Honors Societies
Alpha Chi National College Honors Society
Description:
"Membership is limited to the top 10 percent of juniors, seniors, and graduate students"
For scholarship opportunities as an Alpha Chi member: https://alphachihonor.org/scholarships/
Website:
https://alphachihonor.org/about/
Please visit the link provided to further look into eligibility criteria, important dates, and more
Contact information:
Andrew J Fleck ajfleck@utep.edu
Description:
The Goals of Alpha Pi Mu
Recognize top junior and senior industrial engineering students for their academic achievements
Increase professional development among members. Promote networking among faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students.
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Description:
Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Honors with the objective to recognize and promote high scholastic, scientific, and professional attainment in the study, experimental investigation, manufacture, design, selection and use of engineering materials.
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President and primary contact: Abel Romo aromo10@miners.utep.edu
Advisor: Shailendra K Varma skvarma@utep.edu
Description:
Beta Alpha Psi will shape the financial and business information professions by developing members into ethical, professional, and confident leaders. The mission of Beta Alpha Psi, the premier international honor and service organization for financial and business information students and professionals, is to inspire and support excellence by:
• encouraging the study and practice of accountancy, finance, and information systems;
• providing opportunities for service, professional development, and interaction among members and financial professionals; and
• fostering lifelong ethical, social, and public responsibilities.
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President and primary contact: Jose Adrian Santacruz jasantacruz@miners.utep.edu
Advisor: Hettie Houghton hchoughton@utep.edu
Description:
Founded in 1913, Beta Gamma Sigma is the international business honor society for AACSB-accredited schools, which are the top 5% of business school programs around the world. Inducted as students, BGS members go on to serve in critical leadership roles in corporate, entrepreneurial, government, non-profit, and academic sectors. Members currently reside in all 50 U. S. states and more than 190 countries. Notable members include Nobel Prize winners, Olympians, inventors, CEOs of major global companies and nonprofit organizations, deans of the top business schools, and others who are making the world a better place at all levels of contribution through social enterprise, service, and leadership. Beta Gamma Sigma is a proud member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS).
Website:
https://www.betagammasigma.org/home
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Chi Epsilon - The National Civil Engineering Honor Society
Description:
Chi Epsilon is a National Honor Society that is dedicated to the purpose of maintaining and promoting the status of civil engineering as an ideal profession. Chi Epsilon was organized to recognize the characteristics of the individual civil engineer deemed to be fundamental to the successful pursuit of an engineering career, and to aid in the development of those characteristics in the civil engineering student. A member must possess a good basic technical ability, intelligence, moral integrity, and effective social poise in their relationship with the larger community of which they are part.
Website:
http://www.chi-epsilon.org/xewebgeneral2/
Contact information:
chiepsilon@utep.edu
chiepsilon14@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pg/utepchiepsilon/about/?ref=page_internal
Chi Sigma Lota - Upsilon Tau Epsilon Chapter
Description:
Chi Sigma Iota is the international honor society of professional counseling. It was established for counselors-in-training, counselor educators, and professional counselors whose career commitment is to research and service through professional counseling. Its mission is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership and excellence in counseling, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical excellence in the profession of counseling.
Website:
https://www.csi-net.org/default.aspx
Contact information:
If you have any concerns about the group, please feel to contact CSI at info@csi-net.org
https://www.facebook.com/groups/UTEPCSIUpsilonTauEpsilon/
Description:
The goals of the honorary include:
Supporting the planning, implementation and evaluation of health education programs and resources
Stimulating and disseminating scientific research;
Motivating and providing health education services
Recognizing academic achievement
Supporting health education advocacy initiatives
Promoting professional standards and ethics
Promoting networking activities among health educators and related professionals
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Contact information:
lvgraciamaz@miners.utep.edu
esgutepchapter@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/pg/ESGGammaLambda/about/?ref=page_internal
Golden Key International Honour Society
Description:
Golden Key is the world's largest collegiate honor society. Membership into the Society is by invitation only and applies to the top 15% of college and university sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as top-performing graduate students in all fields of study, based solely on their academic achievements. During this event we will be recognizing new Golden Key Members, provide updates, have raffles, and enjoy time with friends and family. We will also be selling a couple of Golden Key materials (e.g. cords, pins, or polos).
