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.