Come join the French Club – – at JCU! We are planning many excursions and events for you including:
- A visit to the Cleveland Museum of Art to see the French Collections!
- Meeting late afternoons or evenings for “un peu de café et de conversation.”
- Field trips to sites of French interest.
- Viewing French films.
- “Les Boums” – parties and other social get-togethers!
- Information sessions on Spring Break trips to Paris or Québec (open to all).
- Volunteer peer tutoring for JCU students.
Faculty Moderator:
Martha Pereszlenyi-Pinter, Ph.D.
216.397.4723
O’Malley Center 133
Italian Club is a cultural organization that embracesItalian culture by eating semi-authentic food, listening to Italian music, and watching classic Italian movies. You do not have to be Italian to join. Having a healthy appreciation for pizza and coffee is more than enough!
LASA’s mission is to provide a unified community of students with Latin American heritage, other marginalized students, and those with merely an interest in Latin American culture on campus. The group meets on a regular basis in the CSDI Lounge every Tuesday at 8 PM. In addition, activities are coordinated throughout the year whether they be large and campus wide, such as our Latinx Heritage Month celebration or annual dance Viva La Noche, or more internal such as a trip to a local authentic restaurant or Latinx themed movie. We aim to make the Latinx students at JCU feel at home and to raise understanding and appreciation of our cultural traditions and values for the university at large.
MESA’s goal is to introduce students to the diverse cultures, people, and ideas of the Middle East. We are inclusive to all students from all backgrounds and we encourage all students to attend our events. Some of our main events include: Middle Eastern Dinners, Paint your Name in Arabic, and an annual Hafleh (festival).
SASA is a club for students from a South Asian background to meet and interact. It is also a club for anyone and everyone with an interest inSouth Asian Culture or who would like to learn more about the culture.
The Muslim Student Societyisa supportive and informative organization for Muslim and non-Muslim students at ֱ. Activities include: Interfaith dinners and dialogue, Iftar dinners, Friday prayer service, cultural entertainment, lecture series, and community service.
National Honor Societies
The French Section of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Cultures cordially invites all eligible students to apply for membership in Pi Delta Phi, National French Honor Society, Kappa Eta Chapter, at ֱ. The purpose of this Chapter is two-fold:
- To honor those who attain excellence in the study of the French language and in the study of the literature and culture of the French-speaking peoples.
- To encourage University students to acquire a greater interest in and a deeper understanding of French culture in France and its impact in the French-speaking countries.
Regular membership is open to students who meet the requirements. Membership applications are available each February, withinduction ceremonies later in the spring.
Eligibility requirements:
- completion of at least one course of upper-division French (i.e., beyond the intermediate level series of courses)
- 3.0 GPA in French, 3.0 GPA overall, AND rank in the top 35% of their class
- of at least sophomore standing (i.e., students in their second year of university study or beyond)
Application deadline: Tuesday, March 15, 2022. For questions, contact faculty moderator,,mpereszlenyi@jcu.edu, OC 124(216-397-4723).
TheInitiation Ceremony for 2022 will be held on Thursday, April 21. A virtual option will be available for those who cannot attend in person.
Pi Lambda Chapter, ֱ
The Spanish Section of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Cultures cordially invites all eligible students to apply for membership in Sigma Delta Pi, the National Spanish Honor Society, ֱ Chapter. The purpose of this Chapter is two-fold:
- To honor those who attain excellence in the study of the Spanish language and in the study of the literature and culture of the Spanish-speaking peoples.
- To encourage University students to acquire a greater interest in and a deeper understanding of Spanish culture in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking countries.
Regular membership is open to sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students who meet the requirements. Membership applications are available each February, withinduction ceremonies scheduled in the spring. Moderator:
216.397.4672
O’Malley Center 143
Requirements for membership are:
- Each candidate must have completed three years of study of college-level Spanish (18 semester credit hours) or the equivalent thereof, including at least three semester hours of a course in Hispanic literature or civilization/culture at the junior (third-year) level.
- Candidates must rank in the upper 35 percent of their class—sophomore, junior, or senior—and must have completed at least three semesters or five quarters of college work. If rank in class is not available, a cumulative grade point average of a minimum of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale may be substituted for it in determining the eligibility of each candidate.
- The candidate for active membership must have a minimal grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale in all Spanish courses taken.
- A student may be admitted to active membership while still enrolled in the required Hispanic literature or civilization/culture course (see #1) if all other requirements have been met and if the instructor of the course certifies that the student’s work is of at least “B” quality.
- Membership shall not be denied to any student because of their race, creed, or color, nor shall any students be admitted to membership on the basis of their race, creed, or color.
- Graduate students may be admitted to active membership if they fulfill the above requirements.
Please complete the 2022 Application for Sigma Delta Pi membership at this link: