Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purpose 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 requirements.
Students become members by joining the chapter at the school where they are enrolled.
Psi Chi chapters are operated by student officers and faculty advisors. Together they induct the members and carry out the goals of the Society. The intrinsic value of membership is rewarding to the student as he or she is being recognized for outstanding academic achievement. Membership may be used as a reference throughout one's lifetime. The opportunity to interact with other Psychology Majors and Minors who are interested in similar goals such as securing a job in the field or applying to graduate programs.