Active membership shall be limited to college students who have demonstrated high scholarship in general and excellence in the academic study of Spanish. Specifically, they must meet the following requirements:

1. Each must have completed three years of study of college-level Spanish (eighteen semester credit hours) or the equivalent thereof, including at least three semester hours of a course in Hispanic literature or Hispanic culture and civilization at the junior (third-year) level. A student may be admitted to active membership while still enrolled in the second junior-level course if all other requirements have been met and if the instructor of the course certifies that the student's work is of "B" or higher quality.

2. The candidate for active membership must have a minimal grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale in all Spanish courses taken.

3. The candidate must rank in the upper 35% of his/her class--or have a 3.2 cumulative GPA--and must have completed at least three semesters of college work.

4. Sigma Delta Pi does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, age, or disability.

Members of Sigma Delta Pi must continue to show commitment to the Spanish language, culture and literature by participating in various campus activities and community service projects.

Membership Dues: Candidates shall pay a membership fee to the society and the chapter into which he/she is initiated. This fee provides for lifetime membership, a membership certificate, and the society insignia in the form of a pin.