Six Coastal Carolina University students were members of the Phi Sigma Tau philosophy honor society during the 2018-2019 academic year. Phi Sigma Tau is the International Honor Society in Philosophy that was founded in 1930 and incorporated as a nonprofit corporation in 1955. The society now has a network of more than 200 chapters internationally. Undergraduate students are eligible for active membership if they have completed three semesters or five quarters of the college course, rank in the upper 35 percent of their class, and have completed at least two semester courses or three quarter courses in philosophy with an average grade of over the second highest grade of the working scale.

More than 80 Coastal Carolina University students were inducted into Phi Eta Sigma during the 2018-2019 academic year. Phi Eta Sigma is the honor society for freshmen and was founded in 1923 at the University of Illinois.

Coastal Carolina University had 25 students join the Phi Sigma Pi national honor fraternity during the Spring 2019 semester. Phi Sigma Pi national honor fraternity is a gender-inclusive organization dedicated to promoting lifelong learning, inspiring members to lead, and cultivating lasting fraternal bonds, while always living with honor. Members have the goal of improving humanity through the principles of scholarship, leadership and fellowship. In order to join Phi Sigma Pi, students must have completed a minimum of one semester or one quarter of collegiate work and earn a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale.

Sixteen Coastal Carolina University students were inducted into the psychology honor society Psi Chi during the spring semester. Psi Chi is an international honor society whose purpose is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology. In order to join Psi Chi, a student must be enrolled as a major or minor in a psychology program or a program psychological in nature and have completed at least three semesters or equivalent of full-time college coursework. Students also must have completed at least nine semester credit hours or equivalent of psychology courses and have earned a cumulative GPA that is in the top 35 percent of their class.

Six Coastal Carolina University students were inducted into Iota Iota Iota this past spring semester. Iota Iota Iota (Triota), is a national women's studies honor society with more than 50 chapters nationwide. The purpose of Triota is to promote interest in women's studies, and research in social problems affecting all women. This society also encourages volunteerism, advocacy and activism within the community as important methods for promoting and maintaining the feminist values central to women's studies.

Six Coastal Carolina University students were inducted into Pi Mu Epsilon during the spring semester, which is the mathematics honor society. Pi Mu Epsilon is dedicated to the promotion of mathematics and the recognition of students who successfully pursue mathematical understanding. In order to be inducted, you must be an undergraduate student who has completed at least the equivalent of two semesters of calculus and two additional courses in mathematics, at or above the calculus level, all of which lead to the fulfillment of the requirements for a major in the mathematical sciences. In addition, such students must have maintained a grade point average equivalent to that of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale, both for all courses that lead to fulfillment of requirements for a major in the mathematical sciences, and also for all courses that lead to fulfillment of requirements for an undergraduate degree.

Seventeen Coastal Carolina University students were inducted into the Beta Beta Beta biology honor society this past academic year. The Beta Beta Beta (TriBeta) biology honor society is made up of undergraduate students seeking to further their knowlege in the field of biology. TriBeta has more than 200,000 lifetime members and more than 600 chapters have been established throughout North America. TriBeta was founded in 1922 at Oklahoma City University by Dr. Frank G. Brooks and a group of his students. Awards are given for outstanding individual and chapter accomplishment for the U.S. and its individual districts.

Four CCU students were were inducted into the Alpha Sigma Lambda adult honor society this past semester at Coastal Carolina University. Alpha Sigma Lambda is a nonprofit adult honor society that aims to provide an association which recognizes academically outstanding adult students in higher education. These students come together to celebrate advancement of scholarship and leadership.

Six CCU students were inducted into the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society in the most recent ceremony this past spring. Omicron Delta Kappa works to identify, honor and develop leaders in collegiate and community life. They encourage collaboration among students, faculty, staff and alumni to advance leadership. They work with students from scholarship, athletics, campus or community service, social and religious activities, campus government, journalism, speech and mass media and creative and performing arts. There are more than 300 circles of ODK in the world and more than 300,000 worldwide members. To become a member, one must display outstanding leadership and be a student who is a junior or senior and rank in the upper 35 percent of their class.

Thirteen students at CCU were inducted into the national theatre honor society, Alpha Psi Omega, during the 2018-2019 year. Alpha Psi Omega is a theatre honor society for participants in collegiate theatre. It is the largest national honor society in America with 1,080 chapters. Alpha Psi Omega aims to encourage dramatic production at every step in a person's academic career.

