Loyola University Maryland
Department of Psychology

Psi Chi

Est. January 13, 1973
Charter #323
Faculty Co-Advisors:
Carolyn Barry, Ph.D.
Rachel Grover, Ph.D.

What is Psi Chi?

Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes 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 qualifications.

Psi Chi functions as a federation of chapters located at more than 950 senior colleges and universities in the USA. The National Office is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. A National Council, composed of psychologists who are Psi Chi members and who are elected by the chapters, guides the affairs of the organization and sets policy with the approval of the chapters.

Psi Chi serves two major goals--one immediate and visibly rewarding to the individual member, the other slower and more difficult to accomplish, but offering greater rewards in the long run. The first of these is the Society's obligation to provide academic recognition to its inductees by the mere fact of membership. The second goal is the obligation of each of the Society's local chapters to nurture the spark of that accomplishment by offering a climate congenial to its creative development.

Loyola Chapter Information
Publications
Deadlines
Application Requirements
Upcoming Conventions
National Chapter Information
Important Links

Loyola Chapter Information

2008-09 Psi Chi Officers & Members
2008 Induction Highlights

Email Carolyn Barry or Casey Hofmann if you have any ideas for events for Psi Chi to bring to you this year!

Publications

Deadlines
  • February 15th - Loyola Chapter Psi Chi Application Deadline
  • March 15th - National Ballots Submission Deadline
  • March 30th - Summer Research Grants Deadline

Visit here for other important Psi Chi dates.

Upcoming Conventions

116th Annual APA Convention
August 14 - 17, 2008
Boston, Massachusetts

*sponsored by American Psychological Association

79th Annual Psi Chi National Convention   
August 14 - 17, 2008
Boston, Massachusetts

National Chapter Information

REGULAR MAIL:
Psi Chi National Office
P.O. Box 709
Chattanooga, TN 37401-0709

OVERNIGHT MAIL:
Psi Chi National Office
825 Vine Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403

Phone: 423-756-2044
Fax: 877-744-2443 (toll-free)
E-mail: psichi@psichi.org

Application Requirements

Undergraduate:

  • Registration for major or minor standing in psychology
  • Completion of 3 semesters of courses
  • Completion of 9 semester hours of psychology courses
  • Mininimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in both psychology and cumulative grades
  • Cumulative GPA that places in top 35% of class at time of induction

Graduate:

  • Registration for major or minor standing in psychology
  • Mininimum GPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in all graduate courses
  • Cumulative GPA that places in top 35% of class at time of induction

Faculty:

  • Full-time faculty at institution
  • Hold doctoral degree in psychology or psychology-related field

Download and print out the application here:

After completing the application (black or blue ball point pen preferred), turn it into the Psi Chi box in the Student Lounge on the second floor of Beatty Hall in Room 221A. Students who plan to study abroad in the spring semester are encouraged to submit this application before they depart from campus in the fall semester.

If you have any questions regarding this application, please email Carolyn Barry.

Important Links

About the Department