Undergraduate Psychology Organizations
THE PSYCHOLOGY UNDERGRADUATE COUNCIL, is open to all students interested in psychology. The Council organizes or contributes to a number of events each year, such as Study Abroad information meetings, "How to Get Into Graduate School" workshops, GRE information sessions, a night dedicated to introducing and describing the Department of Psychology's Honors Program, the Research Open House, Student/Faculty Luncheon, community service events, professional panels and more. The Council staffs the Psychology Advising Office (Meliora ?-room being decided), maintains that office's bulletin board, and is available to students for consultations on teachers, courses, majors/minors, etc. Being active in the Undergraduate Psychology Council is an excellent way to meet other psychology students at all levels, to learn about psychology at the University of Rochester beyond the courses, and to engage in interesting current issues in informal settings.
The Council holds weekly meetings, Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. in Meliora Hall, Room #366. To be added to the council's mailing list, e-mail the secretary, Hannah McKillop.
PSI CHI, the National Honor Society in Psychology has the purpose to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship of the individual members in all fields, particularly in psychology, and to advance the science of psychology. Psi Chi is open to declared Psychology majors or minors who have completed at least 9 semester hours in psychology and 3 semesters in college with a GPA of 3.5, and are in the top 35% of their class.
Current Psi Chi officers are Nicole DeMarco, President; Eugenia Cho, Vice President of Service; Dinisha Fernando, Vice President of Membership; Krista Wentworth, Secretary; and Caitlin Cavanagh, Business Manager.
Both the Undergraduate Psychology Council and Psi Chi have mailboxes in the CSP department office on the third floor of Meliora Hall.