Pi Alpha National Honor Society
Phi Alpha is a national honor society whose purpose is to promote academic excellence among social work students. Membership in Phi Alpha is by invitation to students with a minimum of nine credit hours in required social work courses, holding a major Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.25 and a cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Expectations of Phi Alpha National Honor Society (Phi Alpha) Officers and Membership:
- plan an Induction Ceremony each semester with a speaker who focuses on academic excellence
- coordinate a Research Poster session to be connected with the Annual Social Work Celebration Conference each March during Social Work Month
- assist department faculty and staff with planning a Senior Send-off event to recognize graduating seniors at the conclusion of each semester
- identify representatives to promote social work as a profession in CHOICES sessions
- identify two–three representatives (juniors or first semester seniors) to help with the CISAT satellite graduation.
The Phi Alpha Faculty Sponsor is Dr. Karen Ford .
