tom�s Navarro Tom�s, Jos� Martel, Archer M. Huntington, John T Reid, Stuart M. Gross, James O. Swain, F. Dewey Amner, Carl A. Tyre, Earle Hamilton, Dolores Brown, Richard E. Chandler and John H. LaPrade, the Society has expanded its activities and now has over 500 chapters. Almost all states universities have chapters and the few that do not are now considering the founding of one.
In order to serve its many chapters most effciently, the Society has a National President, an Executive Secretary-Treasurer, and five Regional Vice Presidents. All but the Executive Secretary-Treasurer are nominated and elected by the active chapter members. The Society is governed by an Executive Council consisting of the seven aforementioned officials, the Immediate Past President, and the President Emeritus. The sponsor of the chapter, preferably chosen by the student members, but sometimes appointed by the department head, is of the utmost importance, for his/her wisdom, imagination and dedication largely determine the success of the local branch of the Society.
