National Honor Societies & Recognition Societies

Alpha Lambda Delta President: Laura Schumaker, s10.lschumaker Adviser: John Young, Interim Dean of Students Office Phone: 327-7800 Women who have a 3.5 cumulative G.P.A. during their first year are eligible for this national honor society. Alpha Sigma Lambda President: Susan Cain, ce.scain Adviser: Paul Parlato, Dean of School of Community Education Office Phone: 327-9315 This national honor society for adult students recognizes superior academic achievement by mature adults who typically pursue their studies while meeting major responsibilities of work and family. Chi Alpha Sigma President: TBA Adviser: Rebecca Hall, Women's Softball Coach Office Phone: 327-6460 Members of this national college athletic honor society must be of junior class standing and have earned a letter in a varsity intercollegiate sport. They must also be of good moral character and have a 3.4 cumulative GPA. Ivy Ring President: Kara Guss, s09.kguss and Kathleen Graham, s09.kgraham Adviser: Molly Wood, Associate Professor of History Office Phone: 327-7844 Sophomore women who show outstanding academic achievement and service are eligible. Mortar Board President: Stephanie Rines, s08.srines Adviser: Tim Lewis, Professor of Biology Office Phone: 327-6486 This national honor society is for seniors who demonstrate scholarship, leadership, and service. Omicron Delta Kappa President: Jacob Ark, s08.jark Adviser: Margaret Goodman, Associate Professor of Biology Office Phone: 327-6480 Those who exemplify scholarship, noteworthy leadership, outstanding character, and active participation in all phases of college life are eligible for this national honor society for seniors. Order of Omega President: Erik Lindsjo, s08.elindsjo Adviser: Shelley Reynolds, Director of Greek Life Office Phone: 327-7817 Eligibility is extended to those junior and senior men and women who exemplify character, scholarship, service, and leadership in the Greek community, and hold a G.P.A. of 3.0 or above. Phi Beta Kappa President: Fred Tiffany, ftiffany Adviser: Fred Tiffany, Associate Professor of Economics Office Phone: 327-7933 This national society recognizes students who have achieved high academic distinction at Wittenberg. Phi Beta Kappa stresses the importance of the liberal arts and sciences and elects to membership only those students who have demonstrated their awareness of liberal arts tradition by building programs broad in scope yet sufficiently concentrated to ensure comprehensive knowledge in one or more disciplines. Students are normally elected as seniors or, in special cases, as juniors. They must major in one of the liberal arts or sciences, have a high grade-point average, have taken a variety of courses outside the major and have demonstrated a knowledge of mathematics and foreign language appropriate to a liberal arts education. Phi Eta Sigma President: Bobby Ritzi, s10.rritzi Adviser: John Young, Interim Dean of Students Office Phone: 327-7800 Men who have a 3.5 cumulative G.P.A. during the first year are eligible for this national honor society. Pick and Pen President: Eric Hartfelder, s08.ehartfelder Adviser: Robin Inboden, Professor of English Office Phone: 327-7064 The top 20 percent of the sophomore class is eligible for this junior honor society. Selection is made on the basis of scholarship, leadership, service, and character.