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What are the benefits of joining Psi Beta?
What are the benefits of joining Psi Beta?
Would you benefit from a community of like-minded peers?
Want to stand out from the crowd? Would you like added connections and networking opportunities?
Psi Beta connects you with similarly high-achieving and dedicated people. Joining the honors society will help show your high motivation and passion for the field. Psi Beta affiliation also helps connect you with organizations like the American Psychological Association and bring discounts for events.
Details about the club and the membership application form are below!
Please email Dr Takana (stanaka@saddleback.edu) with any questions or if you're interested in joining Psi Beta!
Benefits of Membership
Members gain recognition for achieving the honor of membership. Among the entities that recognize Psi Beta membership: Psi Chi, APA, APS, psychology departments at colleges and universities, and employers.
Verification of membership for references throughout the member’s lifetime.
Eligibility for national awards (e.g., the student research paper awards provide cash prizes of $500, $300, and $200 to three winning students).
Eligibility for these different annual awards: Building Bonds, Chapter Excellence, Chapter Community Service, Individual Community Service, College Life Award, and Faculty Advisor.
Publication of membership and activities in the nationally distributed Psi Beta Newsletter.
Psi Beta offers the experience of operating a chapter and opportunities to acquire leadership skills, interact with faculty outside the classroom, learn more about the professional and educational choices available in psychology, meet outstanding professionals in psychology, participate in community service, meet peers with similar interests, and be involved with Psi Beta on the national level.
Psi Beta membership contributes to the member’s confidence and feelings of self-worth.
Psi Beta offers the opportunity to participate in national, regional, and local psychological association programs, including paper and poster presentations at professional conferences.
Psi Beta student members are eligible for student affiliate membership in the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Association for Psychological Science (APS).
Psi Beta membership meets one of the requirements for entrance at the GS-7 level (2 levels higher) in numerous occupations in Federal service.
They also have a YouTube channel now!
The Psi Beta National Honor Society's YouTube channel contains information useful to psychology majors, including interviews with people in different fields of psychology. It will be continually updated and would be a good page to follow!
FAQs about Psi Beta
FAQs about Psi Beta
Q: Are there any requirements or fees to join?
A: Since we’re a combined club, there is no requirement to just be a general member! BUT - If you want to sign up with the OPTIONAL national Psi Beta honors organization through us, you’ll need to have:
a 3.25 cumulative GPA
Completed psychology course (i.e., PSYC 1/C1000) or have AP Psych credits.
Completed 12 units of school.
We will need copies of your unofficial transcripts and/or AP scores. Also, if you want to join the national Psi Beta organization, there is a one-time $50 fee for lifetime involvement (The money is not sent directly to our club, but rather Psi Beta).
If you are interested in registering for Psi Beta, please fill out the Psi Beta Membership Form and upload your transcripts. The Psychology Club will register you to Psi Beta and you should soon shortly receive an e-mail to finish your registration and pay the one-time $50 fee for lifetime enrollment.
Anyone from any campus, club, or major can join us! The Psychology Club usually holds a Psi Beta ceremony at the end of the Fall and/or Spring semesters where all new Psi Beta members will receive their certificate and pin. Hope to see you there!
Q: How do I get my unofficial transcript?
A. Please refer to this sheet.
Q: I can't make any of the meeting times, is there any way to change when they happen?
A: Your availability is important to us! Our events are productive when we cater to people's schedules, so that's why we've created this time sheet for anyone who is interested to fill out! We'll be checking this periodically to see what days/times are best for everyone to attend.
If you're juggling a lot and prefer to be in-the-know by reading our updates, we've got you covered too! We'll be uploading notes from certain events. Check out the Events page of the website for more info!
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