help! can't remember the name of an honor society!

[epsilonprodigy]

I was inducted into an academic honor society of some sort in undergrad 10 years ago and can't for the life of me remember the name! i thought i had documentation of everything but apparently i'm missing this one. it was a three letter greek name and i got inducted sophomore year. How can i find this info? The registrar's office was completely unhelpful and it's not on my transcript.

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[ISUBird100]

Was it Alpha Lambda Delta? I was in that one, but I can't remember if it was for freshmen and sophomore or just freshmen.

 

[kpcrew]

Phi Beta Kappa?

 

[LizzyM]

No one cares. Leave it out. Your transcript speaks for itself.

 

[alwaysaangel]

If you can't remember the name then its probably not something thats significant enough to bother listing on your application.

 

[ponyo]

I was inducted into an academic honor society of some sort in undergrad 10 years ago and can't for the life of me remember the name! i thought i had documentation of everything but apparently i'm missing this one. it was a three letter greek name and i got inducted sophomore year. How can i find this info? The registrar's office was completely unhelpful and it's not on my transcript.

phi beta kappa?

 

[minerva3121]

Here's a list from wikipedia:


General Honor Societies

• Alpha Chi, ΑΧ (All academic fields)
• Alpha Epsilon Lambda, AEΛ (graduate students)
• Alpha Kappa Mu, ΑΚΜ (all academic fields)
• Alpha Lambda Delta, ΑΛΔ (freshman scholarship)
• Alpha Sigma Lambda, ΑΣΛ (Non-traditional students)
• Alpha Sigma Nu, ΑΣΝ (general scholarship at Jesuit institutions of higher education)
• Gamma Beta Phi, ΓΒΦ (academics)
• Gamma Sigma Alpha, ΓΣΑ (academic achievement in fraternities and sororities)
• Delta Alpha Pi, ΔΑΠ (students with disabilities)
• Delta Epsilon Tau, ΔΕΤ - Distance Education and Training Council
• Delta Epsilon Sigma, ΔΕΣ (all academic fields at traditionally Catholic colleges and universities)
• Delta Epsilon Iota, ΔΕΙ - (academics
• Golden Key International Honour Society (academics)
• Honors Society (academics)
• Kappa Theta Epsilon, ΚΘΕ (co-operative education)
• National Residence Hall Honorary, NRHH (Residence hall leadership/service)
• National Society of Collegiate Scholars, NSCS (scholarship/leadership/service)
• Phi Eta Sigma, ΦΗΣ (freshman scholarship)
• Phi Kappa Phi, ΦΚΦ (all academic fields)
• Phi Sigma Theta, ΦΣΘ (general scholarship)
• Phi Sigma Pi, ΦΣΠ (general scholarship) (Phi Sigma Pi is an Honors Fraternity)
• Tau Sigma, ΤΣ (transfer students)

Discipline Specific Honor Societies

Arts and Sciences

• Alpha Kappa Delta, ΑΚΔ (sociology)
• Alpha Psi Omega, ΑΨΩ (theatre)
• Alpha Upsilon Alpha, ΑΥΑ (reading and language arts)
• Beta Kappa Chi, ΒΚΧ (natural sciences/mathematics)
• Eta Sigma Phi, ΗΣΦ (classics)
• Kappa Pi, (art)
• Kappa Mu Epsilon, ΚΜΕ (mathematics)
• Lambda Sigma, ΛΣ (student leadership, scholarship, and service)
• Mu Alpha Theta ΜΑΘ (mathematics)
• Mu Beta Psi, ΜΒΨ (music)
• Mu Phi Epsilon, ΜΦΕ (music)
• Mu Sigma Rho, ΜΣΡ (statistics)
• Order of Omega (fraternities and sororities)
• Pi Mu Epsilon, ΠΜΕ (mathematics)
• Pi Nu Epsilon, ΠΝΕ (music)
• Phi Beta Kappa ΦΒΚ (undergraduate arts and sciences)
• Phi Sigma Tau, ΦΣΤ (philosophy)
• Chi Beta Phi, XBΦ (science and mathematics)
• Psi Chi, ΨΧ (psychology)

Business

• Beta Alpha Psi, ΒΑΨ (accounting/finance/information systems)
• Beta Gamma Sigma, ΒΓΣ (AACSB accredited business programs)
• Delta Mu Delta, ΔΜΔ (ACBSP accredited business programs)
• Kappa Beta Delta (ACBSP accredited business Programs)
• Mu Kappa Tau, ΜΚΤ (marketing)
• Omega Rho, ΩΡ (operations research, management science)
• Omicron Delta Epsilon, ΟΔΕ (economics)
• Sigma Beta Delta, ΣΒΔ (business programs at schools without specific business accreditation)

