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Association Of College Honor Societies
The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) is a voluntary association of national collegiate and post-graduate honor societies. It was established on December 30, 1925 by six organizations: Alpha Omega Alpha, the Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, and Tau Beta Pi. History The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) was formed in 1925 to create a network of affiliated societies and promote standards for scholarship and leadership on campus. The founding societies intended to establish and maintain desirable standards for groups wishing to call themselves honor societies. These standards included criteria for membership, governance, and chapter operation. Representatives of Alpha Omega Alpha, the Order of the Coif, Phi Beta Kappa, and Sigma Xi attended its preliminary meeting held on October 2, 1925. When ACHS was officially established on December 30, 1925, its founding members were Alpha Omega Alpha, the Order of the Coif, Phi Beta K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honor Society
In the United States, an honor society is an organization that recognizes individuals who rank above a set standard in various domains such as academics, leadership, and other personal achievements, not all of which are based on ranking systems. These societies acknowledge excellence among peers in diverse fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. While the term commonly refers to scholastic honor societies, which primarily acknowledge students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers, it also applies to other types of societies. History The origins of honor societies in the United States can be traced back to the establishment of Phi Beta Kappa in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, which began as a debating society and did not initially impose grade point average (GPA) restrictions for membership. Many honor societies invite students to become members based on the scholastic ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Iota Delta
Alpha Iota Delta () is an international scholastic honor society recognizing academic achievement among students in the fields of decision sciences and Information Systems. History Alpha Iota Delta was founded at Decision Sciences Institute in 1971. It is an honor society that recognizes academic achievement for student in the fields of decision sciences and information systems. It was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 2009. Alpha Iota Delta honor society has 54 active in the United States and Canada, and a total membership of more than 6,000. It maintains a relationship with the Decision Sciences Institute. Its headquarters is located in Southfield, Michigan. Its publication is the International ''Journal of Applied Decision Sciences''. Symbols Alpha Iota Delta's colors are green and gold. Its badge is a diamond shaped key, filled with the Greek letters . Membership Membership is open to undergraduates who have a GPA of at least 3.0 and completed f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Epsilon Sigma
Delta Epsilon Sigma () is an American scholastic honor society that was established for students of Catholic universities and colleges. It was established at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa in 1939. Delta Epsilon Sigma has 119 chapters across the United States. History In October 1938, Reverend E. A. Fitzgerald, dean of studies at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, surveyed his peers to see if there was interest in establishing a scholastic honor society for students at Catholic universities and colleges.Robson, John, ed. (1963). ''Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities'' (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 609-610. He presented his findings to the College and University Department of the National Catholic Education Association (N.C.E.A.) in 1939. This led to the creation of a 32-member Committee of Founders, with Fitzgerald as the chair. The committee selected the name Delta Epsilon Sigma and created a motto, insignia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chi Sigma Iota
Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International (, CSI, or Chi Sigma Iota) is the international and professional academic honor society for counseling students, counselor educators, and professional counselors. CSI is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), the certifying agency for college and university honor societies that sets the standards for organizational excellence and scholastic eligibility. The mission of CSI 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. History Chi Sigma Iota (CSI) was established on January 1, 1985, with the chartering of the ''Alpha chapter'' at Ohio University. It is an academic and professional honor society for counseling students, counselor educators, and professional counselors. In 1988, CSI negotiated with Rho Chi Sigma, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beta Phi Mu
Beta Phi Mu (also or βφμ) is an American honor society for library & information science and information technology. Founded by a group of librarians and library educators, the society's express purpose is to recognize and encourage "superior academic achievement" among library and information studies students. Beta Phi Mu now has 31 active chapters in the U.S. and abroad, continues to sponsor various publications, and funds several scholarships. History Beta Phi Mu was founded in August 1948 at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Its founders were library educators and leading librarians. Beta Phi Mu was created as an honor society for information sciences to recognize the notable achievements within the profession. Rolland Stevens was its first president and Harold Lancour was its first executive secretary. Beta Phi Mu held its first initiation in Illinois in the spring of 1949 at the University of Illinois. In 1954, it presented its first Distinguished Service t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beta Kappa Chi
