Alpha Chi ( All Academic Fields / Liberal Arts ) - Alpha Chi is a prestigious national honor society open to the top 10% of Juniors and Seniors academically. Membership is by invitation only. Read more

Sponsor -Dr. Kathi Vosevich

Assistant Sponsors- Dr. Angie O’Neal and Dr. Justin Pettegrew




Members of Alpha Chi

Alpha Psi Omega (Theatre Honor Society) - Recognizes outstanding artistic achievements of college/university theatre students.

Alpha Sigma (Sophomore Honor Society) - Membership is based on an outstanding scholastic record following one year at Shorter.

Beta Beta Beta (Biological Honor Society) - National honor society for biologists, open to superior students of biology and allied sciences.

Sponsor - Ms. Lisa Keith

Kappa Delta Pi - National honor society whose mission is to sustain an honored community of diverse educators by promoting excellence and advancing scholarship, leadership, and service. The vision of KDP is to help committed educators be leaders in improving education for global citizenship.

Sponsor - Ms. Kristy Brown

Lambda Pi Eta (Communication Arts) - National Communication Association’s official honor society recognizes, fosters, and rewards outstanding scholastic achievement while stimulating interest in the communication discipline.   

Sponsor - Dr. Cassandra Johnson

Phi Alpha Theta (Social Sciences / History) - National honor society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. We seek to bring students and teachers together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways.

Sponsor - Dr. Justin Pettegrew

Pi Gamma Mu (Social Sciences/Psychology) - International honor society in social sciences. The mission of Pi Gamma Mu is to encourage and promote excellence in the social sciences and to uphold the ideals of scholarship and service. 

Sponsor - Dr. Jill Borchert

Pi Kappa Lambda (Music Honor Society) - National Honor Society for the highest level of musical achievement and academic scholarship. Read more

Dr. Jerico Vasquez, President
Dr. Rebekah Jordan-Miller, Secretary

Sigma Tau Delta (English & Modern Languages) - International honor society to confer distinction for high achievement in English language, literature, and writing and dedicated to fostering literacy and all aspects of the discipline of English.

Sponsor - Ms. Nellene Benhardus

Theta Alpha Kappa (Christian Studies) - National honor society dedicated to recognizing academic excellence in baccalaureate and post-baccalaureate students and in scholars in the fields of Religious Studies and Theology.

Sponsor - Dr. Alan Hix