Clubs and Organizations
The History Club at USD brings together history majors, minors, history graduate students, prospective majors or minors, alumni, faculty and students and anyone interested in the study of history for formal and informal activities that build a sense of a community and promote history at USD.
It organizes excursions, speakers, film screenings, events around various history months, academic panel discussions and guest lectures, social gatherings and further dialogue between faculty and students. It may also act as informal resource and support network for history students, e.g. by facilitating the sharing of advice, helping history students find resources, connect to the alumni community and organizing graduate school or job application workshops focused on the skills and resources you bring as a history major/minor.
Membership is free.
Note: Students can be a member of both the History Club and History Honors Society
Join USD's History Club by registering through Associated Students.
Organization Contact
History Club
- Ivy Mendez
Co-President
ivymendez@sandiego.edu - Omsu Nguyen
Co-President
onguyen@sandiego.edu - Toyo Aboderin, PhD
Club Adviser
oaboderin@sandiego.edu
A viable society, Phi Alpha Theta is composed of chapters in properly accredited colleges and universities. All students in these institutions, who have completed the required number of history courses and are maintaining high standards in their college or university studies, are eligible for membership.
History
The International Honor Society in History, Phi Alpha Theta, was organized at the University of Arkansas on March 17, 1921. Since that time it has grown to over six hundred and fifty chapters in fifty states, Puerto Rico, Canada and the Philippine Islands. It is the largest, in number of chapters, of the accredited honor societies holding membership in the Association of College Honor Societies. The total number of its initiates, since organization, is more than 150,000.
Mission
At the same time, Phi Alpha Theta is a professional society the objective of which is the promotion of the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication, and the exchange of learning and thought among historians. It seeks to bring students, teachers and writers of history together both intellectually and socially, and it encourages and assists, in a variety of ways, historical research and publication by its members.
In addition to hosting initiation receptions in the fall and spring semesters, Phi Alpha Theta organizes numerous activities throughout the academic year, including field trips, film screenings, lectures and community service events.
Eligibility
Membership is not restricted to History majors or minors. In order to be eligible for initiation, students must have achieved a GPA of 3.3 or higher in at least 12 units of History and an overall GPA of at least 3.0.
Membership Requirements
- Students are also responsible for annual membership dues of $60.
Benefits
- Membership in a National Honor Society
- One-year subscription to The Historian
- Opportunity to present research papers at Phi Alpha Theta conferences
- Camaraderie of other USD students interested in history
Application
Registration forms are available in the History Department office.
Organization Contact
Phi Alpha Theta
- Clara Oberle, PhD
Club Adviser
oberle@sandiego.edu
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