National Honor Scholarship Society
Belmont University Eta Chapter
Motto: "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you
free."
Alpha Chi membership is the highest academic honor awarded by
Belmont University. Its requirements are to be in the top
10% academically of all students, and to be of junior or senior class
rank. Alpha Chi members are nominated by the faculty and
must have “outstanding moral character” and display leadership,
integrity,
and service. Belmont University is the Eta Chapter of Alpha
Chi
in Region III. Alpha Chi chapters can be found at more than 300
colleges and universities in 45 states. The name of Alpha Chi
derives from the initial letters of the Greek words meaning TRUTH
and CHARACTER.
Alpha Chi’s Region III includes Tennessee, North and South
Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama.
Membership in Alpha Chi recognizes previous accomplishments and
provides opportunity for continued growth and service. Alpha
Chi
seeks to find ways to assist students in “making scholarship effective
for good.” Chapters sponsor a variety of local programs designed
to enhance the intellectual life and to uphold the ethical standards of
their academic communities. These include scholarly lectures,
panel
discussions, academic contests, and receptions for prospective members,
and tutorial help and community service projects. Students who
join
Alpha Chi can expect several benefits of membership:
- Recognition as distinguished scholars by the University's
highest honorary society.
- A recognition pin and formal membership certificate.
- Lifetime membership card.
- Green and blue honors cords at graduation.
- Alpha Chi members
and alumni will receive a $50 discount off all LSAT, MCAT, GRE and GMAT
test prep courses.
- Alpha Chi has a
partnership with Princeton Review that can help you raise your test
scores so you become a more
competitive applicant to top grad schools. The Princeton Review
is available to assist Alpha Chi chapters by providing free admissions
and testprep information.
- The National Council of Alpha Chi will award ten Benedict
Fellowships of $2,500.00 each for graduate study towards master's,
doctor's, or professional degree and ten Nolle Scholarships of
$1,500.00
each for undergraduate study to qualified members of Alpha Chi. Our
chapter can nominate only two
members. For
additional award information, check out the Alpha Chi National Office
or one of the sponsors below. You may also wish to visit Brown's Graduation Supply
for official Alpha Chi supplies and awards. The scholarship
deadline is February 22.
- Biology major JoEllen Bennett was admitted to Vanderbilt
University Medical School for 2004.
- Opportunities to present scholarly work at Annual Conventions. Every
spring in March or April, Alpha Chi sponsors a convention centered
around student research and scholarship. Members make
presentations in a variety of fields. Subsidies make it possible
for our chapter to send
a delegation at little cost. In odd-numbered years, we have a
national convention in a major city; in even-numbered years, we have
a regional conventions.
- Submission of scholarly
articles to the Alpha Chi
Recorder.
Alpha Chi Calendar:
- Organizational meetings
- Elect and Install new officers
- September: Letters of Invitation sent out
- Informational Meeting for new
members
- Induction Ceremony
- Apply for Benedict and Nolle Scholarships for graduate school
and senior year: deadline Feb. 22
- Letters of Invitation sent out
- Spring Induction Ceremony
- Scholarship and Awards Day, 10:00 AM,
Massey
Auditorium
- Baccalaureate Service, Belmont Heights
Baptist
Church, 2:00 PM
- Spring Commencement
- Frequently Asked Questions
Additional
Information
This web page maintained by Jonathan L. Thorndike
Belmont University Honors Program