Psi Chi Digest #99
1/25/2006
Read about the February 1, 2006 awards deadline, new Psi Chi merchandise, a chapter reminder when registering new members, and the ACHS/WII scholarship in this Digest. For archives of the Digest, go here.
Deadlines:
Feb 1 - Deadline for 5 Psi Chi Awards
Feb 1 - Ballot for 2006-07 National Officers Sent to Chapters
Web Spotlight: Upcoming Student Conventions
http://www.psichi.org/conventions/home.asp?list=upcoming&conventionType=3
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FEB 1 AWARD DEADLINE: BANDURA, COUSINS, FBI NCAVC, NEWMAN, WEBSITESubmissions to four Psi Chi Awards and one new Psi Chi Grant are due on
February 1, 2006. Newman Award applicants need not be a member of Psi Chi to apply as all psychology graduate-level students are eligible. More information about each award and submission links can be found here:
http://www.psichi.org/news/article_232.aspNEW MERCHANDISEPsi Chi has added the following new merchandise during the current school year:
Psi Chi balloons,
hooded sweatshirts,
mid-sleeve T-shirts,
mugs,
padfolios,
pencils,
pens, and
travel mugs. View pictures of all items here:
http://www.psichi.org/products/home.aspCHAPTER REMINDER: REGISTERING NEW MEMBERSThe National Office recommends your chapter to mail its new member registration materials at least
3 weeks before your spring induction ceremony (so as to avoid rush fees). Doing so will enable your chapter to receive its new member certificates, cards, and lapel pins in time for new member inductions. Guidelines for inducting new members are listed online:
http://www.psichi.org/chapters/inductmembers.asp ACHS/WASHINGTON INTERNSHIP INSTITUTE SCHOLARSHIPThe Washington Internship Institute (WII) offers internship opportunities in government agencies, nonprofits, and businesses in Washington, DC each year. Interns spend four days a week at an internship and one day a week in classes bridging theory and practice. Psi Chi members are eligible for a $500 merit-based scholarship cosponsored by the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) and WII. The internship application deadlines are
March 31, 2006 (summer 2006) and
June 1, 2006 (fall 2006).
http://www.psichi.org/news/article_239.asp