Lambda Alpha () is the National Collegiate Honors Society for
Anthropology
Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species. Social anthropology studies patterns of be ...
, founded in 1969 at Wichita State University.
History
The society was formed on at Wichita State University, by Darrell Casteel, a student.
As of 2011, there were 170 chapters of record. The organization offers annual scholarships to students of anthropology as well as an annual magazine, half of which is reserved for student publications that pass a peer review process.
National Officers
The National Executive Secretary for Lambda Alpha is Dr.
Benjamin. K. Swartz, Jr.,
Professor Emeritus
''Emeritus'' (; female: ''emerita'') is an adjective used to designate a retired chair, professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, rabbi, emperor, or other person who has been "permitted to retain as an honorary title ...
of Anthropology,
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References
Anthropology
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