Alpha Phi Sigma is the National Criminal Justice Honor
Society founded in 1942. Alpha Phi Sigma recognizes academic excellence of
Undergraduate and Graduate students of Criminal Justice, as well as Juris
Doctorate students. The goals of Alpha
Phi Sigma are to honor and promote academic excellence, community service,
educational leadership and unity (http://www.alphaphisigma.org/). The CCJS faculty advisor for Alpha Phi Sigma
is Dr. Laure Brooks.
Membership Requirements:
Membership is open to CCJS majors who have completed at
least 40 total credits with at least 12 credits in CCJS courses. Undergraduate
Applicants must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.20 and a
minimum CCJS major grade point average of a 3.40.
To Apply:
Applicants must fill out the application, submit an
unofficial transcript, and a check (personal is fine) made out to Alpha Phi
Sigma for $55.00 ($50 of which goes to the National fee and $5 goes to the
local chapter). Students should place
the completed application, transcript and check in Dr. Brooks' mailbox inside
Lefrak Hall room 2220. Applications are processed once at the beginning of the
Fall semester (due: October 1) and once at the beginning of the Spring semester
(due: February 16) and it generally takes a few months to get official
acceptance. Once a student has been
accepted, he or she will receive a certificate and pin. Students are notified of their acceptance via
Dr. Brooks.
The application can be found on the Alpha Phi Sigma national
website at student membership application.
The name of the local chapter is Omega Iota.
