Honor Societies

Heather Leeann Wild Devin Withrow Zach Witzansky Madison Woody Olivia Worden Daniel Yeremin Sarah Nicole Yokley Kara Zahariades

Alpha Chi National Honor Scholarship Society was established at Friends University in February 1986 to promote academic excellence and exemplary character. The Friends University chapter size is limited. Students are eligible to be invited for membership if they have completed at least 62 hours at Friends University by the fall semester, rank in the top 10 percent of the junior and senior classes, and are recommended by faculty. Members are recognized by their blue and green cords.

Logan Anglemyer Carter Bowen Olena E. Brown John W Daniels Emma Decker Abigail Dundee Grace Eckels Emma Girtz Elizabeth Gladhart Katherine Grief Heather Hockett Sarah A Jones Conner Lockhorn Garrett McClain Jacob Morss Gabrielle Ramirez Caitlyn Rohaus Katelynn Stoltzfus Rachel R Taylor Bayli Waters Logan White

Delta Kappa, the international marriage and family therapy honor society, is an academic and professional institution that provides an ongoing scholarly forum for the exchange of ideas related to the development of research, theory and clinical practice. Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) students, as emerging leaders in the field of mental health, are recognized for their academic achievements in MFT study and mentored through membership in Delta Kappa. Friends University is honored to have the Beta (Wichita) and Gamma (Kansas City) chapters of Delta Kappa. Members are recognized by their red and gold cords.

Adriana Albors Ellen Beier Amy M. Bird Elizabeth Brown Ashley P. Burns Toby D. Carver Amber Carter Nayalisa Cuevas Elizabeth Davis Maria Therese Doyle Rebekah Glessner Kaitlyn Gorton Justin Grotheer Kristyn Hodny Marissa Lynne Ingle Amanda M. Jackson Joshua Johns Jessica Kearney Karen D Kriger Camaro C. Kocher Miranda Kober Rebecca Krom Katie Lumene Kathryn Morgan Desiree Denise Padilla Daelynn Rae Reno Amy Schmidt Jason Paul Streeter Travis Stegman Warren Tyler Tandoc Pharasa Paulina Thanasith Makalyn Grace Williams

The Friends University Honors Program is a community of highly motivated and academically adventurous students dedicated to attaining high levels of integration and achievement within their fields of study. Admission to the program begins during the student’s first year at the University and requires entering students to have a high school GPA of 3.5 or higher and an ACT score of 25 or higher. Thereafter, students must maintain that grade level while completing six credit hours of Honors Seminar, an interdisciplinary, discussion-based course in which numerous interconnected topics are closely examined, as well as completing an Honors Senior Project, a demanding work of research that is, at its conclusion, presented to the University community. The students who complete this full program are recognized as Honors Graduates with Distinction. Members are recognized by their purple and gold cords.

Thomas Barnaby Joshua Drury Hali Walters Logan White

Psi Chi was chartered at Friends University on November 20, 1996 and is open to undergraduate and graduate students who meet the highest academic standards. The Friends University Chapter of Psi Chi received the Midwestern Community Service Award in 2001; the Model Chapter Award in 2007, 2011, 2015, and 2016; the 2016-2017 Psi Chi/Florence L. Denmark International Faculty Advisor Award; and the Psi Chi/ Ruth Hubbard Cousins National Chapter Award in 2008 for best achieving Psi Chi’s mission, which is to recognize and promote excellence in the science and application of psychology. Members are recognized by their platinum and dark blue cords.

Hunter Allen Brady Bergman Briana Bradley Makenzie Burns Hope Clark Kaylie Denning Grace Eckels Elizabeth Gladhart Teressa Greer Amanda Hall Sarah Lazar Megan Lynn Taylor Sandoval Jane Sheldon

Sigma Delta Pi was chartered in 1973 at Friends University and is the largest foreign language honor society in existence with chapters in all major universities in the United States and Canada. There are only six chapters in Kansas. Membership is based on the highest scholastic achievement in overall university course work and, specifically, in Spanish. Friends University’s Kappa Phi Chapter has been named outstanding chapter by the National Office 14 times: 1992, 1995-2001, 2003-04, 2008-09, 2019-20 competing against 596 chapters nationwide. The award is based on outstanding achievements and activities on campus and in the community. Members are recognized by their gold and red cords.

Sydney Barnes Cassidy Darrah Victoria Gutiérrez Tiffany Hurd Dustin Le Melanie McCormick Marie O’Neal Nohemi Pineda Ana Waren

Graduate faculty in certain programs recognize an outstanding student who has demonstrated achievement beyond standard expectations and excels in and out of the classroom.

Liz Davis Nayalisa Cuevas Melanie Wood Master of Science in Family Therapy (KC) Master of Science in Family Therapy (KC) Master of Science in Family Therapy (Wichita)