Honor Societies
Alpha Chi is a national college honor scholarship society for full-time juniors and seniors of all disciplines. The purpose of the organization is to promote and recognize academic excellence and exemplary character. Among requirements for admission is that a student must rank in the highest 10% of the class. The New York State Kappa Chapter of Alpha Chi was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 1981.
Alpha Sigma Lambda is the honor society for adult students in continuing higher education. The Gamma Iota Chapter was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 1982. Alpha Sigma Lambda is dedicated to the advancement of scholarship and leadership, and recognizes the high scholastic achievement of the adult learner in light of the competing interests of home and work on the academic life of the non-traditional student. The Chapter's members are selected from the highest 20% of adult students who have met eligibility criteria, including a minimum GPA of 3.2.
Beta Beta Beta is the national biological honor society; it was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 1975. Active membership in the Lambda Theta chapter is open to biology majors who have completed the first semester of their sophomore year and attained a Grade Point Average of 3.0 or better in all courses in biology; active membership is considered to be evidence of superior scholastic and professional achievement. Associate membership is open to all students interested in the life sciences. The society strives to stimulate scholarship, promote biological research and disseminate scientific knowledge.
Chi Rho Iota: The Chi Rho Iota (CRI) Criminology Honor Society seeks to develop a community of young scholars dedicated to enhancing their understanding of the causes, prevention, control, treatment, and responses to crime and delinquency. The Society also strives to link the service mission of the College to help its members become more well-rounded and effective academicians and practitioners in the many areas of Criminology.
Delta Mu Delta is an international honor society, which was established in 1913 to recognize academic excellence in both undergraduate and graduate business and accounting programs. The Epsilon Iota Chapter was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 1989. Induction in Delta Mu Delta brings lifetime membership and the highest international recognition that a business student can earn. Undergraduate students with a GPA of 3.25 or higher (3.6 or higher for graduate students) who are also within the top 20% of their class and have completed one-half of their required course work for their degree with at least 24 of those credits taken at the Mount are eligible to apply.
Gamma Nu Eta is the national honor society in Information Technology. The Epsilon Chapter was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 2016 to recognize and encourage excellence in the field of Information Technology among students and to foster scholarship, leadership, and community involvement within its membership. Members are chosen from students of information technology and other closely related fields who are strong academically and demonstrate leadership, campus involvement and excellent character. All students who have completed the required number of information technology courses and have earned the required overall GPA and required GPA in the major are eligible.
Gamma Sigma Epsilon is a national honor society in chemistry. The Kappa Epsilon chapter was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 1999. The purpose of the society is to recognize outstanding academic achievement in chemistry and to increase interest, scholarship and research in the discipline. Students who have completed a minimum of 16 credits in chemistry with a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.0, and a 3.00 GPA in chemistry courses, are eligible for membership.
Kappa Delta Pi is the International Honor Society in Education. The Sigma Tau Chapter was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 1992. Kappa Delta Pi promotes excellence in, and recognizes outstanding contributions to, education. The society endeavors to maintain a high degree of professional fellowship among its members, quicken professional growth and honor achievement in educational work. Active membership is open to upper-class and graduate students who have completed the appropriate number of credits with the required scholastic average. Membership is open to Mount alumni and faculty.
Kappa Mu Epsilon is the honor society in mathematics. The Pi Chapter was founded at Mount Saint Mary College in 2007 to promote interest in mathematics among undergraduate students. Chapters are located in colleges and universities of recognized standing that offer a strong mathematics major. The chapters' members are selected from students of mathematics and other closely related fields who have maintained standards of scholarship, have professional merit, and have attained academic distinction.
Lambda Pi Eta is the communication arts honor society of the National Communication Association. The Phi Pi Chapter was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 2007. Eligibility for membership is open to students in communications majors who have completed a minimum of 12 credits in the major while maintaining a GPA of 3.0 and GPA in the major of 3.25. Phi Pi recognizes scholarship in communication studies; promotes and encourages professional development; provides for opportunities to discuss ideas in the fields of communication; and provides opportunities to be of service to the community.
Phi Alpha Theta is the International Honor Society of History. It was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 1993. Phi Alpha Theta is a professional society whose purpose is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication, and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. All students who have completed the required number of history courses and are maintaining high standards in their college studies are eligible.
Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate men and women who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests, and who meet the minimum qualifications. Psi Chi was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 1994.
Sigma Delta Pi, the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, is a non-profit organization incorporated in the State of South Carolina, a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and partners with the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Estudio Internacional Sampere, the Instituto Universitario de Investigación en Estudios Norteamericanos Benjamin Franklin, the Universidad Veritas, the International Association of Hispanists, and the North American Academy of the Spanish Language. The honor society was founded at the University of California, Berkeley in 1919.
Sigma Tau Delta is the International Honor Society for English studies. The Alpha Mu Upsilon Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 2005 with the mission to confer distinction upon full-time students of English language and literature and to promote a community of scholars dedicated to learning and to service. Eligibility is limited to students who have earned a GPA of 3.0 and a 3.25 GPA as an English major or minor. Members of Sigma Tau Delta have the opportunity not only to be recognized for their outstanding achievements but also to be enriched in their education and helped in their careers.
Sigma Theta Tau is the International Honor Society of Nursing. The Mu Epsilon Chapter was chartered in 1989. The purpose of Mu Epsilon is to recognize superior achievement and leadership, to foster high professional standards, to encourage creative work, and to strengthen commitment to the ideals and purposes of the nursing profession. Eligibility in Mu Epsilon is determined by several criteria including grade point average, leadership qualities, scholarship and contributions to the nursing profession. Membership in Mu Epsilon is by invitation to upper-class nursing students, faculty and community leaders in nursing.
Tau Upsilon Alpha is the national Honor Society for Human Services. The Alpha Omicron chapter was established at Mount Saint Mary College in 2012. It's mission is to honor academic excellence, to foster lifelong learning, leadership and development, and to promote excellence in service to humanity.