Nine students at Coastal Carolina University joined the ranks of Alpha Mu Gamma honor society this spring semseter. Alpha Gamma Mu is the first and largest national collegiate foreign lanuage honor society of the United States to recognize exceptional achievements in all foreign languages (including American Sign Lanuage).

Seven students from CCU were inducted into the South Carolina Theta chapter of the Alpha Kappa Delta sociology honor society this past semester. The Alpha Kappa Delta sociology honor society was founded at CCU in 1992 and seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in the scholarship in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities as will lead to improvement in the human condition.

Dozens of sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students at Coastal Carolina University were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma on April 2. Beta Gamma Sigma is the international business honor society accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

On March 6, 22 Coastal Carolina University students were inducted into Psi Chi, the international honor society for psychology. Alumna Suzanne Crass, M.S.Ed., was the guest speaker at the induction ceremony. Professors Andrew Terranova and Marlena Ryba are the advisers for the society.

Five Coastal Carolina University students joined the ranks of the National Residence Hall Honorary earlier this month. The National Residence Hall Honorary is the premiere honorary supported by the leading international organization advocating for the interests and welfare of residence hall students, while also providing opportunities for their personal growth and development.

The Lambda Kappa Chapter of Beta Alpha Psi at Coastal Carolina University was granted Superior Chapter status by the Beta Alpha Psi Board of Directors. Superior chapter recipients will receive a $500 award courtesy of KPMG and the KPMG Foundation. The faculty advisers for CCU's chapter of Beta Alpha Psi are Philip Njoroge, Ph.D., assistant professor of accounting, and Sheila Mitchell, lecturer of accounting. There are 30 CCU students in the chapter.

The Zeta Xi Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity at Coastal Carolina University was recognized at the Fraternity's 2018 National Convention on July 28, 2018.

Alpha Kappa Delta, the international sociology honor society, welcomed three new inductees from Coastal Carolina University on May 6. Alpha Kappa Delta seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in scholarship in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities as will lead to improvement in the human condition.

This year, 48 students were inducted into Coastal Carolina University's chapter of Phi Sigma Pi, a social service fraternity. Phi Sigma Pi is a gender-inclusive fraternity that focuses on scholarship, leadership and fellowship. The organization was founded in 1916 and has more than 125 chapters in the United States.

Eleven Coastal Carolina University students were inducted into the university's chapter of Eta Sigma Gamma, an honor society that promotes academic achievement and research in the field of health education.

Twenty-three Coastal Carolina University students have been inducted into Lambda Pi Eta, the honor society for the National Communication Association. It has more than 500 active chapters at colleges nationwide.

Eleven Coastal Carolina Univeristy students were inducted into the University's chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, an honor society that recognizes the achievements of outstanding theatre students.

More than 15 Coastal Carolina University students have been inducted into the Sigma Tau Delta English honor society, which is dedicated to fostering literacy and all aspects of the discipline of the English language. The induction ceremony was held on Feb. 22, 2018.

More than a dozen Coastal Carolina University students have been inducted into the university's chapter of Alpha Sigma Lambda, an honor society which partners with colleges and universities to celebrate the scholarship and leadership of adult students in higher education.

More than 45 Coastal Carolina University students were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma, the international business honor society, on April 4, 2018. Beta Gamma Sigma encourages and honors academic achievement in the study of business, and cultivates and celebrates leadership and professional excellence. In order for a business program to have a BGS chapter, it must be accredited by AACSB International, and undergraduates must be within the top 10 percent of their business program in order to be inducted into the society.

Phi Eta Sigma, a prestigious national honor society for freshmen, inducted 135 Coastal Carolina University students on Tuesday, April 3, in the Johnson Auditorium in the E. Craig Wall Sr. College of Business Administration. Membership celebrates outstanding academic performance after the completion of one full semester of college work. The society is chartered on 378 different campuses across the nation.

UPDATE: Seventy-one top business students at Coastal Carolina University were inducted into Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS), the premier honor society for business majors at colleges and universites accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools fo Business (AACSB).

Top students majoring in hospitality, resort and tourism management (HRTM) at Coastal Carolina University were inducted into Eta Sigma Delta on Thursday, April 27, 2017.

Forty-two students were inducted into the Coastal Carolina University Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) at a recent ceremony. ODK is a national honor society that recognizes achievement in scholarship, athletics, campus or community service, mass media and the creative and performing arts. To be eligible for ODK, students must be juniors or seniors enrolled on a full-time basis. They must be in the top 30 percent of their class and have held at least one leadership position.

The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.