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PSI CHI - National Honor Society

Outstanding psychology students are eligible for membership in the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Chapter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology. Psi Chi is a recognized student organization whose membership is open to psychology majors and minors who have completed at least 13 hours of psychology, have reached at least junior status, have at least a 3.2 overall Grade Point Average (GPA) and a 3.3 GPA in psychology courses. The local chapter periodically sends letters to eligible students informing them of the opportunity to join Psi Chi, but membership is open at any time to students who meet the membership criteria.

Our chapter of Psi Chi, one of approximately 600 across the nation, was founded in May of 1977. Since that time approximately 30 students from UWSP have joined this nationally recognized group of scholars each year. The benefit of membership is primarily the recognition of scholarly attainment through membership in a national honor society, which can be shown on your resume.

Members are eligible for free copies of the quarterly Psi Chi newsletter while on campus, may attend meetings of the group which occur periodically, and may submit research papers to the Psi Chi Paper Conferences held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the annual meetings of all regional psychological associations. Furthermore, the University of Wisconsin-Madison chapter of Psi Chi sponsors an annual Psi Chi Paper Symposium in the spring to which students from Midwestern undergraduate institutions may submit papers.

The local chapter also sponsors occasional programs of interest to psychology majors, including a "Graduate School Night" usually held during the spring semester, at which department faculty discuss their graduate school experiences. One-time membership fees for the national and local organizations currently are approximately $30 and applications may be obtained from Dr. Magyar-Moe, the chapter advisor or the department’s Program Assistant.