Alpha Gamma Sigma (honor society)

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Alpha Gamma Sigma (ΑΓΣ) (AGS), founded in 1926,[1] is the honor society of the California Community Colleges system. It was conceived as "an intellectual stimulus, comparable to that of Phi Beta Kappa in the higher colleges"[2] for what were then called junior colleges in California.

AGS supports its members in defining and reaching their goals by encouraging achievement and community service, building social and professional networks, and providing the information and focus needed for success.

Eligibility

  • Current enrollment at a California Community College
  • Completion, within the past two years, of 12 graded units, in a maximum of 3 semesters or 5 quarters, at any recognized institution of higher education
  • A grade point average of 3.0 or better from the previous semester and a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better, or Life Membership (3.5 GPA or better) in the California Scholarship Federation (the State High School Honor Society)
  • Transfer from high school to the community college level with a minimum of a 3.5 grade point average (varies with each chapter)

Motto

  • Α - Alpha: Arête, good character or virtue
  • Γ - Gamma: Gnosis, knowledge
  • Σ - Sigma: Sophrosyne, good judgment

Hence the AGS motto: "Add to good character, knowledge and judgment."

Campus AGS Chapters

See also

References

  1. ^ http://ags-honor.org/Documents/Fast_Facts.pdf
  2. ^ "A History of Alpha Gamma Sigma".

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