University of Nebraska at Kearney
Student Affairs and Activities

1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalo

Organizations

Honor Societies

Students who achieve high scholastic standing may be invited to become members of an honor society in their major field of study.

Alpha Kappa Upsilon Iota, Alpha Chapter: College Union Honor Society for juniors and seniors who have made outstanding contributions to UNK through the Nebraskan Student Union.

Alpha Mu Gamma: National foreign language honor society for foreign language students and international students.

Alpha Psi Omega: National theatre honor society.

Beta Beta Beta: Fosters scholarly attainment in the biological sciences.

Delta Omicron: International music fraternity for students with a music major or minor.

Gamma Theta Upsilon: International honor society for geography students. K-Club: Athletic honor society.

Kappa Delta Pi: Honors juniors and seniors enrolled in the teacher education program.

Kappa Mu Epsilon: Recognizes outstanding achievement in the field of mathematics.

Kappa Omicron Nu: Home Economics fraternity.

Kappa Pi: National art honor society.

Mortar Board, Xi Phi Chapter: Scholastic and leadership fraternity for juniors and seniors.

National Residence Halls Honor Society: Recognizes students demonstrating outstanding leadership within the residence hall system.

Nebraska Alpha Phi Theta Kappa: Transfer student fraternity open to all transfer students as associate members, or to those with a 3.5 GPA at a previous institution as full members.

Omicron Delta Epsilon: An international honor society for those who have completed at least 12 hours in economics and have a 3.0 or better overall grade point average and a 3.0 or better in economics courses.

Order of Omega: Recognizes those who attain a high standard of leadership in Greek activities.

Phi Alpha: A national honor society for social work students.

Phi Alpha Theta: Honors students achieving academic excellence in history.

Phi Eta Sigma: Freshman Honor Society open to those with a 3.75 GPA.

Psi Chi: National honor society in psychology.

Rho Lambda: Greek honor society for junior women who are full-time students.

Sigma Delta Pi: For juniors, seniors and graduate Spanish majors with a 3.5 average in Spanish and a 3.0 average overall. The chapter is the oldest chapter in Nebraska.

Sigma Tau Delta: For English majors with at least 12 hours of English and with a GPA of at least 3.0 in English.

Society for Collegiate Journalists: Journalism honor society for students who have worked on a student publication for two semesters.

Spurs: A national honor society for sophomores who are selected for scholarship and leadership participation.

UNK Leadership Development Council: Serves to recognize student leaders.