Academic Honor Societies
Alpha Psi Omega encourages excellence in dramatics on campus. Requirements for membership include active participation in technical work and acting. Invitation for membership is determined by the accumulation of points in the above areas.

Beta Beta Beta, the biology honorary, was founded in 1922 to stimulate scholarship, further scientific knowledge, and promote scientific research. Active members must be second-semester sophomores and must have nine hours in biology with a 3.000 QPA. Associate members must only show an interest in biology. The Slippery Rock (Lambda Lambda) chapter of Tri-Beta publishes a biology newsletter, schedules field trips and social events, and sponsors speakers.

Chi Sigma Iota, an international honor society, gives recognition to counseling professionals and professionals-in-training dedicated to excellence in scholarship, research, and clinical practice. Members must be enrolled in counseling programs leading to graduate degrees, with a QPA of 3.500 or better on a 4.000 scale. Faculty, alumni, and participating professional counselors who have given evidence of distinguished scholarship and professional service and/or graduation from a CACREP approved program are eligible for membership.

Delta Mu Delta rewards achievements by students in the field of business administration. To become eligible for membership, students must have completed 64 credit hours, including 18 credits in the BSBA curriculum and a 3.200 overall QPA. Courses transferred from other institutions will be considered when calculating the QPA requirement.

Eta Sigma Gamma strives to elevate the standards, ideals, competence and ethics of professionally trained members of the health science discipline. The Slippery Rock Omicron Chapter has been working to increase awareness of careers open to health science majors while also providing health education and service to the university and community. Members must be sophomore allied health majors with a 2.800 QPA.

Financial Management Association is a national honor society in finance. Students can qualify with an overall QPA of 3.25, or a 3.25 QPA in finance and related coursework with a minimum of six hours of finance.

Gamma Theta Upsilon strives to further professional interest in geography through academic experiences and social activities. Requirements for induction include a 3.000 QPA in nine credits of geography and a 2.500 overall QPA. Associate members are required to have a 3.000 QPA in three credits of geography.

Golden Key is an internationally recognized academic honor society dedicated to excellence. The society’s goals are to recognize and encourage scholastic achievement and excellence in all undergraduate fields of study, to unite faculty and administrators in developing and maintaining high standards of education, to provide economic assistance to outstanding members by means of both undergraduate and graduate scholarships and to promote scholastic achievement and voluntary service. Membership is by invitation to juniors and seniors (in all fields) who have achieved a minimum 3.40 QPA.

Kappa Delta Pi promotes fellowship for those dedicated to teaching as a profession. Education majors who meet the following criteria are eligible for membership; undergraduate students with 60 credits and a 3.0 QPA, transfer students with 18 credits and a 3.0 QPA or post baccalaureate students with 12 credits and a 3.0 QPA.

Lambda Epsilon Delta recognizes outstanding elementary education majors. Students are required to have a 3.000 overall QPA after completing 60 semester credits in order to be eligible for membership.

Lambda Pi Eta recognizes currently enrolled full-time students in good standing majoring in communications. Students are required to have completed 45 credits with a QPA of 3.000 and nine credits in communication courses with a 3.250 QPA.

Lambda Sigma honors sophomore students who have enriched campus life. The honorary is dedicated to the ideals of scholarship, leadership, fellowship, and service. Active members are chosen according to an election system approved by the national board and are initiated in the spring.

Mu Kappa Tau is a national marketing honorary for marketing majors with a minimum 3.25 QPA who are in the top 20% of their graduating class.

Mu Phi Epsilon is an international, professional music fraternity whose purpose is scholarship, musicianship and the promotion of friendship. The fraternity is open to music majors who have a minimum QPA of 2.500 with a minimum QPA of 3.000 in music subjects. Members serve the department by ushering, sponsoring concerts, and participating in community outreach programs.

Omicron Delta Epsilon is the international honor society in economics and is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. ODE promotes excellence in academic study by restriction of membership to upper division undergraduates who have a B average and at least 12 credit hours of economics with an average grade of at least a B. ODE also publishes The American Economist, a journal that accepts manuscripts from graduate and undergraduate students majoring in economics.

Phi Alpha Theta is dedicated to promotion of research, instruction, publication, and exchange of experiences among historians. Students maintaining high academic standards in history and general studies are eligible to become members. The RHO IOTA Slippery Rock Chapter has been selected best chapter in Division III for 1989-90 and 1990-91 school years.

