Nominations for membership in Phi Alpha Theta are made annually to those who attain a grade point average of 3.1 in their history concentration and a 3.0 cumulative average. Membership is open to both graduates and undergraduates. The society offers scholarships for graduate students in the history field. The Beta chapter of the District of Columbia was chartered on campus in 1941. Phi Beta Kappa elects outstanding seniors from the School of Arts and Sciences.
Membership is enacted during the second semester of the senior year.
Chartered on our campus in 1929, this society recognizes academically outstanding freshmen during the first semester of their sophomore year. Selection is based on the student's maintenance a 3.5 grade point average or better. Candidates for membership must have attained a 3.0 average in their major, completed 21 credit hours in that major, and exhibited leadership in the social sciences field. CUA's chapter is the Alpha chapter of the District of Columbia and it was chartered in 1929. Pi Kappa Lambda is the honor society for outstanding seniors in the School of Music.