Alpha Chi Alpha Chi is a national honor society and a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Union’s Tennessee Beta Chapter is the second oldest in the state. Membership is open to approximately the top ranking 10% of the junior and senior classes.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Dr. Kelvin Moore

Alpha Psi Omega - Photos This national dramatic fraternity was founded at Fairmont State College, Fairmont, West Virginia, on August 12, 1925. The local chapter, Beta Mu, is composed of students who have been members of the Union University Players and have earned a set number of points, awarded for dramatic work. The chapter seeks to develop dramatic talent, to cultivate a taste for the best in drama, and to foster cultural dramatics.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: David Burke Student President: Margaret Broersma

Alpha Sigma Lambda Alpha Sigma Lambda is a national honor society for non-traditional (adult) undergraduate students. Membership is open to the top ranking 10% of the adult undergraduate class who have a minimum of 24 credit hours from Union University.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Dr. Sam Myatt Student President: None

Collegiate Music Educators Association Music Educators National Conference is a student chapter of the primary professional society for elementary and secondary music teachers.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Dr. Betty Bedsole Student President: Alicia Stitch

Honors Student Association The Honors Student Association is composed of students in the Interdisciplinary Honors Program. Its purpose is to provide an environment which encourages student scholarship while also promoting experiential learning. This is accomplished through discussion-oriented classes, special topics, festivals, inter-regional honors forums and conferences, and travel.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Dr. Randall Bush Student President: Charlotte Cline

Kappa Delta Pi Kappa Delta Pi is an international honorary society for undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty in education. The purpose of the chapter is to promote excellence in and recognize outstanding contributions to education.

Kappa Mu Epsilon - Group Photos Kappa Mu Epsilon is a national mathematics honor society. The Tennessee Gamma Chapter was chartered at Union University, May 24, 1965. Eligibility for membership is acquired by having completed at least three mathematics courses, including Calculus I, with a high grade point average. The chapter organizes programs pertaining to topics of interest in mathematics and in mathematical issues within the sciences.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Dr. Matt Lunsford Student President: Will Sipes

Phi Alpha Phi Alpha, National Honor Society for Social Work Students, Eta Phi Chapter, fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership those who have attained excellence in scholarship and achievement in social work. Social Work majors with an overall GPA of 3.2 and a GPA of 3.6 in social work courses are invited to become members. Students become eligible for membership at the end of their Junior year in the Social Work Program.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Mary Anne Poe Student President: None

Phi Alpha Theta - Photos The Delta Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, an International Honor Society in History, was founded in 1953 making it the 119th chapter in the society and the first in the state of Tennessee. Students who have had twelve semester hours of history and who have a minimum GPA of 3.1 in history and 3.0 in two-thirds of the remainder of their work are eligible.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Dr. Stephen Carls Student President: Noah Arnold

Phi Beta Lambda Phi Beta Lambda, the national honorary business fraternity, is open to those students interested in careers in business and having a grade point average of 2.0 or above. The goals of the organization are to promote the free enterprise system on which the American economic system is based and to create a better understanding of the business world. The fraternity strives to develop better leadership qualities among its members in order to ensure greater success in their future of business.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Luanne Powell Student President: Jonathan Moore

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Members: Men Founded: New England Conservatory in Boston, 1898 Colors: Red, Black, & Gold Publications: The Sinfonian, The Red & Black Open Motto: "Once a Sinfonian, Always a Sinfonian." The primary purpose of this Fraternity shall be to encourage and actively promote the highest standards of creativity, performance, education, and research in music in America. Further purposes shall be to develop and encourage loyalty to the Alma Mater, to foster the mutual welfare and brotherhood of students of music, to develop the truest fraternal spirit among its members, and to instill in all people an awareness of music's important role in the enrichment of the human spirit. Eligibility shall be open to all male students, faculty, and staff members, regardless of race, gender, disability, religion, or national origin in good standing with Union University.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Dr. Terry McRoberts Student President: Charles Googe

Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Association Phi Theta Kappa Alumni Association seeks to promote the continued academic excellence of Phi Theta Kappa members and to promote the growth of the Phi Theta Kappa alumni association at Union University.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Patricia Porter Student President: Raina Shults

Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society Pi Kappa Lambda National Music Honor Society elects outstanding juniors and seniors to membership on the basis of musicianship and scholarship.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Dr. Betty Bedsole Student President: None

Psi Chi Psi Chi is the National Honor Society in Psychology founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to majors who have completed 3 semesters, including 9 semesters hours in PSY courses with a CUM GPA of 3.0 and PSY GPA of 3.5.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Dr. Joanne Stephenson Student President: Brittany Hilderbrand

Sigma Alpha Iota - Photos Sigma Alpha Iota is an international professional music fraternity. Gamma Sigma Chapter is composed of women taking courses leading to a Bachelor of Music Degree or the Bachelor of Arts Degree with a major or minor in music. Women who have completed at least one credit hour of music classes at Union may also join. Membership is based on excellence in scholarship and musical ability. Members: Women Founded: University School of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Colors: Crimson and White Flower: Red rose Publication: Pan Pipes

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Mindy Essary Student President: Kristen Voorhies

Sigma Pi Sigma Sigma Pi Sigma is the National Honor Society in Physics, open to students who have taken at least three courses applicable to a physics degree with a 3.0 GPA in those courses. Students must also have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0. Sigma Pi Sigma exists to honor scholarship in physics, represent physics to the public, encourage interest in physics and provide a fellowship for persons who have excelled in physics. Sigma Pi Sigma is the Honor component of the Society of Physics Students (SPS).

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Dr. David Ward

Sigma Tau Delta This national English honor society recognizes students who have realized accomplishments in either the English language or literature. The motto is “Sincerity, Truth, Design.” Union University’s chapter Theta Omicron was organized in 1979. Declared English majors and minors who have completed at least three semesters of university study and two university courses in literature with a B average are eligible for membership.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Roger Stanley Student President: Lauren Smothers

Sigma Theta Tau Nu Lambda is a chapter of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International. The vision of Sigma Theta Tau International is to create a global community of nurses who lead in using knowledge, scholarship, service and learning to improve the health of the world’s people. Membership is open to baccalaureate students who have completed one-half of the upper division nursing curriculum, have achieved a 3.0 GPA, and rank in the top 35% of their class. Membership is open to graduate students who have achieved a 3.5 GPA or greater and completed 10 hours or more in graduate studies. After graduation students continue their membership in the society as alumni and members of the nursing discipline.

Faculty/Staff Advisor: Sharon Evans Germantown Faculty/Staff Advisor: Nancy Dayton