Sigma Tau Delta Fall 2026

Who we are

Sigma Tau Delta is the International Honors Society for the study of English language and literature. Established in 1924, it is one of the oldest and largest collegiate honors societies. Sigma Tau Delta promotes and supports literature and the literary arts, a love of books, storytelling, poetry, performing arts, and literacy in the broadest sense. Its service projects reflect and employ the skills and knowledge that the discipline cultivates.

Sigma Tau Delta offers opportunities for students to present their creative and scholarly work in literary studies at campus symposiums, publish their work in the globally circulated undergraduate journals The Review (scholarship) and The Rectangle (creative writing), volunteer opportunities to work with English-language learners on and off campus, and material support for attending conferences and conventions that celebrate literature, literary studies, and creative writing. Sigma Tau Delta’s Pi Delta chapter was first established at Duquesne University in 1939 and it actively works to promote and celebrate a love for books, for storytelling, for poetry, and for language and lingual arts—something that we see as doubly important in an age in which large sections of society are turning to social media and/or AI for the narratives they consume. 

Not only does Sigma Tau Delta provides a forum for Duquesne students to meet, share their work, and network with others who value the printed page and the lingual arts, as well as the intellectual and professional doors this work opens. We organize book drives, events, and serve the ESL/ELL community on campus. Sigma Tau Delta speaks to Duquesne’s Spiritan mission of service on and off campus, empathy, conscientious engagement with the cultures and peoples of the world, and intellectual rigor as a means to enhance the heart and the soul. 

 Why we need your help

We are raising money so that our chapter members can attend the annual Sigma Tau Delta convention in Milwaukee WI in March 2027. This convention is where professionals, publishers, teachers, students, and graduate students meet, share work, and network. 

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