Professional Memberships and Clubs
Do you want to participate in activities, promote academic achievement, take charge of your career, and develop your leadership skills—all with peers in your field of interest? Join a club or honor society and become a member of professional organizations.
Psychology Club
Mission: The Psychology Club looks to encourages excellence and leadership through sharing of the experience, wonder, and knowledge of psychology. The organization is overseen by an elected team of Purdue Global student leaders and volunteer faculty advisor(s). These individuals arrange events and communications that encourage engagement throughout the Purdue Global community and their student members.
Benefits/Opportunities:
Networking events
Professional webinars
Registration in community area unique to members
Requirements: Undergraduate and graduate psychology majors; must have at least one full term left before graduation
Autism Speaks U
Mission: The purpose of Autism Speaks U at Purdue Global is to further the mission of Autism Speaks by engaging the campus community and the local community through awareness, education, and fundraising and in so doing, positively affect the lives of those struggling with autism spectrum disorders and their families.
Benefits/Opportunities:
Leadership and personal development
Community service participation
Networking
Developmental, informational, and uplifting webinars
Registration in community area unique to members
Requirements: Open to all academic disciplines
Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society
Mission: The Alpha Beta Kappa Honor Society recognizes superior academic work in honorable fields of endeavor. The Purdue Global chapter of this honor society is recognition-based only, and joining provides you with recognition for your academic excellence. The national organization provides some additional membership benefits.
Benefits/Opportunities:
Recognition of academic achievement
Requirements: By invitation only; open to all majors; 3.75 cumulative GPA. Students must have earned at least 37 credits (undergraduate) or 26 credits (graduate) at Purdue Global.
Purdue Global Society for Human Resources Management
Mission: The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) was established to serve the needs of the human resource management professional by providing the most comprehensive set of resources available. It is committed to advancing the human resource profession and the capabilities of all human resource professionals to ensure that HR is an effective partner in developing and executing organizational strategies. The Purdue Global chapter is overseen by an elected team of student leaders and volunteer faculty advisor(s). These individuals arrange events and communications that encourage engagement throughout the Purdue Global community and their student members.
Benefits/Opportunities:
Publications
Conference
Specialized webinars
Resource communities
Requirements: Undergraduate and graduate human resources management majors; Psychology Graduate I/O students
Psi Chi International Honor Society
Mission: Psi Chi International Honor Society strives to produce a well-educated, ethical, and socially responsible member committed to contributing to the science and profession of psychology and to society in general. The organization is overseen by an elected team of Purdue Global student leaders and volunteer faculty advisor(s). These individuals arrange events and communications that encourage engagement throughout the Purdue Global community and their student members.
Benefits/Opportunities:
Recognition of academic achievement
Leadership and personal development
Psi Chi awards and research grants
Induction ceremony
Community service programs
Professional publications
Requirements: By invitation only. Must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree in psychology; students must have successfully completed at least 14 credit hours; students must be in top 35 percent; both undergraduate and graduate students must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher.