What is
Phi Alpha Theta?
PAT is the national honor society for
history. The society was founded in 1921. Today there are 830
chapters at colleges and universities across the United States. The
society holds a national history conference for students and
professors and supports a journal, The
Historian, where students can publish papers and book
reviews. Members include advanced undergraduates, graduate students,
and professors. Marshall University's chapter has had excellent
membership enrollment over the years; the chapter welcomes all
eligible students.
Marshall Chapter
Faculty Advisor: Dr. David Winter
Office: Harris Hall 111
Phone: 304.696.2954
Email:
winterd@marshall.edu
Why Join?
Membership in Phi Alpha Theta is evidence of your superior work in
the field of history and is recognition of your belonging to a
prestigious international society. Membership establishes your
eligibility to be elected as a delegate to the regional and national
conventions of the society, and to participate in the many
scholarship and paper competitions which the society sponsors. At
Phi Alpha Theta conferences members meet fellow history students in
a professional atmosphere and have an opportunity to make
professional contacts. Members also receive the local Phi Alpha
Theta Newsletter, and other information that becomes available
through the History Department and other members of the Marshall
chapter. The Marshall chapter sponsors films, lectures, parties,
field trips, and other activities.
Membership Requirements
 Undergraduate
students:
- a minimum of 12 hours in
history courses (courses in which the student is currently
enrolled can be counted);
- an average grade point of at
least 3.1 in all History courses;
- an average grade point of 3.0
in 2/3 of the remaining course work.
Graduate
students:
- must have completed at
least 30% if the requirements for a Master's degree, with
at least a 3.1 average.
There is a one-time initiation fee
and payment of chapter dues totaling $50.00, which must be paid by
the time of initiation. The initiate will receive a year's
subscription to The Historian and a certificate of
membership.
Membership Application Process
Please pick up an application form
from:
- History Board outside History
main office in Harris Hall
- submit an application online
(click here)
Have Questions?
Contact us: pat@marshall.edu
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