“Our newest members show they have the initiative and drive to move the organization forward.” – Faculty Adviser Verna Zafra-Kasala

The students will have lifetime membership in the national organization, with benefits including various internship, scholarship, publication, and service opportunities as well as  participation in an annual convention, where they can present their creative or scholarly work   and network with other Sigma Tau Delta members from across the globe.

"It is exciting to see UOG's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta continue to grow," said Verna Zafra-Kasala, an instructor in the Division of English & Applied Linguistics and the faculty adviser for  the chapter. "The pandemic caused a disruption in the organization's activities and membership  recruitment, but we are getting back on track. Our newest members show they have the initiative  and drive to move the organization forward."

Prior to the pandemic, Alpha Zeta Xi’s activities included hosting readings by local writers, running creative writing workshops with one of the public high schools, and assisting in the  Guam Island-Wide Writing Challenge for K-12 students. Now that public health restrictions have been eased, Alpha Zeta Xi is ready to once again plan and host activities that foster literacy at  UOG and within the larger community.

Alpha Zeta Xi was founded at UOG in 1997 by Dr. Robert Burns but became inactive until 2013 when it was revived as a subcommittee under The English Society, the primary student organization of the Division of English and Applied Linguistics. In 2017, Alpha Zeta Xi became.   its own distinct organization. It has a total of 22 members.