Sigma Delta Pi is the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society (La Sociedad Nacional Honoraria Hispánica). This society was established to honor those who excell in the study of Hispanic language, literature, and culture. The society was founded at the University of California in Berkeley on November 14, 1919. In 1921, it began to expand to other colleges both in the United States and abroad. Assumption College continues the spirit of honoring the study of Hispanic culture with its chapter of Sigma Delta Pi, Phi Rho. Our charter is the 530th of its kind across the globe.

The Motto of the society is Spanías Didagéi Proágomen — Under which we proceed.

Sigma Delta Pi's colors are red and gold which are the colors of the Spanish flag. The red carnation, the society's flower, is given to each member during the induction ceremony. The society's insignia, which includes a lion and a castle, is the royal seal of Fernando and Isabel and it represents the regions of Castille, León, and Aragón. The lions represent the two lions of literature, El Cid and Don Quixote, while the castles represent the two castles of St Theresa’s metaphorical path to faith.

The purposes of the society, as stated in the national by-laws, are to:

1. To honor those who attain excellence in the study of the Spanish language and in the study of the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking peoples,"
2. To honor those who have made the Hispanic contributions to modern culture better known in the English-speaking world,"
3. To encourage college and university students to acquire a greater interest in and a deeper understanding of Hispanic culture,"
4. To foster friendly relations and mutual respect between the nations of Hispanic speech and those of English speech,"
5. To serve its membership in ways which will contribute to the attainment of the goals and ideals of the society."

For more information about Sigma Delta Pi, please visit the National site at SigmaDeltaPi.org or contact the faculty advisor, Dona Kercher (Founders 213).