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Alpha Chi
Alpha Chi promotes academic excellence and exemplary character among college and University students and honors those who achieve such distinction. Its name derives from the initial letters of the Greek words meaning “truth” and “character Alpha Chi admits students from all academic disciplines. Membership is open to juniors and seniors with GPAs in the top 10 percent of their class.
Advisor: Paul Falcone
E-mail: pfalcon@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1322
Alpha Psi Omega
Alpha Psi Omega is an organization through the Department of Communication, Theatre, and Languages. It focuses on enhancing knowledge in production skills, the art of acting and cultural values.
Advisor: Patrick Immel
E-mail: pimmel@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1171
Beta Beta Beta, Biological Society
This society seeks to encourage scholarship in this field of biology by reserving its active membership for those who achieve superior academic records and who indicate special aptitude for a major interest in the life sciences. Tri Beta emphasizes a threefold program: stimulation of scholarship, dissemination of scientific knowledge and promotion of biological research.
Advisor: Karen Schaffer
E-mail: kls@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1815
Blue Key National Honor Fraternity
Blue Key recognizes student leaders on campus. Membership requires that a person be a full-time student and be nominated and approved by a two-thirds vote of the active chapter. Nominees must be involved in campus activities and be in the top one-third of their respective classes scholastically.
Advisor: Patrick McLaughlin
E-mail: jpat@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1280
Cardinal Key
The purpose of Cardinal Key is to give recognition to students who have shown a degree of excellence in their scholastic and campus participation and to raise money for juvenile diabetes. To qualify for membership, students must show leadership ability, be of at least sophomore status, and have a 3.0 GPA.
Advisor: Brian Hesse
E-mail: bhesse@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1761
Delta Mu Delta (DMD)
Delta Mu Delta is the national honor society in business administration. The purposes of DMD are to promote higher scholarship in training for business and to recognize and reward scholastic attainment in business subjects. Members should be of junior standing and in the upper 20 percent of their class.
Advisor: Joni Adkins
E-mail: jadkins@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1803
Delta Tau Alpha
Delta Tau Alpha is an agriculture honor fraternity. To be a member, a person must be in the top 35 percent of his or her class, have completed at least 12 hours of agriculture classes, and have completed at least 45 hours total.
Advisor: Rod Barr
E-mail: rbarr@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1620
Gamma Sigma Epsilon
The purpose of the society is to recognize outstanding academic achievement in chemistry. Membership in Gamma Sigma Epsilon requires students to successfully complete hours of chemistry courses with a minimum grade point average in both chemistry and general coursework.
Advisor: Richard Toomey
E-mail: toomey@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1207
Gamma Theta Upsilon
A national honor society for geographers, the Zeta Theta chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon attempts to further professional interest in geography by offering a common organization to advance the professional status of geography as a cultural and practical subject for study and encourages student research.
Advisor: Leah Manos
E-mail: lmanos@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1385
Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi’s purpose is to honor outstanding band members through privilege of membership and to promote the existence and welfare of Northwest’s bands through needed services.
Advisor: Carl Kling
E-mail: ckling@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1794
Web Site: http://catpages.nwmissouri.edu/m/kky
Kappa Omicron Nu
Kappa Omicron Nu is a national honor society for Family and Consumer Science majors. To be eligible, a student must have completed 45 trimester hours with a minimum GPA of 3.0 and rank in the upper 25 percent of their class. Membership in KONu meets one of the requirements for entrance at the GS-7 level in federal service (a $3,000 benefit).
Advisor: Beth Goudge
E-mail: bgoudge@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1710
Lambda Pi Eta
Lambda Pi Eta is the national scholastic honorary for students either majoring or minoring in communication. The purposes of the organization are to recognize the students for their exemplary scholarship and to provide them with opportunities to further their interests in the field beyond the classroom setting.
Advisor: Bayo Oludaja
E-mail: ayo@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1510
Mortar Baord (Turret Chapter)
Mortar Board is a national senior honor society recognizing students for outstanding scholarship, leadership and service. To be considered for membership, one must be a rising senior, have at least a 3.0 GPA and have an exemplary record of leadership and service to the University and/or community.
Advisor: Brian Hesse
E-mail: bhesse@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1761
National Soceity of Collegiate Scholars
Exists to recognize and celebrate high achievement among first and second year students in all academic disciplines. We promote high standards, provide opportunities for personal growth, leadership development, and community service and provide a National Scholars Merit Award to one outstanding member each year.
