Springfield College Academic Success Center Hosts Zeta Upsilon Chapter of the Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society Virtual Celebration

The Springfield College Academic Success Center hosted its virtual celebration to induct new members and inaugural chapter officers into the College's Zeta Upsilon Chapter of Delta Alpha Pi (DAPi) Honor Society, on April 19, 2021. DAPi is the first organization to establish an honor society to recognize students with disabilities for their high academic achievement. View Virtual Ceremony...

This year's inductees joined the thirty-six undergraduate students and one graduate student of the original cohort, inducted into the honor society in the spring of 2020.

Introduced during the 2019-20 academic year, DAPi is a student driven chapter that affords members the opportunity to not only commemorate their academic excellence, but also encourages students to exercise their leadership and advocacy skills by leading and participating in campus wide-awareness events to help remove the stigma and negative perception of disability.

To become a member, all students must have a documented disability, work with one of the Springfield College Academic Success Center’s disability and accessibility services professionals, and have a demonstrated interest in addressing disability-related issues. Undergraduate students must have completed at least 24 credits, and have a grade-point-average of 3.1 or better. Graduate students need to earn at least 18 credits, and maintain a grade-point-average of 3.3 or better.

Completing its second year of activity on the campus, the Zeta Upsilon Chapter continues its hard work to keep building awareness on the Springfield College campus.

“Since this is a new student organization, there’s work to do,” said Springfield College Academic Success Center Associate Director of Student Services Camille Elliott, who serves as the chapter advisor. “We are excited about the work ahead, students need to elect chapter officers, write the chapter constitution, and develop a strategic plan for the upcoming academic year.  Based on the responses we received, members are eager to bring life to this organization.”

 Please visit Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society to learn more about this student organization.    

Springfield College is an independent, nonprofit, coeducational institution founded in 1885. Approximately 4,100 students, including 2,500 full-time undergraduate students, study at its main campus in Springfield, Mass., and at its regional campuses across the country. Springfield College inspires students through the guiding principles of its Humanics philosophy – educating in spirit, mind, and body for leadership in service to others.