Several students will been inducted into Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology, at Rogers State University.
The RSU chapter of Psi Chi will have an induction ceremony for new members and chapter officers at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12, in Post Hall on the RSU campus in Claremore.
Speaking at the induction ceremony will be Dr. Richard Boyd, vice president for academic affairs and RSU President Dr. Joe Wiley.
The faculty advisors for Psi Chi are Dr. Kevin M. P. Woller, assistant professor in RSU’s Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Dr. Abe Marrero, department head. Woller will also be serving as the induction officer for the event.
Students inducted into Psi Chi will be ReAnne Ashlock of Skiatook, George Drywater, Christopher Fisher of Claremore, John Hathcoat of Wagoner, Lisa Lauderdale of Chelsea, Heather McDaris of Sheila McKinnell, Raymond Stoner of Des Moines, Iowa, and Jamie Whorton of Tulsa. Officers to be inducted include Sherri A. Hunter, president; Johnny Mark Kirk, vice president; Jennifer Maria Curtin, secretary; Patricia L. Sanders, treasurer; and Patricia Ann Reeves and Raymond Gene Stoner, representatives from the RSU Student Government Association.
Psi Chi was founded in 1929 at Yale University. The organization’s stated purpose is “to encourage, stimulate and maintain excellence in scholarship, and to advance the science of psychology.” Many of the society’s members have gone on to distinguished careers in psychology.
Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of both the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. The organization has grown into one of the largest honor societies in the world with more than 1,000 chapters at colleges and universities across the U.S. Chapters recognize academic achievement by granting membership in the society, sponsor programs and activities that enhance the regular curriculum, and provide practical experience in the field.
For more information on the chapter of Psi Chi at RSU, call (918) 343-7568.