Delta Phi Alpha | |
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ΔΦΑ | |
Founded | May 27, 1929 Wofford College |
Type | Honor society |
Affiliation | Independent |
Emphasis | German studies |
Scope | National (US) |
Slogan | “Torchbearer of Human Spirit” |
Colors | Black, Red and Gold |
Symbol | Weimar Eagle |
Chapters | 300 |
Headquarters | 60 South Lincoln Street Washington, Pennsylvania 15301 United States |
Website | Official website |
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The Delta Phi Alpha (ΔΦΑ) (German: Deutsche Ehrenverbindung), the German National Honor Society is the sole post-secondary national honorary society for German studies in the United States. According to the organization, the honor society 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 humankind's eternal search for peace and truth."
Delta Phi Alpha was founded on May 27, 1929, at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where the Alpha chapter still resides. The honor society is currently operated from the campus of Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, PA.
The society has over three hundred constituent chapters at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
History
21 Wofford students under the guidance of Dr. James A. Chiles met in Old Main in February 1928 and founded a German Club they named Deutscher Verein. Over the next year, John Olin Eidson '29 and members of the Wofford group began contacting German clubs at other schools. Invitations were sent to active German clubs in about twelve or fifteen small colleges to form national fraternity chapters.[3] This led to the formation of Delta Phi Alpha, the National Honorary German Society, on May 27, 1929.
Wofford's chapter became the Alpha chapter of the society, and Dr. Chiles became its president, a position he occupied for the remainder of his active career.[1]
Chapters
Following is a list of Delta Phi Alpha chapters.[4] Active chapters are in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.
See also
References
- 1 2 Delta Phi Alpha at Wofford
- ↑ 1948 Bohemian Yearbook (Wofford University). Wofford College. 1948. p. 80.
- ↑ Edwin H. Zeydel (February 1939). "Delta Phi Alpha". Monatshefte für Deutschen Unterricht. University of Wisconsin Press Stable. 31 (2): 104–106. JSTOR 30169529. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ "Chapters". Delta Phi Alpha German Academic Honor Society. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 2022-08-23.