Academic Organizations

Academic Honor Societies

Phi Beta Kappa

The Phi Beta Kappa Society installed a chapter at Geneseo in 2004. Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious honor society in the liberal arts, dating back to 1776. Geneseo’s membership places it among a select group of 270 of the finest colleges and universities in the nation as guarantors of quality in the liberal arts. Membership is offered to outstanding seniors and a small number of exceptional juniors.

Other Geneseo honorary societies that recognize academic and professional excellence:

All College (First-year only)	Phi Eta Sigma
All College (Junior/Senior only)	Golden Key
Anthropology	Lambda Alpha Epsilon
Access Opportunity Program	Chi Alpha Epsilon
Biology	Beta Beta Beta
Business	Beta Gamma Sigma
Chemistry	Gamma Sigma Epsilon
Communication	Lambda Pi Eta
Economics	Omicron Delta Epsilon
Education	Kappa Delta Pi
English	Sigma Tau Delta
French	Pi Delta Phi
Geography	Gamma Theta Upsilon
Geology	Sigma Gamma Epsilon
German	Delta Phi Alpha
History	Phi Alpha Theta
International Relations	Sigma Iota Rho
Global Languages and Literatures	Phi Sigma Iota
Mathematics	Pi Mu Epsilon
Philosophy	Phi Sigma Tau
Physics	Sigma Pi Sigma
Political Science	Pi Sigma Alpha
Psychology	Psi Chi
Sociology	Alpha Kappa Delta
Spanish	Sigma Delta Pi
Theatre	Alpha Psi Omega

Academic-Related Organizations

Academic-related organizations offer students an opportunity to become more knowledgeable about and involved in their chosen fields of study. In addition, these organizations facilitate student-faculty interaction and provide career planning information.

Accounting Society
Anthropological Association @ SUNY Geneseo
Astronomy Club
Biology Club
Biochemistry Club
Chemistry Club
Gestures: Organization for Deaf Awareness (GODA) * not an AAC club (funded by SA)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Elementary & Secondary Education Association (ESEA)
English Club
Finance Club
French Club: Le Cercle Français
Marketing Club @ Geneseo
Geography Club
Geology Club
German Club @Geneseo
History Club @Geneseo
International Relations Club
Musical Theatre Club * not an AAC club (funded by SA
Orchesis (dance)
Philosophy Club
Physics Club
Political Affairs Club
PRISM (Mathematics)
Psychology Club
Society for Human Resource Management
Sociology Club
La Casa Hispanica
Young Children’s Council (YCC)