Alpha Phi Sigma (CRIMINAL JUSTICE) Monmouth University Box:
c/o Criminal Justice Dept Contact:
Michele Grillo Phone:
732-263-5650 Alpha Phi Sigma is the National Criminal
Justice honor society. The members of
Alpha Phi Sigma provide leadership
for the criminal justice profession
by promoting academic excellence
through the recognition of scholarship;
by assisting in the development of
professional and personal leadership
among students and practitioners; by
providing opportunities for service to
the community and the profession; and
by encouraging greater communication
among member chapters and the entire
criminal justice profession. |
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Beta Beta Beta/Chi Eta Contact:
Dr. Dennis Rhoads/Dr. Pedram Daneshgar Phone:
732-571-4435/732-923-4784 Monmouth University has an active
chapter of Beta Beta Beta, the national
Biology Honor Society. To be eligible
as a regular member the following
requirements must be met: 1. Student
must be a biology major; 2. Student
must have completed three semesters
of college-level biology; 3. Student
must have a 3.2 GPA or higher in his/
her biology courses. Students must
remain in good academic standing.
Another category of membership exists
for students who have not yet met
the requirements for membership (or
have majors other than biology). This
is known as “associate membership,”
and students must demonstrate an
interest in biology and be in good
academic standing. The club has
sponsored speakers in various biologyrelated
careers and performed various
community service tasks, such as food
drives and helping in nursing homes.
Members have taken science-related
trips and have undertaken various
fundraising activities. Many members
are involved in scientific research. |
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Beta Gamma Sigma Monmouth University Box:
Leon Hess Business School Contact:
Barrie Bailey Phone:
732-263-5344 Beta Gamma Sigma is the honor
society for undergraduate and
graduate scholars in business programs
accredited by AACSB International.
Membership is by invitation only.
Students are normally invited for
membership if they are in the top 10
percent of their class as juniors, or
seniors, or in the top 20 percent as
graduate students |
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Chi Alpha Sigma (ATHLETICS) Monmouth University Box:
Athletics, Monmouth University Contact:
Tom Bieber Phone:
732-571-7573 Chi Alpha Sigma is a nonprofit
organization established to recognize
college student-athletes who earn
a varsity letter in at least one sport
while maintaining a 3.4 or higher
cumulative GPA throughout their
junior and senior years. Chi Alpha
Sigma’s purpose is to encourage and
reward high academic scholarship of
college-athletes at four-year accredited
colleges and universities. To recognize
outstanding academic achievement by
intercollegiate varsity letter winners.
To encourage good citizenship, moral
character, and friendship among the
high academic achievers in college
athletics. To recognize and honor the
individual athlete, his/her team, sport,
athletic department, and college or
university. To mentor and to provide
leadership to other athletes. |
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CHI SIGMA IOTA-MU UPSILON Monmouth University Box:
Department of Psychological Counseling and Department of Educational Leadership, School Counseling, and Special Education Contact:
Dr. Stephanie Hall/Dr. David Burkholder Phone:
732-263-5731 Chi Sigma Iota is an international honor
society for counseling. Students are
eligible to become members when they
have completed at least one semester of
full-time study (9 credit hours) and have
a grade point average of 3.5 or above.
Monmouth University’s chapter of Chi
Sigma Iota is called Mu Upsilon Omega.
The faculty advisor for the Psychological
Counseling program is Dr. Stephanie
Hall. Dr. Hall can be contacted by e-mail
at shall@monmouth.edu. The faculty
advisor for the School Counseling
Program is Dr. Sheila Witherspoon.
Dr. Witherspoon can be contacted by
e-mail at swithers@monmouth.edu. |
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Eta Sigma Gamma Contact:
Andrea Hope, EdD, CHES Phone:
732-263-5307 A national professional honorary
whose objectives are the promotion
of teaching, research, and service in
and for the health education discipline.
