{"id":465,"date":"2022-10-28T13:48:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T20:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/honors\/?page_id=465"},"modified":"2023-12-14T17:03:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T01:03:57","slug":"honors-societies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/honors\/honors-societies\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Societies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Global Ideas Honors Program is a University of La&nbsp;Verne-specific program, but there are many national and international honors societies that recognize exceptional students in specific disciplines or from specific backgrounds. We have a number of recognized chapters on campus. See below for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t see your chapter listed here? Have updates? Please submit them to <a href=\"mailto:k&#109;a&#114;c&#117;&#115;&#64;&#108;&#97;&#118;e&#114;n&#101;&#46;&#101;du\">Kenneth Marcus<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Alpha Chi<\/h3>\n<p><strong>California Theta Chapter<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advisor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/directory\/person\/jerome-v-garcia\/\">Jerome Garcia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Criteria for invitation or selection:<\/strong> Top 10%, determined by GPA, of the junior and senior classes, and master\u2019s students<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of student members:<\/strong> 50 new members each year<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student leadership opportunities:<\/strong> President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter events:<\/strong> Annual induction ceremony, other on-campus events, participation in annual national convention<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/alphachihonor.org\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Alpha Delta Lambda<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advisor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/directory\/person\/gerard-p-lavatori\/\">Gerard Lavatori <\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Criteria for invitation or selection:<\/strong> 3.5 GPA or above in first year of college study as full-time students<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of student members:<\/strong> 20 new members each year<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student leadership opportunities:<\/strong> Pres. VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Editor, Historian, Jr. Advisor, Sr. Advisor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter events:<\/strong> Annual induction ceremony, other events have included offering tutoring, greeting card writing events, fund raising<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationalald.org\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Lambda Alpha<\/h3>\n<p><strong>California Omicron Chapter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Anthropology<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Criteria for invitation or selection:<\/strong>\n<ol>\n<li>A minimum of 12 units completed in anthropology*,<\/li>\n<li>A minimum of a 3.0 GPA in those anthropology courses,<\/li>\n<li>A minimum of a 2.5 cumulative GPA.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of student members:<\/strong> ~10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student leadership opportunities:<\/strong> President, VP, Treasurer, Secretary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter events:<\/strong> A variety; anthropology movie nights, homecoming parade float contest, etc.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/laanthro.org\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>* As our department is a combined sociology\/anthropology department, a student may count up to 6 units of sociology course work towards these requirements.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>National Society of Leadership &amp; Success<\/h3>\n<p><em>All fields<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advisor:<\/strong> Rochelle Cowper<\/li>\n<li><strong>Criteria for invitation or selection:<\/strong> Minimum GPA of 2.75<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of student members:<\/strong> Over 650 current student members<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student leadership opportunities:<\/strong> Student VP, Success Networking Team (SNT) Coordinator, Fundraising Chair, IT Coordinator, Society Events Chair, Community Service Chair, Membership Outreach Chair, Social Events Chair.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter events:<\/strong> Induction, orientation, leadership training opportunities<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsls.org\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Phi Alpha Theta<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Alpha Pi Nu Chapter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>History<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advisor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/directory\/person\/kenneth-h-marcus\/\">Kenneth Marcus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Criteria for invitation or selection:<\/strong> Invited if: 3.0 GPA overall; 3.1 GPA in History; at least 4 completed courses in history (incl. transfer)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of student members:<\/strong> ~20<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student leadership opportunities:<\/strong> Executive Board: President, VP, Historian, Secretary, Treasurer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter events:<\/strong> Monthly movies, occasional trivia, spring regional conference, and annual induction ceremony<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phialphatheta.org\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Pi Gamma Mu<\/h3>\n<p><strong>California Xi Chapter<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Social Science<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advisor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/directory\/person\/gitty-m-amini\/\">Gitty Amini<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Criteria for invitation or selection:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Undergraduate<\/em>: 20 units in social sciences with GPA 3.0 AND top 35% class standing.<\/li>\n<li><em>Graduate students<\/em>: must be pursuing advanced degree in social sciences and completed 9 grad units.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of student members:<\/strong> sad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Psi Chi<\/h3>\n<p><em>Psychology<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Advisor:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/laverne.edu\/directory\/person\/ngoc-t-bui\/\">Ngoc Bui<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Criteria for invitation or selection:<\/strong> Inducted to membership if overall GPA is &gt; 3.30 and psychology only courses (including transferred courses) is &gt;3.30. Must have completed at least 3 psychology courses at La&nbsp;Verne and be a sophomore or higher. No attendance or participation requirement for induction to lifetime membership.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Number of student members:<\/strong> ~50 on roster each year; approximately 20 active members attending meetings<\/li>\n<li><strong>Student leadership opportunities:<\/strong> Executive Board: President (Undergrad), President (Graduate), VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Historian, Public Relations Chair, Philanthropy Chair, Special Events Chair, Research Chair<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter events:<\/strong> Weekly meetings; annual Student Research Conference held at La&nbsp;Verne; semi-annual induction ceremony; ongoing research lab; funding for and attendance to regional psychological conference held in various states; philanthropy events<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lavernepsichi.wordpress.com\/\">Website<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Global Ideas Honors Program is a University of La&nbsp;Verne-specific program, but there are many national and 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