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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Election Results</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Psi Chi chapters recently elected four leaders to Psi Chi’s Board of Directors. Please join us in congratulating:</p>
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    <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.psichi.org/page/2026_PRES_FINAL">Leslie Cramblet Alvarez, PhD</a> (President-Elect, 26–27)</li>
    <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.psichi.org/page/V_2026_M-WEST_FINAL">Marjorie W. Schaeffer, PhD</a> (Midwestern VP, 26–28)</li>
    <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.psichi.org/page/V_2026_S-EAST_FINAL">Ivelina (Iva) Naydenova, PhD</a> (Southeastern VP, 26–28)</li>
    <li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.psichi.org/page/V_2026_S-WEST_FINAL">Karenna Malavanti, PhD</a> (Southwestern VP, 26–28)</li>
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<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 21:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Amendments to the Psi Chi Constitution</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<h2>Constitutional Amendments Voting Results</h2>
<p>Members approved the following amendments (yay / nay / abstain):</p>
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    <li>Each chapter is expected to respond to an annual request for information from Psi Chi Headquarters (Approved 61 / 2 / 0).</li>    
    <li>Chapter dues shall be determined by the chapter in accordance with Board guidelines (Approved 60 / 3 / 0).</li>
    <li>Faculty Advisors’ terms of service should be specified in the chapter bylaws (Approved 61 / 1 / 1).</li>
    <li>Student members shall be students who are pursuing a major, minor, or conferred credential in psychology or a closely related field and who are enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs in the institution of higher education represented (Approved 57 / 4 / 2).</li>
    <li>Graduate students must also have completed nine semester hours (or fourteen quarter hours) of graduate courses and shall have a minimum overall cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale in their program (Approved 57 / 3 / 3).</li>
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<p>These amendments take effect immediately (Constitution, IX.3). Thanks for your patience as we update important resources with these changes, including the template for chapter bylaws. We appreciate your participation in this critical process to shape Psi Chi’s future.</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Voting Results!</title>
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<description><![CDATA[<p>Join us in congratulating incoming Psi Chi President <a href="https://www.psichi.org/page/V_2025_PRES_FINAL">Darren Bernal, PhD</a> (Howard University);
Eastern Regional Vice-President <a href="https://www.psichi.org/page/V_2025_EAST_FINAL">Ingrid Tulloch, PhD</a> (Morgan State University); 
Rocky Mountain Regional Vice-President <a href="https://www.psichi.org/page/V_2025_RockyM_FINAL">Rona McCall, PhD</a> (Regis University); and
Western Regional Vice-President <a href="https://www.psichi.org/page/V_2025_WEST_FINAL">Brittany Avila, PhD</a> (University of Nevada, Reno)</p>]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 20:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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