Celebrating Exemplary College Students

“Alpha Chi has had a profound impact on my undergraduate experience…I was able to not only gain the experience of carrying out undergraduate research but also to see those efforts be recognized and acknowledged.”

—Becca Smith-Grantham,
Missouri Western State University

“Alpha Chi has given me the confidence to know that I can indeed survive the academic path I hope to travel. Those who attend the convention care so deeply about college students, and this inspires me. I know my story would read vastly different if not for Alpha Chi.”

—Sarah Geil,
Shorter University

“Alpha Chi is an academic community that is intent on making you a better student, and not only a better student, but a better student with a purpose. It’s really like no place else.”

—Joshua Blagaila,
Fresno Pacific University

COLLABORATE ACROSS DISCIPLINES

Alpha Chi is an interdisciplinary honor society, so members more easily collaborate and build friendships with other top students across a variety of academic majors. One of our most prestigious competitions annually is built specifically to encourage academic collaboration.

PRESENT WORK ON A NATIONAL STAGE

Enjoy a rare platform to present original research and creative work at our annual national convention, publish your work in our online, peer-reviewed undergraduate research journal, Aletheia, or submit work to Kalo, our annual member community magazine.

GROW YOUR LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Alpha Chi provides opportunities to lead — from chapter officer all the way to an elected student member of our National Council. More such opportunities as chapter workshop leaders and campus event leaders can be found in our organization.

A COMMUNITY OF SCHOLARS

Alpha Chi invites only the top 10% of eligible upper-division students across all academic disciplines. However, Alpha Chi encourages academic success without the elitism common to academia. We hope you will join our community of dedicated scholars striving to make their scholarship effective for good!

BUILD YOUR PORTFOLIO

Signal your dedication to success to future employers with Alpha Chi membership. Since 1955, Alpha Chi has met the criteria for certification by the Association of College Honor Societies—the nation's only certification association for academic honor societies. Being a member is a mark of distinction.

COMPETE FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIPS

Available only to members, Alpha Chi offers $200,000 annually in grants, scholarships, fellowships, and awards to support undergraduate and graduate student scholarship. Our regions and many collegiate chapters also have scholarship programs of their own.