Honor Societies
Beta Beta Beta National Biology Honor Society, also known as the TriBeta honor society, is dedicated to overall academic excellence with a special emphasis on biology. TriBeta honor students are strongly encouraged to pursue undergraduate research opportunities. This honor society is open to biology undergraduates who meet the membership requirements, which can be obtained from the biology and physical sciences department.
Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business is open to qualified juniors, seniors, and graduate students in the B.B.A. and M.B.A. programs. To be eligible, undergraduate students must have completed at least 60 credits, including 30 credits in business administration courses (21 credits at Marymount University for transfer students) with a business administration cumulative GPA of 3.5 and an overall GPA of 3.5. Graduate students must have completed at least 75% of their Marymount University graduate degree program with a cumulative GPA of 3.8.
Kappa Delta Pi is an international honor society in education dedicated to those demonstrating high academic achievement, a commitment to education as a career, and a professional attitude that assures steady growth in the field. Membership is open to graduate students, undergraduates, and exceptional local leaders in education. Undergraduate students must have completed, or be enrolled in, 12 hours of education courses, be accepted into the teacher-education program, and have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0. Graduate students must have completed 12 hours of education coursework, be fully accepted into the teacher-education program, and have a minimum graduate GPA of 3.5.
Lambda Pi Eta is the National Communication Association’s official honor society at four-year colleges and universities. Lambda Pi Eta represents the first letters of what Aristotle described in Rhetoric as the three modes of persuasion: logos, pathos, and ethos. Marymount is home to the Alpha Chi Omicron chapter of Lambda Pi Eta. To be eligible, students must complete 60 semester credit hours, have a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, complete 12 semester credit hours in communication at Marymount University, have a minimum GPA of 3.25 for all communication courses at Marymount University, and currently be enrolled as a student in good standing, as determined by the communication program. Eligible members are selected in the fall and spring semesters, with one induction ceremony in the spring semester.
Omicron Delta Epsilon is the economics honor society, accredited by the Association of College Honor Societies. Its objectives are the recognition of scholarship attainment and the promotion of closer ties between students and faculty within colleges and universities. To be eligible for membership, a student must have completed 12 or more credits in economics with a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA in economics courses, have a minimum 3.0 overall cumulative GPA, and have a genuine interest in economics. Transfer students must have completed at least six credits in economics at Marymount with a minimum 3.0 GPA in those courses.
Phi Alpha Theta is the national history honor society. To be eligible, students must have completed at least 12 credit hours in history and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 (3.1 in history courses). Members are selected annually by the history faculty.
Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society is dedicated to first-year students who obtain a 3.5 GPA or higher during their first term or year of college while enrolled full time. Eligible members are selected annually.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Membership in Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation only, extended by Marymount University (Chapter 351) members. Those invited to membership include the top 7.5% of juniors (72+ credit hours, with at least 24 of those credits completed at Marymount), the top 10% of seniors (90+ credit hours, with at least 24 of those credits completed at Marymount), and the top 10% of graduate students (with a minimum of 18 credit hours completed at Marymount). Eligible members are invited in the fall and spring semesters, with one induction ceremony in the spring semester.
Pi Sigma Alpha is the politics honor society, accredited by the Association of College Honors Societies. To be eligible, students must have completed at least one-half the credits required by their institution for the baccalaureate degree; they must have completed at least 10 semester-credits (or 15 quarter-credits if their institution is on the quarter system) of work in political science, including at least one upper-division course, with an average grade of B or higher in those courses; and they must have achieved an overall GPA placing them in the top one-third of their whole class (e.g., junior or senior class). They need not be political science majors to qualify for membership.
Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology is open to psychology students who have completed at least 12 semester credits (or nine and be registered for three) in psychology courses. Undergraduate psychology students must have a minimum 3.5 GPA in their psychology courses and a minimum 3.0 overall GPA. Graduate students must have a minimum GPA of 3.5.
Sigma Iota Rho is an honors society that promotes and rewards scholarship and service among students and practitioners of international studies, international affairs, and global studies and fosters integrity and creative performance in the conduct of world affairs. Eligible students must have a minimum GPA of 3.4 and 21 credits in international relations/international studies courses.
Sigma Tau Delta is an international honor society for students majoring or minoring in English. Membership is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. To be eligible for membership, undergraduates must have completed at least 12 credits in English beyond the first-year composition level and have a minimum overall GPA of 3.5. Graduate students must have completed at least nine credits in their graduate program and have a minimum GPA of 3.7.
Sigma Theta Tau, the international honor society in nursing, is open to nursing students who have completed one half of their coursework leading to the bachelor’s degree, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the nursing major, and rank in the top third of their class. Students should demonstrate their ability in nursing both academically and clinically and should exhibit overall leadership qualities. Graduate students must have completed one quarter of their coursework leading to the graduate degree, have a minimum GPA of 3.5, and demonstrate academic integrity.
Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the information technology (IT) honor society, is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. To be eligible, undergraduate students must have completed at least 54 credits, including at least 15 credits in IT coursework. Eligible students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and a minimum GPA of 3.3 in IT courses. In addition, eligible students must be in the top 35% of their class.