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Phi Alpha Theta
and History Club

For more information about Phi Alpha Theta, please contact Dr. Simonelli

Phi Alpha Theta

Phi Alpha Theta is the international honors society for people interested in history as an academic discipline. At Youngstown State University , we are a group of the best students in history who promote history as a discipline through various enjoyable and academic activities, which this year will include:

* A “Lose Your Prohibitions” fundraiser, with a theme focused on the ending of Prohibition in 1934

* A guided tour of Gettysburg ’s battlefields and a historic preservation tour of the town

* “History and a Movie” afternoons, where we watch films and discuss their historical significance

* 2 book and bake sale fundraisers and a trash and treasure sale at the end of the year

We also are involved in charity and community service efforts, including a hurricane relief effort for New Orleans this September which raised $1600 for Catholic Charities and the Human Society in support of their efforts. Similar efforts will be organized on a yearly basis in September.

Membership Requirements

Our one-time initiation fee of $40.00 per student is payable at the time of initiation. This fee includes a membership certificate and four issues of our journal, The Historian. Membership in Phi Alpha Theta is a lifetime membership . Thereafter, there are no annual dues or fees.

REQUIREMENTS TO BECOME A MEMBER ( Membership is NOT limited to History majors)

Undergraduate Students

* must complete at least 12 semester hours in History (4 courses) with a GPA of at least 3.4

* must have a GPA of 3.0 or better overall

* must be in the top 35% of their graduating class

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Graduate Students

* must complete a minimum of 9 semester hours towards their Master's Degree in History

* must have a GPA of better than 3.5

Faculty Members

Faculty members above the rank of Instructor who teach History automatically qualify, pay the same induction fee, and receive the same membership privileges.

Applicants may apply at any time during the 2009-2010 school year between the beginning of the first summer session 2010 up until April 1, 2010 . Induction of accepted members will take place at a banquet TBA at Mount Carmel Church Social Hall.

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