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Phi Eta Sigma (ΦΗΣ ) is an American freshman honor society . Founded at the University of Illinois on March 22, 1923, it is the oldest and largest freshman honor society and now has more than three hundred and seventy-five chapters throughout the United States and more than 1,100,000 members.[ 1]
Eligibility
Any first-year student with a GPA of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale at the end of a full curricular period is eligible for membership, provided that student has taken normal academic coursework.[ 1] Once inducted, membership is conferred for life, and members are not required to maintain a 3.5 GPA.
Scholarships
Phi Eta Sigma provides $1,000 awards and $6,000 scholarships for undergraduate study, as well as $7,500 scholarships for the first year of graduate study. Members of Phi Eta Sigma must apply to receive these awards. Nearly $300,000 in scholarships is awarded every year by the national organization.[ 1]
Phi Eta Sigma also awards the Thomas Arkle Clark Scholar Leader of the Year Endowed Scholarship, named in honor of the founder and first Grand President of Phi Eta Sigma. This scholarship is a $10,000 award presented yearly to the member whom the Scholarship Committee determines to best exemplify the ideals of Phi Eta Sigma.[ 2]
Publications
Phi Eta Sigma has two publications which it distributes to its members each year.[ 3] The Forum is a magazine published each year containing updates of Phi Eta Sigma's activity, as well as announcements and biographies of scholarship recipients. Hints on Studying and Learning is a popular pamphlet distributed by Phi Eta Sigma to its members. It addresses effective study habits such as preparation for studying; productive reading, note taking, and memorizing skills; as well as suggestions for the successful preparation of term papers and preparing for exams.
National Convention
Phi Eta Sigma organizes a biennial convention for its members, advisers, and special guests. Attendee expenses, excluding transportation, are paid for by the national office for a chapter adviser and a student delegate from each chapter.[ 1] The most recent convention was held in 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah .[ 4]
Executive committee
The Executive Committee is elected at the biennial conventions. The committee includes national officers, chapter advisers, and students, and oversees the business of the Society, and the national office staff manages general operations.
The current Executive Committee for the 2010–2012 term is:[ 5]
Grand President : Mrs. Molly Lawrence, The University of Alabama
Grand President Emeritus : Dr. B.J. Alexander, Tarleton State University
Grand President Emeritus : Mr. John Harrell, Indiana University
Grand Vice President : Mr. Tony Kemp, Mercer University
Grand Secretary-Treasurer : Dr. John W. Sagabiel, Phi Eta Sigma National Office
Grand Historian : Ms. Mary Jo Custer, Syracuse University
Executive Director : Mrs. Elaine J. Powell, Phi Eta Sigma National Office
Chapter Advisers : Dr. Jeremy Ball, Boise State University ; Mr. Timothy Lemper, Indiana University ; Mrs. Marilyn Moore, Gannon University
Student Executive Members : Mr. Andrew McGuire, Gannon University ; Ms. Shayla Priddy, Tarleton State University ; Ms. Christina Christiansen, Brigham Young University
Institution
Location
Founded
Active
Boise State University
Boise, ID
April 19, 2010
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
February 18, 1981
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
November 9, 1934
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR
May 19, 2004
University of Puget Sound
Seattle, WA
April 18, 2006
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
March 6, 1991
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
April 17, 1993
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
April 16, 1997
Whitworth University
Spokane, WA
October 18, 2011
Inactive
Institution
Location
Years Active
College of Idaho
Caldwell, ID
1984–2010
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR
1998–2003
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
1930–1981
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
1949–2004
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
1949–2004
Willamette University
Salem, OR
1947–2006
Institution
Location
Founded
Active
University of California, Los Angeles [1]
Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 1936
California State University, Chico
Chico, CA
April 23, 1967
California State University, Long Beach [2]
Long Beach, CA
February 27, 1966
Pepperdine University
Malibu, CA
April 6, 1982
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA
December 16, 1955
Inactive
Institution
Location
Years Active
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
1947–1962
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, CA
1996–2004
California State University, Northridge
Northridge, Los Angeles, CA
1997–2007
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI
1964–1994
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
1963–1974
Pacific Union College
Napa Valley, CA
1994–2000
University of Redlands
Redlands, CA
1969–1976
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA
1964–1967
San Jose State University
San Jose, CA
1948–1974
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
1936–1974
Institution
Location
Founded
Active
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
October 23, 1959
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
May 3, 1952
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT
May 21, 1947
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
May 3, 1999
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
September 14, 1973
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, NM
May 20, 1965
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM
April 27, 2000
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
June 2, 1939
Inactive
Institution
Location
Years Active
Colorado State University
Colorado Springs, CO
