Zeta Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma
Alpha Phi Sigma [APS on Facebook] is the only nationally accredited criminal justice honor society for criminal justice students. The Zeta Beta chapter at Loyola University New Orleans recognizes academic excellence of undergraduate and graduate students majoring in or pursuing a minor in criminal justice. Membership is by invitation only, based on academic acheivement as outlined below.
Alpha Phi Sigma was founded at Washington State University in 1942. The executive board of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) designated Alpha Phi Sigma as the official National Criminal Justice Honor Society of the discipline on March 24, 1976. Presently, Alpha Phi Sigma has over two hundred and eighty chapters in operation.
Since 1978, Alpha Phi Sigma has held its national conference in conjunction with the annual ACJS meeting. The Academy's continued support of Alpha Phi Sigma serves to enhance Alpha Phi Sigma's purpose - the recognition of scholarly achievement in the field of criminal justice. Alpha Phi Sigma was granted membership by the Association of College Honor Societies in 1980.
Zeta Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma was founded at Loyola University New Orleans in 2003. Undergraduate membership is by invitation and requires that the candidate has completed the equivalent of 3 full-time semesters of academic work (45 semester hours, with at least 12 hours in criminal justice coursework) with an overall 3.2 (using a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) and a 3.2 GPA in the candidate's criminal justice coursework. Graduate students are invited to membership after 12 credit hours of graduate course work with a minimum of 3.4 GPA. Individuals who have made significant contributions to the practice of criminal justice are invited to join by a 2/3 affirmative vote of the active membership. For more information, please contact Dr. Brenda K. Vollman, Chapter Faculty Advisor or call 504.865.3323.
New Inductees & Invited Students
Congratulations to the following undergraduate and graduate criminal justice stucents "tapped" for induction on May 13, 2011.
| Spring 2011 Graduation | 2012 or later graduation |
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Jason Collins Troy Dickerson Eric Dufrene Michael Dupuis Wayne Heims Shane Klein Mary Mena Imelda Mendoza Dianne Perrillioux Derrell Plaisance Mia Silvestri Jessica Steckel Brittany Taylor |
Clara Baldwin Raven Batiste William Bosworth Austin Campbell Garkeiva Council Kayla Cox Cody Dardeau John Dupuy Delaunda Dykes Benjamin Freedman Terri Heno Timothy Hooker Todd Hymel Paula Jewell Lt. Michael Kinler Pamela Laborie Kelvin Lai Brian Lussier Matthew McCarthy Erica Murphy Vicente Paz Betsy A. Pickett Randy Tibodeaux Elisabeth Tuebner Phillip Vitter Dominique Waguespack Devan Wiggins |
CSI @ Loyola
Crime and Social Issues
A student group organizing around meeting and networking with like minded students interested in issues pertinent to crime, victimization and social justice. The group is new and currently informally structured around providing a cohesive identity in a fun and interactive way for criminal justice majors and minors AND non-majors interested making connections with others about social justice/criminal justice topics. The group is not yet an officially recognized organization of the Student Government at Loyola. C.S.I. Loyola will hold informal social gatherings, movie nights, self-defense trainings, fundraisers for local organizations helping those currently or formerly incarcerated individuals and their families, as well as groups focusing on victims rights and services. If you would like to get involved, or just want more information, contact: Dr. Brenda. K. Vollman at bvollman@loyno.edu or call 504.865.3923.