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OVERVIEW
Phi Alpha Theta is a national honors society specifically for history students. The Sigma Kappa Chapter located at SIUC has a membership of over 30 students, representing undergraduate, graduate and doctoral candidates. Many of the SIUC History Department faculty participated as members of Phi Alpha Theta as students.
There are many social advantages to membership. The diversity of our
membership allows undergraduate students and graduate students to interact and
exchange ideas in a social setting. Many of our functions throughout the year
include the history department faculty. Our monthly meetings provide guest
lecturers, who speak on a variety of subjects of interest to history students.
We also take trips and are involved in the university and local communities. In
addition to being an important addition to an academic resume, membership in
Phi Alpha Theta will automatically advance a new government employee two grades
upon hire in a civil service position (which means a higher salary!). Phi Alpha
Theta also offers several prizes
and scholarships.
Tentative Calendar of Events, Fall 2004
September 7, 2004 – Meeting, 5 pm, Faner Humanities Lounge (2302 Faner Hall). Dr. Laura Kidd from Fashion Design and Merchandising on “History and Costume.”
September, 2004 – Booksale fundraiser. Dates TBA.
October 5, 2004 – Meeting, 4:30 pm, Faner Humanities Lounge (2302 Faner Hall). Agenda TBA
October 8, 2004 – Lecture
by Dr. Susan O’Donovan, Department of History, Harvard University, “Making Cotton, Making Gender: Slavery in
October, 2004 – Trip. Date and destination TBA.
November 2, 2004 – Meeting, 4:30 pm. VOTE!!
November, 2004 – Initiation banquet. Date and location TBA.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Phi Alpha Theta, with great help from the History Department, will be putting out the fifth edition of Legacy: A Journal of Student Scholarship. This journal is specifically for the publication of undergraduate papers, and is open to all majors. We begin gathering papers in the fall semester, and make the selections in the spring semester. If you are interested, contact Dr. Carr. Submissions will be due in February, 2005.
MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS
MEMBERSHIP: Membership requires at least 12 credit hours completed, or to be completed, by the end of the semester in which you apply for admission. National members must have a 3.0 GPA in the history courses they have already taken.
FEES: National membership is a one-time fee of fifty dollars, paid through the local chapter to national, for which a candidate receives national membership, a certificate of initiation, and a year's subscription to The Historian, Phi Alpha Theta's history journal. Ten of the fifty dollars contributes to the maintenance (snacks, travel, the banquet) of our branch, Sigma Kappa.
We are not only a national honor society, but also a group of people passionate about the past. We are a history club as well, and we invite all members of the university community to participate in our activities.
If you are a history major, or just have an interest in history, we would welcome the chance to discuss our society with you. Prospective members are welcome to attend our meetings, held on the first Tuesday of every month at 4:30 in Faner 2302. For upcoming events see the Phi Alpha Theta bulletin board outside the History Department office at Faner 3374. Please feel free to contact any one of our officers, or our faculty advisor. Deadline to be inducted in the 2004-2005 academic year is October 29!
Thanks for visiting our homepage. We look forward to seeing you!
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