1965–2012
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales, NM
1973–1990
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
1950–2004
Utah State University
Logan, UT
1961–1976
Western New Mexico University
Silver City, NM
1982–1994
Westminster College
Salt Lake City, UT
1983–1992
Institution
Location
Founded
Active
Baker University
Baldwin City, KS
October 7, 1979
Dakota State University
Madison, SD
September 18, 2006
Emporia State University
Emporia, KS
December 11, 1998
Grand View University
Des Moines, IA
October 10, 1983
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
May 5, 1945
Iowa State University [3]
Ames, IA
June 4, 1947
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
February 20, 1957
Morningside College
Sioux City, IA
April 16, 1967
University of Nebraska–Lincoln [4]
Lincoln, NE
May 21, 1960
University of Nebraska at Kearney
Kearney, NE
May 5, 1984
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND
May 23, 1930
North Dakota State University
Fargo, ND
September 30, 1964
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA
September 14, 1982
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS
May 11, 2012
University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD
May 21, 1930
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD
October 28, 1995
St. Ambrose University
Davenport, IA
December 11, 1967
Wartburg College
Waverly, IA
March 31, 2001
Inactive
Institution
Location
Years Active
Coe College
Cedar Rapids, IA
1972–1992
Dickinson State University
Dickinson, ND
1996–2006
Doane College
Crete, NE
1949–2010
Drake University
Des Moines, IA
1957–1992
Fort Hays State University
Hays, KS
1958–2010
University of Nebraska Omaha
Omaha, NE
1949–2011
Northern State University
Aberdeen, SD
1990–2010
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
1969–2008
Institution
Location
Founded
Active
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
June 12, 1960
Cameron University
Lawton, OK
October 30, 1985
Culver–Stockton College
Canton, MO
February 3, 1984
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO
September 29, 1963
Missouri Southern State University
Joplin, MO
March 3, 1988
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
September 20, 1982
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO
April 28, 1982
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OK
December 20, 1958
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City, OK
September 11, 1958
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater
Stillwater, OK
February 19, 1931
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 5, 1984
Southwest Baptist University
Bolivar, MO
April 26, 2007
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
May 29, 1948
Inactive
Institution
Location
Years Active
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
1931–1994
Arkansas Tech University
Russellville, AR
1989–2007
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
1972–1995
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
1974–2008
Drury University
Springfield, MO
1951–1990
Harding University
Searcy, AR
1992–2010
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO
1926–2003
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK
1927–1993
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO
1988–1994
Truman State University
Kirksville, MO
1990–2007
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
1931–1974
Institution
Location
Founded
Active
Abilene Christian University
Abilene
April 26, 1986
Lamar University [7]
Beaumont
May 11, 1968
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls
December 5, 1975
St. Mary's University
San Antonio
October 18, 2005
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches
October 7, 1980
Tarleton State University
Stephenville
April 29, 1981
Texas A&M University
College Station
January 5, 1949
Texas A&M University–Commerce [8]
Commerce
January 8, 1960
Texas State University
San Marcos
March 30, 1973
Texas Tech University [9]
Lubbock
May 18, 1946
University of Texas at Austin [10]
Austin
February 17, 1931
West Texas A&M University
Canyon
December 14, 1973
Inactive
Institution
Location
Years Active
Angelo State University
San Angelo
1968–1976
Baylor University
Waco
1962–1984
University of North Texas
Denton
1953–2003
Paul Quinn College
Dallas
2004–2007
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View
1979–1992
Southern Methodist University
University Park
1931–1990
Sul Ross State University
Alpine
1991–1997
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
1962–1976
Texas Southern University
Houston
2010–2014
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington
1977–1994
Institution
Location
Founded
Active
Delta State University
Cleveland, MS
September 21, 1977
Dillard University
New Orleans, LA
May 8, 2008
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
May 22, 1932
Louisiana State University in Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
March 11, 1994
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
April 19, 1990
Millsaps College
Jackson, MS
December 1, 1981
University of Mississippi
University, MS
January 3, 1930
Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA
May 14, 1971
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS
December 11, 1950
Inactive
Institution
Location
Years Active
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA
1961–2004
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA
1972–2007
Mississippi State University
Starkville, MS
1935–2005
University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
1967–2005
Northwestern State University
Natchitoches, LA
1963–2010
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA
1989–1994
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
1954–early 2010s[ 6]
Institution
Location
Founded
Active
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 6, 1930
Barry University
Miami Shores, FL
April 29, 1994
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
April 29, 1989
Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA
March 20, 2013
