Yes, the NSLS is a legitimate honor society with over 700 chapters and more than 1.5 million members nationwide.

• The NSLS maintains university-established criteria that best serves to recognize a distinguished group of their students. Nationally, less than 20% of the campus population at our 700+ colleges and universities receive an invitation.

• The NSLS is accredited through Cognia, which is recognized as a reliable authority concerning the quality of education or training offered by the institutions of higher education or higher education programs.

• The NSLS's courses have been reviewed and recommended for credit reciprocity by both ACE and NCCRS.

• The NSLS meets the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency and legal accountability to purpose through its certification as a B Corp.

• The NSLS is registered with and maintains an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.

• The NSLS requires a one-time fee for members to join and gain access to all of its benefits.

• The NSLS works closely with successful thought leaders to provide members with valuable content every semester.

To learn how the NSLS has positively impacted its members, you can explore our member success stories.

When you accept the invitation from your college to become a member of the NSLS, you’re becoming part of a community filled with driven individuals who are looking to make a positive change in the world through leadership. You’ll develop leadership skills and gain real-world experience through our accredited leadership program, working with peers and industry leaders along the way.

Beyond this, there are many benefits that will make your NSLS membership worth it. These benefits include access to exclusive scholarships and awards, customized letters of recommendation, access to an online job bank, networking events, brand discounts, and more.

To learn more about all benefits the NSLS has to offer, visit our membership benefits page.

To learn more about members who have benefited from the NSLS, explore our member success stories.

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The NSLS invites prospective students with a 3.0 GPA and above to apply for a membership once a year. However, any student who is interested in joining our Chapter is welcome to apply at the beginning of every semester with a link provided by the current Executive Board.

Every and any student is welcome to attend all of our general meetings, events, and fundraisers! For most events, you will need to RSVP through Toro Link. You can do this by clicking on the link at the bottom of this page or going to www.torolink.csudh.edu

Once students accept their nomination to the NSLS, they are considered pre-inducted members with limited access to member benefits. When students complete all of their induction steps, they are considered fully inducted members of the NSLS with access to all benefits.

The NSLS provides benefits to help members on their own personal success journey. These include opportunities for all members and exclusive benefits for those who achieve induction.

Unlike most honor societies where you pay an amount and decide if and how you will participate and earn your induction, at the NSLS, you earn your induction by completing four easy steps: you must attend an Orientation Session, participate in Leadership Training Day, attend three Speaker Broadcasts, and participate in three Success Networking Teams Meetings (SNTs). After completing these steps, you will be an official inducted member and attend your Induction Ceremony!

The average amount of time it takes to complete the steps to induction is approximately nine hours spread out over the course of a semester. While most members do finish their Steps to Induction in a single semester, you may take longer if needed as long as you finish prior to graduating.

Once you have completed the steps to become an official member of the NSLS, your membership items are sent to your local Chapter Leaders to present to you during the induction ceremony. Your membership kit includes a shirt, certificate, car decal, pin, and plaque (if purchased during registration).

When you join some organizations, the information you receive focuses on material, tangible benefits. The items in your membership kit are nice side benefits, but are not the real value you gain from achieving membership in the NSLS.

The intangibles that you gain from membership will drive your future and establish you as a leader among your peers, including:

• Improved self-esteem

• Peer leadership skills

• Sustainable motivation and drive

• Paradigms that will help you discover and achieve your dreams

• Real-world skills that will help you outperform your peers in the workplace

• A network of movers and shakers that are all a part of the drive to create lasting, positive change in the world

Additionally, you'll receive other benefits such as online resources, customized letters of recommendation for prospective employers or grad schools, graduation accessories that you may purchase and wear at your ceremony to display your NSLS membership, access to exclusive scholarships and awards, personal Success Coaches, and our entire Keynote speaker series.

Yes. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law protecting the privacy of student education records. The NSLS takes this law very seriously, and as such, our student data privacy protection policy has been deemed FERPA compliant by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO) based on their independent, third party evaluation.

Please email communications@nsls.org to request a copy of their evaluation letter.