Applying for Honor Societies

Honor societies are departmental, professional, local, and national organizations whose goals are to recognize and improve scholastic standing in an area of interest.  Membership is based on outstanding academic achievement, often with supplemental criteria.  Below is a partial list of some recognized honor societies. 

• Golden Key International Honour Society
• Order of Omega
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Prytanean Honor Society
• Sigma Xi

College Societies

• Alpha Zeta
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Tau Beta Pi

Professional Schools

• Alpha Omega Alpha
• Order of the Coif
• Phi Zeta

Departments

• Alpha Kappa Delta - Sociology
• Delta Phi Alpha - German
• Kappa Omicron Nu - Family & Consumer Sciences
• Omicron Delta Epsilon - Economics
• Phi Alpha Theta - History
• Phi Sigma - Biological Sciences
• Pi Delta Phi - French
• Pi Mu Epsilon - Mathematics
• Pi Sigma Alpha - Political Science
• Psi Chi - Psychology
• Sigma Pi Sigma - Physics

For more information on Honors Societies, please contact Anne Reynolds Myler, Student Programs and Activities Center, (530) 752-2027 or armyler@ucdavis.edu.