ASC forms a local Psi Chi chapter (12-07-07)
Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, is proud to announce the addition of the Adams State College Psi Chi Chapter. The Psi Chi Chapter was inducted on Nov. 28. The faculty sponsor of the new chapter is Dr. Leslie Alvarez, assistant professor of psychology. Provost Michael Mumper served as installation officer for the induction ceremony. Charter members of the chapter include Nikki Brown, Lisha Bustos, Jonie Coulson, Wendy Kane, Kristen Klein, Heidi Leonard, Monica Medina, Chris Olance, and Venessa Pettis.
Psi Chi was founded on Sept. 4, 1929, during the Ninth International Congress of Psychology held at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. The honor society's stated purpose is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship, and to advance the science of psychology. Many of the society's members have gone on to distinguished careers in psychology, including several presidents of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS), numerous national and international award winners, and various other renowned research psychologists, authors, professors, and practitioners.
Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of both APA and APS. Psi Chi has grown over the past 77 years into one of the largest and most successful honor societies in the world with over 1,000 chapters located at college and university campuses throughout the U.S. These chapters not only recognize academic achievement by granting membership in the society, but also sponsor programs and activities which augment and enhance the regular curriculum, offer an outlet for service to the campus and the community at large, and provide practical experience and fellowship through affiliation with the chapter.
The national organization bestows several regional and national research awards, sponsors diverse programs at regional and national psychological association conventions, including lectures, workshops, panel discussions, and information exchanges; and publishes a national journal of undergraduate student research. In addition, Psi Chi's national service projects illustrate the society's renewed commitment to its mission of "student excellence, reflected in scholarly and professional growth within psychology and the ability to impact society positively."
