Furman offers multiple programs and honor societies for students of our department.
Delta Phi Alpha
German Honor Society
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.
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 as a departmental honor society at the University of California at Berkeley 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.” Source: national website
Those students interested in joining Furman’s Rho Epsilon chapter should contact the faculty moderator, Dr. Marianne Bessy.
Sigma Delta Pi
The National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society was founded at the University of California, Berkeley in 1919. Furman’s Rho Kappa Chapter, chartered in the spring of 1988, is one of nearly 600 chapters at universities and colleges across the United States. Please visit the national website for more information on the distinctions, awards, and scholarships available to students, chapters, and faculty. Those students interested in joining the Rho Kappa chapter should contact the faculty advisor, Dr. Maria Rippon. The application below details the requirements for membership.
Sigma Delta Pi Application [PDF]
The Elaine Duffy Childers Award
The annual award 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 award 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 award 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 due in late February.