1) Eligibility Requirements (Undergraduate, Graduate and Faculty)

Undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours (4 courses) in History, earned in the classroom, online or through AP or transfer credits (or a combination thereof). A minimum GPA of 3.1 in History and 3.0 GPA overall are required. A student need not be a history major to apply.

The chapter advisor may use more stringent academic criteria for membership than those required by the Phi Alpha Theta National Office, but they cannot use lower academic standards than those required by the Phi Alpha Theta National Office. A chapter advisor may also require that the student be ranked in the top 35% of their class.

Graduate students should have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours towards their Master’s Degree in History, have a GPA of better than 3.5, and shall have completed approximately 30% of the residence requirements for the Master’s Degree.

Faculty members above the rank of Instructor who teach History automatically qualify. Please consider inviting your colleagues to join as well! Faculty members pay the same one time membership fee of $50 and are eligible to apply for our prizes and awards.

Procedure for Submitting Initiates

2) Required New Member Information

2a) Complete the Initiate Submission Form.

2b) EMAIL the completed Initiate Submission Form to info@phialphatheta.org, with the subject line to read: (FILL IN SCHOOL NAME) – Initiates

2c) Phi Alpha Theta National Office will only accept completed, finalized lists. Please do not continuously email as you add students onto your list. PAT National Office will only process membership certificates once we have your completed list and full payment.

2d) Please calculate 2 weeks PRIOR to your induction date to allow enough time to receive your certificates. Membership certificates will be mailed to the faculty advisor of the chapter via standard USPS shipping.

  • If you do not provide a date of initiation, we will use the date we receive your Initiate Submission Form.

3) Membership Payment

National membership dues are $50 per new member. This one-time payment includes lifetime membership to all students and faculty who join the honor society. There are no annual dues.

PHI ALPHA THETA NATIONAL OFFICE WILL ONLY PROCESS MEMBERSHIPS ONCE WE HAVE RECEIVED YOUR COMPLETED, FINALIZED LIST AND FULL PAYMENT

Phi Alpha Theta National Office accepts the following payment methods –

Online
(Individual or Group)

Upon receipt of your Initiate Submission Form via email, you will be sent a secure link for payment of membership dues. Please be sure to indicate in advance your payment type -

  • Paying online for a group OR

  • Sharing a secure link with qualified students to pay directly online

BOTH forms of online payment require an Initiate Submission Form to be emailed FIRST to info@phialphatheta.org. Be sure the individual online student payments MATCH THE LIST submitted to the national office. Any payments received by an individual student whose name is not on the Initiate Submission Form will not be processed.

Checks or Money Order
(School check, Faculty advisor check, Money order)

Upon receipt of your Initiate Submission Form via email, and full payment received we will process membership certificates.

Mail checks or money order to:

PHI ALPHA THETA HISTORY HONOR SOCIETY
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
4202 EAST FOWLER AVE, SOC107
TAMPA, FL 33620-8100

Individual membership checks and/or money orders will not be accepted.

Purchase Orders or Invoices


Upon receipt of your Initiate Submission Form via email, and payment received we will process membership certificates.

Email your request for a purchase order or invoice to info@phialphatheta.org, with the subject line to read: (FILL IN SCHOOL NAME) – Purchase order or Invoice