Extracurricular Activities
- Italian Club: When possible students interested in Italian language and culture are part of the Italian club; activities include bocce tournaments, an evening of tombola, they offer lessons in how to make gnocchi and fresh spaghetti, and organize field trips to attend lectures or view opera performances, amongst others.
Italian Honor Society
Founded in 1950, the Gamma Kappa Alpha (GKA), National Italian Honor Society, acknowledges outstanding scholastic performance in the study of Italian at Gettysburg College. The Society encourages college students to acquire a greater interest in, and a deeper understanding of, Italian culture, literature, history, art and cinema. To be eligible, students at Gettysburg College must attain at 3.0 average or better in one 300-level course, a 3.0 average college wide and be in the top 35% of class, and a 3.0 average for all Italian courses taken.
Student Enrichment Fund
The Italian program at Gettysburg College has been most fortunate to benefit from a private donor’s gift to enrich the learning experience of our students. We are able to provide small funds for the purchase of our books and other materials, to attend Italian cultural activities, and welcome exciting lecturers to campus to share expertise on Italian literature, history, cinema, and other cultural endeavors.