Phi Sigma Tau: Philosophy Honorary Society

St. Lawrence University:  New York Alpha Chapter

St. Lawrence University
Canton, NY 13617
Telephone:  (315) 229-5222

Requirements for Membership

In order to be eligible for membership in Phi Sigma Tau, a student must have completed three semesters at St. Lawrence, be in the top 35% of her or his class year, and must have taken at least two courses in philosophy with a philosophy average greater than 3.5.  It is not necessary to be a major or minor in philosophy to join Phi Sigma Tau.  Currently, the initiation fee for joining is $25.00, to be paid on or before the induction ceremony.  Induction ceremonies are held once or twice per year.

The society declares its purpose as follows:

To serve as a means of awarding distinction to students having high scholarship and personal interest in philosophy; to promote student interest in research and advanced study in this field; to provide opportunities for the publication of student research papers of merit; to organize a professional spirit and friendship among those who have displayed marked ability in this field; to popularize interest in philosophy among the general collegiate public.

Members receive a certificate of membership, a membership card, the current issues of Dialogue (the society's journal for publishing undergraduate papers), the Phi Sigma Tau Newsletter, and a one year membership in the Phi Sigma Tau National Alumni Chapter after graduation. 

Congratulations to this Year's New Members!

Joining current members Daniel Auerbach, Matthew Brender, Amin Danai, John Forrette, Dan McCune, Catherine Pillsbury, and Mihnea Tudoreanu are this semester's new members, inducted October 17, 2007:

We also had an Election of Officers, and here are the results:

The faculty co-advisors are Dean Lauer and Manuel Chavez-Jimenez.

 

Induction - December 2006

  

Induction - May 2007
     

 

     
Pictured:  Matthew Sims, Samuel Fuller, Matthew Brender, Dennis Morreale, and Matthew Way   Pictured:  Dan McCune, Michael Austen, Emily Taylor, and Mihnea Tudoreanu

Congratulations!

If you have questions about Phi Sigma Tau, please contact the Philosophy Department Chair, Dr. Laura Rediehs. Thank you!

(Last updated November 13, 2007.)
 

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