To honor those who have made 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 culture. 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. Most members of the UA faculty as well as graduate students in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese are members of Sigma Delta Pi.
Membership is for life.
The equivalent can be met in a variety of ways. The student must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in all Spanish courses taken. The student must have a cumulative overall grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale for all college and university work. May be elected to membership while enrolled in the required Hispanic literature course if the instructor will certify that the student is doing A or B quality work. Graduate students may be admitted to active membership if they fulfill the above requirements.