Rafael Hamawi, of Waterbury, Inducted into Sigma Delta Pi National Honor Society

2017 May 3

The Assumption College Department of Modern & Classical Languages & Cultures has announced that Rafael Hamawi, of Waterbury, has become a member of Sigma Delta Pi, the national Spanish honor society. Hamawi, Class of 2019, was inducted into the honor society during a ceremony held on Friday, April 21.

"We are excited to welcome the new members to Assumption's chapter of Sigma Delta Pi," said Maryanne L. Leone, Ph.D., associate professor of Spanish and one of the advisors of Assumption's Spanish honor society. "It is with great pride that we recognize this group of students for their hard work, discipline, and love for the study of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures."

Sigma Delta Pi was founded in 1919 at the University of California in Berkeley. The Assumption College Phi Rho chapter was founded in 2004, and is one of 530 of its kind across the globe. Initiation into the society requires a grade point average of 3.0 or higher in Spanish courses, as well as a minimum of one third-year level Spanish literature course or hispanic culture and civilization course. Students must also have a minimum of three semesters of college study and be ranked among the top 35 percent of their class.