University of Nebraska Psi Chi and UPO
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Announcements
Congratulations to our newest Psi Chi members! The next opportunity to apply will be in February 2010.
Meetings
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Upcoming Meetings are now on Mondays at 4:00 PM in room 77 Burnett:
- Monday, November 30th at 4:00 PM -- Hear about the REAL Graduate School experience from current graduate students. Refreshments will be served, so we hope you can join us!
- Monday, December 7th at 4:00 PM -- Psi Chi and UPO "Ugly Sweater" Christmas Party -- Come join us!
Previous Meetings:
- Monday, October 26th at 4:00 PM -- UCARE projects -- Hear from faculty and current UCARE students about the process and how to get involved. Refreshments will be served, so we hope you can join us!
- Monday, September 21st at 4:00 PM -- Research Night -- Hear from faculty and grad students about reseach opportunities for undergraduates. Refreshments will be served, so we hope you can join us!
- Current Research Opportunities - updated 10/15/09
- Meeting Minutes - updated 9/28/09
- Monday, September 14th at 4:00 PM -- Social Meeting -- Come get to know other Psychology major and minors. Refreshments will be served, so we hope you can join us!
- 2009 Induction Ceremony -- Wednesday, April 22nd at 3:30 PM in the Union
- Wednesday, April 1st at 5:30 PM, room 77 Burnett Hall (in basement) -- Officer Elections -- Congratulations to our new officers!
- Wednesday, March 4th at 5:30 PM, room 77 Burnett Hall (in basement) -- Help with the GRE -- come hear from a representative from Kaplan as well as seniors who have recently taken the GRE about how best to prepare. Refreshments will be served, so we hope you can join us!
- Wednesday, Februrary 11th at 5:30 PM, room 77 Burnett Hall (in basement) -- The Real Graduate School experience -- come hear first hand what graduate school is like (from getting in, to getting through, to getting out alive) from current graduate students from all areas of psychology.
- Wednesday, November 12th at 5:30 PM, room 77 Burnett Hall (in basement) -- Career Options for Undergraduate Psychology Majors -- information about employment and internship opportunities at the bachelor's level using psychology in business settings, measurement and statistics, and clinical/social work areas. Guest speakers include Mary Sullivan, Lincoln Regional Center Director of Programming, Marie Mitchell, Assistant Professor from CBA at UNL, and Cal Garbin, Professor of Psychology at UNL.
- Wednesday, October 22nd at 5:30 PM, room 77 Burnett Hall (in basement) -- Honor's Theses and UCARE
- Information about completing undergraduate honor's theses and UCARE projects from faculty who know: Drs. Leger, Bevins, and Flowers
- Meeting Minutes
- Wednesday, September 24th at 5:30 PM, room 77 Burnett Hall (in basement) -- Research Night -- find out how to become involved in faculty and grad student research projects!
List of current projects presented
- Wednesday, September 17th at 5:30 PM, room 77 Burnett Hall (in basement) -- Social Meeting
Our History
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"The purpose of this organization shall be primarily to advance the science of psychology; and secondly to encourage, stimulate, and maintain scholarship of the individual members in all academic fields, particularly in psychology."
Psi Chi was founded Sept. 4, 1942 at the 9th International Congress of Psychology. The Congress, held at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut began with 22 universities and colleges as charter members. The Psi Chi chapter at the University of Nebraska was among the charter members of the national organization -- recognized as the 8th chapter initiated overall.
Psi Chi began primarily as an organization for those students in psychology who were working on research projects. The students in individual chapters would get together and discuss various topics of research. Since then Psi Chi has grown to serve many other functions in the field of psychology, such as community service and educational projects. The national chapter still recognizes excellence in research through nationwide graduate and undergraduate research competitions and awards. Since 1929, Psi Chi has expanded greatly. With over 800 chapters and thousands of members, Psi Chi is one of the largest and most respected honor societies in the country.
“The Undergraduate Psychology Organization (UPO) is an information organization sponsored by students for students interested in psychology. By sponsoring various activities, UPO promotes interest in psychology outside the traditional classroom setting. You do not need to be a psychology major or minor to take part in UPO's activities” ( College of Arts and Sciences, 2002).
During the 2002-2003 academic school year, Psi Chi and UPO joined forces to better serve the needs of psychology students at UNL. Although students are able to officially hold membership in one or both organizations, all meetings and events are held together in order to maintain a larger group to provide social and academic opportunities to all students who are interested in psychology.
Membership Requirements
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Psi Chi Honor Society Membership:
Applications for Psi Chi membership in the fall of 2009 were due by October 30th, 2009. Please check back in February of 2010 for the next opportunity to apply.
Completed applications along with one-time dues of $50 ($45 national dues + $5 local dues) should be returned to the Psi Chi mailbox in room 237 Burnett (bottom row, on the right). Please make your check out to "Psi Chi". You may provide cash if it is within a sealed envelope. You will be notified via email when your application is accepted. Applications that are received lateor that are incomplete will be considered for the spring induction process. All new inductees from fall 2009 or spring 2010 will be recognized at the annual induction ceremony in April.
Psi Chi Membership Applications will be accepted twice a year, in October and March. Requirements for membership in the UNL chapter are as follows.
NOTE: requirements may vary from chapter to chapter, so they are different for UNL than what is listed on the national application form:
- Second-semester sophomore standing or higher
- 12 credit hours of psychology completed -OR- 9 hrs completed and currently enrolled in 3 credit hours
- 3.3 overall GPA (for completed courses only)
- 3.5 GPA for all completed psychology courses
Did you join Psi Chi last year but not attend the initiation ceremony? If so, you can pick up your certificate and pin from the faculty advisor (Dr. Lesa Hoffman: lhoffman2@unl.edu). Certificates not claimed by the end of the following school year after initiation will be discarded.
Even if you are not yet a member, we encourage you to attend our meetings at anytime.
Undergraduate Psychology Organization (UPO) Membership:
Anyone can join UPO -- there are no GPA or credit hour restrictions, and even non-psychology majors are welcome to join. Simply pay the yearly dues of $10 to the UPO Treasurer (Drew White: drewwhite1988@yahoo.com) at any meeting and you will be added to our master list of members.
2009-2010 Advisor and Officers
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Faculty Academic Advisor ~ Dr. Lesa Hoffman: lhoffman2@unl.edu
Psi Chi and UPO President ~ Sarah Davenport: sarah_davenport06@hotmail.com
Psi Chi and UPO Vice President ~ Chelsie Potter: potterchelsie@yahoo.com
Psi Chi Treasurer ~ Amin Makkawy: aminmakkawy@gmail.com
UPO Treasurer ~ Drew White: drewwhite1988@yahoo.com
Psi Chi Secretary ~ Carrie Hagstrom: carrie.hagstrom@huskers.unl.edu
UPO Secretary ~ Carrie Chen: cchen@huskers.unl.edu
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