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC
December 4, 1990
College of Charleston
Charleston, SC
February 20, 2007
Edward Waters College
Jacksonville, FL
April 21, 2011
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
April 24, 1993
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
January 11, 1930
Florida Atlantic University
Miami, FL
September 29, 1982
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
April 17, 1999
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, FL
April 5, 1998 Rechartered January 27, 2015
Florida Southern College
Lakeland, FL
April 5, 1984
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
May 13, 1955
Furman University
Greenville, SC
May 12, 1982
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
October 19, 1991
Huntingdon College
Montgomery, AL
April 22, 1986
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville, AL
September 25, 1980
Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
April 30, 1984
Lee University
Cleveland, TN
September 17, 2008
Mercer University
Macon, GA
March 26, 1932
University of North Alabama
Florence, AL
April 21, 1973
University of North Georgia
Dahlonega, GA
May 23, 1989
Oglethorpe University
Atlanta, GA
September 22, 1988
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
February 7, 1987
University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL
April 12, 1969
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
November 13, 1994
Stetson University
DeLand, FL
October 18, 1978
University of Tampa
Tampa, FL
October 21, 1973
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
May 17, 1930
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Chattanooga, TN
November 22, 1947
University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN
May 27, 1974
Tennessee State University
Nashville, TN
May 3, 2004
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
December 8, 1950
University of West Alabama
Livingston, AL
May 8, 1985
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
November 22, 1985
Inactive
Institution
Location
Years Active
Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
1987–2012
Armstrong State University
Savannah, GA
1978–1992
Auburn University at Montgomery
Montgomery, AL
1981–2001
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
1996–2009
Birmingham–Southern College
Birmingham, AL
1956–2012
Carson–Newman University
Jefferson City, TN
1971–2004
Clayton State University
Morrow, GA
2005–2009
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
1940–1992
Columbus State University
Columbus, GA
1989–1994
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL
1987–2000
Gainesville State College
Oakwood, GA
2011–2013[11]
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
1938–2008
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
1956–1994
Georgia Tech
Atlanta, GA
1930–2007
University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
1974–2010
University of Miami
Miami, FL
1950–1994
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
1998–2009
Morris Brown College
Atlanta, GA
1983–1992
Oakwood University
Huntsville, AL
1997–2004
Palm Beach Atlantic University
West Palm Beach, FL
1997–2003
Samford University
Homewood, AL
1972–1994
Spring Hill College
Mobile, AL
1965–1996
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC
1966–2004
Troy State University
Troy, AL
1974–1995
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
1973–1994
Region XI
Institution
Location
Founded
Active
Anderson University
Anderson, IN
February 4, 1966
Bluefield State College
Bluefield, WV
March 19, 1990
Bowling Green State University [12]
Bowling Green, OH
May 1, 1954
Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
May 7, 1931
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
April 19, 1929
University of Evansville
Evansville, IN
January 18, 1976
Indiana University [13]
Bloomington, IN
May 19, 1930
Indiana University Purdue University at Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
April 22, 2012
IUPUI [14]
Indianapolis, IN
April 16, 1985
John Carroll University
University Heights, OH
September 27, 1998
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
December 5, 1946
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
December 12, 1959
Morehead State University
Morehead, KY
May 5, 2007
Murray State University
Murray, KY
April 9, 1992
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH
May 22, 1966
Ohio State University [15]
Columbus, OH
May 5, 1928
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH
April 18, 1985
Otterbein University [16]
Westerville, OH
December 12, 1965
Purdue University [17]
West Lafayette, IN
November 9, 1948
Purdue University North Central
Westville, IN
November 9, 1948
Shawnee State University
Portsmouth, OH
April 9, 1996
University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
January 4, 1961
Trine University
Angola, IN
April 27, 1983
West Virginia State University
Institute, WV
April 27, 1986
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
September 11, 1970
Wittenberg University
Springfield, OH
April 3, 1938
Inactive
Institution
Location
Years Active
University of Akron
Akron, OH
1940–2011
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
1933–1976
Hanover College
Hanover, IN
1957–2003
Indiana University Northwest
Gary, IN
1984–1995
Indiana University South Bend
South Bend, IN
1981–2009
Indiana University Southeast
New Albany, IN
1977–2012
Kent State University
Kent, OH
1957–1974
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
1949–2010
Miami University (Ohio)
Oxford, OH
1928–2005
University Of Ohio
Athens, OH
1936–1990
University of Pikeville
Pikeville, KY
1983–2001
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
1989–1992
Institution
Location
Founded
Active
Bernard M. Baruch College
New York, NY
April 22, 1993
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
February 5, 1995
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
December 11, 1959
Castleton State College
Castleton, VT
September 27, 1983
Clarion University of Pennsylvania
Clarion, PA
