Shorter University's Alpha Chi honor society named a Star Chapter

March 21, 2011 - Shorter University’s Alpha Chi Georgia Theta Chapter has been named a Star Chapter Award Winner for the 2009-2010 academic year. Shorter’s chapter will be presented an award for their achievement at the upcoming 2011 Alpha Chi National Convention in San Diego, Calif.

Shorter’s Alpha Chi chapter was one of 37 chapters selected for this honor nationwide. There are 300 chapters of Alpha Chi in the United States. Chapters earn a Star award by meeting several criteria, including having a faculty sponsor and a student member at the annual national or regional convention; having a student presenter on the convention program; having a national scholarship or fellowship nominee; sponsoring a campus program with an academic emphasis; registering new members; and filing the annual chapter report. 

Since being reinvigorated in 2009, Shorter’s chapter has grown exponentially and has inducted more than 90 members. Twenty-eight new invitees will be inducted into the chapter this spring. This year, Shorter will send four Alpha Chi members to the national convention in San Diego, as well as assistant sponsor and Shorter faculty member, Dr. Robert Turner. The student participants include Sarah Boring of Maryville, Tenn., Jocelyn Tow of Calhoun, Laura Watson of Peachtree City, and Cheryl Culp of Rome.

Dr. Kathi Vosevich, Liberal Arts chair and faculty advisor for Alpha Chi, stands with a group of Alpa Chi members outside the Fitton Student Union. Students are, from left: Jamie Hopkins, Lee Kelley, Sarah Boring – Alpha Chi president, Megan Seddon, Susana Polley, Sarah Weaver, Cheryl Culp and Melonie Hardy — Alpha Chi vice president.

Alpha Chi is a prestigious national honor society open to the top 10 percent of juniors and seniors academically. Membership is by invitation only. Since 1922, Alpha Chi has been promoting academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students—and honoring those who achieve such distinction. As a national honor society, Alpha Chi provides many opportunities for leadership, as well as undergraduate and graduate scholarships. In fact, Alpha Chi typically awards $60,000 a year in 26 scholarships and fellowships to individual members. The society also publishes the Recorder, a scholarly journal for student publications, and offers conventions for students to gain valuable experience in presenting their work, as well as win cash prizes.

Founded in 1873, Shorter University is a Christian college committed to excellence in education. Since 2003, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Shorter among the South’s best baccalaureate colleges, and the Princeton Review annually includes Shorter on its lists of best value and best Southeastern colleges.The university offers traditional bachelor’s degrees in 48 major areas as well as undergraduate degree programs for working adults, the Master of Business Administration, the Master of Education and the Master of Arts in Leadership. General education and calculus courses are offered in an online format, and Shorter recently launched online programs that lead toward the Associate of Science, the Bachelor of Business Administration, and the Master of Accountancy degrees. For more information, visit www.shorter.edu.

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