Eta Sigma Gamma’s mission is to
promote the discipline by elevating
the standards, ideals, competence, and
ethics of professionally prepared men
and women in health education. |
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Gamma Kappa Alpha Monmouth University Box:
c/o Foreign Language Studies Contact:
Dr. Maria G. Simonelli Phone:
732-263-5808 The members of Gamma Kappa Alpha,
the National Italian Honor Society,
pledge to uphold and further the Italian
language and culture. The initials signify
“Knowledge and Virtue,” two attributes
that they will strive to maintain
throughout their lives. They pledge to
stay true to their dreams and never stray
from their belief, and carry forth the
traditions that have made Italians great. |
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GAMMA SIGMA ALPHA Monmouth University Box:
TBA Contact:
TBA Phone:
732-571-3586 The Zeta Lambda Chapter of Gamma
Sigma Alpha was established in the
spring of 2002. Gamma Sigma Alpha
National Greek Academic Honor Society
was founded to promote intellectual
interaction between Greek students
and the academic community. The
purpose of the society is to promote
the advancement of education among
Greeks; to instill a greater spirit of
cooperation among Greek students
and organizations; and to encourage
excellence in scholarship. Fraternity and
sorority members who have at least a
3.5 cumulative grade point average and
are juniors or seniors are invited to join
this honor society |
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Kappa Delta Pi / Nu Tau Monmouth University Box:
c/o Education Dept Contact:
Mary Brennan/Dr. Carolyn Groff Phone:
732-263-5292/732-263-5411 Kappa Delta Pi is an international honor
society in education that provides
leadership experience, service projects,
professional growth, and fellowship. The
purpose of Kappa Delta Pi is to promote
excellence in education. KDP invites
into its membership undergraduates
who exhibit the ideals of scholarship,
high personal standards, and promise
in the field of teaching. All initiates
must have completed 70 credits, with at
least 12 semester hours of professional
education courses completed, or in
progress. Students must maintain an
overall GPA of 3.2 or better. |
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Lamda Alpha Monmouth University Box:
C/o History & Anthropology Dept. Contact:
Rich Veit Phone:
732-263-5699 Lambda Alpha is the national
honor society for anthropology. Its
requirements are 12 credits in history
and a 3.2 GPA. Lambda Alpha is
dedicated to promoting the study
of anthropology. The name Lambda
Alpha is composed of the initial letters
of the Greek words Logos Anthropou,
meaning “The Study of Humans.”
Monmouth University’s chapter, Alpha
of New Jersey, was the first in the state.
The national organization offers a
variety of competitive scholarships. |
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Omicron Delta Kappa Contact:
Jon Buchalski Phone:
732-263-5319 Omicron Delta Kappa is a national
leadership honor society that
recognizes and encourages
achievement in scholarships, athletics,
campus and community service,
social and religious activities, campus
government, journalism, speech, mass
media, and creative and performing
arts. Qualifications for membership are
exemplary character or community life, superior scholarship, genuine
fellowship, and commitment to
democratic ideals. Candidates must
have completed 57 credits. Applicants
of junior status must have at least a
3.2 cumulative GPA. Senior status must
have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA. |
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ORDER OF OMEGA Monmouth University Box:
C/o Office of Student Activities Contact:
Jon Buchalski Phone:
732-263-5319 The Order of Omega is a national
honor society that recognizes fraternity
and sorority members who excel in
scholarship, leadership, and service.
Students who have earned at least a
3.25 cumulative grade point average
and are juniors or seniors may apply for
membership. Membership applications
are accepted each semester. |
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Phi Alpha (Social Work) Monmouth University Box:
School of Social Contact:
Dr. Carolyn Bradley / Dr. Helen O’Brien Phone:
732-263-5447 / 732-263-5371 A national social work honor society,
Phi Alpha’s motto, “through knowledge
– the challenge to serve” demonstrates
its commitment to fostering high
standards of education for social work
students. Students who have attained
excellence in scholarship and academic
achievement are invited to join. |
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Phi Alpha Theta / Iota Monmouth University Box:
C/o History and Anthropology Department Contact:
Professor Hettie Williams Phone:
732-263-5703 Phi Alpha Theta is a history honor
society. Its requirements for
undergraduates are senior standing and
a minimum 3.2 GPA and for graduate
students is 18 credits and a 3.7 grade
point average, or better. |
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Phi Delta Kappa (EDUCATION) Monmouth University Box:
C/o Curriculum and Instruction Dept Contact:
Laurel Chehayl Phone:
732-263-5191 Phi Delta Kappa is an international
professional fraternity of men and
women in education. The membership is
composed of recognized leaders in the
profession and graduate students whose
leadership potential had been identified.
