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American German studies honor society

Delta Phi Alpha National German Honor Society (ΔΦΑ) (Deutsche Ehrenverbindung) is an American collegiate honorary society for German studies. Delta Phi Alpha was founded on May 27, 1929, at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The society has chartered over three hundred chapters at colleges and universities in the United States.

Delta Phi Alpha was established by James A. Chiles and John Olin Eidson at Wofford College in Spartenburg, South Carolina. Chiles, a professor of moden languages, met with 21 students in Old Main in February 1928 to establish a German club they named Deutscher Verein. Over the next year, student Eidson contacted German clubs at other small colleges to see if they were interested in forming a national society. The society adopted its constitution on March 1, 1932.

Membership is open to students of all genders have an interest in German language or literature. Students are eligible for membership if they have completed two years coursework in college or university German, with at least a 3.3 GPA in those courses. In addition, potential members must have at least a 2.75 GPA overall. The society also awards honorary membership to non students who have made significant cultural, literary, or scholastic achievements in the German language or culture. Faculty who teach German at chapter institutions can also join.

The society is managed by a National Council consisting of five officers: a national president, first vice president, second vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer.

The society had chartered over three hundred chapters. As of 2024, it has 234 active chapters.