Phi Alpha Theta

Phi Alpha Theta is the National Honors Society in History.  Created in 1921, Phi Alpha Theta now has 820 active chapters.  The Xi-Gamma Chapter of the society at Gonzaga has been active since 1968.

New Phi Alpha Theta members.  Induction ceremony and dinner, 2013.

The Xi-Gamma chapter of Phi Alpha Theta is enjoying another busy and productive year, during which it has organized a number of services and events.

Services and Events:

To be announced.

Fall 2013 membership applications: Friday, September 27.  Membership requirements and application are below.

Fall 2013 Tutoring Schedule: TBA

2014 Phi Alpha Theta Conference: TBA

Recent winners of the annual Phi Alpha Theta Award:

2013  Margaret McGuire, "Miscommunication and Misinterpretation: The Failure of the Laity to Implement the Reforms of the Second Vatican Council in the United States in Light of the Social and Cultural Conditions of the 1960s."

2012  Katherine Adams, "The West as a Region, As Seen Through Contemporary Letters."

2011  Anna Kecskés, "Three Penny Story:  Shame and Punishment in Liberated France."

2010  Julia Riegel,  "Songs of Survival: An Exploration of Music, History, and the Holocaust."

2009  Claire Keller-Scholz, ""MUTINY!" An Examination of the Social and Political Implications of the British Naval Mutinies during the Napoleonic Wars."

Membership:

To be eligible for Phi Alpha Theta, undergraduate students must meet the following requirements:

1.  At least twelve hours of History at the time of application;

2. 3.1 or higher GPA in History;

3. 3.0 or higher overall GPA;

4. Membership fee of $40, due at time of application.

Membership is not limited to History majors.  An application is available here or in the History Department, College Hall 431.

For more information about Phi Alpha Theta, please contact faculty adviser Professor Ann Ostendorf (ostendorf@gonzaga.edu).  See also the national web site at phialphatheta.org.