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votes on candidates meeting these criteria andselects the nominees. Contact the Office ofAcademic Affairs for further information.Alpha Kappa DeltaAlpha Kappa Delta (AKD), the InternationalSociology Honor Society, will have a newchapter at Park University in Fall, 2007. AKDwas founded in 1920 to provide a forum forstudent and faculty interchange and is dedicatedto promoting, facilitating, and recognizingacademic scholarship. Since its inception,over 80,000 scholars have been initiated intothe Society and over 490 chapters have beenchartered internationally.Alpha Sigma LambdaHonor Society (ASL)A chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda HonorSociety was established at Park University in2010. It is the oldest and largest chapter basedhonor society for full and part time studentswith over 300 chartered chapters throughout theUnited States. For the nontraditional student,the Society is an inspiration for continuingscholastic growth and builds pride throughrecognition. At Park, the Pi Upsilon Chapterof Alpha Sigma Lambda fosters university-wideappreciation for the academic achievements andcontributions of students and faculty. As well,ASL helps recruit and retain nontraditionaladult students. Invitations to join the Societyis reserved for students within the top 10% ofthe senior class with a minimum of 24 earnedPark hours, a grade point average of 3.75 ona 4.0 scale or its equivalent, and are activelyinvolved in community service. For additionalinformation contact Park Distance Learning forfurther information.Beta Beta BetaBeta Beta Beta (TriBeta) is a society for students,particularly undergraduates, dedicated to improvingthe understanding and appreciation of biologicalstudy and extending boundaries of humanknowledge through scientific research. Since itsfounding in 1922, more than 175,000 persons havebeen accepted into lifetime membership, and morethan 430 chapters have been established throughoutthe United States and Puerto Rico.Lambda Alpha EpsilonThe Lambda Alpha Epsilon-Criminal JusticeClub promotes awareness of issues in lawenforcement and corrections, by offering prisontours, police agency visits, and communityservice projects.Phi Alpha Theta/Zeta OmicronA professional society whose mission is topromote the study of history through theencouragement of research, good teaching,publication and the exchange of learning andideas among students and historians. We seek tobring students, teachers and writers of historytogether for intellectual and social exchanges,which promote and assist historical research andpublication by our members in a variety of ways.Pi Gamma Mu (International HonorSociety in Social Science)A Chapter of PI GAMMA MU, wasestablished at Park in 1959. The society has asits primary objectives to encourage the study ofsocial science among undergraduate studentsand faculty members in colleges and universitiesthroughout the world, and to recognizeoutstanding achievement through election tomembership and the presentation of variousawards for distinguished achievement. Any ParkUniversity student of good moral characterwho is a junior or senior can be considered fornomination. A qualified student shall have atleast twenty semester hours of social sciencewith a grade point average of 3.0 or better andan overall GPA of 3.7; academically ranked inthe upper 35 percent of his/her class; junior orsenior status; and no record of academic failurein the social sciences. Contact the Social ScienceDepartment for further information.Pi Lambda ThetaFounded in 1920, Pi Lambda Theta is the mostselective national honor society of educators;a forum for exchanging and developing ideas,fostering individual leadership, and promotingprofessionalism. PLT also works on aninternational and regional basis, as well as hostsboth regional and international conferences. Itpromotes service teaching and learning offeringnetworking opportunities among membersacross the world. It is a prestigious honor tobe accepted into its membership. PLT extendsmembership to students and professionals whosatisfy academic eligibility requirements.Pi Sigma Alpha (Alpha DeltaUpsilon Chapter)Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political ScienceHonor Society, is the only honor societyfor college students of political science andgovernment in the United States. Pi Sigma Alphawas founded in 1920 for the purpose of bringingtogether students and faculty interested in thestudy of government and politics. Membership120