Application 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, 2017.
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.
For more details and to download forms, visit Barry.edu or Student Web. Use key words “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. Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.7 or higher and completion of 45 credit hours are eligible to apply (visit Student Web 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 Student Web 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 and 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 Student Web 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 Student Web for other criteria).