To be eligible, juniors must have at least a 3.80 cumulative grade point average and seniors, at least a 3.60 average. Other criteria for membership include requirements in the mathematical disciplines and a foreign language. This national honor society recognizes and encourages superior scholarship in all academic disciplines. Membership is open to qualified undergraduates and graduates by invitation and occasionally to faculty and alumni. Phi Sigma Theta Phi Sigma Theta is dedicated to recognizing and rewarding academic achievement, and encouraging community service, leadership, and cintinued academic excellence.
Membership is a means of furthering professional goals.
Outstanding graduate students are also eligible for selection. Phi Zeta is the national honor society of veterinary medicine whose aim is to stand for the constant advancement of the veterinary profession, higher educational requirements, and high scholarship. Active members are students in the third and fourth year of the veterinary curriculum who have achieved high scholarship, and those who have been in possession of a veterinary medical degree for at least two years and are engaged in a veterinary graduate program, internship, or veterinary research. This honor society's purpose is to promote high scholarship, foster good fellowship, increase efficiency of the profession, and establish cordial relations among the students, educators, and professional horticulturists. Membership is open to academically qualified upperclass and graduate students in horticulture.