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 2023-2024
Co-Presidents: Margaret (Margie) Jones and Abigail (Abby) Tank
Vice President: Samuel (Sam) Creemer
Treasurer: Morgan Lewellen
Executive Board Member: Natisha Bartlett
Kappa Upsilon chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, 2023-2024
2023 UMW Pi Sigma Alpha New Inductees
Chloe Jane Vanderhoof
Amede Karina-Plun
Aleksandra Poletes
Emily Marie Hemphill
Logan A. Rowland
Hennry Daniel Paredes
Sarah Miller
Natisha Bartlett
Morgan Reid Lewellen
Abigail Virginia Tank
Mika-Ann Clincy
Nickolas Ian Remish
Hannah Renae Walker
Joren Santana
Samuel Creemer
Returning UMW Pi Sigma Alpha Members for 23-24
| Morgan Reid Lewellen | Joren (Jordy) Santana |
| Margaret (Margie) Baker Jones | Michael Ludwig Everett |
| Jane Momoko Michael | Chloe Jane Vanderhoof |
| Amede Karina-Plun | Aleksandra Poletes |
| Logan Rowland | Hennry Daniel Paredes |
| Natisha Bartlett | Abigail (Abby) Virginia Tank |
| Nickolas Ian Remish | Hannah Walker |
| Samuel (Sam) Creemer |
Previous Years:
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
