The Honor Society Foundation presents a comprehensive directory of distinct third-party honor societies and their respective GPA requirements. Below is a list of various honor societies with a brief overview of their minimum GPA requirements and associated majors or fields of study:
Please note that specific requirements may vary by chapter or institution, so it is essential to consult with your local chapter or academic advisor for the most accurate information.
- 1. Alpha Beta Gamma: 3.0 GPA, Business
- 2. Alpha Chi: 3.5 GPA, All majors
- 3. Alpha Epsilon: 3.25 GPA, Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences
- 4. Alpha Epsilon Delta: 3.2 GPA, Pre-medical and Health Sciences
- 5. Alpha Epsilon Rho: 3.25 GPA, Electronic Media and Broadcasting
- 6. Alpha Eta Mu Beta: 3.25 GPA, Biomedical Engineering
- 7. Alpha Iota Delta: 3.5 GPA, Decision Sciences and Information Systems
- 8. Alpha Kappa Delta: 3.3 GPA, Sociology
- 9. Alpha Kappa Mu: 3.3 GPA, All majors
- 10. Alpha Lambda Delta: 3.5 GPA, First-year students
- 11. Alpha Phi Sigma: 3.2 GPA, Criminal Justice
- 12. Alpha Pi Mu: 3.0 GPA, Industrial Engineering
- 13. Alpha Sigma Lambda: 3.2 GPA, Non-traditional students
- 14. Alpha Sigma Mu: 3.0 GPA, Materials Science and Engineering
- 15. Alpha Sigma Nu: 3.5 GPA, Jesuit institutions
- 16. Beta Gamma Sigma: 3.5 GPA, Business
- 17. Beta Kappa Chi: 3.3 GPA, Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- 18. Beta Phi Mu: 3.5 GPA, Library and Information Science
- 19. Chi Epsilon: 3.0 GPA, Civil Engineering
- 20. Chi Sigma Iota: 3.5 GPA, Counseling
- 21. Delta Epsilon Sigma: 3.5 GPA, Catholic institutions
- 22. Delta Mu Delta: 3.25 GPA, Business Administration
- 23. Delta Tau Alpha: 3.0 GPA, Agriculture
- 24. Epsilon Pi Phi: 3.0 GPA, Emergency Management, Homeland Security, and related fields
- 25. Epsilon Pi Tau: 3.25 GPA, Technology fields
- 26. Eta Kappa Nu: 3.0 GPA, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- 27. Gamma Theta Upsilon: 3.3 GPA, Geography
- 28. Golden Key: 3.0 GPA, All majors
- 29. Kappa Mu Epsilon: 3.0 GPA, Mathematics
- 30. Kappa Omicron Nu: 3.3 GPA, Human Sciences
- 31. Kappa Tau Alpha: 3.5 GPA, Journalism and Mass Communication
- 32. Lambda Pi Eta: 3.0 GPA, Communication Studies
- 33. Lambda Sigma: 3.0 GPA, Sophomore students
- 34. Mortar Board: 3.3 GPA, Senior students
- 35. Mu Kappa Tau: 3.25 GPA, Marketing
- 36. NSCS (National Society of Collegiate Scholars): 3.4 GPA, All majors
- 37. Omega Chi Epsilon: 3.0 GPA, Chemical Engineering
- 38. Omega Rho: 3.0 GPA, Operations Research and Management Science
- 39. Omicron Delta Epsilon: 3.0 GPA, Economics
- 40. Omicron Delta Kappa: 3.0 GPA, Leadership and Service
- 41. Order of Omega: 3.0 GPA, Greek-letter organizations
- 42. Phi Alpha: 3.0 GPA, Social Work
- 43. Phi Alpha Theta: 3.1 GPA, History
- 44. Phi Beta Delta: 3.2 GPA, International Education
- 45. Phi Beta Kappa: 3.6 GPA, Arts and Sciences
- 46. Phi Eta Sigma: 3.5 GPA, First-year students
- 47. Phi Kappa Phi: 3.5 GPA, All majors
- 48. Phi Lambda Sigma: 3.0 GPA, Pharmacy
- 49. Phi Sigma: 3.0 GPA, Biological Sciences
- 50. Phi Sigma Iota: 3.0 GPA, Foreign Languages
- 51. Phi Sigma Tau: 3.0 GPA, Philosophy
- 52. Phi Upsilon Omicron: 3.0 GPA, Family and Consumer Sciences
- 53. Pi Delta Phi: 3.0 GPA, French
- 54. Pi Gamma Mu: 3.0 GPA, Social Sciences
- 55. Pi Kappa Lambda: 3.0 GPA, Music
- 56. Pi Mu Epsilon: 3.0 GPA, Mathematics
- 57. Pi Omega Pi: 3.0 GPA, Business Education
- 58. Pi Sigma Alpha: 3.0 GPA, Political Science
- 59. Pi Tau Sigma: 3.0 GPA, Mechanical Engineering
- 60. Pi Theta Epsilon: 3.5 GPA, Occupational Therapy
- 61. Psi Beta: 3.25 GPA, Psychology (community college students)
- 62. Psi Chi: 3.0 GPA, Psychology
- 63. Rho Chi: 3.0 GPA, Pharmacy
- 64. Rho Kappa: 3.0 GPA, Social Studies
- 65. Sigma Beta Delta: 3.0 GPA, Business, Management, and Administration
- 66. Sigma Delta Pi: 3.0 GPA, Spanish
- 67. Sigma Lambda Alpha: 3.0 GPA, Landscape Architecture
- 68. Sigma Lambda Chi: 3.0 GPA, Construction Management and Construction Technology
- 69. Sigma Pi Sigma: 3.2 GPA, Physics
- 70. Sigma Tau Delta: 3.0 GPA, English
- 71. Sigma Theta Tau: 3.0 GPA, Nursing
- 72. Sigma Xi: No specific GPA, Scientific Research
- 73. Tau Alpha Pi: 3.25 GPA, Engineering Technology
- 74. Tau Beta Pi: 3.0 GPA, Engineering
- 75. Tau Sigma Delta: 3.0 GPA, Architecture and Allied Arts
- 76. Theta Alpha Kappa: 3.0 GPA, Religious Studies and Theology
- 77. Upsilon Pi Epsilon: 3.0 GPA, Computer and Information Science
- 78. Xi Sigma Pi: 3.0 GPA, Forestry and Natural Resources
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