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May 9, 2007
Augustana Students Inducted Into National French Honor Society
SIOUX FALLS – Two Augustana students were inducted into Pi Delta Phi, the National French Honor Society on Saturday, May 5.
Julianne Minar is a senior from Bismarck, N.D. She is majoring in sociology and government/international affairs. Julianne is the daughter of Cheryl and Dale Minar.
Miriam Rollason is a freshman from Isabel, S.D. She is a biology major. Miriam is the daughter of Frances and David Rollason.
Both Minar and Rollason are members of the Mu Alpha chapter of Pi Delta Phi at Augustana. Dr. Scott Fish is the chapter advisor.
Pi Delta Phi was established in 1906 to recognize outstanding scholarship in the French language and its 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
Augustana is a selective, residential liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Central to its mission are five shared core values: Christian, Liberal Arts, Excellence, Community, and Service. The College is an acknowledged leader in undergraduate higher education in the northern plains region. US News & World Report regularly recognizes Augustana as a top ten "Midwest Comprehensive College - Bachelor's" and has also identified it as a best value in this same category. Augustana is also listed in The Templeton Guide: Colleges That Encourage Character Development.
Pi Delta Phi was founded as a departmental honor society at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1906. After twenty years as a local chapter, Pi Delta Phi declared itself the National French Honor Society and chartered the Beta Chapter at the University of Southern California in 1925.
The society expanded slowly during the next fifteen years. Since the end of World War II, Pi Delta Phi has enjoyed phenomenal growth. It currently numbers more than 325 chapters established at representative public and private colleges and universities in almost every state, as well as chapters in Paris and Aix-en-Provence.