Pi Sigma Alpha is the National Honor Society for college and university students of political science. The Society was founded in 1920 to encourage and recognize superior achievement in the study of government and politics. With nearly 700 active chapters and well over 100,000 members, it still is the only recognized college honor society in political science and is one of the largest constituent members of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS).
Bentley University is home to the Alpha Lambda Iota chapter, which inducted 13 charter members on May 4, 2017.
Membership in the Alpha Lambda Iota chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha also includes the right to wear honor regalia at graduation, your honors designation noted in the commencement program, and your name listed under all honor society members. There also are many other student leadership opportunities and recognitions, such as presenting at the National Student Conference in Washington, DC, scholarships for graduate study, best paper awards, and chapter activity grants.
Qualifications
1. Completed at least one-half the credits (60) required by Bentley University for the baccalaureate degree
2. Completed at 12 credits of work in political science, of which nine credits must be from upper-level courses in Global Studies or Public Policy (these do not have to have been completed at Bentley University and may be AP credits)
3. Achieved an average grade of 3.5 or higher in all courses in political science
4. Achieved an overall GPA of 3.4 (courses taken abroad or away and not included in the Bentley GPA can be applied to meet the overall and political science GPA criteria)
If you meet these criteria and wish to apply for membership, please complete this form and return it to Professor Jeff Gulati in the Global Studies Department along with:
1. The Bentley University DAS
2. A check for $65 [$30 for Global Studies and Public Policy majors] made payable to “Bentley University.” The check pays for your membership in Pi Sigma Alpha, membership certificate, Pi Sigma Alpha medallion, and honor cord (worn with your cap and gown at graduation). Your honors designation will be noted in the commencement program and name listed under all honor society members.
2018 Inductees
TBA
Charter Members
Dooreen AlMehdar ‘17
April Agnelli ‘17
Cassidy Bowers ‘17
Remi Claire ‘17
Courtney Delaney ‘17
Rob DeLeo, Ph.D.
Gary Donato, Ph.D.
Virginia Duffy ‘17
Caroline Eliopoulos ‘18
Bonnie Field, Ph.D.
Liam Gribbons ‘18
Jeff Gulati, Ph.D.
Gloria Larson, J.D.
Kyla Reslock ‘17
Sidney Sachs ‘17
Andrew Smith ‘17
Mateusz Zeglen‘17
