GEORGIA KAPPA CHAPTER

at the UNIVERSITY OF

NORTH GEORGIA

of the

PI GAMMA MU

International Social Science

Honor Society

     For information about the 2011 triennial international convention in the Washington, D. C., metropolitan area, click here.

     For information about the 2008 triennial international convention in Atlanta, click here.

PROJECTS THAT OUR CHAPTER SUPPORTS

	UNG's honor societies and other individuals have provided funding for micro-loans for entrepreneurs around the world through the Kiva organization.  Click here to visit our Kiva page.

PI GAMMA MU CLOTHING AND SOUVENIRS ARE AVAILABLE ON CAFEPRESS!

WHAT ARE WE?

     The Georgia Kappa Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu recognizes undergraduate and graduate UNG students who have distinguished themselves as scholars of the social sciences.

WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL SCIENCES?

     The social sciences are those academic disciplines that are concerned principally with human behavior.  Pi Gamma Mu considers the following fields to be included among the social sciences:  anthropology, criminal justice, economics, geography, history, international relations, political science, psychology, and sociology.

WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEMBERSHIP?

     The Georgia Kappa Chapter's qualifications are somewhat more demanding than the minimum criteria established in Pi Gamma Mu's international constitution.  At UNG, an undergraduate is eligible if he has completed 60 credits (at least 20 of which must have been earned in residence at UNG), at least 24 credits in the social sciences, and at least 12 upper-division credits in social science earned in residence.  A cumulative GPA of 3.0 at all institutions, a cumulative GPA of 3.0 at UNG, and a GPA of 3.2 in the social sciences are minimum requirements.  The student must not have obtained an "F" or "WF" in any course in the social sciences.

     A graduate student is eligible if she (1) had an undergraduate GPA of at least 2.8 and (2) has completed 21 graduate credits in social science in residence with a GPA of at least 3.75.  The undergraduate GPA requirement may be waived if more than five years have elapsed since conferral of the bachelor's degree and the graduate student has a record of demonstrated accomplishment in the intervening period.

WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF PI GAMMA MU?

     Pi Gamma Mu was founded in 1924 by Dean Leroy Allen at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas, and Dean William A. Hamilton at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.  It currently has chapters at 170 colleges and universities and has over 200,000 members.  There are chapters in the United States and in the Philippine Islands.  For more information about Pi Gamma Mu, visit the Pi Gamma Mu home page.

HOW IS PI GAMMA MU ORGANIZED?

     Pi Gamma Mu is governed by an international board of trustees, consisting of the international president, first vice president, second vice president, secretary-treasurer, five regional chancellors, and two student representatives.

     The chancellors represent the Southeast, North Central, North Eastern, Southwestern, and Western Regions.  The Georgia Kappa Chapter is located in the Southeast Region.  Most states are designated as "provinces" of Pi Gamma Mu; the honor society's representatives in the province is given the title of governor.

WHAT IS THE HISTORY OF THE GEORGIA KAPPA CHAPTER?

     Pi Gamma Mu was brought to North Georgia College in 1994 by Linda B. August, associate professor of sociology, who was initiated as an undergraduate student at Wesleyan College in Macon, Ga., and Dr. Barry D. Friedman, professor of political science, who was initiated as a faculty member at Valdosta State University in 1992.  The Georgia Kappa Chapter was established on May 20, 1994, when Dr. Gordon E. Mercer, then international secretary-treasurer (and now international president), and the late Dr. Richter Moore, then chancellor of the Atlantic Region, presented a charter to us at our charter banquet.

     The Georgia Kappa Chapter has been recognized by the international board several times with these awards:

     » "Roll of Distinction" in 2002, 2011, and 2012.

     » "Roll of Merit" in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2003 (being included on the "Roll of Merit" is a form of honorable mention)

      The Georgia Kappa Chapter was the lead host chapter of the Southeast Regional Conference of Pi Gamma Mu in March 1998 and in March 2002 and was the host chapter of the Pi Gamma Mu's triennial international convention in October 2002.

     Dr. Friedman became Pi Gamma Mu's governor for Georgia in 1995.  At the 1999 triennial international convention in Wichita, Kansas, regional chancellor Gordon E. Mercer appointed Dr. Friedman as vice chancellor of the Atlantic Region.  Dr. Friedman was elected chancellor of the region for the 2002-2005 triennial period, as first vice president for 2005-2011, and as international president for 2011-2014, and serves on the international Board of Trustees.

     At the 2011 triennial international convention, Amanda M. Wolcott, president of the Georgia Kappa Chapter, was elected to be a student trustee for the 2011-2014 triennium.

WHO ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE GEORGIA KAPPA CHAPTER?

Top row (L to R):  Dr. Marc J. Gilbert, Dr. Thomas W. De Berry, Bronson Long.   Middle row (L to R):  Dr. Barry D. Friedman, Dr. Carl D. Cavalli, Dr. Catherine M. Jones, Dr. K. Michael Reese, Dr. Ray C. Rensi.

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(L to R):  Dr. Charles H. "Trey" Wilson III, Maria J. Albo, Dr. Barry D. Friedman, Dr. K. Michael Reese, Dr. Leo C. Downing Jr., Dr. Carl D. Cavalli, Dr. Dlynn F. Armstrong-Williams, Amanda M. Wolcott.

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