UA Chapter of National German Honor Society Initiates New Members
The Iota Xi chapter of Delta Phi Alpha, the national German academic honor society, recently held its annual banquet and initiation. The chapter congratulates new student members Christopher Baker, Elizabeth Caruth, Jacqueline Stratton, Skye Stover and Wade Schilling.
The chapter was founded in 1983 and includes more
than 350 members, making it one of the most active chapters in the
country. Members must have a high
overall grade point average and high GPA in German, have completed at least one 3000-level or
higher course in German, and have sophomore standing. Laurence Hare, assistant professor of history, was the featured speaker with a lecture on archeology and the Third
Reich and was also inducted as an honorary member.
Contacts
Dr. Kathleen Condray, German Section Head
World Languages
479-575-5938,
condray@uark.edu
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