Eta Sigma Delta
American honor society for hospitality management
Eta Sigma Delta
ΗΣΔ
Founded1978; 48 years ago (1978)
University of New Hampshire
TypeHonor
AffiliationCouncil on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education
StatusActive
EmphasisHospitality
ScopeInternational
PillarsExcellence, Leadership, Creativity, Service, and Ethics
Colors  Blue and   White
SymbolKey Ring
PublicationJournal of Hospitality & Tourism Cases
Chapters90
HeadquartersInternational CHRIE ESD
2810 North Parham Road, Suite 230
Richmond, Virginia 23294
United States
Websitewww.chrie.org/eta-sigma-delta

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.

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]

The organization has chartered more than 90 chapters.[1][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]

Chapter Charter date Institution Location Status References
American Military University Charles Town, West Virginia Inactive
American Public University
Arkansas Tech University Russellville, Arkansas Active
Angell Akademie Freiberg Freiberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Inactive
The Art Institute of Raleigh–Durham Durham, North Carolina Inactive [a]
Asheville–Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville, North Carolina Inactive
Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Active
Bethune–Cookman University Daytona Beach, Florida Active
Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Active
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California Active
California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California Active
Cesar Ritz Colleges Le Bouveret, Switzerland Active
Brig, Switzerland
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney, Pennsylvania Inactive
Chinese University of Hong Kong New Territories, Hong Kong Active
Coastal Carolina University Conway, South Carolina Active [7]
College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina Active
College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, Missouri Inactive
Columbus State Community College Columbus, Ohio Inactive
The Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park, New York Active
Cuyahoga Community College Cuyahoga County, Ohio Inactive
Delaware State University Dover, Delaware Inactive
DePaul University Chicago, Illinois Active
Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive
Durham Technical Community College Durham, North Carolina Active
East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Active
1986 East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Active [8]
Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Inactive
Endicott College Beverly, Massachusetts Active
Everest University Fort Lauderdale, Florida Inactive [b]
Fairleigh Dickinson University Madison, New Jersey Active
Ferris State University Big Rapids, Michigan Inactive [9]
Flint, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Florida Gulf Coast University School of Resort & Hospitality Fort Myers, Florida Active
Florida International University University Park, Florida Active
Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Active
Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas Active
Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia Inactive
Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia Active
Glion Institute of Higher Education Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland Active [10][11]
London, England
Grayson College Grayson County, Texas Active
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences Pasila, Helsinki, Finland Inactive
HEC Marbella Marbella, Málaga, Spain Inactive
Hong Kong Polytechnic University Kowloon, Hong Kong Active
2011 Husson University Bangor, Maine Active [12]
IMI International Management Institute Switzerland Lucerne, Switzerland Inactive
March 26, 1990 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania Active [13]
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana Inactive
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Active
Omega Mu 1978 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Active [14]
Johnson & Wales University Providence, Rhode Island Active
Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte Campus Charlotte, North Carolina Inactive
Johnson & Wales University, Denver Campus Denver, Colorado Inactive [c]
Johnson & Wales University, North Miami, Campus North Miami, Florida Inactive [c]
Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas Active
Kendall College Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Kent State University Kent, Ohio Inactive
Lasell College Newton, Massachusetts Inactive
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Austin Austin, Texas Inactive [d]
Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Orlando Orlando, Florida Inactive [d]
Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive [d]
2002 Les Roches International School of Hotel Management Valais, Switzerland Active [15]
Les Roches Marbella International School of Hotel Management Marbella, Spain Active
Lynn University Boca Raton, Florida Active
Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Active
Mississippi University for Women Columbus, Mississippi Inactive
Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri Active
Mount Ida College Newton, Massachusetts Inactive [e]
New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico Active
1990 Niagara University Lewiston, New York Active [16]
Nicholls State University Thibodaux, Louisiana Active
North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina Active
Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona Active
Northampton Community College Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Active [17]
Tannersville, Pennsylvania
Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Inactive [18]
Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma Active [19]
Paul Smith's College Paul Smiths, New York Inactive
Penn State Berks Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Inactive
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania Active [3]
Pensacola State College Pensacola, Florida Inactive
Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Active [20]
Purdue University Northwest Hammond, Indiana Active
The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College University City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York Active
Rochester Institute of Technology Croatia Dubrovnik, Croatia Active
St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, Minnesota Inactive
St. Joseph’s College Brooklyn, New York Inactive
Salve Regina University Newport, Rhode Island Active
Schiller International University Tampa, Florida Inactive
South Dakota State University Brookings, South Dakota Active
South Seattle College Seattle, Washington Inactive
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois Active
Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, New Hampshire Inactive
State University College at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Inactive
State University of New York at Morrisville Morrisville, New York Inactive
State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, New York Inactive [2]
April 2016 Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas Active [21]
Stockton University Galloway Township, New Jersey Active
Stratford University Alexandria, Virginia Inactive [f]
Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
2024 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active [22]
Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Active
Troy University Troy, Alabama Active
Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama Inactive
Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola Lima, Peru Inactive
Universities at Shady Grove Rockville, Maryland Inactive
University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Active
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Active
University of Central Florida, Rosen College of Hospitality Management Orlando, Florida Active [23]
University of Delaware Newark, Delaware Active
University of Georgia Athens, Georgia Active [24]
2022 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Active
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Shidler College of Business Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii Active [25]
University of Hawaiʻi at West Oʻahu Kapolei, Hawaii Active
University of Houston Houston, Texas Active
University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana Active [26]
University of Macau Zhuhai, Guangdong, Macau Active
University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland Active
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts Active
University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Active
University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Active
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, William F. Harrah College of Hospitality Paradise, Nevada Active [27]
1978 University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire Active
University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut Inactive
University of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Active
University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Active
University of North Texas Denton, Texas Active
University of the Philippines Diliman, College of Home Economics Quezon City, Philippines Active [28]
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford Bradford, Pennsylvania Active
University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Active
University of South Carolina Beaufort, Hospitality, Resort and Tourism Management Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Active
University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Active
2018 University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama Active [29]
University of Southern Maine, Tourism and Hospitality Program Portland, Maine Active
University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Active
Utah Valley University Orem, Utah Inactive
Virginia State University Ettrick, Virginia Active
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Active
Virginia State University Ettrick, Virginia Active
Washington State University Pullman, Washington Inactive [30]
West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia Active
Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina Active
Widener University Chester, Pennsylvania Active
Wor–Wic Community College Salisbury, Maryland Active
York College of Pennsylvania Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania Active
  1. ^ This branch of the Art Institute was permanently closed on July 7, 2019.
  2. ^ Chapter was formed at Florida Metropolitan University, called Endicott College after 2010. The university closed in 2020.
  3. ^ a b The chapter closed in 2021.
  4. ^ a b c All American Le Cordon Bleu College locations closed in 2017.
  5. ^ College closed in 2018.
  6. ^ The university closed all three of its locations in December 2022.

