Phi Alpha Theta
The international history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta was founded in 1921; NSU's Pi Chapter was created in 1934.
As part of its commitment to academic excellence, Phi Alpha Theta continues to participate actively, through its Executive Director and President, in the Association of College Honor Societies. Phi Alpha Theta enjoys the distinction of being one of three original departmental honor societies with membership in the ACHS.
An undergraduate student must have completed at least twelve semester hours in history with a grade in all history courses averaging above the second highest grade on the working scale (i.e.: 3 in a 4 point system), must have a general average of at least the second highest grade in the working scale in at least two-thirds of the remainder of his/her work, and must rank in the highest 35 percent of the class.
Members of NSU's Pi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta regularly present their research findings at annual conferences, including the Louisiana Historical Association conference, the North Louisiana Historical Society annual meeting, and the annual Phi Alpha Theta conference. In the past, members of NSU's Pi Chapter have won a number of awards and have been published in a number of scholarly journals.
All students who are interested in history are welcome to attend Phi Alpha Theta meetings and events. Please contact the faculty advisor Susan Dollar at (318) 357-6195.
