PSI
CHI THE NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY IN PSYCHOLOGY
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION INFORMATION
To: Students studying psychology
From: The Marist Chapter of Psi Chi
Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology. Our Psi Chi chapter provides you with the opportunity to join Psi Chi if you meet certain standards required by Psi Chi and the Association of College Honor Societies (a governing body for college honor societies).
Membership in Psi Chi is an earned honor which is for life. A permanent record of your membership is preserved at the Psi Chi National Office and may be used for reference purposes such as applications for graduate school and jobs.
The Psi Chi national membership fee is $35. This one-time fee is for lifetime membership, a certificate suitable for framing, a membership card, and a lapel pin. There are no annual national dues, but the Marist College Chapter requires a one-time $5 chapter dues.
When you are inducted into Psi Chi, you become eligible to wear the Psi Chi honor stole at graduation, the Psi Chi medallion, jewelry, etc. Copies of Psi Chi’s magazine, Eye on Psi Chi, are sent to each chapter for distribution to the members while they are in school. After graduation, members are encouraged to subscribe to Eye on Psi Chi to keep up with Psi Chi news. Psi Chi members are eligible to present research papers/posters at Psi Chi programs held at national and regional conventions. In addition, members may participate in Psi Chi’s undergraduate and graduate research award and grant programs. Undergraduate members may submit their research for publication in the Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research. The names of new members and activities of chapters are published in Eye on Psi Chi and are preserved for historical purposes. To obtain more information about Psi Chi and its benefits, visit our National website at www.psichi.org.
Students and faculty are elected to membership by the chapter at the institution, according to the provisions in the national Psi Chi Constitution. Any chapter, at its discretion, may establish higher academic standards for eligibility, but may not require service standards for eligibility. Membership in Psi Chi is open to qualified candidates of any age, sex, sexual orientation, race, handicap or disability, color, religion, and national and ethnic origin.
If you are interested in joining Psi Chi, please complete the checklist of steps below. The Chapter will then determine if you are eligible for membership. We look forward to hearing from you.
□ Step 1: Determine if you are eligible
to join.
Eligibility for undergraduates
includes:
- Registration for a major or minor in psychology
- 3
semesters at
- 9 credits in Marist psychology courses are completely finished
- Attainment of an overall GPA at or above the 65th percentile (currently 3.5*)
- Attainment of a Psychology GPA at or above the 65th percentile (currently 3.6*)
- Demonstration of a high standard of personal behavior
Eligibility for graduate students
includes:
- Completion of the Bachelors Degree
- Registration for a graduate psychology program
- 9 credits in Marist graduate psychology courses are completely finished
- Attainment of a graduate GPA at or above the 65th percentile (currently 3.9*)
- Demonstration of a high standard of personal behavior
*GPA cutoffs were verified by the Marist College Office of Institutional Research, Fall 2006.
□ Step 2: Note the DEADLINES for application.
Fall Semester application deadline: October 11th.
Spring Semester application deadline: February 28th.
□ Step
3: Print out a current copy of your Student Audit.
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□ Step
4: Print out and complete the Application Form.
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5: Print out and complete BOTH the TOP and BOTTOM portions of the Psi Chi Registration
Form.
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□ Step
6: Make out a check for $40 payable to “
□ Step
7: Submit all of the following materials to the Psi Chi Faculty Advisor’s
mailbox in a sealed envelope by the DEADLINE.
aApplication Form
aStudent Audit
aRegistration Form
aCheck for $40 to
aAll Placed in a Sealed envelope
Faculty Advisor
Contact Information:
Deborah Gatins, Ph.D., Psi Chi Faculty Advisor
Marist College Psychology Department, Dyson
(845)575-3000
Fax: (845)575-3965
□ Step 8: Await notification of application status.
Applicants will receive notification of their status within 30 days after the application deadline date. Notices are sent by letter (e.g., to student MSC boxes) and/or by email.
□ Step 9: Attend the formal Psi Chi Induction Ceremony – Invite family and friends!
New members are inducted into the Marist Chapter of Psi Chi twice a year, usually on a Sunday. Attendance is expected. Students should notify a Chapter Officer or Faculty Advisor if they cannot attend.
The Fall Semester Induction Ceremony is typically held the first Saturday or Sunday of December.
The Spring Semester Induction Ceremony is typically held the last Saturday or Sunday of April.
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