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Book Club
Contact: Kathleen MaloneyThe Book Club provides a relaxed setting for reading texts that you will not likely encounter in your classes. The group consists of students, faculty and staff who choose, read, and discusses two books per semester and several more each summer.
Foreign Language Club
The Foreign Languages Club hosted presentations and discussions about "Foreign Languages and National Security," led by personnel from the Cryptologic Center of the National Security Agency in San Antonio. The US needs more competent speakers of a number of critical languages, and, in any career, the professional profile of any person is improved when he or she can speak one or two foreign languages. During the presentation, one important point was stressed: even if you cannot speak one of the critical languages the country needs right now, the fact that you have learned other languages means that your brain has been "wired," or "exercised" for language acquisition, and you will more easily learn another language.International Relations Society
Contact: irsocietystmu@gmail.comThe International Relations Society of St. Mary's University is a society of students, both graduate and undergraduate, that study or have an interest in international relations. The primary goal of the International Relations Society is to promote social networking among graduate and undergraduate students and alumni interested in international relations. The International Relations Society provides a forum to share information concerning career opportunities, events and academic programs, as well as to provide mentorship to students interested in entering the field of international relations. The Society will also continuously support and promote the values of St. Mary's University.
Lambda Pi Eta
As a national Communication Honor Society, Lamba Pi Eta encourages and promotes professional development in the field of communications. Members are recognized for their outstanding achievement as a Speech Communication or English-Communication Arts major. To learn more about Lambda Pi Eta and the National Communication Association, visit them at www.natcom.org/nca.Phi Beta Delta - Zeta Iota Chapter
Faculty Advisors: Celine A. Jacquemin, Ph.D., Director of the Undergraduate International Relations Program, (210) 431-2013, cjacquemin1@stmarytx.eduMinita E. Santizo, Director of the International Education Program, (210) 431-4308, msantizo@stmarytx.edu
Phi Beta Delta, founded at California State University, Long Beach in 1986, was established as an organization in 1987 with 38 chartered chapters, many of which had existed for a considerable time previously at the local level. It is the first honor society dedicated to recognizing scholarly achievement in international education. As of May of 2003, 134 chapters have been chartered. Phi Beta Delta traces its background to the eighteenth-century founding of Phi Beta Kappa. In the nineteenth century, Greek fraternities divided into the social, professional, and academic Greeks. Phi Beta Delta is an academic and professional society, unique because it is resolutely interdisciplinary and international. Its formal organization brought together numerous pre-existing internally-oriented campus groups. Its goals are:
- to recognize the scholarly achievement of international students and scholars, who have studied abroad and faculty and staff who are involved in international activities;
- to serve as a vehicle for the development of academic-based international programming;
- to provide a network on each campus of faculty, staff and students involved in international endeavors; and
- to extend this network to thousands of members in chapters throughout the world.
Phi (philomatheia) - love of knowledge; Beta (biotremmonia) - valuing of human life; and Delta (diapheren) - achieving excellence.
The colors chosen for the honor society were red and gold. Red symbolizes the strength and diversity of humankind and gold is a symbol for the sun from which all people and cultures draw strength and life.
The Crest of the Society was designed with a globe, a torch, the sun, a book, and a shield. The globe represents the international perspective of the Society's members. The torch symbolizes the leadership and influence of the Society. The sun stands for the energy from which all cultures draw strength. The book symbolizes the coining and sharing of knowledge. The shield represents the preservation of academic freedom. Applications due to Dr. Jacquemin by October 31, 2010.
Phi Sigma Iota
Phi Sigma Iota was founded at Allegheny College, Penn., and recognizes outstanding ability and high standards in the field of foreign languages, literature, and cultures, including classics, Linguistics, Philology, Comparative Literature, Bilingual Education. It is the highest academic honor in the field of foreign languages. The honors society promotes trips abroad, publishes the national magazine "The Forum," and fosters and spirit of liberal culture.
