| Alpha Mu Gamma |
Alpha Mu Gamma is the national collegiate foreign language honor society of the United States, founded in 1931. Its primary purpose is that of honoring students for outstanding achievement in foreign language study in college. Activities of the society are: biennial national conventions, regional conferences, chapter meetings, and special chapter activities such as sponsorship of National Foreign Language Week. For more information, contact Dr. June Carter at 864-503-5881. |
Gamma Beta Phi |
A chapter of Gamma Beta Phi national honor society was chartered at USC Upstate in 1978. Membership is open to students who rank in the top 15 percent of their class and who have completed 15 or more semester hours in residence at USC Upstate.
This honor and service organization seeks to recognize and encourage excellence in education, to promote the development of leadership ability and character in its members, and to foster, disseminate, improve education through appropriate service projects. For more information, contact Dr. Richard Combes at 864-503-5676. |
Kappa Delta Pi |
A chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, a national education honorary fraternity, was established at USC Upstate in the spring of 1978. It is open to juniors and seniors who have outstanding academic records and a strong commitment to the profession of education. This honor organization is composed of individuals who exhibit the ideals of scholarship, high personal standards, and promise in teaching and related fields of education. Membership is by invitation.
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Mu Ro Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau |
This international Honor Society for Nursing was chartered in March 1992. Membership is open to BSN students in the top 35 percent of the senior class with a minimum GPA of 3.0. This academic society strives to promote excellence and the advancement of nursing knowledge, research and leadership. |
Omicron Delta Kappa |
Omicron Delta Kappa is a leadership and scholarship honor society affiliated with Omicron Delta Kappa national fraternity. Membership is open to juniors and seniors who rank in the upper 20 percent of their class and who meet chapter criteria for leadership and service to the campus. |
Phi Kappa Phi |
This organization, the nation's oldest and largest all-discipline honor society, is dedicated to the recognition and promotion of academic excellence in all fields of higher education. Membership in Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation only. Those invited to membership include the top 7.5 percent of last-term juniors and the top 10 percent of seniors, along with outstanding graduate students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni. Visit the Phi Kappa Phi web site. |
| Pi Gamma Mu |
Pi Gamma Mu is a national honorary scholastic society recognized by the Association of College Honor Societies. It seeks to recognize those junior and seniors in the Social Sciences who have proven their abilities in the educational setting by obtaining and maintaining a superior GPA. For more information, contact Dr. William Parks at 864-503-5667. |
Pi Sigma Alpha |
This is the national political science honor society. The Nu Kappa chapter was chartered at USC Upstate in 1982. Membership is open to students who attain a B average, both overall and in political science courses. Applicants must have completed 10 semester hours in political science and be ranked in the upper third of their college class. For more information, contact Dr. Joyce Wiley at 864-503-5633. |
Psi Chi |
This National Honor Society in Psychology was founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship and advancing the science of psychology. The chapter at USC Upstate was chartered in 1993. To be eligible for membership, students must be psychology majors (or IDS bi-disciplinary majors) who have completed at least three semesters of college work including nine hours of psychology. Eligible students must rank in the top 35 percent of their class and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in psychology courses. |
