The following Honor Societies have chapters at John Jay College. For more information, please call 212.237.8553.
Alpha Phi Sigma: Eta Phi Chapter
National Criminal Justice Honor Society
Alpha Phi Sigma is a nationally recognized honor society for students in the criminal justice sciences. The honor society is open to those seeking graduate degrees in Criminal Justice, Forensic Science, Digital Forensics and Cybersecurity, and Protection Management.
To be eligible for membership, students must have a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher. Graduate students must have completed a minimum of four courses within their graduate program. Applicants must have completed at least one-third of their total credits required for graduation at John Jay College (not including transfer credits). Applications are accepted during a membership drive in the spring semester. For more information please email alphaphisigma@jjay.cuny.edu.
Epsilon Pi Phi – National Emergency Management Honor Society
Epison Pi Phi is the preeminent honor society for emergency management students in the United States and Canada. Epsilon Pi Phi (EPP) was established by The Foundation for Higher Education Accreditation in 2006 in order for students within emergency management programs would have an avenue for recognition of academic success and contributions to the profession.
This specialized honor society is for emergency management, homeland security, disaster research and science, criminal justice, and continuity management disciplines. EPP is accredited by the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS).
Selection for members is based upon grade point average, with special designations available for those with relevant community and applied achievements. Interested students should contact the program director. Contact information is available at https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/academics/graduate-programs/graduate-program-directory.
Pi Alpha Alpha - National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration
Pi Alpha Alpha is the National Honor Society for Public Affairs and Administration. Under the auspices of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA), this honor society encourages and rewards scholarship and accomplishment among students and practitioners of public affairs and administration, promotes advancement of education and scholarship in the art and science of public affairs and administration, and fosters integrity and creative performance in the conduct of governmental and related public service operations. For more information, please contact the Pi Alpha Alpha faculty advisors, Professor Melissa McShea (
mmcshea@jjay.cuny.edu) and Professor Judy-Lynne Peters (
jlpeters@jjay.cuny.edu).
Psi Chi - National Honor Society for Psychology
Psi Chi is an international honor society dedicated to recognizing and promoting academic excellence in the field of psychology. Membership offers more than academic recognition, providing access to research funding, publishing opportunities, networking, mentorship, and career development resources. Best of all, Psi Chi membership is for life! Please note that a fee of $65 is required to join Psi Chi. A limited number of fee waivers are available. Eligible students who apply through the website below will be offered the chance to join the lottery.
There are two application windows. Students can apply between September 15th and October 15th, and again between February 15th and March 15th. Students need to apply at the website listed here and must include their EMPLID in their application: memberapp.psichi.org/applicationformmember.aspx
After students apply on the website, our team will follow up each Friday during the application periods.
To be eligible undergraduate students must: (1)Be enrolled in a graduate psychology major program; (2) have completed at least 9 credits of psychology courses; (3) and demonstrate a minimum overall GPA of 3.5.
If you have any further questions – please do not hesitate to contact the faculty advisor and current student leadership at psichi@jjay.cuny.edu.