Social Work students (both graduate and undergraduate) at GSU can aspire to membership in Phi Alpha National Honor Society
The GSU
chapter of Phi Alpha — the National Honor Society for Social
Work students — is Omicron Beta. The purpose of Phi Alpha Honor
Society is to provide a closer bond among students of social work and to
promote humanitarian goals and ideals. Phi Alpha fosters high standards of
education for social workers and invites into membership those who have
attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work.
The motto of Phi Alpha is "Through Knowledge — the Challenge to
Serve."
Vickii
Coffey, Ph.D., Associate Professor and Anjali Buehler, Ph.D., Assistant
Professor serves as the faculty co-advisors for the GSU Phi Alpha Chapter,
Social Work Department.
National and Local Qualifications for Individual Membership (Undergraduate)
An undergraduate student is eligible for membership after achieving the
following national requirements and meeting local chapter requirements:
·
Is in the top 35% of
the BSW program
·
Declared social work
as a major
·
Completed 9 semester
hours of required social work courses
·
Demonstrated service
to, or leadership in, the community or university in the last two years.
National
and Local Qualifications for Individual Membership (Graduate)
A graduate student is eligible for membership after achieving the following
national requirements and meeting local chapter requirements:
·
Is in the top 35% of
the MSW program
·
Completed one semester
of MSW coursework
·
Demonstrated service
to, or leadership in, the community or university in the last two years.
More Information / Initiation Form
For more information about Phi Alpha, please visit their website www.phialpha.org, or contact Dr. Vickii Coffey at 708.235.7142 or Dr. Anjali Buehler at 708.235.7440. Email abuehler@govst.edu for Phi Alpha Initiation forms.