Foreign Languages: German Section

GERMAN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

German Club

The German Club offers opportunities to socialize and practice speaking German outside the classroom. Members participate in a wide range of events such as Stammtisch/Kaffeklatsch (see below), playing games, Karaoke, kegeln (bowling), learning to write Sütterlin (German script), poetry readings, watching movies and/or TV shows, or enjoying German food. A schedule of planned events will be posted early in the respective term.

For more information (especially if you wish to become involved...!), contact Dr. Cathie Johnson, the German Club advisor.

List of past presidents
German Club on FaceBook (search for "German Club 2008-2009")

Stammtisch or Kaffeeklatsch
Both events are regular get-togethers, open to students and faculty, to facilitate speaking German. Anyone who would like to practice their German is invited. During the semester, it is usually held bi-weekly in the early evening at a location close to campus. Contact us for details.

Bulletin Board
German Club messages, news from Germany etc. are on display on the Bulletin Board. It is located outside (across from) the departmental library (1303 Forest Drive).

Delta Phi Alpha

Delta Phi Alpha is the national German Honor Society; the local chapter is Eta Iota. Membership is by invitation only and is limited to advanced-level students who...

...have completed one or at least are currently enrolled in an upper-level German class (3000 level or above);
...have had good grades in German (a GPA of 3.0 in German is recommended) or demonstrate significant ability in German;
...show a continuing interest in the German language and culture;
...are generally active and willing to participate in future Delta Phi Alpha and German Club activities (which is open to all students interested in German).

A small one-time fee (paid to the national office) is good for lifetime membership. New members are inducted each Spring Semester and receive a handsome certificate suitable for framing. To find out more about the eligibility requirements, how to become a member, or to sign up see the Delta Phi Alpha advisor, Dr. Cathie Johnson (1350 Forest Drive Classroom Building), by the end of February if possible (this will allow for enough time to submit membership requests to the national office and receive the certificates back before the initiation ceremony).

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