Phi Alpha Theta

The International Honor Society for History

Mu Chapter

General Information

Established March 17, 1921 at the University of Arkansas
745 active Chapters
40 Regional Meetings nationwide
8,000 new initiates in 1994
Eight scholarships awarded annually
Six Annual Paper Prize Awards
Two Annual Book Awards
Charter member of Association of College Honor Societies
Lifetime membership fee of $30.00
Optional annual subscriptions:

The Historian - quarterly publication - $25.00/year
The News Letter - three issues per year - $10.00
"Sustaining Membership" - both publications - $40.00/year

Membership Qualifications

Undergraduates:

3.0 GPA in more than 12 hours of history
3.0 overall GPA (ranking in upper 35% of class)

Graduate Students

One-third of graduate work completed
3.0 average

Activities of Mu Chapter

Chartered in 1932 - 13th of 745 Chapters
Two initiations annually
With History Department, Lecture Series, and State "History Day" activities
Internships at Faulkner County Historical Museum
Book Sale
Attend Regional Meetings, present papers at meetings
Annual Picnic

Sponsors and Officers

Dr. Roger Pauly
Dr. Harry Readnour