Phi Sigma Tau Honorary Society

St. Lawrence University:  New York Alpha Chapter

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 of at least 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. 

2023 Inductees

Sophie Belisle Haley

Jaron A Belmore

Zola R Braswell

Dakota F Bryan

Hannah Crow 

Matthew C Dearborn

Abigail R Guimond

Korrina L Koenig 

Madison Kostoss

Hanako Kusumi

Alyssa N Nagy

Sarath Novas Torres

Christine P Persaud

Nina M Spinney

Emma K Tobin

Stella E VanGee

Isabella R Wellman-Webster

Abigail C Williams

Jacqueline L Winstanley

2022 Inductees

Erin Behrens

Quinn Bergeron

Isabella Caprood

Caroline Doolan

Keith Felix

Bridgett McCann

Catherine O’Keeffe

Katherine Parsons

Mirabel Pond

Bao Ngoc Tan

Frank Wotton

2019 Inductees

Josephine Brown

Isabella de Buy Wenniger

Hans-Peter Fofack

Michael Gagliardi

Guinevere Gilman

Natalie Herwood

Darlavanh Long

Nicholas Lynn

Ruby Marden

Tia Thompson

Jeffrey Yaun