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Submission Guidelines With more than 1,180 chapters, Psi Chi members can make a significant impact in their communities. Reviewing Chapter Activities in Eye on Psi Chi is a great way to find inspirational ideas for your chapter and keep in touch with your chapter after you graduate. Activities are listed in the following categories: • COMMUNITY SERVICE • CONVENTION/CONFERENCE • FUND-RAISING • INDUCTION CEREMONY • MEETING/SPEAKER EVENT • RECRUITMENT • SOCIAL EVENT

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EAST Assumption University (MA)

COMMUNITY SERVICE: The chapter

collaborated and fund-raised with the neuroscience club for the Walk MS. This year the Psychology Department purchased two RealCare baby dolls to be used in research. These dolls joined the chapter’s existing doll, Becky, who was named after Aaron T. Beck. The students held a baby naming contest fund-raiser in which donating to Walk MS allowed students to vote on names for the new babies. The chapter raised over $500 for Walk MS! Marigold and Phineas are shown in the submitted photo!

MEETING/SPEAKER EVENT: In October

2022, the chapter hosted an internship panel with invited guests. The panel was open to all students interested in completing an internship in the spring semester and those who were just curious about internships. Dr. Cirillo, the instructor of the internship course, spoke about the goals and procedures of the course. Ms. Curtis, the Director of the Career Development and Internship Center, explained how to use her office to find internship opportunities and how they can work with students to help them secure an internship. Invited guests from the New England Center for Children, Devereux, and the University of Massachusetts

Medical School spoke about internship opportunities available at their sites.

MEETING/SPEAKER EVENT: The

chapter hosted a graduate school panel in March 2023. The purpose was to provide information to students on how to apply to programs and things they should think about rather than information about specific programs. The chapter invited Psychology Department alumni in master’s (counseling psychology and applied behavior analysis) and doctoral programs (developmental and clinical psychology) to speak about their experiences and answer questions. This was a cool event because it took advantage of Zoom to allow some

Share your chapter’s accomplishments with others in the next issue of Eye on Psi Chi! Chapter officers and advisors are encouraged to visit https://www.psichi. org/page/eye_activity Submission deadlines* Fall: June 30 Winter: September 30 Spring: December 15 Summer: February 28 Reports received (postmarked) after the deadline will appear in the next issue of Eye on Psi Chi.

ABBREVIATIONS ACHS APA APS EPA MPA NEPA RMPA SEPA SWPA WPA

Association of College Honor Societies American Psychological Association Association for Psychological Science Eastern Psychological Association Midwestern Psychological Association New England Psychological Association Rocky Mountain Psychological Association Southeastern Psychological Association Southwestern Psychological Association Western Psychological Association

(Above) The Assumption University (MA) team for the Walk MS event. (Right) Assumption University’s (MA) Walk MS Fund-raising Table: Name the Research Babies. (Far right) Psychology alumni from Assumption University (MA) offer advice to students during the Grad School Panel.

EYE ON PSI CHI FALL 2023