Student Awards and Honors

Delta Phi Alpha is the National German Honor Society, founded at Wofford College in 1929. Delta Phi Alpha seeks to recognize excellence in the study of German and to provide an incentive for higher scholarship. The Society aims to promote the study of the German language, literature and civilization and endeavors to emphasize those aspects of German life and culture which are of universal value and which contribute to man’s eternal search for peace and truth.

The Tau Iota Chapter of Delta Phi Alpha was chartered at Washington College in 2014. The faculty advisor for the Tau Iota Chapter is Professor Nicole Grewling.

Pi Delta Phi is the National French Honor Society, founded at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1906. The Society is devoted to:

• Recognizing outstanding scholarship in the French language and its literatures.
• Increasing the knowledge and appreciation of Americans for the cultural contributions of the French-speaking world.
• Stimulating and encouraging French and francophone cultural activities.

The faculty advisor for the Washington College chapter of Pi Delta Phi is Professor Karen Manna. 

Sigma Delta Pi is a national Hispanic honorary society dedicated to the following purposes:

• To honor those who attain excellence in the study of the Spanish language and in the study of the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking peoples.
• To honor those who have made the Hispanic contributions to modern culture better known in the English-speaking world.
• To encourage college and university students to acquire a greater interest in and a deeper understanding of Hispanic cultures.
• To foster friendly relations and mutual respect between the nations of Hispanic speech and those of English speech.
• To serve its membership in ways which will contribute to the attainment of the goals and ideals of the society.

Sigma Zeta Chapter was chartered at Washington College in the spring of 1990 to promote the achievement of the above goals on our campus. The faculty advisor for Sigma Zeta Chapter is Professor Elena Deanda Camacho.