The English Honors Society, Sigma Tau Delta, inducted six new members with a ceremony on Friday, Dec 2. The event was held at 4 p.m. at the Alumni Center in Norma Walker Hall.
This is the second induction ceremony that has been held in a couple years due to COVID-19.Last year, a group of seniors worked together to reactivate the organization. Professor Emily Robins Sharpe sent out applications and Teraysa Majewski and Abby Charlonne applied and were accepted. They are now the society’s president and vice president, respectively.
Majewski talked about the impact that COVID-19 had on clubs and organizations. “Because of restrictions at the time, it was really difficult to get clubs and organizations to safely gather and be able to get involved with the community.”
She continued, “It was 1924 that the society was founded and there are conventions every year I believe, I’m not sure how COVID affected that but the convention this year, the 2023, is being held in Colorado and they are doing a Rita Morrision theme.”
Sigma Tau Delta is internationally known and has scholarship and internship opportunities.
Charlonne explained that Sigma Tau Delta plans events for individuals who have a passion
for English. “The main thing is they participate in preparing the things we are going to do coming up in the semester so like little activities, poetry slams, or anything similar to that, like they help us plan the events and kinda prepare for the organization to really just take off,” Charlonne said. a couple other students from the English department to get that going,” she said.
She added, “All of campus is able to participate, it’s really just an expedition for people who are looking to display their poetry or start off on a smaller stage if they aren’t going into a performing discipline.”
At the start of the induction ceremony, Majewski talked about her past experiences and how she got to where she is today. Sharpe then read the names of the new inductees and all were inducted because they had all of the proper certifications they needed.
“It is such a delight and such a joy to be able to celebrate students’ high achievement in the study of literature and language and literacy, and to be able to come together to share this ceremony is really beautiful,” said Sharpe.
