PI KAPPA LAMBDA, GAMMA UPSILON CHAPTER (1974) National music honor society. PI MU EPSILON, ILLINOIS LAMBDA CHAPTER (2002) National mathematics honor society. PI SIGMA ALPHA (1985) National honorary society for the study of politics and government. PROFESSIONAL PANHELLENIC COUNCIL (1954) A group of representatives from the professional music organizations which coordinates activities and governs the recruitment programs among the professional sororities. PSI CHI (1975) National honorary for psychology. SIGMA ALPHA IOTA, SIGMA ALPHA CHAPTER (1924) National professional music fraternity for women. SIGMA DELTA PI (2000) National Hispanic studies scholastic honorary. SIGMA TAU DELTA (1998) National honorary society for English majors and minors. SIGMA THETA TAU, Theta Pi Chapter (1983) International honor society of nursing. SOCIETY OF PHYSICS STUDENTS (2001) Student chapter of the American Institute of Physics (AIP). STUDENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (1957) Organization affiliated with the Illinois Education Association and the National Education Association and open to all students interested in the teaching profession. THETA ALPHA PHI, ILLINOIS BETA CHAPTER (1923) National dramatics honorary. UPSILON PI EPSILON, GAMMA CHAPTER OF ILLINOIS (2000) The international honor society for the computing sciences. W CLUB (1920) Local organization open to varsity lettermen.
Other Co-Curricular Organizations
The student Affairs staff assists students with common interests in joining together to create organizations for the betterment of the co-curricular program. Listed below are only a few of the over 120+ registered organizations currently active on campus. ALPHA PHI OMEGA (1982) A service fraternity open to both men and women. APO emphasizes service to the IWU community. BLACK STUDENT UNION (1968) Illinois Wesleyan University’s Black Student Union was established in 1968. It was the year that several African American students met with the president of the University and demanded an increase in enrollment and employment of African-American students and faculty. BSU is a cultural group striving to motivate and uplift minority students by constructing a more positive atmosphere for all. Amongst others, Black Student Union promotes success in all areas of minority students’ lives and encourages students and Black Student Union members to support one another in those areas. IWU PRIDE ALLIANCE (1996) An organization to educate and to provide positive role models for LGBT+ students and their straight allies at IWU. MASQUERS (1915) Local dramatics organization open to those who work in campus theatre productions. MUSIC EDUCATORS NATIONAL CONFERENCE, STUDENT CHAPTER (1952) Organization for music majors with special interests in teaching.
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