Greetings from Psi Chi. This Digest issue discusses several aspects of membership in Psi Chi, including the new APS student membership discount available to student members of Psi Chi. For archives of the Digest, go here.

APS STUDENT MEMBER DISCOUNT
The American Psychological Society (APS) is pleased to give undergraduate student members of Psi Chi a discounted student membership rate of $25 (per year). Join now and your membership will be good through the end of 2004. To take advantage of this special offer to become an undergraduate student affiliate member of APS, chapter officers and advisors are encouraged to download and print the following APS membership application (see URL1) and distribute the form to its members. Benefits of joining APS as a student member are listed online on the APS website (see URL2).
URL1 - http://www.psichi.org/pdf/APSapp04.pdf
URL2 - http://www.psychologicalscience.org/join/stu_benefits.cfm

REQUIREMENTS FOR MEMBERSHIP
What are the requirements for Psi Chi membership? The basic requirements for undergraduate and graduate students are listed online at the Psi Chi website (see URL1). Complete requirements for membership are listed in Article III of the Psi Chi Constitution (URL2).
URL1 - http://www.psichi.org/about/becomember.asp
URL2 - http://www.psichi.org/about/constitution.asp#III

FALL MEMBERSHIP INDUCTIONS
For more information about why to induct new members for your chapter this fall, read here:
http://www.psichi.org/news/article_83.asp

REGIONAL CONVENTION SUBMISSION DEADLINES
Student research submission deadlines for several regional conventions are rapidly approaching. Click on the following URL for complete submission information. By month, the submission deadlines are as follows:
--> OCT: SEPA (Oct 1 - intent)
--> NOV: MPA (Nov 7), EPA (Nov 9), SWPA (Nov 15), WPA (Nov 18)
--> DEC: SEPA (Dec 1 - abstract)
--> JAN: RMPA (Jan 16)
http://www.psichi.org/conventions/home.asp?conventionType=2&list=upcoming

WEB SPOTLIGHT: BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
http://www.psichi.org/about/benefits.asp

UPCOMING DEADLINES:

FALL 2003 - Regional Convention Submission Deadlines (varies)
http://www.psichi.org/conventions/home.asp?conventionType=2&list=upcoming

OCT 01 - Deadline for 4 Psi Chi Grant Programs
http://www.psichi.org/news/article_72.asp

OCT 15 - Winter 2004 Eye Submissions Due**
http://www.psichi.org/chapters/reports_oa.asp

** A chapter administrator logon is required in order to submit this report. If you are a chapter administrator and do not know your chapter's logon, you may request it be sent to your chapter's contact e-mail here:
http://www.psichi.org/chapters/login_forgot.asp