Psi Chi Honor Society Psychology - Men and Women ADMITTED TO ACHS 1965 Founded at Yale University. September 4, 1929 Number of Active Chapters: 930 Number of Regions: 6 Total Membership: 335,000 Publications: Eye on Psi Chi, Journal of Undergraduate Research UGA chapter: http://www.psy.uga.edu/Dept/PsiChi/psichi.stm

PURPOSE: To encourage, stimulate and maintain scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in psychology; and to advance the science of psychology. ELIGIBILITY: For active student membership, the student must be enrolled in an accredited college or university and must have completed 9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours of psychology and at least 3 semesters or 5 quarters of the college course. He or she must be registered for major or minor standing in psychology or for a program psychological in nature which is equivalent to such standing. Undergraduate students must rank not lower than the highest thirty-five percent of their class in general scholarship and have a minimum overall GPA and a psychology GPA of 3.0; graduate students must have an average grade of B in all graduate courses. All must have high standards of personal behavior and the vote of two-thirds of those present at a regular meeting of the chapter. MAJOR ACTIVITIES: Each chapter plans its own programs, but the National Society holds annual national conventions and six annual regional conventions. Graduate and undergraduate research awards are offered annually. Undergraduate research grants and faculty advisor grants are awarded annually. Two National Council meetings are held a year. OFFICIAL CONTACT: Kay Wilson, Psi Chi National Office, 825 Vine Street, PO Box 709, Chattanooga TN 37403-0709. Tele: (423)756-2044. Fax: (423)256-1529. E-Mail: psichi@psichi.org—Internet address: http://www.psichi.org/.