XI KAPPA CHAPTER
at NORTH GEORGIA COLLEGE
& STATE UNIVERSITY
of the
PI SIGMA ALPHA
National Political Science
Honor Society
WHAT ARE WE?
The Xi Kappa Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha recognizes undergraduate and graduate NGCSU students who have distinguished themselves as scholars of political science. Once a year--at the Honor Societies' Initiation Banquet on Honors Day in April--our chapter initiates students who have qualified for membership.
WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP?
An undergraduate is eligible if he has completed 60 credits (at least 20 of which must have been earned in residence at NGCSU), at least 15 credits in political science, and at least 9 upper-division credits in political science earned in residence. A cumulative GPA of 3.0 at all institutions, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 at NGCSU, and a GPA of 3.0 in political science are minimum requirements.
A graduate student is eligible if she has completed 18 graduate credits in political science in residence with a GPA of at least 3.75.
WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF PI SIGMA ALPHA?
Pi Sigma Alpha was founded in 1920 at the University of Texas. Prof. C. Perry Patterson was an early leader of that chapter and served as Pi Sigma Alpha's national president from 1920 to 1932. It currently has chapters at 500 colleges and universities. For more information about Pi Sigma Alpha, visit the Pi Sigma Alpha home page.
HOW IS PI SIGMA ALPHA ORGANIZED?
Pi Sigma Alpha is governed by an executive council, consisting of the current officers--i.e., the president, president-elect, executive director, and newsletter editor--and the three most recent past presidents and 12 members elected by the membership. Based on number of chapters, Pi Sigma Alpha is the third largest affiliate of the national Association of College Honor Societies with 500 chapters.
WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE XI KAPPA CHAPTER?
Pi Sigma Alpha was brought to North Georgia College in 1983 by Dr. Brian M. Murphy, professor of political science, who was initiated as a charter member of the new chapter at NGC. After a period of inactivity, the chapter was reactivated by Dr. Barry D. Friedman, professor of political science, who was initiated into Pi Sigma Alpha while a graduate student at the University of Connecticut in 1985.
Later in 1994, Dr. Friedman, along with Dr. Linda B. August, associate professor of sociology, proposed to the officers of the college's other honor societies that a coordinating council of honor societies should be established. On February 14, 1995, the Council of Honor Societies was established; the Xi Kappa Chapter became one of the six charter members of the council. The Council of Honor Societies hosts NGCSU's annual Honor Societies' Initiation Banquet on Honors Day in April. Visit the home page of the Council of Honor Societies for more information.
Look at some pictures from the 2000 Honor Societies' Initiation Banquet (donated by the Pi Gamma Mu honor society).
Dr. Friedman currently serves as a member of the society's national Executive Council.
GET YOUR OUTSTANDING RESEARCH PAPER PUBLISHED!
Students—especially Pi Sigma Alpha members—are encouraged to submit their outstanding research papers to The Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics. The Journal publishes well-written papers with a well-developed thesis, compelling argument, and original analysis. The advantages that result if your paper is published include the development of your credentials as an accomplished scholar in the field of political science, a noteworthy entry on your résumé, and the satisfaction of sharing your research with others and contributing to the literature of political science.
For more information, click here or contact Dr. Friedman.
These are the members of the Xi Kappa Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha.
Note:
® = Retiree / Emeritus / Emerita
Administrators
President David L. Potter
President V. Nathaniel Hansford®
Faculty -- Full-time
Dr. Ross C. Alexander
Dr. Dlynn Armstrong-Williams
Dr. Carl D. Cavalli
Dr. Leo C. Downing Jr.
Dr. Barry D. Friedman (faculty advisor)
Dr. Craig B.
Greathouse
Dr. Brian M. Murphy®
(founding faculty advisor)
Charles H. "Trey" Wilson III (Political Science/Law [M.P.A., 2005])
Faculty -- Temporary and/or Part-Time
Holly R. Payne (M.P.A., 2000)
J. Derek Sutton (History, 2001 [M.P.A., 2003])
Staff
Edward Joshua Boyd (M.P.A., 2005)
Donna M. Caldwell (M.P.A., 1999)
Mary M. Hand (M.P.A., 2001)
Joshua I. Preston (Political Science, 2001 [M.P.A., 2004])
Treva L. Sexton (Political Science, 1997 [M.P.A., 1999])
Dana Moss Turner (M.P.A., 1999)
Alumni
Helen R. Buckelew (M.P.A., 2002)
Lauren E. Burch (Political Science, 2004)
Ryan J. Carter (Political Science, 2000)
Carly M. Cross (Political Sci. / Pre-Law, 2006)
Cora Elizabeth "Corrie" Duvall (Political Science, 2005)
Amanda L. Hill (Political Sci. / Pre-Law, 2000)
Jordan H. Lindeke (M.P.A., 2005)
Charles Jefferson "Jeff" Little (M.P.A., 2000)
Jennifer D. McCarter (Political Science, 2001)
Krista Pethel Martin (Sociology, 2000 [M.P.A., 2003])
Valorie Elaine Moon (M.P.A., 2000)
Donald George Morris (M.P.A., 2001)
Christina R. "Christy" Palacios (M.P.A., 2000)
S. Layne Peacock (M.P.A., 2000)
Paige D. Phelps (Political Science, 2000)
Elaine R. Hudson (Political Science, 2007)
Brooke M. Rogers (Pol. Sci. & History, 2000)
Ryan Curtis Sanchez (M.P.A., 2004)
A. David Smith (M.P.A., 2002)
Erick C. Sutton (M.P.A.,
2002)
Felicia S. Turk (M.P.A., 1999)
Nicole H. Whitley (M.P.A., 2002)
Christie L. Williams (M.P.A., 2002)
Laina D. Woodard (Political Sci./Pre-law, 1994)
Tasha Fields Young (M.P.A., 2005)
Students
Carole G. Barker
Honorary Members
Savannah Pacer
Others
Dr. Alvin H. Buckelew
Honorable David C. Evans
Dr. Catherine L. Finnegan
Dr. Robert M. Sanders
RESOURCES
Bylaws of the Xi Kappa Chapter
LINKS
Pi Sigma Alpha national home page
For information about the Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics, click here.
NGCSU Council of Honor Societies home page
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College & State University and NGCSU has not edited or examined the content
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