See also

References

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b "Eta Sigma Delta Hospitality Honor Society | School of Hospitality Management Student Organizations". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  4. ^ a b c "Eta Sigma Delta: The International Hospitality Management Honor Society". Senior Class Graduation Products. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
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  6. ^ "ESD Active Chapters". www.chrie.org. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
  7. ^ "Eta Sigma Delta". Coastal Carolina University. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  8. ^ "Honorary Society Has Chapter at ESU". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. 1986-06-11. p. 25. Retrieved 2025-01-17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Longman, Gail (2015-02-25). "Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society inducts 14 Ferris students". mlive. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
  10. ^ "Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society - Glion Blog #124". Glion Institute of Higher Education. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
  11. ^ Cottam, Simon (2020-08-08). "Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society". Glion. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
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  14. ^ "Hart School ~ Student Organizations". James Madison University. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
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  16. ^ Freedman, Michael (May 7, 2018). "16 Students Inducted Into Hospitality & Tourism Honor Society". NU News. Niagara University. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
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  23. ^ "Eta Sigma Delta | Rosen College of Hospitality Management". University of Central Florida. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
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  25. ^ "Eta Sigma Delta Honor Society (ESD) | The Shidler College of Business". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
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  28. ^ "Eta Sigma Delta (ESD) Honor Society inducted at University of the Philippines". Asia-Pacific CHRIE. 2025-01-09. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
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  30. ^ "Eta Sigma Delta | Carson College of Business". Washington State University. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
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