Phi Sigma Iota is the highest academic honor in the field of foreign languages. Faculty members of institutions honored with a chapter may also be members. Phi Sigma Iota chapters are distributed throughout the United States. It is a non-profit organization. In outstanding circumstances Sophomores who meet all the above requirements may be eligible for membership.
Graduate students are welcome to apply under more stringent requirements.
Faculty members, too, are invited to join under different criteria. Race, creed, nationality, sex, or color shall on no account be a factor in decisions regarding eligibility for membership.