Eta Sigma Delta
American honor society for hospitality management
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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.
University of New Hampshire
| Eta Sigma Delta | |
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| ΗΣΔ | |
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| Founded | 1978 University of New Hampshire |
| Type | Honor |
| 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
Eta 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
Eta 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
Membership 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
Chapters 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.
- The chapter closed in 2021.
- 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.