Members include classroom teachers,
school administrators, college and
university professors, and educational
specialists of many types. Graduate
students may be elected to membership,
provided that such students are
definitely preparing for a life career in
educational service, or have been in
residence any time during the fiscal year
in which membership is proposed, and
have completed or are currently taking
15 semester hours of graduate courses at
an accredited institution |
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Phi Eta Sigma Contact:
Golam Mathbor Phone:
732-263-5523 Phi Eta Sigma is an honor society for
freshmen with a grade point average
of 3.5 or better. Its goals are to keep
students thinking about their academics. |
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PI SIGMA ALPHA/IOTA LAMBDA Monmouth University Box:
17 Contact:
Rekha Datta Phone:
732-571-4438 Pi Sigma Alpha is the Political Science
Honor Society. The requirements for
Pi Sigma Alpha are: not fewer than 12
political science credits, with at least 9
credits taken at Monmouth University;a minimum 3.0 GPA in political science;
and a minimum 2.75 overall GPA.
Applications are online. A $30 initiation
fee is required by the national society. |
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Psi Chi (PSYCHOLOGY) Monmouth University Box:
32 Contact:
Dr. Lisa Dinella Phone:
732-263-5295 Psi Chi is the national honor society for
psychology majors. Qualifications are an
overall GPA of 3.0 and 3.0 in psychology.
The organization engages in various
fundraisers to support local, national,
and international communities. Psi Chi
provides a number of events for all who
wish to learn more about psychology in
a social and relaxing atmosphere. |
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Rho Lambda Contact:
Jon Buchalski Phone:
732-263-5319 The Zeta Xi chapter of Rho Lambda, the
International Panhellenic Leadership
Recognition Society, was founded at
Monmouth University in the spring
of 2001. The purpose of Rho Lambda
is to honor those women within the
Panhellenic community who have
exhibited the highest qualities of
leadership and service to Panhellenic
and their sorority. They are women who
have furthered the ideals and principles
of the Panhellenic system through
their years of sorority affiliation. They
must be junior or senior status with
cumulative GPA of 3.0 and two full
semesters in their chapter. |
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Sigma Delta Pi/Eta Pi (SPANISH) Monmouth University Box:
c/o Dept. of Romance Languages and Literatures Contact:
Dr. Mirta Barrea-Maryls Phone:
732-571-3612 Sigma Delta Pi is a national honor
society recognizing academic excellence in the study of the Spanish
language and in the study of the
literature and the culture of the
Spanish-speaking people. The society
is also to honor those who strive to
make the Hispanic contributions
to modern culture better known to
English-speaking peoples. To be eligible
as a regular member, the following
requirements must be met: must have
studied at least three college years of
Spanish or the equivalent (including
at least three semester hours of a
third-year course in literature) with a
minimum grade point average of 3.0 or
higher in Spanish; and must be in good
academic standing. |
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Sigma Tau Delta / Delta Sigma Monmouth University Box:
English Department Contact:
Dr. Heide Estes Phone:
732-571-7547 Sigma Tau Delta is the international
English Honor Society. Its Monmouth
University chapter, known officially as
the Delta Sigma chapter, was founded
in 1983. It seeks to confer distinction,
to promote interest in literature and
the English language, to foster the
discipline of literary studies, to promote
good citizenship, and to exhibit high
standards of academic excellence.
Through its activities on and off
campus, it encourages comradery and
professional development among its
members, as well as service to the
University and local communities.
Although membership in Sigma Tau
Delta is offered to English majors
who have demonstrated superior
achievement in both general
academics and in literary studies,
the society’s activities are open to all
University students. |
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Sigma Theta Tau (NURSING) Monmouth University Box:
Nursing Department Contact:
Tresa Dusaj/Dr. Rose Knapp Phone:
732-923-4670/732-923-4671 Sigma Theta Tau is the national honor
society for nursing. The purpose of the
organization is to recognize superior
achievement in scholarship and
leadership, and to strengthen the ideals
of the nursing profession. Qualifications
are a GPA of 3.2 and a ranking in the
upper 35 percent of the graduating class
for undergraduates. Students must have
completed one-half of their nursing
courses to apply. Graduate students
must have a GPA of 3.5 or better and
completion of 12 credits. |
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