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Pi Sigma Alpha
Beta Tau Chapter
The University of Pennsylvania's Political Science Honor Society
Established 1953 |
Welcome to Pi Sigma Alpha - Beta Tau's Website
Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, is open to graduate and upper-level undergraduate students in political science who have achieved the required level of academic excellence. Membership is possible at the University of Pennsylvania through the Beta Tau chapter.
Founded in 1953 at the University of Pennsylania, Pi Sigma Alpha is the national honor society for undergraduate and graduate students of political science, with over 620 chapters established in colleges and universities in the United States. Pi Sigma Alpha is also a member organization of the Association of College Honor Societies.
Pi Sigma Alpha offers a forum for scholarly activities on the university campus, bringing students interested in politics together through a series of events, including a PSCI "meet and greet" informational sessions, a PSCI lecture series, and lunches with faculty.
Benefits of membership include
- Recognition of academic excellence in political science
- Forum for scholarly activities
- Opportunities for administrative experience as a Pi Sigma Alpha officer
- Annual chapter grants competition
- Scholarship for graduate study
- Awards for best graduate and undergraduate papers
For information on these national programs, membership qualifications, and the Beta Tau Chapter at the University of Pennsylvania, contact Dr. Eileen Doherty-Sil (
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), the Pi Sigma Alpha Advisor, or Alex Leavy, President of the Beta Tau Chapter. You may also visit the national Pi Sigma Alpha website at http://www.apsanet.org/~epsa/.
For more information about our club, please see our by-laws.
Application materials can be found here or at the “Application Materials” link in the menu.
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