Form a new Chapter- Delta Phi Alpha German Honorary Society

Prerequisites: There must be evidence of an active, long-standing program in German with courses in German offered above the intermediate level. Institution and faculty must be of high caliber. The committee reviewing the application should be provided with the following kinds of supporting information:

		Strength of the German Program
		Catalog information
		Information about a German major (if applicable)
		Number of German courses
		Subject areas of German courses
		Which professors teach which courses
		Number of graduates in German
		German-related extra-curricular activities, e.g., Study abroad programs
		Institutional support for German
		Any other relevant information

Please submit your application to the office of the National President.

A Chapter membership fee of $25.00 must accompany the application, which is refunded in the event that the application is not approved. Article V of the Delta Phi Alpha Constitution discusses constituent chapters in more detail.

Article V -- Constituent Chapters

Section 1.	Colleges and universities whose academic standing warrants the maintenance of the standards of the Society shall apply to the National Secretary for a chapter charter and shall be admitted to constituent membership in the society by majority vote of the National Council.
Section 2.	Procedure for the organization of constituent chapters shall be adopted and/or revised by the National Council.
Section 3.	Each constituent chapter must have a faculty adviser. It may have its own constituent and/or by-laws for conducting the affairs of the chapter. This constitution and/or by-laws may raise, but not lower, the minimum requirements for membership as specified in Article VI.
Section 4.	To remain in good standing a chapter must pay the national membership fees of its members together with incidental bills to the National Treasurer and have initiation of members at least once in two years.