Honor Societies

General Information

What to Join?

Alpha Lambda Delta

Alpha Phi Sigma

Alpha Zeta, Illinois Delta Chapter

Beta Alpha Psi

Beta Gamma Sigma

Beta Psi/Phi Alpha Chapter

Delta Phi Alpha

Epsilon Pi Tau

Eta Sigma Gamma, Omega Chapter

ETA Sigma Phi

Golden Key International Honour Society

Kappa Delta Epsilon

Kappa Delta Pi

Kappa Omicron Nu

Lambda Pi ETA

Mortar Board (Red Tassel Chapter)

National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS)

Omicron Delta Epsilon

Phi Alpha Theta

Phi Beta Delta

Phi ETA Sigma

Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society

Pi Delta Phi

Pi Gamma Mu

Pi Sigma Alpha

Psi Chi

Sigma Delta Pi

Sigma Iota Epsilon

Sigma Tau Delta

Sigma Theta Tau International, Xi Pi Chapter

Upsilon Pi Epsilon

Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society

Phi Sigma Biological Honor Society Web site

Departmental Affiliation:
Biological Sciences

Purpose/Description:
Phi Sigma promotes research in the biological sciences and fosters interaction between faculty and students in the Department of Biological Sciences.

Membership Criteria:
Undergraduate members of Phi Sigma must be juniors or seniors majoring in Biological Sciences with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.

Membership Costs:
A one-time $55 fee.

Membership Benefits:
Members become part of the only nationally recognized honor society for the biological sciences. Members also receive a one-year subscription to the journal "BioScience".

Undergraduate members are eligible to apply for an R. D. Weigel Research Grant, which is a competitively awarded grant that supports original research and is awarded during the spring semester to support research to be conducted during the following twelve months.

Advisor Contact Information:
Rachel Bowden

(309) 438-3834

John Sedbrook

(309) 438-3374