About
Pi Sigma Alpha is the national political science honor society comprising of more than 800 chapters across the country. Every spring, the Department of Political Science and International Affairs inducts a number of its best students into Pi Sigma Alpha. Selection for membership in this more than 800-chapter academic honor society is based entirely upon classroom performance.
Eligibility Requirements
Pi Sigma Alpha eligibility requirements for undergraduates is as follows (taken from the PSA National website):
- Completion of at least one-half the credits required by their institution for the baccalaureate degree
- Completion of at least ten semester-credits of work in political science including at least one upper-division course, with an average grade of B or higher in those courses
- An overall GPA placing student in the top one-third of their whole class (e.g., junior or senior class).
Students do NOT need to be political science majors to qualify for membership.
For more exact information about Pi Sigma Alpha, the UMW chapter Kappa Upsilon, and specific details about requirements to join, contact Professor Davidson (jdavidso@umw.edu), the chapter advisor, or see the Pi Sigma Alpha website.
PSA Kappa Upsilon Executive Board for 2025-2026
President – Laura Connors (lconnors@mail.umw.edu)
Vice President – Anissa Molnar (amolnar@mail.umw.edu)
Secretary/Treasurer – Jorrin Casa de Calvo (jcasadec@mail.umw.edu)
Kappa Upsilon chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, 2025-2026
2025 UMW Pi Sigma Alpha New Inductees
Adam Mcaninley
Alexandra Schwartz
Anissa Molnar
Audrey Parlon
Avery Dover
Cameron Spivy
Chiara Baez
Courtney Chaney
Gabby Lyon
Jorrin Casa De Calvo
Julia Franck
Laura Connors
Lucy Whealton
Matthew Clark
Nick Farina
Sarah Tyree-Hermann
Tonia Attie
Wil Kent
Previous Years:
PSA 2024-2025 Executive Board
Co-Presidents: Shad Yoder & Morgan Lewellen
Vice President: Jordy Santana
Treasurer: Anders Barretta
PSA 2023-2024 Executive Board
Co-Presidents: Margaret (Margie) Jones and Abigail (Abby) Tank
Vice President: Samuel (Sam) Creemer
Treasurer: Morgan Lewellen
Executive Board Member: Natisha Bartlett
PSA 2022-2023 Executive Board
President: Maya Jenkins
Vice President: Liam Kiely
Treasurer: Jackson Davis
PSA 2021-2022 Executive Board
Co-Presidents: Maya Jenkins and Sally Burkley
Vice President: Samantha Barrett
Executive Board Member: Keegan Frederick
Executive Board Member: Charles Walsh
PSA 2019-2020 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Becky Fitzgerald, Tom Lengel, Kyle Lehmann, Zachary Handlin
PSA 2018-2019 Executive Board
From Left to Right: Tess Darroch, Kyle Lehmann, John Cronin, and Julia Gibbons
PSA 2017-2018 Executive Board
Vice President Caroline Mullin with President Marina Castro-Meirelles
Spring 2017 Pi Sigma Alpha Inductees
