Tri-Alpha Honor Society
Alpha Alpha Alpha Honor Society
Upsilon Chapter
Chartered November 8, 2019
Promoting and celebrating the academic success of first-generation college students.
WELCOME 2022 ALPHA ALPHA ALPHA HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTEES!
Mission
The Society encourages and rewards academic excellence among first-generation college students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in accredited institutions of higher learning.
Eligibility
Students qualify for induction into Tri-Alpha if they meet the following criteria:
- The student has earned at least 36 credit/semester hours (or 54 quarter hours) towards a baccalaureate degree
- The student has achieved an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale
- Neither of the student's parents, nor step-parents, nor legal guardians, completed a bachelor's degree
- Full-time graduate students who are first-generation students can be admitted if they have completed at least one term of study (9 or more graduate credits) and have a GPA in their graduate program of at least 3.0.
Faculty and staff may be inducted as well. To qualify, they must have met the definition of a first-generation student listed above at the time they completed their bachelor's degree. Faculty and staff must be willing to serve as mentors for first-generation students.
A small number of alumni and honorary inductees may be initiated each year.