Zeta Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma
Alpha Phi Sigma is the only National Criminal Justice Honor Society for Criminal Justice Majors. The Zeta Beta chapter at Loyola University New Orleans recognizes academic excellence of undergraduate and graduate students majoring in or pursuing a minor in criminal justice
Alpha Phi Sigma was founded at Washington State University in 1942. The
executive board of the Academy
of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) designated Alpha Phi
Sigma as the official National Criminal Justice Honor Society of the discipline
on March 24, 1976. Presently, Alpha Phi Sigma has over two hundred and
eighty chapters in operation.
Since 1978, Alpha Phi Sigma has held its national conference in conjunction
with the annual ACJS meeting. The Academy's continued support of Alpha
Phi Sigma serves to enhance Alpha Phi Sigma's purpose - the recognition
of scholarly achievement in the field of criminal justice. Alpha Phi Sigma
was granted membership by the Association
of College Honor Societies in 1980.
Under the guidance of Dr. Dee Wood Harper, Zeta Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma was founded at Loyola University New Orleans in 2003. Membership is by invitation and requires that the candidate has completed the equivalent of 3 full-time semesters of academic work (45 semester hours) with an overall 3.0 (using a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) and a 3.2 GPA. on at least 12 credit hours of criminal justice or related course work in their major. Graduate students are invited to membership after 12 credit hours of graduate course work with a minimum of 3.4 GPA. Individuals who have made significant contributions to the practice of criminal justice are invited to join by a 2/3 affirmative vote of the active membership. Presently, the Zeta Beta chapter has 20 active members. Fourteen new members will be initiated at the May 2005 City College honors reception.