The honor society recognizes:
- Junior and senior undergraduate students of foreign languages who have at least a B average in their entire college work and all foreign-language courses; have completed at least one course at the third-year level; and rank in the highest 35 percent of their class in general scholarship.
- Graduate students of foreign languages who have completed at least one semester of graduate work; have at least a B-plus average in all courses taken; and have attained a high degree of competence in at least one foreign language.
- Undergraduate and graduate students of summer schools, study-abroad programs, and extension division under special conditions.
- Outstanding foreign-languages faculty of colleges and universities.
- Persons not eligible for numerary membership but who have made extraordinary.contributions to the ideals for which Phi Sigma Iota stands.
- Scholarly achievements without regard to race, religion, or nationality.
- Educational institutions of higher learning by granting a charter.
Phi Sigma Tau
WebsitePhi Sigma Tau is a Philosophy Honor Society which serves as a means of awarding distinction to students having high scholarship and personal interest in philosophy; to promote student interest in research and advanced study in this field; to provide opportunities for the publication of student research papers of merit; to encourage a professional spirit and friendship among those who have displayed marked ability in this field; to popularize interest in philosophy among the general collegiate public.
Psi Chi
Adviser: Dr. Jennifer Zwahr-Castro, jzwahrcastro@stmarytx.eduPresident: Rose Fonseca, rfonseca1@mail.stmarytx.edu
Vice President: Cyndy Alvarez, calvarez2@mail.stmarytx.edu
Treasurer: Jennie Beltran, jbeltran2@mail.stmarytx.edu
Historian: Julie Crusa, jcrusa@mail.stmarytx.edu
Social Chair: Lily Gutierrez, lilygtzv9@yahoo.com
Secretary: Samantha Lopez, slopez43@mail.stmarytx.edu
Risk Management: Kristina Garcia, kgarcia21@mail.stmarytx.edu
Official Site: http://www.psichi.org
Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology. It is one of the largest honor societies in the United States. The purposes of Psi Chi are to encourage, stimulate and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in Psychology, and to advance the science of Psychology.
The St. Mary's Psi Chi chapter encourages its members to achieve academic excellence, to become involved in research mentored by professors, and to engage in service activities. Psi Chi members participate in a different service project each month.
Membership Requirements
- Completion of 9 semester hours of Psychology
- Undergraduates who are elected to Psi Chi must rank in the upper 35% of their class (sophomore, junior, senior) in general scholarship. In addition, they must also demonstrate superior scholarship in Psychology earning a minimum GPA in Psychology courses of at least 3.20, and a minimum overall GPA of 3.00.
- High standards of personal behavior.
International dues are $45. Chapter dues are $25 per semester or $30 per year.
Our St. Mary's chapter meets every other Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. in LIFE 202.
Applications may be picked up near the entrance door of the Psychology Department.
Psychology Club
Adviser: Dr. Jennifer Zwahr-Castro, jzwahrcastro@stmarytx.eduPresident: Rose Fonseca, rfonseca1@stmarytx.edu
Vice President: Cyndy Alvarez, calvarez2@stmarytx.edu
Secretary: Samantha Lopez
Service Liasion: Marissa Ximenez
Social Chair: Lily Gutierrez
Historian: Julie Crusa
Risk Management: Kristina Garcia
If you are interested in:
- Learning more about the field of psychology
- Providing service to the community
- Getting acquainted with your fellow students
...then Psychology Club might be for you.
Psychology Club is open to anyone who is interested in joining (you need not be a psychology major). Dues are $20 per semester.
We meet every other Wednesday from 4 to 5 p.m. in LIFE 202.
Sigma Tau Delta
Faculty Advisor: Richard Pressman, Ph.D.This a national English Honor Society has had a chapter, Upsilon Psi, at St. Mary's since 1989. The chapter is mainly honorific, rewarding those who do well in their English courses with the opportunity to demonstrate that earned competence to prospective graduate schools and employers. To learn more about Sigma Tau Delta, visit the organization at www.english.org.
