Applications to Honor Societies due by March 1, 2019

Applications to Honor Societies due by March 1, 2019

Applications to Alpha Chi, Delta Epsilon Sigma, Kappa Gamma Pi, and Phi Eta Sigma Honor Societies are being accepted.

All applications must be received no later than 5 p.m. on March 1, 2019. 

Who should apply: Barry undergraduate students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and above, especially those actively involved in their majors and/or in the larger community.

Faculty, Advisors & Staff: Please forward this announcement to your students.

Information on membership dues, forms, and general information is available at http://www.barry.edu/honor-societies/ or e-mail Dr. Pawena Sirimangkala at psirimangkala@barry.edu.

Alpha Chi is a national honor society whose purpose is to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among undergraduate students and to honor those who achieve such distinction. Graduating seniors with a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher and completion of 45 Barry credit hours are eligible to apply (visit http://www.barry.edu/honor-societies/criteria-for-honor-societies.html for other criteria).

Delta Epsilon Sigma is a national honor society for students, faculty, and alumni of colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition. It was founded to recognize academic accomplishment and service to community, to foster scholarly activities, and to encourage a sense of intellectual community among its members. Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, completion of 60 credit hours, and service to the community and/or university are eligible to apply (visit http://www.barry.edu/honor-societies/criteria-for-honor-societies.html for other criteria).

Kappa Gamma Pi seeks members who strive for a high standard of personal Christian excellence and scholarship. The society also seeks to encourage individual and group initiative, participation in local and national church and secular affairs, and to awaken a spirit of Christian leadership among the undergraduates of Kappa-affiliated colleges and universities.   Graduating seniors with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher, completion of 60 credit hours, and leadership involvement in church, community, and/or university activities are eligible to apply (visit http://www.barry.edu/honor-societies/criteria-for-honor-societies.html for other criteria).

Phi Eta Sigma is a national honor society whose goal is to encourage and reward academic excellence among first-year students in institutions of higher learning.

First-year students who have completed a minimum of 12 credits and a maximum of 30 credits with term GPA of 3.5 (visit http://www.barry.edu/honor-societies/criteria-for-honor-societies.html for other criteria).