2008 Woodie Awards
Psychology Honor Society Inducts New Members
Frances Kingsbury
Issue date: 4/14/05 Section: News
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The Smith chapter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, inducted 69 new members at a ceremony on April 6. The inducted students are psychology majors or minors at Smith.
There were an unusually large number of inductees this year because the chapter did not hold an induction ceremony in 2004. The students who had been granted admission to the honor society in 2004 had participated in Psi Chi since last spring, but did not formally sign the membership book until last Wednesday's ceremony.
Chapter President Yanique Matthews '05 opened the ceremony, welcoming all inductees and introducing Professor Peter Pufall of the psychology department. Pufall addressed the inductees, stressing Psi Chi's commitment to service to the larger community.
"Psi Chi as an honorary society has a distinct characteristic; that is, it's supposed to give back," he said.
Psi Chi works to give back to the Smith community by helping the psychology department grow and by using the resources and talent of Psi Chi members. Pufall also advised students use their talents to contribute to larger communities outside of Smith, citing the Teach for America program as an example.
After reading the society's creed, members of the Smith chapter's executive board formally inducted the new members. The inductees went forward from the audience one by one to receive certificates of recognition and sign their names in a membership book.
Psi Chi Faculty Advisor Byron Zamboanga finished the ceremony with a speech about the future of Psi Chi at Smith.
"If there's one word that best captures the future of Psi Chi, it's building," he said.
Zamboanga described Psi Chi's recent activities, which include organizing a senior thesis presentation and promoting the psychology department's efforts to connect current students with alumnae. In the future, he said, Psi Chi hopes to arrange brown-bag lunch discussions for psychology students. Another goal is to get members more involved in national scholarships and research opportunities in the larger Psi Chi organization. The chapter plans to increase visibility on Smith campus by developing its own Web site.
The students who were inducted into the honor society had all achieved high academic standing. The psychology department sends an invitation to apply for membership in Psi Chi to all psychology majors and minors each spring. Students must meet a GPA requirement and have taken a certain number of psychology courses at Smith to be admitted. The psychology department verifies that the students who apply meet the academic requirements before notifying them of their acceptance.
Psi Chi officers meet regularly throughout the academic year. Matthews said that some of their goals for the upcoming year are to "get people to go to regional Psi Chi conferences and expose people to research.
There were an unusually large number of inductees this year because the chapter did not hold an induction ceremony in 2004. The students who had been granted admission to the honor society in 2004 had participated in Psi Chi since last spring, but did not formally sign the membership book until last Wednesday's ceremony.
Chapter President Yanique Matthews '05 opened the ceremony, welcoming all inductees and introducing Professor Peter Pufall of the psychology department. Pufall addressed the inductees, stressing Psi Chi's commitment to service to the larger community.
"Psi Chi as an honorary society has a distinct characteristic; that is, it's supposed to give back," he said.
Psi Chi works to give back to the Smith community by helping the psychology department grow and by using the resources and talent of Psi Chi members. Pufall also advised students use their talents to contribute to larger communities outside of Smith, citing the Teach for America program as an example.
After reading the society's creed, members of the Smith chapter's executive board formally inducted the new members. The inductees went forward from the audience one by one to receive certificates of recognition and sign their names in a membership book.
Psi Chi Faculty Advisor Byron Zamboanga finished the ceremony with a speech about the future of Psi Chi at Smith.
"If there's one word that best captures the future of Psi Chi, it's building," he said.
Zamboanga described Psi Chi's recent activities, which include organizing a senior thesis presentation and promoting the psychology department's efforts to connect current students with alumnae. In the future, he said, Psi Chi hopes to arrange brown-bag lunch discussions for psychology students. Another goal is to get members more involved in national scholarships and research opportunities in the larger Psi Chi organization. The chapter plans to increase visibility on Smith campus by developing its own Web site.
The students who were inducted into the honor society had all achieved high academic standing. The psychology department sends an invitation to apply for membership in Psi Chi to all psychology majors and minors each spring. Students must meet a GPA requirement and have taken a certain number of psychology courses at Smith to be admitted. The psychology department verifies that the students who apply meet the academic requirements before notifying them of their acceptance.
Psi Chi officers meet regularly throughout the academic year. Matthews said that some of their goals for the upcoming year are to "get people to go to regional Psi Chi conferences and expose people to research.