Education

• Kappa Delta Pi ΚΔΠ (education)
• Kappa Delta Epsilon Society ΚΔΕ (education)
• Pi Omega Pi, ΠΩΠ (business education)
• Phi Beta Delta ΦΒΔ (international education)

Engineering

• Alpha Epsilon, ΑΕ (agricultural/food/biological engineering)
• Alpha Eta Mu Beta, ΑΗΜΒ (biomedical engineering)
• Alpha Nu Sigma, ΑΝΣ (nuclear engineering)
• Alpha Pi Mu, ΑΠΜ (industrial engineering)
• Alpha Sigma Mu, ΑΣΜ (metallurgy/materials engineering)
• Chi Epsilon, ΧΕ (civil engineering)
• Eta Kappa Nu, ΗΚΝ (electrical engineering, computer engineering)
• Pi Epsilon Tau, ΠΕΤ (petroleum engineering)
• Pi Tau Sigma, ΠΤΣ (mechanical engineering)
• Sigma Gamma Tau, ΣΓΤ (aerospace engineering)
• Sigma Sigma Pi, ΣΣΠ (energy engineering)
• Tau Alpha Pi, ΤΑΠ (engineering technology)
• Tau Beta Pi, ΤΒΠ (engineering)
• Phi Alpha Epsilon, ΦΑΕ (architectural engineering)
• Omega Chi Epsilon, ΩΧΕ (chemical engineering)

Journalism and Communications

• Alpha Delta Sigma, ADS (American Advertising Federation)
• Kappa Tau Alpha, ΚΤΑ (journalism/mass communication)

Languages

• Alpha Mu Gamma, AMΓ (foreign language)
• Gamma Kappa Alpha, ΓΚΑ (Italian)
• Delta Phi Alpha, ΔΦΑ - (German)
• Pi Delta Phi, ΠΔΦ (French)
• Sigma Delta Pi, ΣΔΠ (Spanish and Portuguese)
• Phi Sigma Iota, ΦΣΙ (foreign language, linguistics, literature)

Law

• Order of Barristers (lawyers)
• Phi Alpha Delta, ΦΑΔ (pre-law)

Leadership

• Blue Key Honor Society (leadership)
• Mortar Board (leadership)
• Omicron Delta Kappa, ΟΔΚ (juniors and seniors)
• Kappa Gamma Pi ΚΓΠ (Leadership at Catholic colleges and universities)
• Sigma Alpha Lambda, ΣΑΛ (leadership)
• Sigma Alpha Pi, ΣΑΠ (leadership)
• Phi Kappa Alpha, ΦΚΑ (leadership)

Medicine

• Alpha Epsilon Delta, ΑΕΔ (pre-medical)
• Omicron Kappa Epsilon, ΟΚΕ (dental surgery)
• Sigma Theta Tau, ΣΘΤ (nursing)

