The ISU chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the national English honor society, offers academically excellent students professional, service, and social opportunities. The national organization hosts an annual conference at which members can share their research, two journals where members can publish their scholarly and creative work, and numerous scholarships. The local chapter sponsors community and department service projects and regular fellowship events. Graduate students have the chance to work closely with faculty and mentor undergraduate English majors.
Recent chapter activities include sponsoring the Department’s year-end Faculty and Student Awards Ceremony, co-sponsoring the department's annual English Studies Symposium, the annual publication of Polyglossia-a journal of student research- collecting books and raising money for a local literacy group, sponsoring readings by visiting authors and scholars, group trips to plays, collaboration with the Illinois Wesleyan University chapter on the annual MUSE Conference; and hosting the annual Live Poets’ Night and Dead Poets’ Night.
In addition, members often participate in the Sigma Tau Delta national convention.
In order to be eligible to join Sigma Tau Delta, you must be a junior, senior, or graduate student, must have completed at least 15 hours of English, must have an ISU GPA of 3.3 both in the major and cummulatively, must submit one sample of your own writing, and must have a recommendation from a faculty member.
For questions, contact one of the chapter sponsors: Dr. Sally Parry, Dr. Robert McLaughlin, and Mark Vegter.
For more information about the national organization, visit the Sigma Tau Delta website:
Polyglossia is published annually by the Illinois State Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta
Click here for a list of members over the last 20+ years
