Furman offers multiple programs and honor societies for students of our department.
Delta Phi Alpha
The National German Honor Society, Delta Phi Alpha, seeks to recognize excellence in the study of German and to provide an incentive for higher scholarship.
The Society aims to promote the study of the German language, literature, and civilization and endeavors to emphasize those aspects of German life and culture which are of universal value and which contribute to humanity’s eternal search for peace and truth.
Interested in joining? Email Dr. Anne Culberson.
Pi Delta Phi
Pi Delta Phi is the National French Honor Society for undergraduate and graduate students at accredited public and private colleges and universities in the United States. The highest academic honor in the field of French and the oldest academic honor society for a modern foreign language in the United States, Pi Delta Phi was founded in 1906.
The purpose of the Society is to recognize outstanding scholarship in the French language and Francophone literatures, to increase the knowledge and appreciation of Americans for the cultural contributions of the French-speaking world, and to stimulate and to encourage French and francophone cultural activities.
Interested in joining? Email Dr. Marianne Bessy.
Sigma Delta Pi
In 1919, a student named Ruth Helen Barnes invited six other students of Spanish to her residence to start what would eventually become the largest collegiate foreign language honor society in the U.S.
Sigma Delta Pi seeks to honor those who excel in the study of the Spanish language and in the study of the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking world; to foster an understanding, appreciation and respect for the peoples, cultures and societies of the Spanish-speaking world; to honor those who have promoted and reinforced a better understanding of the contributions of the Spanish-speaking world; and to serve its membership in support of the Society’s goals and ideals.
Interested in joining? Email Dr. Mahan Ellison.
The Elaine Duffy Childers Fellowship
The annual fellowship offers substantial financial support for a currently enrolled student of French who plans to return to Furman for the subsequent academic year. The purpose of the fellowship is “to provide a stipend for a student studying French to have a study abroad experience above and beyond that provided by the Furman in Rennes program.” The fellowship funds a summer travel opportunity in a French-speaking country. Normally the student would be enrolled in a summer course at a French university or Alliance française, intern, or complete a work experience. Priority consideration is given to French majors. Applications are typically due in late February.
Marie Park Study Abroad Scholarships
Need-based study away scholarships awarded to students set to participate in a Furman-sponsored French immersion semester-long study away program.