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excellence in the study of history, the society honors students who have earned B or better in all history courses and maintained at least a 3.0( B) quality point average.
11. Pi Theta Epsilon is a specialized honor society for occupational therapy students and alumni. Its mission is to promote research and scholarship among occupational therapy students. Occupational therapy students who rank in the top 35 % of their class and hold a minimum of a 3.5 overall GPA are invited to apply.
12. Psi Chi, the international honor society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purpose of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship and advancing the science of psychology. Psychology majors or minors with a minimum 3.0 grade point average and are in the top 35 % of their class may be invited to join.
13. Sigma Beta Delta is the international honor society for business, management and administration. The purposes of Sigma Beta Delta are to encourage and recognize scholarship and achievement among students of business, management and administration, and to encourage and promote personal and professional improvement and a life distinguished by honorable service to humankind.
14. Sigma Phi Sigma, The National Mercy Honor Society. This society is dedicated to the ideals of Catherine McAuley: fidelity, scholarship and service. Freshmen, sophomore and juniors with a minimum 3.2 grade point average who demonstrate evidence of upholding the mission and values of the University and have a clear commitment of service to the University and / or their community may apply.
15. Sigma Theta Tau, Iota Kappa Chapter, International Honor Society of Nursing, Inc. The purposes of this international honor society are to recognize and foster in nurses’ superior achievement, the development of leadership qualities, high professional standards, creative work, and commitment to the ideals of the nursing profession.
16. Sigma Zeta is a national science and mathematics honor society. Beta Delta is the Gwynedd Mercy University local chapter. The purpose of this society is twofold: 1) to encourage and foster the attainment of knowledge of the sciences and mathematics; 2) to recognize the attainment of high scholarship among those qualified for membership in this society.