Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) National Biological Honor Society Biology - Men and Women Founded at the Oklahoma City University--the Alpha Chapter--by Dr. Frank G. Brooks and a group of his students, 1922 Number of Active Chapters: 406 Total Membership:164,000 Publications: BIOS UGA chapter: http://www.uga.edu/bbbhonor/

PURPOSE: The Purpose of Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society is to function as an honor and professional society for students of the biological sciences. Its activities are designed to stimulate interest, scholarly attainment, and investigation in the biological sciences, and to promote the dissemination of information and new interpretations among students of the life sciences. ELIGIBILITY: Regular members must be undergraduate majors in biological science at an institution where a chapter of Beta Beta Beta is located. Shall have completed at least one term of the second year of a four-year curriculum or its equivalent. Shall have completed at least three term courses in biological science, of which at least one is not an introductory course, with an average grade of B or its equivalent in those biology courses. Shall be in good academic standing. MAJOR ACTIVITIES:Biennial national conventions of student and faculty members began in that year and in 1930 the society journal, BIOS, began publication of student research, articles of interest to biologists and society news. As the society grew, it was divided into regional and district groups, each of which holds a convention annually. At the heart of every district and national meeting are student research papers presented in the style of graduate meetings. Awards are given for outstanding individual and chapter accomplishment. National registration fees help support 15 district conventions every year and the national convention every other year. Just as the local chapter is the center of TriBeta programs, the district convention is the most important regional project. It offers student members a chance to report their research and to hear from outstanding graduate investigators and teachers who give invited lectures and hold informal discussions. Like graduate society meetings, the national conventions offer a chance to share current research and discuss scientific issues. Field trips have become an important part of the national convention which is often centered around some biological feature unique to the convention locale. Students who present papers at the national convention are eligible for research stipends. TriBeta also helps defray travel costs by offering travel grants to chapters attending the convention. OFFICIAL CONTACT:For more information about Beta Beta Beta write: Beta Beta Beta, PO Box 428, Ocean Grove, NJ 07756-0428 http://www.tri-beta.org . District director: Dr. Virginia Martin, Box 415 Queens College, Charlotte, NC 28274, email: martinv@rex.queens.edu