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Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
Description:
“Eligibility requirements:
Juniors must have completed at least 72 credit hours, with at least 24 semester hours at their current institution, and rank in the top 7.5 percent of their class.
Seniors must have completed at least 90 credit hours, with at least 24 semester hours at their current institution, and rank in the top 10 percent of their class.
Graduate students must have completed at least 18 graduate hours or the equivalent at their institution and rank in the top 10 percent of their class.”
In the link below are award opportunities you can apply for as a Phi Kappa Phi member:
https://www.phikappaphi.org/grants-awards#.XS8Fey2ZN24
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Contact information:
President: Andrew J Fleck ajfleck@utep.edu
IEEE - Eta Kappa Nu (Zeta Delta)
Description:
Membership in IEEE-HKN not only recognizes academic achievements but also indicates leadership potential, both while in school and in the course of a professional career.
IEEE-HKN chapter activities offer many opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to the profession. Typically, IEEE-HKN chapters develop activities to improve the operation of the academic departments where members study, improve faculty-student communication and collaboration, aid fellow students in their studies, and help the local community.
Website:
https://hkn.ieee.org/hkn-chapters/all-chapters/zeta-delta-chapter/
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Lambda Pi Eta (LPH) is the honor society of the National Communication Association for four-year institutions of higher education. Lambda Pi Eta represents the first letters of what Aristotle described in Rhetoric as the three modes of persuasion: logos, pathos, and ethos. The official colors of Lambda Pi Eta are crimson to represent the Communication discipline and silver in recognition of speech and oratory skills. The purpose of the honor society is to promote outstanding academic achievement in the Communication discipline.
Website:
https://www.natcom.org/student-organizations/lambda-pi-eta
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Liberal Arts Honors Program Student Organization
Description:
The Liberal Arts Honors Program [LAHP] offers an engaging and rigorous set of intellectual opportunities rooted in this border community and reaching beyond. It is designed to enhance both imagination and practicality in its students as it works with them to develop analytical and conceptual thinking skills and habits. Its curriculum focuses on interdisciplinarity, community engagement and professional experiences and graduate opportunities.
Website:
https://www.utep.edu/liberalarts/nssi/programs/liberal-arts-honors-program.html
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National Society of Leadership and Success Sigma Alpha Pi
Description:
The Society is a leadership-based honor society (not a fraternity/sorority) assisting college students in creating the lives they desire -by helping students discover their passion and purpose through giving them the support and tools to achieve their goals - in order to build leaders who make a better world. The organization offers nation-leading presenters, service projects, career-building and professional networking activities, and much more.
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Order of Omega is a leadership honor society for members of fraternity and sorority organizations.
Order of Omega recognizes college juniors and seniors who have exemplified high standards in the areas of scholarship, leadership, and involvement within their respective organizations, campuses, and local communities.
WHEREAS, The Order of Omega serves to recognize outstanding leadership in fraternity and sorority systems on college and university campuses, and
WHEREAS, the recognized leadership serves to promote fraternity and sorority life on campuses, and
WHEREAS, outstanding leadership requires being a role model for fraternity and sorority chapter leaders and members, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED: that Order of Omega Chapter members adopt and promote the following position statements with their campus Order of Omega chapter, Greek governing bodies, and individual fraternity and sorority chapters.
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Pi Kappa Delta, or PKD, encourages the education of articulate citizens through a three part focus: the commitment to and promotion of ethical, humane and inclusive communication and educational practices; the commitment to and promotion of professional development of forensics educators; and the commitment to and promotion of comprehensive forensics programming.
