Alpha Kappa Delta

Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) is the International Sociological Honor Society for sociology students. AKD seeks to promote sociological study, research on social problems, and the betterment of humanity through social and intellectual activities. Membership is open to students who “must be an officially declared sociology major or demonstrate a serious interest in sociology within an official program of the host institution; must be at least a junior (third year) by standards of the host institution; must have accumulated the equivalent of an overall GPA of 3.0 (by a four point scale where: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) and rank in the top 35% of their class in general scholarship; must have maintained the equivalent of a 3.0 GPA in sociology courses taken at the host institution prior to initiation; must have completed at least four regular courses in sociology prior to initiation (exclusive of extension or courses graded pass/fail).” (AKD Handbook, Article III, Section 3.) Faculty Advisor: Dr. Yang Cai [email protected]

Alpha Phi Sigma

Alpha Phi Sigma is the nationally recognized honor society for students in the criminal justice sciences. Alpha Phi Sigma offers students leadership experience through the management of a student organization, interaction with other criminal justice students and prominent criminal justice professionals and enhanced marketability in the workplace. The requirements for undergraduate students include a 3.2 overall GPA with at least 43 credit hours and a 3.2 GPA in the criminal justice major. Alpha Phi Sigma members must have taken at least four criminal justice courses and be in the top 35 percent of their class. Part-time students, graduate students, and those with a minor in criminal justice are also eligible for membership into the Honor Society. Faculty Advisor: Lena Campagna, [email protected]

Beta Beta Beta (Tri-Beta)

Beta Beta Beta, a national honor and professional society for students of the biological sciences, was established at Caldwell University in 1997. Caldwell’s chapter is Rho Mu. The activities of Beta Beta Beta are designed to encourage scholarly achievement in biology, to cultivate intellectual interest in the life and natural sciences, and to stimulate investigation through scientific research in the field. Regular membership is open to undergraduate biology majors who have completed at least one term of the second year of a four-year curriculum and taken at least three biology courses with an average of B. Associate membership is open to undergraduates whose interests include the life sciences but who are ineligible for regular membership. Faculty Advisor: Marguerite Kenny [email protected]

Chi Sigma Iota

Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) is the international honor society of professional counseling and one of the largest single-member organizations of professional counselors in the world. CSI’s mission is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership, and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling. The local chapter of CSI at Caldwell University is Sigma Rho. Members are invited to join based on the following requirements: a 3.5 or higher GPA and completion of at least one semester of full-time graduate coursework in a CACREP-accredited counselor education degree program. Co-Chapter Faculty Advisors: Dr. Emma Kendrick ([email protected]) and Dr. Lauren Clark ([email protected]).

Delta Alpha Pi

Delta Alpha Pi is a national honor society recognizing the academic achievement of students with disabilities who are registered with the Office of Accessibility Services. To be invited into membership undergraduate students must have completed a minimum of 24 credits and have earned a grade point average of 3.1, graduate students must have completed a minimum of 18 credits and have earned an overall grade point average of 3.4. Students who accept the invitation to membership in Delta Alpha Pi identify themselves as honor students who have a disability. By open acknowledgment of their disability status, they serve as role models for other students with disabilities and advance the goals of Delta Alpha Pi on campus and in the community.  Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Skinner [email protected]

Delta Epsilon Sigma

The Beta Delta Chapter of Delta Epsilon Sigma, a national scholastic honor society for students of colleges and universities with a Catholic tradition, was installed at Caldwell University on February 25, 1944. Membership is open to undergraduate students who have completed at least 60 credits towards their baccalaureate degrees with a minimum overall GPA of 3.60. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Mary Ann Miller [email protected]

Delta Mu Delta

Delta Mu Delta is an International Honor Society in Business that recognizes and encourages academic excellence. It honors students who have attained superior records in college business programs that have both regional accreditation and accreditation by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The purposes of Delta Mu Delta are to promote scholarship and to recognize and reward scholastic achievement. Membership in the Caldwell University Lambda Psi Chapter of Delta Mu Delta is open to candidates for bachelor and master degrees that rank in the upper 20% of their class by GPA at the time of invitation. Applicants must have completed at least one-half of the degree program in which they are enrolled, and earned a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Faculty Advisor: Bernard O’Rourke, [email protected]

Kappa Delta Epsilon

Kappa Delta Epsilon is an honorary professional education fraternity, whose purpose is to promote the cause of education by fostering a spirit of fellowship, high standards of scholastic attainment, and professional ideals among its members. Membership is open to full-time students who have been formally accepted into the Education Department, have achieved a GPA of at least 3.2, and have exhibited professional growth. Continuing Education and Adult students who have completed 60 credits, 12 of which are in education, and have fulfilled all other requirements are also eligible. Faculty Advisor: Juliann Meletta, [email protected]

