Psi Chi
Welcome to the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno Chapter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology.
Psi Chi was founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduates, who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests and who meet the minimum qualifications. Psi Chi is a member of the and is an affiliate of the and the .
Psi Chi functions as a federation of chapters located at more than 900 senior colleges and universities in the United States. The national office is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Psi Chi serves two major goals -- one immediate and visibly rewarding to the individual member, the other slower and more difficult to accomplish, but offering greater rewards in the long run. The first of these is the society's obligation to provide academic recognition to its inductees by the mere fact of membership. The second goal is the obligation of each of the society's local chapters to nurture the spark of that accomplishment by offering a climate congenial to its creative development. For example, the chapters make active attempts to nourish and stimulate professional growth through programs designed to augment and enhance the regular curriculum and to provide practical experience and fellowship through affiliation with the chapter. In addition, the national organization provides programs to help achieve these goals, including national and regional conventions held annually in conjunction with the psychological associations, research award competitions and certificate recognition programs.
Get involved with Psi Chi
Students become members by joining the chapter at the school where they are enrolled. Psi Chi chapters are operated by student officers and faculty advisers. Together, they select and induct the members and carry out the goals of the Society. All chapters register their inductees at the National Office, where the membership records are preserved for reference purposes.
To learn more about how to get involved at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno chapter, email Brittany Avila.