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Psychology
Club/Psi Chi
Psychology Club and Psi Chi meet
as one club.
(A subset of Psychology Club members are also members of Psi Chi.)
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Mission Statements
Psychology Club
The purpose of this organization is to
promote the study of psychology and provide educational enrichment
and social service to the community and club members.
Psi Chi
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 Requirements
Psychology Club
- Must be an undergraduate student at FHSU who is
interested in psychology.
Psi Chi
- Completion of at least 3 semesters or 5 quarters
of the college course.
- Completion of 9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours
of psychology courses.
- Registration for major or minor standing in psychology
or for a program psychological in nature which is equivalent to
such standings.
- Undergraduates must rank in the top 35% of their
class in general scholarship.
- Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in psychology courses
and a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 overall.
- High standards of personal behavior.
- Two-thirds affirmative vote of those present at
a regular meeting of the chapter.
Advantages
Psychology Club
- To learn more about psychology
- Gain valuable experience in the field
- Meet new people
- To have lots of fun
Psi Chi
- Psi Chi provides national recognition for academic
excellence in psychology, an honor that can be noted on employment
applications, vitae, and resumes.
- Through membership in Psi Chi, students gain a
sense of community with others in psychology and an identification
with the discipline.
- Psi Chi provides a local, regional, and national
forum for obtaining information and developing perspectives about
the field of psychology, learning about educational and career
opportunities, and forming meaningful professional networks.
- On the local level, chapter membership facilitates
leadership development, interaction with other students who have
similar interests, and service to the department and institution
sponsoring Psi Chi.
- Psi Chi chapter activities provide students with
valuable opportunities to develop one-on-one relationships with
professors who can stimulate their interest in psychology, involve
them in research projects, and write meaningful letters of recommendation
for them.
- Membership in Psi Chi meets one of the requirements
for entrance at the GS-7 level in numerous professional and technical
occupations in the United States government.
- Psi Chi encourages student research at the regional
and national as well as local levels through undergraduate and
graduate research award competitions and provides opportunities
for students to present research and receive certificates recognizing
their accomplishments at regional and national psychological association
meetings.
2008 Meetings
| 3-4 |
Club Meeting - Guest Speaker Erica Fisher |
| 3-25 |
Club Meeting/Pizza Party |
| 4-8 |
Club Meeting |
| 4-22 |
Club Meeting/Psi Chi Banquet |
| 5-6 |
Club Meeting |
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All meetings are on Tuesdays at 1:30
PM (unless otherwise specified) in Martin Allen Hall Room 110.
2007-2008 Psychology Club Officers
- President: Alisha Turner
- Vice President: Stacie Ward
- Secretary: Tawny McMurphy
- Treasurer: Jessica Shank
- Social/Publicity Committee Chair: Brock
Mays
2007-2008 Psi Chi Officers
Faculty Sponsors
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