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American honor society for hospitality management
Eta Sigma Delta Founded 1978; 47 years ago (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.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.
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]
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 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 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
Inacitve
[ 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 – 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
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^ Chapter was formed at Florida Metropolitan University, called Endicott College after 2010. The university closed in 2020.
^ a b The chapter closed in 2021.
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