Eta Sigma Delta International Hospitality Management Society (ΗΣΔ or ESD) is an international honor society for hospitality students. The organization was established in 1978 at the University of New Hampshire and has about ninety active chapters. The Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education administers Eta Sigma Delta.
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Founded | 1978 University of New Hampshire |
Type | Honor society |
Affiliation | Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education |
Status | Active |
Emphasis | Hospitality |
Scope | International |
Pillars | Excellence, Leadership, Creativity, Service, and Ethics |
Colors | Blue and White |
Symbol | Key Ring |
Publication | Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Cases |
Chapters | 90 |
Headquarters | International CHRIE ESD 2810 North Parham Road, Suite 230 Richmond, Virginia 23294 United States |
Website | www |
History
editEta Sigma Delta was founded in 1978 by a group of students in the University of New Hampshire's Whittemore School of Business and Economics.[1] It is an international honor society that recognizes academic excellence by hospitality and tourism students.[2]
In 1997, Its board of governors voted to combine the society with Alpha Chi Tau (AXT), a similar hospitality management society.[2] The Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRIE) administers the organization, with headquarters in Richmond, Virginia.[2]
Symbols
editEta Sigma Delta's five points of honor or pillars are excellence, leadership, creativity, service, and ethics.[3] Its colors are blue and white. Graduating members may wear a blue and white honor cord.[4] The society's symbol is a key ring. Its publication is the Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Cases.
Membership
editMembership is open to hospitality management students who have completed one year of coursework, are in the top twenty percent of their class, and have at least a 3.0 grade point average.[4]
Chapters
editChapters of Eta Sigma Delta are only located at institutions that are recognized by CHRIE.[4] Following are the chapters of Eta Sigma Delta, with inactive institutions in italics.[5][6]
- ^ This branch of the Art Institute was permanently closed on July 7, 2019.
- ^ Chapter was formed at Florida Metropolitan University, called Endicott College after 2010. The university closed in 2020.
- ^ a b The chapter closed in 2021.
- ^ a b c All American Le Cordon Bleu College locations closed in 2017.
- ^ College closed in 2018.
- ^ The university closed all three of its locations in December 2022.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "ESD Honor Society - International CHRIE". Chrie.org. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ a b c d e "Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Management Program - Eta Sigma Delta". web.plattsburgh.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-05-04.
- ^ a b "Eta Sigma Delta Hospitality Honor Society | School of Hospitality Management Student Organizations". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ a b c "Eta Sigma Delta: The International Hospitality Management Honor Society". Senior Class Graduation Products. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Active ESD Chapters - International CHRIE". Archived from the original on 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ "ESD Active Chapters". www.chrie.org. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta". Coastal Carolina University. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Honorary Society Has Chapter at ESU". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. 1986-06-11. p. 25. Retrieved 2025-01-17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Longman, Gail (2015-02-25). "Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society inducts 14 Ferris students". mlive. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society - Glion Blog #124". Glion Institute of Higher Education. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ Cottam, Simon (2020-08-08). "Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society". Glion. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society". Husson University. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta". Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Hart School ~ Student Organizations". James Madison University. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta – The International Hospitality Management Honour Society". Les Roches International School of Hotel Management. 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ Freedman, Michael (May 7, 2018). "16 Students Inducted Into Hospitality & Tourism Honor Society". NU News. Niagara University. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
- ^ "Hospitality Management Programs | Northampton Community College". Northampton Community College. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta | Find a Student Organization". Ohio State University. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta | Oklahoma State CampusLink". Oklahoma State University. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta | Boilerlink". Purdue University. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "SFA senior helps establish university chapter of Eta Sigma Delta honor society | News from 2016 |". Stephen F. Austin State University. May 11, 2016. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta (ESD) Honor Society for Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism Texas A&M University Chapter | Get Involved". Tourism Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta | Rosen College of Hospitality Management". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta: International Hospitality Management Society UGA Chapter - Undergraduate | Agricultural & Applied Economics". University of Georgia. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society (ESD) | The Shidler College of Business". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta". B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration, University of Louisiana at Lafayette. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society | William F. Harrah College of Hospitality". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta (ESD) Honor Society inducted at University of the Philippines". Asia-Pacific CHRIE. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta | Hospitality and Tourism Management". University of South Alabama. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Eta Sigma Delta | Carson College of Business". Washington State University. Retrieved 2017-06-05.