Advisor: Jeffrey Thornsberry
E-mail: jthorns@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1812
Web Site: www.nscs.org
Omicron Delta Kappa
National leadership honorary that recognizes individuals who have attained a high standard of leadership in collegiate activities, to encourage and facilitate that continued growth of members in the leadership areas of their choice and to inspire others to strive for conspicuous attainment in leadership areas.
Advisor: Carla Edwards
E-mail: edwards@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1263
Order of Omega
Order of Omega is a national honorary for men and women in Greek letter fraternities and sororities. Members must have a high standard of leadership and scholarship and service in interfraternity, University and community activities.
Advisor: Abby Stephens
E-mail: s232275@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1226
Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Eta Sigma is a freshman national honor society. All first-year students are eligible to join who have a cumulative GPA of 3.50 or above at the close of the fall and spring trimesters. Lifetime membership is conferred upon induction.
Advisors:
| Beth Richards E-mail: brichar@nwmissouri.edu Phone: 562-1745 |
Brenda Ryan E-mail: bryan@nwmissouri.edu Phone: 562-1558 |
Web Site: http://www.phietasigma.org/
Phi Sigma Tau
The local chapter of Phi Sigma Tau is a national honor society having as its purpose the recognition of academic excellence in philosophical study, and the promotion of interest in philosophy among the general collegiate public.
Advisor: Richard Field
E-mail: rfield@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1296
Phi Mu Epsilon
This organization is through the Mathematics 216.70/730.00 Department and offers students membership through the department. This organization promotes scholarly activity in mathematics among students.
Advisor: Russell Euhler
E-mail: reuler@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1627
Pi Omega Pi
This national business teacher education honor society honors students with high scholastic ability in business education. Eligibility requirements include interest in
becoming a business educator; completion of three trimesters of college courses. Seniors are eligible to apply for the C & C Taylor Scholarship, awarding up to $16,000 in scholarships annually.
Advisor: Nancy Zeliff
E-mail: nzeliff@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1292
Pi Sigma Alpha
This is the Northwest chapter of the national scholastic honorary for students attaining superior performance in political science classes. Qualifications for
membership is 10 hours of political science courses with at least a “B” average and completion of the introductory American government class. Membership is also open to non-political science majors.
Advisor: Brian Hesse
E-mail: bhesse@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1761
Psi Chi
This honorary society promotes psychology through public awareness, societal contributions, analysis of current status of psychological theory and knowledge, further enhancement of leadership skills, and development of personal qualities.
Advisor: Jackie Kibler
E-mail: jkibler@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1852
Sigma Alpha Iota
This organization is a professional music fraternity for women music majors, minors, or persons who have competed nine hours of music courses. Women whose talents and achievement have been rewarded and maintain a 2.50 overall GPA and a 3.0 GPA in music may be elected to membership.
Advisor: Rebecca Dunnell
E-mail: dunnell@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1791
Sigma Gamma Epsilon
Sigma Gamma Epsilon is a professional earth science honorary. Membership is open to those students in the earth sciences who maintain a high grade point average in all geology and earth science courses. The Northwest chapter is known for its annual plant sale, as well as its yearly contribution to the Geology Department in the form of geological specimens or other display items.
Advisor: Renee Rohs
E-mail: rrohs@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1201
Sigma Pi Sigma
Sigma Pi Sigma is an honor society designed to honor recipients of the Presidential and Martin Luther King Scholarships and those of equal qualifications. Its members exemplify excellence in academic status and attitude. It provides a fellowship for students dedicated to quality learning and offers a group setting conducive to the exchange and expression of such ideals.
Advisors:
| Thomas Spencer E-mail: spence@nwmissouri.edu Phone: 562-1294 |
John Gallaher E-mail: jjg@nwmissouri.edu Phone: 562-1268 |
Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta is the International English Honor Society that allows exceptional students in the field of English an opportunity for furthering culture, formulating ethical principles, developing skills in creative and critical writing, and fostering a spirit of fellowship. To be eligible, a student must be an English major, sophomore status, have completed 12 hours required English courses and have a 3.0 GPA in English.
Advisor: Brenda Ryan
E-mail: bryan@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1558
Upsilon Pi Epsilon
This local chapter of the international honor society for computer science recognizes outstanding academic achievement in the computer science field at Northwest.
Advisor: Gary McDonald
E-mail: gary@nwmissouri.edu
Phone: 562-1199