Application to Alpha Chi, Delta Epsilon Sigma, and Kappa Gamma Pi Honor Societies are now being accepted. Faculty moderators must receive both hard copy and electronic file(s) of the application by 5:00 p.m. on November 1, 2017.
Who should apply?
December 2017 graduating seniors (for Alpha Chi & Kappa Gamma Pi only) and juniors (for Delta Epsilon Sigma only). Please note that Phi Eta Sigma does not accept applications during the Fall semester.
For other details and forms, visit http://www.barry.edu/honor-societies/
For general questions, please email Dr. Pawena Sirimangkala at psirimangkala@barry.edu
Honor Society Information:
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 cum GPA of 3.7 or higher and 45 cr. hr. completed at Barry are eligible to apply. Visit http://www.barry.edu/honor-societies/ 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 cum GPA of 3.5 or higher, 60 cr. hr. completed, and service to the community and/or university are eligible to apply. Visit http://www.barry.edu/honor-societies/ 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 cum GPA of 3.5 or higher, 60 cr. hr. completed, and leadership involvement in church, community, &/or university activities are eligible to apply. Visit http://www.barry.edu/honor-societies/ 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 are eligible to apply. Phi Eta Sigma does not accept applications during the Fall semester. The faculty moderator will contact eligible students at the beginning of the Spring semester. Visit http://www.barry.edu/honor-societies/ for other criteria.