Dear Students,
We invite you to apply for membership in Dobro Slovo, the National Slavic Honor Society. Membership is based on demonstration of a serious interest in things Slavic by having taken a minimum of 4 semesters worth of course work in subjects pertaining to the Slavic languages, history, literature, and/or political systems, and by earning at least a B+ in all of them while maintaining an overall average of B . You do not have to be a major or minor to be inducted.
If you think you might be eligible, please complete the attached form listing the relevant courses you have already successfully completed, as well as your name, student ID # and email address, and return it as soon as possible to your instructor or bring it to my office in Scott Hall room 236. If you are selected, you will be notified by email. Members receive an honor society pin, a certificate, a membership card, and brochures. There will be an induction ceremony and celebration in late April or early May. Since it is an honor society, we will make every effort to have it listed on your transcript and in the graduation program for graduating seniors.
Should you be accepted, there is a $25.00 initiation fee which must be paid by check. A word about the $25.00 initiation fee. The initiation fee has not been increased since 1986, despite repeated increases over the years in postage, printing costs for Certificates, membership cards and brochures, and the ever-increasing cost of our Society pins.
Complete this Course List form and return it to your instructor or to Prof. Pirog in Scott 236.
Dobro Slovo - The Slavic National Honor Society
A Brief History of Dobro Slovo
Dobro Slovo was originally founded as a local Slavic Honorary Society on the campus of the University of California at Berkeley on October 29, 1926. In 1963, with the help and encouragement of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European languages- AATSEEL, Dobro Slovo became the National Slavic Honor Society.
There are now over 130 local chapters with a total membership of 6,200. Dobro Slovo serves as a means for the recognition of academic excellence in the study of Slavic languages, literature, history, and culture. The Society serves as an incentive for scholarly interest in Slavic life and culture. The National Slavic Honor Society has been patterned after other existing honorary organizations. The Key of the Society is as representative of academic excellence in Slavic studies as the Phi Beta Kappa is for academic studies as a whole.
Established Chapters:
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Allegheny College
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Manhattanville College
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Alliance College
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Marietta College
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Arizona State University
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Marymount College
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Auburn University
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Memphis St. University
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Boston College
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Michigan St. University
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Boston University
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Middlebury College
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Bowling Green St. University
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Monterey Institute of International Studies
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Brigham Young University
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Muhlenberg College
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Brown University
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New York University
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California State University- Long Beach
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North Carolina St. University
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California State University- Sacramento
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Norwich University
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Carleton College
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Ohio St. University
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Case Western Reserve University
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Oklahoma St. University
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College of Charleston
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Old Dominion University
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College of the Holy Cross
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Pennsylvania St. University
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College of William and Mary
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Princeton University
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Columbia University- Barnard College
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Purdue University
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Concordia College
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Queens College- CUNY
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Cornell University
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Rhodes College
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Davidson College
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Rutgers College
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Dickinson College
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Rutgers University
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Drew University
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San Diego St. University
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Edinboro St. University
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San Franscisco St. University
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Emory University
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Slippery Rock University
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Florida St. University
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Southern Methodist University
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Fordham University
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St. Johns University
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George Mason University
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Stanford University
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George Washington University
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SUNY- Albany
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Georgetown University
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SUNY- Amherst (Buffalo)
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Grand Valley St. University
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SUNY- Oswego
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Hartwick College
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SUNY- Stony Brook
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Hollins College
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Syracuse University
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Howard University
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Temple University
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Hunter College
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Texas A&M University
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Indiana University
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Texas Tech University
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James Madison University
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Trinity University
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Lafayette College
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Tulane University
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Lehigh University
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Vanderbilt University
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Lehman College
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West Virginia University
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Lewis University
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Wheaton College
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Lincoln University
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Williamette University
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Loyola University
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Yale University
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and Universities of...
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Arizona
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Massachusetts
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Bridgeport
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Mississippi
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California – Berkeley
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Missouri
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California – Davis
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North Carolina – Chapel Hill
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California – Riverside
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North Carolina – Greensboro
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Chicago
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New Hapshire
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Colorado
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New Mexico
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Connecticut
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Northern Iowa
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Delaware
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Oregon
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Denver
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Pennsylvania
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Georgia
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Rhode Island
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Hawaii
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Richmond
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Idaho
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South Florida
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Illinois
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Tennessee
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Illinois Chicago Circle
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Texas
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Iowa
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Toldedo
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Kansas
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Utah
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Louisville
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Virginia
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Maryland
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Wisconsin
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