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Delta Phi Alpha

The National German Honorary Society,  , seeks to honor excellence in the study of German, provide an incentive for higher scholarship, and promote the study of German language, literature, and civilization. Delta Phi Alpha formed in 1929 at Wofford College, a small liberal arts college in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The society awards two study abroad scholarships annually to outstanding students of German.

�鶹��Ƶ College formed the  of Delta Phi Alpha in fall 2014.

Study, Explore Germany

�鶹��Ƶ College believes that all interested students, regardless of major, should have the opportunity to spend a semester away from campus on an academic program in a different part of the country or world.  �鶹��Ƶ’s and its affiliates’ study away opportunities cover a wide range of geographic areas of the world, curricular or academic interests, and program types. Approximately 300 �鶹��Ƶ students each year participate in approved study away programs.

The German Studies faculty strongly recommends students participate in the different German-based study abroad programs sponsored by the department. Consider spending one term or preferably a full academic year in a German-speaking country. We believe that “otherness” should be explained, read, discussed, and experienced.

If you’d like to study away for a semester or a year, you can choose from �鶹��Ƶ-sponsored programs or from more than 90 affiliated programs. Visit the library in the Office of Study Away in Carnegie Building, room 124, or the study away office for details.

We also encourage German Studies majors to live in the college’s Max Kade German House, a coeducational residence hall for 38 students. Kade House residents will immerse themselves in German language and culture through daily contact with native speakers. Guest lectures, film screenings, writer-in-residence readings, and social gatherings make the Kade House a focal point for German study at �鶹��Ƶ.

• Fellowships and Awards

Other Study Abroad Programs

At the more advanced level, students may compete in the annual   (Verband der deutsch-amerikanischer Clubs). This program offers individual, yearlong, supervised study at a German university of the student’s choice. In recent years students have studied at universities in Berlin, Munich, Koblenz, Mainz, Essen, and Tübingen.

The department has also established close ties to programs at other institutions and will assist students in exploring such options. Among these are the excellent Wayne State University   and   , in which �鶹��Ƶ students have regularly participated. The department also recommends the   and   .

For intensive language and culture studies, in summer and during the year, students have two options:  with centers throughout Germany and in Vienna with  . Consult with department faculty if you are interested in studying through these programs.