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    Honor Society Listing

    Alpha Epsilon Delta Society 
    This honor society encourages and recognizes excellence in pre-health and pre-professional scholarship.
    Activities:
    Ronald McDonald House, making doctor bears for children at hospitals, Clean Your Streams project, health care speakers at biweekly meetings, and preparation for application and medical school interview process.

    Membership Requirements:

    3.2 science GPA; Completion of at least 3 semesters of pre-professional health course work.

    Beta Alpha Psi
    An honorary organization for accounting students and financial information professionals, which encourages and recognizes scholastic and professional excellence in the business information field.
    Activities:
    Big Brother/Big Sister, assisting with taxes for underprivileged citizens, and many other volunteer opportunities, community professional speakers at organization meetings, a variety of social outings.

    Membership Requirements:

    3.0 cumulative GPA; Enrolled in ACCT 3100 or higher. 

    Beta Beta Beta                  
    This organization serves as an honor and professional society for students of the biological sciences.

    Activities:

    Undergraduate Research Symposium, organizational philanthropy, and participation in many campus traditional events.

    Membership Requirements:

    3.0 biology GPA; Undergraduate status with completion of at least 3 courses in biology. 

    Blue Key National Honor Society       
    Blue Key recognizes students for balanced and all-around excellence in scholarship, leadership, and service. 

    Activities:

    Planning of the Annual Edward C. Schmakel Homecoming Parade and Songfest.

    Membership Requirements
    :

    3.0 cumulative GPA; 60 credit hours completed, qualities of strong leadership and service experience.

    Chi Sigma Iota
    This international honor society promotes scholarship, research, professionalism, leadership, and experience in counseling.
    Activities:
    Eating Disorders Awareness Day, collaborations with the Counseling Center, and participation in social activities.

    Membership Requirements:

    3. 5 cumulative GPA; 12.0 credit hours completed as a Graduate student. 
      

    Eta Sigma Gamma
    This is a health education honorary society which promotes service, research and education of young professionals.

    Activities:

    Special Olympics, Boys and Girls Club of Toledo, Diabetes Walk, Welloween, and Adopt-a-Family.

    Membership Requirements:

    2.5 cumulative GPA; Student in the College of Health Science and Human Services

    Golden Key International Honor Society      
    This honor society recognizes the top 15% of upperclassmen and is known for education focused service activities.

    Activities:

    UT Blood Drive, MS walk, and various other service events.

    Membership Requirements:

    Ranked academically at top 15% of the sophomore, junior, or senior class.

    Kappa Kappa Psi
    An honorary band fraternity that serves the UT Rockets Marching Band.

    Activities:

    Volunteer at various band performances helping with setting up, ushering, and preparing receptions for these events, Freshmen Barbecue before Band Camp, Adopt-a-Family, and social activities like bowling, movie nights, and game nights.

    Membership Requirements:

    2.0 cumulative GPA; Registered for an ensemble.

    Lambda Pi Eta                  
    This society recognizes, fosters, and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies.

    Activities:

    A variety of activities of interest for students in the field of communications.

    Membership Requirements:

    3.0 cumulative GPA; 3.25 Communications GPA; junior status as a communications major

    Lambda Sigma Society  
    This is a national honor society for second year students dedicated to the purpose of fostering leadership, scholarship, fellowship, and the spirit of service among college students.

    Activities:

    Adopt-a-Street, mentoring programs, and socials such as a pizza party, movie nights, and bowling.

    Membership Requirements:

    3.0 cumulative GPA; qualities of leadership, service, and scholarship.

    Mortar Board National Honor Society
    Identify and recognize students that have maintained scholastic, service, and leadership excellence.

    Activities:

    Gobble up the Hunger service project, Songfest, and many other service and leadership opportunities.

    Membership Requirements:

    3.0 cumulative GPA; 60 credit hours completed, qualities of strong leadership and service.

    National Residence Hall Honorary     
    The purpose of this organization is to provide recognition for the top one percent of the students living on campus who have been of outstanding service and leadership in the residence hall system.
    Activities:

    Kindness letters to residents, recognition to new RAs, co-sponsor campus events such as Campus Heat, Golden Hammer 5K, and Little Sibs Weekend.

    Membership Requirements:

    2.5 cumulative GPA; Reside in Residence Hall 1 semester prior to nomination, Reside on campus 2 semesters prior to active membership.

    National Society of Collegiate Scholars
    This organization promotes the interaction of those with high scholastic achievement in community service and philanthropic efforts.

    Activities:

    A variety of social, service, and leadership activities.

    Membership Requirements:

    3.4 cumulative GPA; Completion of 1 semester of college; freshmen or sophomore status.

    Omicron Delta Kappa
    The purpose of this organization is to recognize those who have exhibited a high standard of leadership and efficiency in collegiate activities.

    Activities:

    Service projects, social events, and the planning of Spring Week

    Membership Requirements:

    3.0 cumulative GPA; qualities of strong leadership and service.

    Order of Omega
    An honorary leadership organization that promotes service & leadership throughout the Greek community at The University of Toledo.

    Activities:

    Planning of Greek Week; service projects, and socials.

    Membership Requirements:

    3.0 cumulative GPA; Member of Greek community; qualities of leadership and service.

    Phi Alpha
    The purpose is to provide a closer bond among students of social work and promote humanitarian goals and ideals.

    Activities:

    A variety of social and service activities.

    Membership Requirements:

    3.0 cumulative GPA; 3.25 social work GPA; Accepted in social work program.

    Phi Alpha Theta                
    This society promotes the study of history through encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas.

    Activities:

    Scholarly presentations, historical film movie nights, District One History Day.

    Membership Requirements:

    3.0 cumulative GPA; 3.1 history GPA; 12 credit hours of history courses completed.

    Phi Eta Sigma                   
    This is an honor society for students in their first year at an institution of higher education. 

    Activities:

    Adopt-a-family, Dance Marathon, Mobile Meals, and many other community service events. 

    Membership Requirements:

    3.5 cumulative GPA; one semester of college completed.

    Sigma Delta Pi
    National honor Society that recognizes those college students who attain excellence in the study of the Spanish language, literature, and cultures, and who are committed to understanding the Hispanic world.

    Activities:

    Dinners at various Mexican and Spanish restaurants; assist with high school language competition; dance lessons; and other involvement in the Hispanic community.

    Membership Requirements:

    2.8 cumulative GPA; 3.0 GPA in Spanish courses; 18 credit hours of Spanish courses completed.

    Student Honors Council
    This organization works to unify the Honors community and continually develop and improve the honors experience for each and every student.

    Activities:

    Organize events like SHC picnic before a home football game, Rock the Mic, Speed Dating; Social events like attending Mud Hens games, a holiday gathering, and many others; Assist with Honors Student Orientation and Rocket Launch.

    Membership Requirements:

    Honors Student status

    Tau Sigma NHS                
    Tau Sigma National Honor Society recognizes academic excellence and involvement of transfer students.

    Activities:

    A variety of social and service activities.

    Membership Requirements:

    3.5 Cumulative GPA or top 20% of all incoming transfer students during that term; Completion of first term after transferring from other institution.

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