Phi Epsilon Kappa recognizes outstanding health and physical education majors. Fraternity objectives are to elevate the standards, ideals, and ethics of those engaged in the teaching of physical education. Membership requirements include a minimum overall QPA of 2.750 and a 3.000 QPA in all major courses.

Phi Eta Sigma All freshman men and women (from any field of study) who have a 3.500 cumulative average and have been enrolled for at least 14 credits are eligible to join the Alpha Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma. The honor society accepts for membership freshman students with superior scholastic achievement. All members of the society become lifetime members.

Phi Sigma Pi is a national, coeducational honor society for all majors. Slippery rock University’s Mu chapter was established in 1930, on the three ideals of scholarship, leadership, and fellowship. With this tripod the society strives to make all three ideals dynamic in the lives of its members. Consideration for membership requires the maintenance of a 3.000 QPA, and completion of twelve credits.

Phi Sigma Tau The Pennsylvania Upsilon chapter of the philosophy honorary was established at Slippery Rock University in February 1984. The aims are expressed in the Greek motto “Philounton Sophian Time,” meaning the “honor of those who love wisdom.” The goals are to honor academic excellence and philosophical concern. Any student with a cumulative average of 3.000 in at least nine credits of philosophy courses and an overall cumulative average of 3.000 or better is eligible for membership.

Pi Delta Phi aims to recognize excellence in French studies. Members communicate French language and culture to others by tutoring and sponsoring French cultural presentations. To be eligible to join, students must have completed one French course at the 300 level, have a B average in all French courses taken and a 2.900 overall QPA.

Psi Chi aims to provide academic prestige to members by high standards for eligibility, to offer a congenial climate for professional growth, and to make active attempts at nourishing and stimulating that growth. Basis for membership: (1) completion of twelve or more credits in psychology; (2) registration for major or minor standing in psychology or related program; (3) high standards in psychology or related program; (4) good academic standing; and (5) three-fourths vote of approval for membership at a regular meeting of the chapter.
Psi Chi (Graduate Division) Graduate students are eligible to join Psi Chi after completing 18 semester credits in the counseling program, achieving degree candidacy, and obtaining a QPA of not less than 3.500.

Rho Phi Lambda honors students who have made outstanding contributions to the field of parks and recreation. Initiates must have completed 45 credits with a 3.000 QPA and nine credits of parks and recreation courses with a 3.200 QPA.

Sigma Delta Pi honors those who seek excellence in the study of Spanish language and literature. To become an active member, a student must have completed at least two Spanish courses at the 300 level and have a 3.000 QPA in Spanish and a 2.750 QPA overall.

Sigma Gamma Epsilon is an honorary scientific society devoted to the earth sciences. Delta Tau Chapter holds regular meetings, sponsors field trips, lectures and community service in the earth sciences.

Sigma Pi Epsilon Delta is the first special education honorary in the United States. To be eligible for membership, students must have completed nine credits in special education and obtain a 3.250 minimum QPA in special education and be members of one of the other special education organizations.

Sigma Pi Sigma is a national society that fosters interest in physics. Its purpose is the advancement and diffusion of knowledge of physics and its applications to human welfare. To be eligible for membership, a student must have completed at least three physics courses with an average grade of 3.000 or better in these courses and be in the upper one third of their class.

Sigma Rho Delta, the dance honorary, was founded in 1967 and established at SRU in 1998. The goals are to offer service to the department, university, and community; promote unity within the department and between departments; and to further dance and art awareness.

Sigma Sigma Kappa was established in 1981 to foster academic excellence in sociology, anthropology, and social work and to encourage community service. To be eligible for membership, students must have completed nine hours in SASW courses and have achieved a 3.000 QPA. In addition, students must complete ten hours of volunteer service in the community.

Sigma Tau Delta was established in 1935 at Slippery Rock. Its objectives are to promote mastery in the written media, to encourage worthwhile reading and to foster fellowship among students and faculty of English. Members must have completed nine credits in English beyond the 100 level, completed three semesters of course work, have an overall QPA of 3.000 and a 3.100 QPA in all English courses.

Sigma Theta Tau, an international honor society, gives recognition to baccalaureate and higher degree prepared nurses and students who have demonstrated high academic achievement. Outstanding personal characteristics and leadership are important characteristics of members, thus future leaders in nursing are developed.

Upsilon Pi Epsilon is an honorary society for the computing sciences, which is represented at SRU by the Theta Chapter. Eligibility for students includes a QPA of 3.000 or higher, completion of 27 credit hours of computer science courses, and rank in the top one-third of students having completed 27 credits.