Lambda Pi Eta inducts four new members at UVa-Wise

Four new members were inducted into the Rho Xi chapter of Lambda Pi Eta in a May ceremony at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

Lambda Pi Eta is the honor society of the National Communication Association, whose purpose is to recognize, foster and reward outstanding scholastic achievements in communication studies.

Membership in Lambda Pi Eta is composed of undergraduate students who have declared an interest in the field of communication and have achieved a high level of academic excellence. To be eligible for membership, students must have completed 60 hours of undergraduate courses, have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, have completed 12 semester hours in communication courses with a GPA of at least 3.25 in those courses, be in the upper 35 percent of their graduating class, and be currently enrolled as a full-time student in good standing.

Launched by students of the Department of Communication at the University of Arkansas in 1985, Lambda Pi Eta is now recognized by the Speech Communication Association as the official national communication honor society for undergraduate students. With 250 chapters worldwide, Lambda Pi Eta has been a member of the Association of College Honor Societies since 1996. The society’s three Greek letters represent Aristotle’s three modes of persuasion: Logos, meaning logic; Pathos, relating to emotion; and Ethos, defined as character, credibility and ethics.

The Rho Xi Chapter inductees for the 2007-2008 academic year are:

Williamsburg
Marshell Nicole Bradley

Clinchco
Andrew Lyon

Pound
Stephanie Ann Ring

Wise
Nancy Ann Stickel

The only branch campus of the University of Virginia, UVa-Wise is ranked among the nation’s top ten public liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report. UVa-Wise offers Virginia's only undergraduate degree in software engineering, among 28 other degrees and professional programs in the liberal arts tradition of Thomas Jefferson.

Posted May 27, 2008