PHI ALPHA THETA                                                                                       

The international honor society in history, Phi Alpha Theta, brings students, teachers, and writers of history together both intellectually and socially; and it encourages and assists research and publication by its members. Membership opens up fellowship opportunities, and also publication opportunities in The Historian, the society's journal. 

Phi Alpha Theta was organized at the University of Arkansas on March 17, 1921. Since that time, it has grown to more than 740 chapters in 50 states and has more chapters than any other accredited honor society in the world. The number of initiates since inception totals more than 200,000.

The Department of History, with the generous aid of the Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation, will pay the initiation fee of $50 for each Stony Brook student accepted for membership.  Membership includes a certificate and receipt of the society's journal, The Historian.

2024 Application

Deadline for Submission: Friday, September 27th

Requirements:
• Have 12 credits in history courses (maximum of three online, transfer, and/or AP credits apply)
• Have a 3.0 cumulative GPA
• Have a 3.1 GPA in history

Activities:
• We have conducted field trips to places such as Ellis Island, Old Bethpage Village, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• We have built boats for the Roth Pond Regatta; we placed second in 2003.
• We also have had  academic activities and  helped organize the annual URECA Celebration on campus.

Faculty advisor: Eric Zolov, SBS-N331

Congratulations Phi Alpha Theta Class of 2024-25!