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Psi Chi

Welcome!

Complete Information about Psi Chi at the University of Maryland, College Park can be found on our chapter website here.

"Psi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology, 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 undergraduate men and women who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests, and who meet the minimum qualifications."

The University of Maryland, College Park chapter of Psi Chi was chartered in 1955, and meets biweekly in the Fall and Spring semesters during the regular school year. Typical events include a Graduate Panel Discussion, Service Events, and other events around Psychology themes. Induction into Psi Chi provides recognition of academic achievement. Psi Chi members are encouraged to come to the meetings and get involved with the events to obtain knowledge and experience in the field of psychology as well as an active membership. Active members have the privilege of applying for the annual Psi Chi Excellence Award, which is funded by the Mark S. Harper Award. Upon graduation, Psi Chi stoles are available for members. The stole can be ordered through the local chapter or the national website.

Application Process

The application process is comprised of two steps. In order to be sure that you gain membership, it is important that all the required applications, paperwork and money is handed in on or before the posted deadline.

Step 1

Fill out the membership application completely
Obtain a copy of your unofficial transcript electronically
Fill out FREE Psi Chi t-shirt order form
Fill out prospective member informational worksheet
Email completed materials to psichi.umd@gmail.com, or to a board member at one of our posted chapter meetingsFill out the membership application completely

Deadline: March 1, 2012

**Click Here for Application Part I**

You will be contacted by one of our executive board members if you have been accepted for membership into our chapter. Once accepted, you only have one more step to complete until you are officially a Psi Chi member!

Step 2

Fill out the Psi Chi membership card completely and email it topsichi.umd@gmail.com
$75 check made out to Psi Chi for your one time, lifetime membership fee
Hand in check to Psi Chi board member at a posted chapter meeting, or hand it into the PSYC Undergraduate Main Office at BPS1107

Deadline: March 29, 2011

**Click Here for Application Part II**

Undergraduate

In the Department

Psychology Graduate Students Are Being Published!

Our students are publishing and we want to share their publications with you! So next time you are going to a meeting in the big conference room or just walking down the hall, stop and check out the bulletin board located next to the entrance to 1142. The Graduate Office will be posting student publications there. Of course, there isn't room to
show the entire publication, but the cover page will be there and we will highlight a link to the article so that you can read it in its entirety later. New publications we will be posted every few weeks.

Greetings to new faculty members

The department is pleased to welcome several new faculty and staff members who are joining us in the 2011-2012 academic year.Susanne Jaeggi and Jonathan Beier will join us in January. Susanne's primary affiliation will be CNS and Jonathan's will be Developmental. Scott Roberts is our new Director of Undergraduate Studies and Kevin McGann and Steve Young are full-time advisors in the Undergraduate Office. Welcome to all.

Upcoming Events

FEB 10

NACS Seminar Series

Dr. Karen Parker of Stanford University will give a talk entitled " The Psychology of Stress Resilience". More information can be found at the link below.

All Events

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