Honor Societies
Alpha Chi Alpha Chi is a coeducational society whose purpose is to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college students and to honor those who achieve such distinction. Alpha Chi is derived from Greek words meaning Truth and Character. Alpha Chi offers membership to students from all academic disciplines and invites membership to no more than the top 10 percent of the junior and senior classes. Alpha Chi seeks to find ways to assist students in "making scholarship effective for good."
Contact: Cheri Wagner, E-mail:
cawagner@tlu.edu Advisor: Dr. Norman Beck, E-mail:
nbeck@tlu.edu Alpha Lambda Delta The purpose of Alpha Lambda Delta is to encourage superior academic attainment among student in their first year in institutions of higher education, to promote intelligent living and a continued high stand of learning, and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their unique roles in society.
Contact: Jennifer Thames, E-mail:
jmthames@tlu.edu Advisor: Dr. Deborah Hettinger, E-mail:
dhettinger@tlu.edu Alpha Mu Gamma (Foreign Language) Alpha Mu Gamma is a National Collegiate Foreign Language Honor Society with 316 chapters in public and private two- and four-year universities and colleges across the United States. It offers membership to outstanding students who have completed the equivalent of two three-semester-hour college level courses in the same foreign language. The TLU chapter is Lambda Eta.
The aims of Alpha Mu Gamma are to recognize achievement in foreign language study; nurture an interest in the study of foreign languages, literature and civilizations; stimulate a desire for linguistic attainment; and foster sympathetic understanding of other peoples through the medium of languages.
Alpha Mu Gamma is open to students of all foreign languages, modern or classical. Consequently, it is able to exert a unique intercultural influence throughout the nation.
Contact: Megan Schimcek, E-mail:
mlschimcek@tlu.edu Advisor: Ms. Mary Padilla, E-mail:
mpadilla@tlu.edu Beta Beta Beta (Biology) Beta Beta Beta (biological honor society) is an organization for students, particularly undergraduates, that seeks to encourage scholarly attainment in the Biology field of learning by reserving its regular membership for those who achieve superior academic achievement and those who indicate special interest in the life sciences. Beta Beta Beta urges its members to extend their knowledge of nature by undertaking scientific research and publishing. Each Tri Beta chapter is an association of professional and student biologists working together that helps develop their academic and professional skills as biologists. The range of these activities is truly amazing, and because we are part of a larger community, many of our activities are directed toward that larger community.
Membership 1) Regular Members - $30/ school year
* Students who have at least 12 hours of Biology courses completed and must have a B average in those courses.
2) Associate and Chapter Members - $10/school year
* Students whose interests include the life sciences in some significant way and who are ineligible for regular membership.
Advisor: Dr. Robert Jonas, E-mail:
bjonas@tlu.edu Delta Epsilon Iota To provide ideals of dedication, enthusiasm and initiative at TLU through student leadership and special programs coordinated with Career Services, campus and community service projects and networking opportunities. This chapter will be an effective, contributing organization providing members with programs and activities that promote academic achievement, career development education and campus involvement.
Contact: Ms. Kirsten Taylor, E-mail:
krtaylor@tlu.edu Advisor: Dr. Bonita Vinson, E-mail:
bvinson@tlu.edu Delta Mu Delta (Business) Delta Mu Delta is a national honor society in business administration. Members have distinguished themselves scholastically and show unmistakable leadership potential for a socially useful and satisfying career of service.
Advisor: Dr. Sally Cook, E-mail:
scook@tlu.edu Phi Alpha Theta (History) Phi Alpha Theta is a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. We seek to bring students, teachers and writers of history together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways. Undergraduate students must complete at least 12 semester hours in History (4 courses) with a GPA of at least 3.1 in History and have a GPA of 3.0 or better overall. Membership is not limited to History majors.
Advisor: Dr. Rebecca Kosary, E-mail:
rkosary@tlu.edu Psi Chi (Psychology) Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate men and women who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests and who meet the minimum qualifications. Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) and is an affiliate of the American Psychological Society (APS).
Psi Chi serves two major goals – the first is to provide academic recognition to its inductees by membership and the second is the obligation to nurture that accomplishment by offering a climate that nourishes and stimulates professional growth through programs designed to enhance the regular curriculum and to provide practical experience and fellowship to its members.
Contact: Allen Hallett, E-mail:
amhallett@tlu.edu Advisor: Dr. Scott Bailey, E-mail:
sbailey@tlu.edu
