Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes 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 is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS).
The Oklahoma State University Chapter of Psi Chi was created on November 10, 1948. Our chapter is one of over 1000 Chapters in the United States and Canada. The total number of memberships registered at the National Psi Chi Office is now over 500,000 lifetime members. Many of these members have gone on to distinguished careers in psychology.
Criteria for membership in Psi Chi includes 1) being enrolled at OSU, 2) being at least a second semester sophomore with only As and Bs in psychology courses (i.e., course with PSYC prefix). In addition, a student must be in the upper 35% of their class at the University and have a Psychology GPA above 3.0.
Each fall and spring semester, students are invited for membership based on their GPA. An invitation to membership must be completed. A one-time lifetime membership fee of $50 is required.
Questions? Contact Dr. Shelia Kennison, Psi Chi Faculty Advisor at shelia.kennison@okstate.edu or Silvia Daggy, Psi Chi Advisor, at silvia.daggy@okstate.edu.
Or, visit the Psi Chi web site: http://www.psichi.org
