PI SIGMA ALPHA

Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, is the only honor society for college and university students of government in the United States. At present, there are 621 Pi Sigma Alpha chapters on campuses across the country. Pi Sigma Alpha is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies.

The OSU Chapter dates from 1962 and was re-constituted in 2006.

ELIGIBILITY

Undergraduates must be at least juniors who have completed at least ten semester-credits of work in political science including at least one upper-division course with no grade lower than a B in those courses. They must have achieved an overall GPA of 3.23 for juniors and 3.273 for seniors.

Graduate Students must have completed nine graduate credits in political science with no grade lower than a B. Undergraduate coursework does not count toward graduate student eligibility, and graduate students must be pursuing a degree in political science to qualify for membership.

Faculty Membership: Members of the faculty of the Political Science Department, including emeriti members, are automatically eligible for membership.

Honorary Membership: Chapters are entitled to award two honorary memberships per year to “any person of recognized ability and achievement in the field of political science.

LINKS

Pi Sigma Alpha Constitution

Application Form

Pi Sigma Alpha National Site : http://www.apsanet.org/%7Epsa/