What are the benefits of a Psi Chi membership?

The intrinsic value of membership is rewarding to the achiever in that recognition of excellence leads to self-fulfillment and thus to self-realization. By recognizing that what you do does make a difference, you are stimulated to higher productivity. Accomplishments are enjoyed more when shared with others. Furthermore, the contacts made through Psi Chi will be valuable throughout your educational and professional careers.

Concrete advantages of membership include:

• The documents -- a membership certificate and card which give tangible evidence of membership.
• The references provided throughout one's lifetime (this service alone is worth the investment).
• The experience gained by working with Psi Chi is excellent for building up a resume; it is difficult to attain that first managerial and creative experience.
• Psi Chi is a springboard for professional growth. Opportunities are made available to the members for promoting their research, receiving national and international recognition, meeting and interacting with leaders in their field, and meeting Psi Chi members of other chapters who also will be future leaders.
• The United States government recognizes membership in Psi Chi as meeting one of the requirements for entrance at the GS-7 level in the Federal service.

Climaxing the benefits mentioned above is knowing that many individuals, by their caring, dedication, perseverance, and hard work, have made it possible to encourage young persons interested in psychology to strive for excellence -- to reach toward that attainable star.

Reprinted from the Psi Chi Chapter Handbook

Want to Apply For Psi Chi?

Dear Psychology Majors,

If you meet the criteria listed below, you may qualify for membership in Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology. Therefore, if you think that you meet thes requirements, we would like to encourage and invite you to apply.

Membership is open to undergraduates and graduates who are studying psychology and meet the minimum qualifications. Criteria include:

• Completed 12 hours in psychology (at least 6 at GMU)
• Attained an overall GPA of 3.25 or better
• Attained a psychology GPA of 3.4 or better\
• Submit a one-time membership fee of $65.00

If you are interested in joining, please email psichigmu@gmail.com to request access to the Application.

You will need to print and complete the 2-page application as well as the Psi Chi registration card (which can be found at http://www.psichi.org/pdf/registcd.pdf).

All applications must be submitted to the psychology undergraduate office (David King, 2086) no later than *Friday, November 5th. *

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact this year’s president,
Teal Dye: tdye1@gmu.edu

or faculty advisor, Dr. Mike Hurley: mhurley2@gmu.edu

Psi Chi Events Calendar

AIDS Walk Wrap Up

On October 2^nd, 2010 GMU Psi Chi participated in the 2010 AIDS Walk Washington 5k as part of the greater George Mason team. And what fun it was!

Mason was one of many universities and organizations that made a significant contribution to fighting HIV/AIDS right here in the DC Metropolitan area. By collaborating with 40 student organizations and departments from around campus, we were able to register 435 students and raise $10,700 for Whitman-Walker Clinic. This was the largest team that Mason has ever put together in over 20 years of participating in this event!

This was an outstanding accomplishment, and something that we can all be very proud of. Thanks to a generous gift from Parking & Transportation, we were able to run five Mason-to-Metro shuttles just for AIDS Walk participants morning of the event. Mason was the 2nd largest university participating in AIDS Walk this year, and was one of the most visible teams present during the event.

Psi Chi was able to get enough participation to get our organization name printed on the Mason Shirts. special thanks to Blake Silver for designing the Mason t-shirts and helping to organize the team. Another thanks goes to Heather Hare and CLCE for sponsoring the event and supporting us throughout the process.

We had a very successful and strong team this year, and this is something that the Mason community can definitely be proud of!

Check out a few pictures from the event....