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Pi Sigma Alpha

Eligible department majors and minors can be part of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honors society. Hope College's chapter is known as Eta Kappa and was chartered in 1975.


The Purposes of Pi Sigma Alpha are:

  1. To promote worthwhile curricular and extracurricular activities related to Political Science;
  2. To stimulate scholarship and intelligent interest in Political Science;
  3. To stimulate active interest in serving as productive citizens in a working representative democracy;
  4. To support the activities of the Eta Kappa Chapter on Hope College's campus.

Qualifications for Membership

  • Must have political science GPAs of at least 3.2
  • Must have an overall GPA ranking in the top third of your class
  • Must have earned at least 10 credits in Political Science
  • Must have taken at least one 295 or 300-level course in Political Science


The application process for Pi Sigma Alpha begins in the fall, when eligible students are notified. Members then pay a $35 lifetime membership fee to the national office.

The advisor to the Eta Kappa chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha is currently Dr. Jeffrey Polet. Please contact him with any questions.

 

2009-2010 Members

Past PSA members engaged in debate President: Ken Bauman
Vice Pressident: Stephanie Bogema
Alison Benoit
Emma Biagioni
Bethany Braaksma
Shannon Brenneman
Nathan Bult
Alexander Deschaine
Shannon Dickinson
Abigail Gowman
Marissa Grott
Kevin Haley
Rylee Hartung
Brittney Jatzo
Melissa Kilbourn
Maria Krebs
Katelyn Lokker
Colleen McKinnie
Meghan McNamee
Dustin Miller
Ethan Morrical
Samuel Ogles
Rebecca Olsen
Brooke Quisenberry
Diego Romero
Matthew Rose
Kevin Soubly
Dan Toren
Colin Vis
President Colin Lawrence, left, and Vice President John Dulmes



 

 

 

 

 

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