To be elected to Phi Alpha Theta, students need an overall GPA of 3.1 in the field of history. Also, they must have completed at least four courses in history. The organization sponsors meetings, conferences, and guest speakers. The Mary Baldwin Chapter of Psi Chi is the national honor society in psychology. The purpose of the society is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain scholarship in the science of psychology.
Membership is by invitation.
At least two of their psychology courses also must have been taken from MBC professors, and their average GPA in psychology must be 3.2 or above. The Mary Baldwin chapter was founded in 1989. To be eligible, a student must rank in the top 35 percent of her class with a B average in English courses. Invitations are extended to both majors and minors. A student must be in the second semester of her sophomore year to become a member.