1.
Psi Chi provides national recognition for academic excellence
in psychology, an honor which can be noted on employment
applications, vitae, and resumés.
2.
Through membership in Psi Chi, students gain a sense of
community with others
in psychology and an identification
with the discipline.
3.
Psi Chi provides a local, regional, and national forum
for obtaining information and developing
perspectives about
the field of psychology, learning about educational and
career opportunities, and forming meaningful professional
networks.
4.
On the local level, chapter membership facilitates leadership
development, interaction with other students
who have similar
interests, and service to the department and institution
sponsoring Psi Chi.
5.
Members receive a membership card, certificate, and lapel
pin, and, through chapter
mailings, copies
of Eye
on Psi
Chi. (Following graduation, members may subscribe
to Eye on Psi Chi.)
6.
Psi Chi chapter activities provide students with valuable
opportunities to develop one-on-one
relationships
with
professors who can stimulate their interest in
psychology, involve them
in research projects, and write meaningful letters
of recommendation for them.
7.
Psi Chi encourages student research at the regional and
national as well as
local levels through undergraduate
and
graduate research award competitions and provides
opportunities for students to present research
and receive certificates
recognizing their accomplishments at regional
and national psychological association meetings.
8.
Psi Chi provides over $250,000 annually in awards and grants
to its student members, faculty
advisors,
and chapters.
9.
Psi Chi sponsors outstanding programs at regional and national
psychological association
meetings.
Members benefit
not only from the programs, but also from
the opportunity to meet leading psychologists and
students from
other chapters.
10.
Membership in Psi Chi meets one of the requirements for
entrance at the GS-7
level
in numerous professional
and technical
occupations in the United States government.
11.
Membership is for life. The national registration fee of
$35 is the only payment
ever made to
the national organization,
which does not charge dues.
12.
As a member of Psi Chi, you are eligible for special offers
from APA
and APS when
you join as
a student
member from either organization.
13.
Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor
Societies (ACHS),
which offers in conjunction
with the
Washington Internship Institute (WII),
$500 merit-based
scholarships
to members of Psi Chi who apply and
are selected to WII's internship
program. Learn more about
the scholarships
at these pages: ACHS | WII