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Pi Sigma Alpha Epsilon Epsilon
Description:
The Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, The National Political Science Honor Society of Pi Sigma Alpha is the only national honor society in the discipline of political science. It was founded in 1920 for the purpose of bringing together students and faculty interested in the study of government and politics. Today there are over 800 chapters nationwide. The Epsilon Epsilon Chapter at UTEP is an award-winning chapter and serves as an exemplary model for other chapters. The Epsilon Epsilon Chapter won a national Best Chapter Award in 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2019
Website:
https://www.utep.edu/liberalarts/political-science/student-resources/pi-sigma-alpha.html
Contact information:
Primary Contact and President: Alan Cardenas aacardenas2@miners.utep.edu
Advisor: Dr. Taeko Hiroi thiroi@utep.edu
Psi Chi - The International Honor Society in Psychology
Description:
International Honor Society in Psychology, was founded in 1929 with a mission of recognizing and promoting excellence in the science and application of psychology.
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Primary contact and Advisor: Adolfo Alvarez adolfoa@utep.edu
President Name: Ana Sofia Santiesteban asantiesteb@miners.utep.edu
Sigma Gamma Epsilon/ UTEP Geology Club
Description:
The Society of Sigma Gamma Epsilon was established to recognize scholarship and professionalism in the Earth Sciences. It has for its objectives the scholastic, scientific, and professional advancement of its members and the extension of relations of friendship and assistance among colleges and universities which are devoted to the advancement of the Earth Sciences.
Website:
http://www.sigmagammaepsilon.com
Contact information:
Primary Contact and President: Jacqueline Engel jmengel@miners.utep.edu
Advisor: Richard (Rip) Langford langford@utep.edu
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Description:
Tau Beta Pi is the only engineering honor society representing the entire engineering profession. It is the nation's second-oldest honor society, founded at Lehigh University in 1885 to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater by distinguished scholarship and exemplary character as students in engineering, or by their attainments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in engineering colleges.
Website:
https://www.tbp.org/home.cfm
http://engineering.utep.edu/tbp/TBP/Home.html
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Tau Sigma National Honor Society, Alpha Eta Chapter
Description:
A national honor society designed exclusively for transfer students! Our mission is to "recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfers students." Tau Sigma provides its members opportunities to earn scholarships, attend leadership conferences, take leadership positions in the university, serve others at the university and in the community, all while developing friendships and becoming a more integral part of the university to which they transferred!
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Terry Scholar Student Organization
Description:
The Terry Scholars Student Organization at UTEP is the on campus organization for the Terry Foundation at The University of Texas at El Paso. Our slogan is "We Are Familia" because that is something that we create here at UTEP within our scholars. We host bi-weekly meetings for all scholars to discuss service projects, social events, professional development activities, and intramural sports. We ask that all UTEP Terry Scholars remain actively involved with the organization because it allows them to continue to develop their "familia" and actively engage in community service.
Website:
https://terryfoundation.org
https://www.utep.edu/student-affairs/terryscholars/terry-scholar-student-org/
Contact information:
Union Bldg. West, Rm 106
500 W. University Ave.
El Paso, Texas 79968
E: terryscholars@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-6136
F: (915) 747-7400
https://www.instagram.com/utepterryscholars/
https://www.facebook.com/UTEPTerryScholars
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
Description:
Membership is open to incoming freshmen and sophomore students with a minimum GPA 3.4 from an accredited 2 or 4 year institution of higher learning. There is a one time lifetime member ship fee of $95. The local chapter is very active on campus and off campus. NSCS also offers may scholarship and networking opportunities for members.
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Contact information:
President and Primary Contact: Everado Lara elara7@miners.utep.edu
Advisor: Richard Gutierrez richardg@utep.edu
Description:
The University Honors Council is the representative body of UHP. The Council focuses on student involvement through academics, community engagement, and social/campus involvement. UHC and its members serve as ambassadors for UHP at various events on and off campus, and create opportunities for its members to network and have a sense of community and study with one another.
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Contact information:
Administration Building
500 W. University Ave.
El Paso, TX 79968
President: Pablo Lopez pslopez3@miners.utep.edu
Advisor: Monica Martinez monicam@utep.edu
