Undergraduate Programs
CMU Phi Alpha Theta Officers
2008-2009
- Faculty Advisor: Gregory Smith
Phi Alpha Theta, Omicron Omega Chapter
Phi Alpha Theta was established in 1921 as a national History honors society
and academic fraternity. Currently, the organization includes 839 active chapters and approximately 275,000 members.
Qualifications for membership include at least a 3.1 grade point average in History and a minimum 3.0 overall grade point average.
At Central Michigan University, the members of Phi Alpha Theta engage in both academic and social activities. Their academic activities have included attending national and regional paper conferences and organizing faculty and graduate student research talks. One of their social activities is the monthly movie night, when students and faculty gather to watch and to discuss historical documentaries or movies based on historical events. The organization’s biggest event is the annual spring trip to places such as Chicago, New York, or Washington, D.C., where members visit museums and other historical locations and attractions.
Members of Phi Alpha Theta are eligible for various History Department scholarships and national paper prizes and awards. Moreover, they have the wonderful opportunity to interact with History Department faculty and students who share a love and pursuit of historical knowledge.
To learn more about Phi Alpha Theta at CMU, please sign up for the mailing and announcement list at http://groups.google.com/group/cmu-pat. (If you are not already a member of the group, click on the link that says "Sign in and apply for membership.") Up-to-date information about officers and activities is available from the same site, along with more detailed application information. Any further questions may be directed to Phi Alpha Theta's faculty advisor at CMU, Professor Gregory Smith.
Phi Alpha Theta Mission Statement
We are a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. We seek to bring students, teachers and writers of history together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways.
—Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Inc.