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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 Share your chapter’s accomplishments with others in the next issue of Eye on Psi Chi!Chi! Psi Chapter Chapter officers officers andand advisors advisors are are encouraged to visit https://www.psichi. org/page/eye_activity Submissiondeadlines* deadlines* Submission Fall: June 30 Fall: JuneSeptember 30 Winter: 30 Winter: September1530 Spring: December Spring: Summer:December February1528 Summer: February 28 *

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ABBREVIATIONS ACHS APA APS EPA MPA NEPA RMPA SEPA SWPA WPA

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FUNDRAISER: The chapter fundraised

Albright College (PA)

SOCIAL EVENT: The chapter hosted

a trip to Philadelphia’s Museum of Illusions. On this trip, the chapter got to travel from Reading to Philadelphia to experience cool optical illusions from perspective-changing rooms, along with many other memorizing exhibits. Members got to experience over 60 different exhibits, one of the popular ones being the Vortex Tunnel where they walked through a completely stationary tunnel with spinning lights flying around in an attempt to make it difficult to walk by throwing off their balance.

over $500 for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) during the fall semester by table sitting on campus to sell many fun items like bracelets, Crocs charms, and stickers. During their table sitting, members were also able to promote awareness and gain interest about the chapter.

MEETING/SPEAKER EVENT: On

September 25, the chapter held a “What to Do With a Psych Major?” event where psychology department professors gave students ideas and resources to become active in planning to use their psychology majors after graduation. Similarly, the chapter helped with an “Applying to Grad School” event on October 25 where

students were given information and tips aimed toward the process of applications for graduate school. Shippensburg University (PA)

SOCIAL EVENT: The chapter hosted

a “Psi Chi Pumpkin Painting” event. This also served as a recruitment event for new prospective members to join the chapter in the spring. The chapter had several recruitment flyers and sponsored all the painting supplies for psychology major and minor students at the university. Over 30 students attended, some of whom plan to join the chapter in the future! University at Buffalo, SUNY (NY)

INDUCTION CEREMONY: The chapter

(Right) Albright College (PA) Chapter at Philadelphia’s Museum of Illusions on November 19, 2023. (Far right) Albright College (PA) Psi Chi Chapter and AC Squared Bingo on October 11, 2023. (Center) Mental Health Bags given out by the Albright College (PA) Chapter during their table sitting on October 23, 2023. (Bottom) Students painting their pumpkins at the Shippensburg University (PA) Psi Chi event.

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