Other

• Alpha Delta Mu, ΑΔΜ (social work)
• Alpha Phi Sigma, ΑΦΣ (criminal justice)
• Arnold Air Society, (United States Air Force cadets)
• Beta Beta Beta, ΒΒΒ (biology)
• Beta Phi Mu, ΒΦΜ (library science/information science/information technology)
• Chi Epsilon Pi, ΧΕΠ (meteorology)
• Delta Sigma Rho - Tau Kappa Alpha, ΔΣΡ-ΤΚΑ (forensics)
• Delta Tau Alpha, ΔΤΑ (agriculture)
• Epsilon Delta Pi,ΕΔΠ (computer information systems, computer science)
• Epsilon Pi Phi, ΕΠΦ (emergency management, disaster research, business continuity)
• Epsilon Pi Tau, ΕΠΤ (technology)
• Epsilon Tau Pi, ΕΤΠ (Eagle Scouts)
• Gamma Nu Eta, (information technology)
• Gamma Theta Upsilon, ΓΘΥ (geography)
• Gamma Sigma Delta, ΓΣΔ (agriculture)
• Gamma Sigma Epsilon, ΓΣE (chemistry)
• Kappa Kappa Psi, ΚΚΨ (band)
• Kappa Omicron Nu, KON (human sciences)
• Lambda Alpha, ΛΑ (anthropology)
• Lambda Iota Tau, ΛΙΤ (literature)
• Lambda Pi Eta, ΛΠΗ (communication)
• Nu Rho Psi, NRΨ (neuroscience)
• Pershing Rifles (United States armed forces)
• Phi Alpha (Social Work)
• Phi Alpha Theta, ΦΑΘ (history)
• Phi Lambda Upsilon, ΦΛΥ (chemistry)
• Phi Sigma, ΦΣ (Biological sciences)
• Phi Tau Sigma, ΦTΣ (Food Science and Technology)
• Phi Upsilon Omicron, ΦΥΟ (Family and consumer science)
• Pi Alpha Alpha, ΠΑΑ (public administration)
• Pi Alpha Xi ΠΑΞ (horticulture)
• Pi Epsilon, ΠΕ (environmental sciences)
• Pi Gamma Mu, ΠΓΜ (social sciences)
• Pi Kappa Delta, ΠΚΔ (forensics)
• Pi Kappa Lambda, ΠΚΛ (Music)
• Pi Lambda Theta ΠΛΘ (education)
• Pi Sigma Alpha, ΠΣΑ (political science)
• Pi Theta Epsilon, ΠΘΕ (occupational therapy)
• Rho Chi, ΡΧ (pharmacy)
• National Society of the Scabbard and Blade (ROTC cadets and midshipmen)
• Semper Fi Society (United States Marine Corps cadets)
• Sigma Gamma Epsilon, ΣΓΕ (geology/Earth sciences)
• Sigma Iota Rho, ΣΙΡ (international relations)
• Sigma Lambda Alpha, ΣΛΑ (landscape architecture)
• Sigma Lambda Chi, ΣΛΧ (construction management technology)
• Sigma Pi Kappa, ΣΠΚ (historic preservation)
• Sigma Pi Sigma, ΣΠΣ (physics)
• Sigma Tau Chi, ΣΤΧ (technical communication)
• Sigma Tau Delta, ΣΤΔ (English)
• Sigma Xi, ΣΞ (General science research)
• Sigma Zeta, ΣΖ (natural sciences/mathematics)
• Tau Beta Sigma, ΤΒΣ (marching band)
• Tau Sigma Delta, ΤΣΔ (architecture)
• Theta Chi Beta, ΘΧΒ (religious studies)
• Theta Alpha Kappa, ΘΑΚ (religious studies/philosophy)
• Theta Alpha Phi, (Theatre)
• Upsilon Phi Delta, YΦΔ (health administration)
• Upsilon Pi Epsilon, ΥΠΕ (computer science/computer engineering)
• Xi Sigma Pi, ΞΣΠ (forestry)

 

[TheMightySmiter]

If you can't remember the name, what's the point of putting it on your app? I doubt it would help you all that much.

 

[epsilonprodigy]

Holy eff, Minerva.... thank you!!


Meanwhile, I texted my best friend who was inducted with me (she didn't know either LOL) and have my mom digging through her closet. I called a bunch of 'em but no avail yet.

If I can't find it, do you think it would be acceptable to have a heading of n "academic honors" along with NCSC and Dean's List, and mention that I was also inducted into another additional honor society for freshman that were in the top 20% of their class? (that much I do know.) That is, even if I don't have a name for that additional honor society?

I know it's probably no big deal, but it's going to bug me.

 

[minerva3121]

Holy eff, Minerva.... thank you!!


Meanwhile, I texted my best friend who was inducted with me (she didn't know either LOL) and have my mom digging through her closet. I called a bunch of 'em but no avail yet.

If I can't find it, do you think it would be acceptable to have a heading of n "academic honors" along with NCSC and Dean's List, and mention that I was also inducted into another additional honor society for freshman that were in the top 20% of their class? (that much I do know.) That is, even if I don't have a name for that additional honor society?

I know it's probably no big deal, but it's going to bug me.

Don't thank me, thank wikipedia

Maybe you could go through your school's website? They must list their clubs/extracurricular activities/honor societies somewhere...

 

[alwaysaangel]

Holy eff, Minerva.... thank you!!


Meanwhile, I texted my best friend who was inducted with me (she didn't know either LOL) and have my mom digging through her closet. I called a bunch of 'em but no avail yet.

If I can't find it, do you think it would be acceptable to have a heading of n "academic honors" along with NCSC and Dean's List, and mention that I was also inducted into another additional honor society for freshman that were in the top 20% of their class? (that much I do know.) That is, even if I don't have a name for that additional honor society?

I know it's probably no big deal, but it's going to bug me.

No, then it REALLY looks like resume padding

 

[The right Path]

Could it be Sigma Theta Tau?

I don't know how valuable it would be if you didn't maintain membership or participate in chapter activities.

 

[eli20]

It's probably not worth it as has been said - there are only about 4 honor societies that mean anything anyways.

 

[Whatyousay]

It's probably not worth it as has been said - there are only about 4 honor societies that mean anything anyways.

Great, now that's going to be bugging me. There's PBK, and ...?

I'm tempted to say TBP, but it seems like only engineers know that exists

 

[tn4596]

i regret paying 75 bucks joining NSCS...
really these society doesnt rly mean anything if you didnt get involved in your chapter.