How to Become a Member

Membership in Pi Sigma Alpha takes place within each chapter. To join the Alpha Epsilon Pi chapter, undergraduate students must meet the following criteria:

• completion of at least 60 credit hours with an overall GPA of at least 3.75 (top one third of class).
• completion of at least 10 hours of political science coursework, including at least one upper-division course (NOTE: You do not have to be a political science major).
• a GPA of 3.0 or higher in those political science courses.

Recruitment occurs in early February of each year. Any interested students can contact the chapter advisor, Professor Leslie Schwindt-Bayer at schwindt@rice.edu, to request consideration for membership. The chapter advisor will also reach out to Political Science majors who qualify each year inviting them to join. Membership requires payment of the one-time national organization dues, currently set at $35.

The chapter will hold a formal induction ceremony in March/April each year where students will receive a certificate and be formally inducted into the society.