2022 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

After much deliberation on the part of the Pi Gamma Mu Awards Committee, the committee's chairperson recommended 7 scholarship recipients and 1 alternate to the Board of Trustees in 2022. The Trustees awarded scholarships to the following lifetime members of Pi Gamma Mu:

2022 CHAPTER HONOR ROLLS

Each year, the Pi Gamma Mu International Board of Trustees recognizes Pi Gamma Mu's most active chapters by placing them on the annual Roll of Distinction (the highest award for chapters), Roll of Merit, and Honorable Mention.

APPLICATIONS FOR GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS DUE FEBRUARY 15

Each year, Pi Gamma Mu awards scholarships to outstanding members. Three scholarships are valued at $2,000 each, and the remaining scholarships are valued at $1,000 each.

INAUGURAL SPEAKER SERIES – NOV. 18, 2022

Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences is pleased to present a new Speaker Series. The series is open to both members of Pi Gamma Mu and to non-members interested in learning more about the topics being presented. Beginning this fall, the Series will be offered via Zoom to spotlight the research interests and expertise of Pi Gamma Mu's chapter sponsors. Throughout the 2022-2023 academic year, four Pi Gamma Mu faculty will showcase their expertise as they discuss new and important themes in the social sciences.

CALL FOR FACULTY SPEAKERS

Beginning this fall, Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences will be offering a new Speaker Series to spotlight the research interests and expertise of Pi Gamma Mu's chapter sponsors!  The program will offer lectures from our chapter sponsors on topics of their choice to all Pi Gamma Mu members.  The speaker series lectures will be offered via the zoom online platform.

NATIONAL SERVICE PROJECT

Please join other chapters in the Pi Gamma Mu Service Project!
Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences is proud to embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within all national service projects.

As an interdisciplinary social science honor society, students and professors are keenly aware of the myriad of social problems that exist in communities throughout the world, especially the unique problems facing our own individual communities. Considering diversity, equity, and inclusion, chapters interested in participating in this service project should choose an issue or project important to them in their unique social environment, campus setting, and community and create a service project around this initiative.

CHAPTER NEWS

Chapter news in this issue comes from the Kansas Theta Chapter at Newman University and the Philippine Alpha Chapter at the University of the Philippines - Diliman.

LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICE RADIO BROADCASTING

Gordon Mercer, Past Pi Gamma Mu International President

One of our Pi Gamma Mu Ideals is Service which relates to the many ways we can serve our communities through projects that help others. Public service radio broadcasting is one area that is both a career-builder and an important way to serve your community. For the past 17 years, I have hosted a community service radio broadcast as a volunteer interviewing nonprofits and elected leaders. My background includes professor of political science, past president of Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society, and being a Board Member of Pi Gamma Mu. Recent half-hour broadcasts have included the Macon County Women’s History Trail, the 4-H Club, Habitat for Hounds which builds adequate housing for cats and dogs, our local Gem and Mineral Museum, local colleges, Pi Gamma Mu Students, career service nonprofits, local emergency service agencies, authors, and musicians. Recent interviews with local officials include mayors, county commissioners, state legislators, local town leaders, veteran program coordinators, and senior center agencies.

HONOR CORDS AND STOLES AVAILABLE

Show off your high academic achievement in the Social Sciences by wearing Pi Gamma Mu Honor Cords or a Stole or both to commencement! You may order your regalia as soon as you are a member of Pi Gamma Mu. Order online at https://pigammamu.org/store.html

INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE REVIEW, Vol. 98 Iss. 3

We are thrilled to announce that another issue of the International Social Science Review (ISSR) is now live. The ISSR is the peer-reviewed professional journal of Pi Gamma Mu.  The journal is now accessible to everyone - no subscription required. Explore the journal online at https://issr.ung.edu/

INTERNATIONAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES ANNUAL MEETING

The Pi Gamma Mu International Board of Trustees held its annual meeting in Arlington, VA/Washington DC on September 22-24, 2022. Twelve Trustees attending the meeting in person, after two years of meeting virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, while two trustees attended via Zoom. The Board worked on important Society issues including strategic planning for the future, financial planning, and planning for the 2024 Triennial International Convention which will coincide with Pi Gamma Mu’s Centennial Celebration.

FALL MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

2022-2023 is off to a great start at Pi Gamma Mu and we wish to thank our Chapter Faculty Sponsors for their volunteerism and support, especially during these challenging times. It is the lifetime membership fees collected by Chapter Faculty Sponsors that allows Pi Gamma Mu to provide services to its members such as scholarships, a professional journal, conventions, and more. The fees also allow the Society to maintain fiscal stability and prepare for a strong future. We thank the Chapter Faculty Sponsors for this important work!

SUPPORT THE SOCIAL SCIENCES – MAKE A DONATION TO PI GAMMA MU

Pi Gamma Mu is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit corporation and can accept tax-deductible donations. If you would like to donate to our organization in honor/memory of a professor, sponsor, loved one, or friend, or to support our scholarship program, you are encouraged to do so.  Pi Gamma Mu gives scholarships to students going into a graduate program in social science each year, and much more.

CONNECT WITH ΠΓΜ ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER, LINKEDIN, AND YOUTUBE

Here at Pi Gamma Mu, we see social media as another way for us to carry out our mission to encourage scholarship and to foster cooperation and service among our members. Now you can connect with us and other members and supporters of Pi Gamma Mu on the social networking sites you like to use. We welcome your comments, posts, and photos of chapter activities. We welcome your comments, posts, and photos of chapter activities. Be sure to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and connect with us on LinkedIn to see announcements, opportunities, and deadlines (such as the scholarship application deadline). 

ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE HONOR SOCIETIES

Pi Gamma Mu is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), which is the authority on standards and definitions for the honor society movement. ACHS has stepped up efforts to alert the higher education community to the standards of traditional honor societies. In contrast, some new so-called honor societies exist only online and allow self-nomination, accepting fees with no questions asked. If in doubt about an organization, you can check out the ACHS website (www.achshonor.org) for the list of honor societies that are members.

CHANGE OF EMAIL ADDRESS

Pi Gamma Mu communicates with its lifetime members via email. Anytime your email address changes, such as after graduation or when you change jobs, please notify the Pi Gamma Mu office immediately. This will prevent your emails from being interrupted or discontinued. Simply email your new email address to [email protected] or go to our Web site (pigammamu.org) to change your address information. We will need both your old email address and your new email address to update our records. Thank you very much for taking a few minutes to keep your information current.

CONTACT US

Regular mail: 1001 Millington St., Suite B, Winfield, KS 67156
Telephone: (620) 221-3128
Email addresses:

A list of all active chapters and chapter sponsors is available on our website.

OTHER NEWS

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