CTX 101: Guide to CTX Honor Societies

The life-changing education students receive at Concordia University Texas help them excel in their academics and prepare for life after graduation. One way we recognize our students' academic achievements is through honor societies.

What Is an Honor Society?

An honor society is an organization that exists to recognize and award students who display excellence. Typically, membership depends upon a student's classification (i.e., freshman, sophomore, junior, senior or graduate) and their GPA.

Why Should I Join an Honor Society?

There are several reasons you should consider joining an honor society. Here are three of the most important reasons.

Bolster Your Resume

In addition to reflecting your strong GPA, which indicates a commitment to academics, an honor society listed on your resume also shows potential employers that you were involved in an extracurricular activity.

Graduation Regalia

Have you ever seen graduates wearing cords or stoles with their graduation gowns? Each honor society has a unique combination of colors for their cords and stoles.

If you become a member of an honor society, you will likely get to wear a cord or stole during Commencement, displaying your academic achievement.

Network, Network, Network

Networking is a necessity when searching for an internship or job. Honor societies offer you the opportunity to network with others, whether it's your peers or students from other universities.

Membership Benefits

Honor societies offer their members exclusive benefits.

Many honor societies, such as Alpha Chi, award scholarships to members. They also hold conferences, where you can hear from and meet keynote speakers. Some honor societies, such as Sigma Beta Delta, connect members with internship and job opportunities.

CTX Honor Societies

Concordia University Texas has chapters for seven honor societies.

Honor Society	Student Classification	Field of Study	Requirements	Graduation Regalia
Alpha Chi	Juniors Seniors	Any	Top 10% of class GPA ≥ 3.50	White stole
Pi Lambda Theta	Juniors Seniors Graduate Certificate/Diploma students	Education	GPA ≥ 3.50	Gold cords
Sigma Beta Delta	Juniors Seniors Graduate	Business Management & Administration	Top 20% of class Invited to membership by faculty officers	Green and gold cords
Psi Chi	Sophomore (second semester) Junior Senior	Psychology	Top 35% of class Completed 9 semester credit hours of Psychology courses GPA ≥ 3.0 overall GPA ≥ 3.0 in Psychology courses	Platinum and dark blue cords or platinum sash
Sigma Tau Delta	Sophomore (second semester) Junior Senior	All majors as undergraduates English as graduates	Top 35% of class Completed 2 or more English courses beyond Freshman English requirements GPA ≥ 3.0 in English	Red and black cords or stole
Chi Alpha Sigma	Junior Senior	Must be student-athlete	GPA ≥ 3.40 Endorsed by head coach In good standing with CTX community	Yellow and black cords
Lambda Pi Eta	Juniors Seniors	Communication	Completed 12 semester credit hours in Communication GPA ≥ 3.0 overall GPA ≥ 3.25 in Communication courses	Red and white cords