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ABOUT US

Psi Chi is an international honor society whose purpose shall be to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology.

Being a Psi Chi member not only provides you with some amazing resources, but also connects you to hundreds of psychology students and faculty on campus. Some resources include career preparation, graduate school preparation, and over $400,000 of scholarship opportunities annually. Psi Chi holds enrichment events once a term to help students connect with labs on campus, hear about research being done and inquire about graduate school.

The mission of Psi Chi is to produce a well-educated, ethical, and socially responsible member committed to contributing to the science and profession of psychology and to society in general.
In pursuit of our mission we will:

  1. Advance the science and profession of psychology.
  2. Promote an educational experience consistent with the mission.
  3. Promote ethical and socially responsible members and leaders.
  4. Define and establish an organizational structure that promotes our mission.
  5. Recognize and foster the contributions that diversity makes to the science and practice of psychology.

Visit our Constitution to learn more about our Professional Organization.

MEMBERSHIP

In order to join the University of Oregon Chapter of Psi Chi, you must:

  • Be a major or minor in psychology at the UO.
  • Complete a minimum 12 psychology credits.
  • Have a GPA that places you in the top 35% of your class standing and is at least a 3.00.
  • Pay the one-time initiation fee of $55.

All Psi Chi memberships are for life. Therefore, once you become a member, your membership benefits and support are still available long after you have graduated from the University of Oregon. For more information on specific requirements to become a member of Psi Chi, check out the Become a Member page.

Applications are accepted through the official psichi.org website. The deadline for applications is typically around the end of Fall term, and is followed by an Induction ceremony for new members in Winter term. For more specific information, check back at the start of Fall term.

If you have any further questions, feel free to email us at uopsichi@gmail.com.

To apply to Psi Chi, follow the link below and fill out the application.

Apply here!