Beta Kappa Chi () is an American collegiate honor society that recognizes academic achievement in the fields of natural science and mathematics. It was established in 1923 at Lincoln University, an historically Black university near Oxford, Pennsylvania. History Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society was founded by science students and faculty at Lincoln University on January 31, 1923.Williams Joseph L.Beta Kappa Chi: A Challenge Not To Be Ignored" ''Journal of the National Medical Association'', vol. ''37, no.'' 1 (January 1945): 26. via PubMed Central.Williams, Joseph L. " Betta Kappa Chi Honorary Scientific Society]." ''Bios'' vol. 15, no. 3 (October 1944): 137–139. Its faculty supporters were Harold Fetter Grimm, head of the department of biology; Arthur E. James, prossor of chemistry' and Walter Livingstone Wright, professor of mathematics. Its 24 charter members were: Six of its charter members became medical doctors, one became a dentist, and another became a college pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Gamma Sigma () is an international business honor society. Founded in 1913 at the University of Wisconsin, University of Illinois and the University of California, it has over 980,000 members, selected from more than 600 collegiate chapters in business schools accredited by AACSB International. It has collegiate chapters in over 190 countries. History The Society was founded on February 19, 1913 with the union of three pre-existing local societies for men in commerce and economics. These were: Beta Gamma Sigma (1907) at the University of Wisconsin, the Economics Club (1906) at the University of California, and Delta Kappa Chi (1910) at the University of Illinois. The three are considered co-equal founding institutions. The mission of Beta Gamma Sigma is to encourage and honor academic achievement in the study of business; cultivate and celebrate leadership and professional excellence and build their professional skills; to foster an enduring commitment to honor and integri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Sigma Nu
Alpha Sigma Nu () is the honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities. Founded in 1915 at Marquette University as Alpha Sigma Tau, it adopted the current name in 1930. The society is open to both men and women of every academic discipline in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and other Jesuit higher education institutions worldwide. It is present in 32 Jesuit institutions of higher education, 27 of which are in the United States. Alpha Sigma Nu currently has over 90,000 lifetime members and admits around 2,000 new members each year. It is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. History In 1915, the original society, Alpha Sigma Tau was founded by Father John Danihy, S.J. He was the dean of journalism at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He sought to emulate the various honor societies present in the country. Furthermore, Catholic higher education institutes found their students being overlooked in other honor societies at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Sigma Mu
Alpha Sigma Mu () is an international scholastic honor society recognizing academic achievement among students in the fields of metallurgy and materials engineering. It was established in 1932 at Michigan Technological University. History Alpha Sigma Mu was founded by the Metallurgy Department of the Michigan College of Mining and Technology (now Michigan Technological University) in January 1932. It was established as a scholastic honor society to recognize academic achievement of students of metallurgy, metallurgical engineering, and materials engineering. After expanding to three campuses, it maintained these three chapters without further growth. In 1957, the society was reorganized with the assistance of the American Society for Metals. Alpha Sigma Mu was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1965. It separated from the American Society for Metals in the 1990s. In the 21st century, it expanded internationally, with chapters installed in Australia, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Sigma Lambda
Alpha Sigma Lambda () is an American honor society for non-traditional students in colleges and universities. It was established at Northwestern University in 1946. History Dr. Rollin Posey established Alpha Sigma Lamba at Northwestern University in 1942, to recognize the accomplishments of those returning to academic pursuits after the close of World War II. Its purpose, he wrote, "is to bind together in one Society the excellent students within the University College to provide a stimulus for and recognition of their worthy efforts." The honor society supports nontraditional students who are trying to obtain their first associate or baccalaureate degree. Alpha Sigma Lambda became a member of the Association of College Honor Socieities in 2011. In 2011, it had chartered 325 chapters. As of 2024, Alpha Sigma Lambda has 233 active chapters. Its headquarters are at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois. Symbols The Greek letters of the society's name wer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Pi Mu
Alpha Pi Mu () is an American honor society for Industrial engineering, Industrial and Systems engineering, Systems Engineering students. All chapters are based in the United States, with the exception of one university in Puerto Rico which is an unincorporated territory of the United States. History The founder of Alpha Pi Mu was James T. French, who in 1949 was a senior industrial engineering student at Georgia Tech. He recruited nine men that were members of the Georgia Tech chapter of Tau Beta Pi as the first members of Alpha Pi Mu. Alpha Pi Mu is the only nationally accepted industrial engineering honor society. The Georgia Tech engineers who led the initial developmental work wanted an organization to provide a common ground "on which their outstanding young engineers could exchange ideas," and to provide experiences which could help their future professional development. The Alpha Pi Mu Honor Society aims to:Confer recognition upon students of Industrial and Systems Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpha Phi Sigma
Alpha Phi Sigma () (Phi is pronounced "fi") is a North American Criminal Justice Honor Society. The society was established at Washington State University in 1942. It is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. History Alpha Phi Sigma was established in January 1942 at Washington State University by Vivian Anderson Leonard, director of the police science academic program, and seventeen students. It was created as an honor society to recognized scholarship and academic performance. Its first president was Glenn Hill, who drafter the society's constitution and bylaws. By 1976, the society had chartered fourteen chapters. The executive board of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences voted to designate Alpha Phi Sigma as the National Criminal Justice Honor Society at a meeting on March 24, 1976. Alpha Phi Sigma was admitted into the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) in 1981. By 2012, it had 425 active chapters and 102,175 members. As of 2024, it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