Kappa Gamma Pi

Kappa Gamma Pi is the national Catholic college graduate honor society. It is open to all graduating seniors who are graduating from a participating Catholic college. Up to 10% of the graduating class may be inducted. Requirements for nomination include a minimum GPA of 3.5 and leadership in campus-based extracurricular activities or off-campus volunteer projects, especially with benefit to others. Both traditional and continuing education and adult students are eligible. Faculty advisor: Brian Caldwell, [email protected]

Kappa Pi

Kappa Pi is an international honorary art fraternity with the purpose of uniting artists who care about art in its role in life. This fraternity bonds conscientious artists together to form a unit which is influential in the art department as well as the community. To become a member of Kappa Pi, one must first meet the minimum requirements, including completion of 12 semester hours in art, attainment of an overall “B” average in all art courses, an overall academic average of “C” and production of outstanding artwork. If one meets these minimum requirements then he/she is eligible for membership in Kappa Pi. Students may be selected for membership in Kappa Pi through nominations by several faculty members of the art department and/or portfolio review.

Lambda Pi Eta

 Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four-year colleges and universities. As an accredited member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), Lambda Pi Eta has active chapters at four-year colleges and universities worldwide. LPH represents what Aristotle described in The Rhetoric as three ingredients of persuasion: logos (Lambda), meaning logic; pathos (Pi), relating to emotion; and ethos (Eta), defined as character credibility and ethics. Lambda Pi Eta recognizes, fosters, and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement while stimulating interest in the communication discipline. Faculty Advisor: Erin McIntyre

New Jersey Collegiate Business Administration

Inductees into the New Jersey Collegiate Business Administration Association must rank in the top 1% of business students at their respective institutions. Faculty advisor: Bernard O’Rourke [email protected]

Phi Alpha Theta

Phi Alpha Theta, the international honor society in history, aims to promote the study of history by encouraging historical research, publication, and discussion by students and faculty alike. Membership is open to all students who have completed at least 12 credits in history and who are maintaining high standards in their academic program. Faculty Advisor: Domenic Maffei, [email protected]

Phi Kappa Phi

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the oldest, largest and most selective academic honor society, recognizes and promotes academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engages the community of scholars in service to others. Its motto is “Let the love of learning rule humanity.” Caldwell University is home to Chapter 335. Each year, undergraduate juniors and seniors, as well as graduate students meeting the eligibility requirements are invited by the chapter to consider membership. Faculty, professional staff, and alumni who achieve scholarly distinction may also be invited to join.

Phi Sigma Iota

Phi Sigma Iota is the international honor society for outstanding students of foreign languages. It is open to juniors and seniors with B+ averages who are majoring or minoring in Spanish or French. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Rosa Sanchez, [email protected]

Pi Sigma Alpha

Pi Sigma Alpha, the national Political Science honor society, aims to stimulate scholarship and intelligent interest in political science. The Caldwell University chapter seeks to provide a framework for enriching the exposure of its members and the wider University community to the study of government and issues of public concern. Membership is open to all students who have completed at least 12 credits of political science courses with a GPA of 3.0 or higher, including at least one course at the 300 level or higher. In addition, the student’s total GPA must place them within the upper third of their class. Faculty Advisor: Domenic Maffei, [email protected]

Psi Chi

Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. For undergraduates, requirements include an overall GPA of 3.5 for a minimum of 45 credits, along with a 3.5 average for a minimum 9 psychology credits completed. Graduate students must have completed a minimum 12 graduate credits with a minimum 3.65 GPA The organization’s purpose is to “Encourage, stimulate and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology.”

Sigma Alpha Pi 

The National Society of Leadership and Success (Sigma Alpha Pi) is an organization that helps people discover and achieve their goals. The Society offers life-changing lectures from the nation’s leading presenters and a community where like-minded, success- oriented individuals come together and help one another succeed. The Society also serves as a powerful force of good in the greater community by encouraging and organizing action to better the world.

Sigma Tau Delta

The Chi Zeta chapter of Sigma Tau Delta is one of over 850 active chapters in the national professional English fraternity. Its purpose is “to promote the mastery of written expression, to encourage significant reading and to foster a spirit of fellowship among the men and women specializing in English.” Open to English majors who have completed the majority of their upper division courses with a 3.2 GPA overall, and a 3.5 GPA in the major. Students must have completed a minimum of 60 credits at Caldwell University. Faculty Advisor: Katie Kornacki, [email protected]

Sigma Theta Tau

 Founded in 1922 by six nursing students, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) has more than 100,000 active members and 600 chapters at institutions of higher education and healthcare partners from Armenia, Australia, and Botswana to Thailand, the United States, and Wales. Sigma members include clinical nurses and administrators, academic nurse educators and researchers, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and others working to fulfill the organization’s vision of connected, empowered nurse leaders transforming global healthcare. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Aneesha Jean, [email protected]