January 25, 1983
Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
September 13, 1982
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA
June 4, 1969
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 1983
Elmira College
Elmira, NY
October 4, 1990
Gannon University
Erie, PA
May 2, 1987
Georgian Court University
Lakewood, NJ
February 7, 2004
Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY
September 8, 1996
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, PA
March 20, 1999
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY
May 27, 1999
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA
May 15, 1930
Long Island University C W Post Campus
Brookville, NY
October 3, 1984
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, ME
April 20, 1982
Mercyhurst University
Erie, PA
April 28, 1986
Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA
October 14, 1993
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
October 18, 1987
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, NJ
May 7, 1952
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, NY
May 12, 2003
Penn State University
State College, PA
November 25, 1929
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
May 13, 1937
University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg
Greensburg, PA
April 15, 2000
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Johnstown, PA
March 23, 1980
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI
December 18, 1979
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT
April 24, 2006
Saint Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure, NY
September 25, 1999
St. Francis University
Loretto, PA
March 16, 2012
St. John's University
Jamaica, NY
April 3, 2000
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, NY
April 21, 1982
State University of New York at Delhi
Delhi, NY
September 29, 2007
State University of New York at Geneseo
Geneseo, NY
February 7, 1992
State University of New York at New Paltz
New Paltz, NY
May 15, 2005
State University of New York at Oneonta
Oneonta, NY
December 5, 1994
State University of New York at Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh, NY
April 14, 1983
State University of New York at Potsdam
Potsdam, NY
November 10, 1989
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
December 8, 1987
Worcester State University
Worcester, MA
March 23, 1997
Inactive
Institution
Location
Years Active
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
1939–2003
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
1988–1992
City College of New York
New York, NY
2007–2011
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
1961–1973
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA
1980–1994
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
1955–1981
Moravian College
Bethlehem, PA
1999–2009
Nazareth College
Pittsford, NY
1995–2011
Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ
1986–2002
Pace University
New York, NY Pleasantville, NY
1985–1992 1978–1996
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock, PA
1982–2007
State University of New York at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
1974–1996
State University of New York at Oswego
Oswego, NY
1983–1994
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
1962–1974
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
1983–2003
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
West Chester, PA
1983–1994
Widener University
Chester, PA
1975–2010
Wilkes University
Wilkes-Barre, PA
1994–2003
Institution
Location
Founded
Active
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
May 8, 1986
Campbell University
Buies Creek, NC
October 28, 1974
Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
June 1, 1929
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC
May 22, 1975
Elon College
Elon, NC
November 20, 1994
Emory & Henry College
Emory, VA
April 25, 2010
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
January 28, 1994
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, MD
December 8, 1981
George Washington University
Washington, DC
April 10, 1929
Lynchburg College
Lynchburg, VA
August 31, 1980
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
March 7, 1940
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD
April 14, 1982
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, NC
April 10, 1988
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
March 17, 1979
North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC
March 21, 1998
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC
May 16, 1930
North Carolina Wesleyan College
Rocky Mount, NC
April 25, 1985
Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA
October 3, 1998
University of Richmond
Richmond, VA
November 19, 1975
Salisbury State University
Salisbury, MD
May 15, 1983
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA
March 4, 1990
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA
March 4, 1990
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, VA
April 20, 1998
Virginia Wesleyan College
Norfolk, VA
April 22, 1983
Washington Adventist University
Takoma Park, MD
January 27, 1985
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, VA
May 2, 1937
William and Mary College
Williamsburg, VA
April 8, 1965
Wingate University
Wingate, NC
April 3, 1984
Inactive
Averett University
Danville, VA
1987–1997
Davidson College
Davidson, NC
1962–1986
University of the District of Columbia
Washington, DC
2009–2014
Duke University
Durham, NC
1932–2005
Georgetown University
Washington, DC
1967–1973
Methodist University
Fayetteville, NC
1986–1994
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC
1947–1995
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
1983–2004
St. Augustine's University
Raleigh, NC
1995–2008
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
1966–2006
Notes
1.^ Phi Eta Sigma at these institutions are coupled with Alpha Lambda Delta .
2.^ Gainesville State College merged into the University of North Georgia on January 8, 2013
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