Phi Sigma Tau is the International Honor Society in Philosophy. Founded in 1930 and incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in 1955, the Society now has a network of over 200 chapters throughout the United States and Canada, at both public and private institutions of higher learning. The purpose of Phi Sigma Tau is to encourage interest and activity among students and to promote ties between philosophy departments in accredited institutions. Phi Sigma Tau publishes a journal, Dialogue, for student contributions in all areas of contemporary philosophical research. Other PST publications include the PST Newsletter (published three times yearly) and the National Alumni Chapter Bulletin. The PST Newsletter is sent to all students and alumni/ae members and contains news of local chapter activities. The National Alumni Chapter (NAC) provides a medium of exchange and communication for onetime PST members who desire to retain their affiliation with the Society following graduation.

What Is an Honor Society?

The nearly seventy honor societies which make up the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) are as divergent as knowledge itself. From forestry to physics, from highly specialized to general areas, these member organizations exist for one basic purpose — to further scholarship and achievement in the academic areas of their members, thereby providing a forum where interested and competent students may communicate and exchange ideas with faculty and students of similar interest on their own campus and throughout the world.

Membership

Advantages

Phi Sigma Tau, like any honor society, provides not just recognition of academic excellence but also a means for furthering scholarship and academic communications. Achievement, like mediocrity, is its own reward. Phi Sigma Tau is not an investment with guaranteed returns. The real key to success is in the hands of the individual faculty advisors, student officers, and chapter members. College honor societies are not social clubs or keys to instant success — they are groups of people who share a commonality of interests, anxious to further and support scholarship, interest, ethics, and professional standards in their own areas.

Phi Sigma Tau can also provide recognition for past accomplishments in philosophy, a continuation of members' philosophical education following graduation, and even perhaps assistance or information in making subsequent career choices.

Fees & Requirements

Membership requirements include having an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher and a GPA of 3.7 or higher in the Philosophy Major. Students must be entering their second year in the philosophy undergraduate program. Initiation into PST requires a one-time initiation fee (currently $25.00) for the International Office. Local chapters may also assess dues to meet their own campus operating expenses and frequently receive additional funding from the philosophy department or their local office of student activities. The PST initiation fee is currently the lowest among all ACHS member societies. Please contact Ms. Mercedes Diaz, Graduate Program Administrator and advisor to NJ Theta chapter of Phi Sigma Tau.

Officers

Phi Sigma Tau, NJ Theta Chapter 2023-2024 Officers:

President: Wilhelm McGinnis
Vice-President: Kamil Szcech
Treasurer: Kenna Srivastava
Social Media: Ryan Rajpal

Meetings

Fridays at 6:30 PM in Scott Hall room 101 on College Ave (unless specified otherwise).  Join our Discord Server to receive important links and event info! To join our reading group conversation on Groupme, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

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