INVITATION TO ATTEND THE 2021 VIRTUAL TRIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

Social Scientists: Leading the Way

Plan to attend the 2021 Virtual Triennial International Convention!  This event will be a fully online, virtual experience this November 3-6, 2021.  Registration is required and only Pi Gamma Mu members may attend. Events will include:

Registration Now Open!

CALL FOR STUDENT PAPERS

Pi Gamma Mu was forced to postpone its 2020 Triennial International Convention for one year by the global viral pandemic.  The 2021 Triennial convention will thus take place in early November of this year (November 3-6, 2021), but it will be a virtual convention.

CALL FOR VIRTUAL POSTERS

The 2021 Student and Chapter Poster Session will be held during the 2021 Virtual Triennial International Convention this November 3-6.  Poster proposals are being accepted now.
The Poster Session is designed to feature both student work in the Social Sciences or highlight the history/activities of a chapter.

2021 LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

Join us for the second Leadership Development Program during the 2021 Virtual Triennial International Convention!  Program participants will learn about leadership in a variety of different contexts to include leadership in academia, stressful environments, non-profit organizations, public policy and in the United States Marine Corps.

Participants must be Convention participants and Pi Gamma Mu members. 

THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2021 PGM LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

The leadership program developed by the National Museum of the Marines Corps incorporates the fourteen leadership traits that are central to the United States Marine Corps. 

GRANTS AVAILABLE FOR LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

While the program is virtual, students may request funding consideration by submitting the Grant Application.  The grant is available to undergraduate and graduate level students and includes the program registration fee of $40. 

ALUMNI CORNER

The Pi Gamma Mu Alumni Corner was created so that Alumni could stay in touch with their updates, career activities, and key events in their lives.  The Alumni Council would love to include your update in a future issue of the Pi Gamma Mu Newsletter.    Please email your update to:  [email protected].  Please limit your summary to a few sentences and list “Alumni Corner” in the subject line of your e-mail.  Please be sure to list the name of your Pi Gamma Mu chapter.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO ATTEND THE 2021 VIRTUAL CONVENTION

Each chapter is building a reserve of convention funding at Pi Gamma Mu headquarters.  It grows every time a chapter sends applications for membership and initiation fees.  The Convention Reserve Fund was established by action of the international Board of Trustees to encourage more chapters to participate in convention activities.  Each chapter that sends a delegation to the convention will receive funding. 

CHAPTER NEWS

This issue contains updates from the Georgia Epsilon Chapter at Shorter University and the Nebraska Delta Chapter at Wayne State College.

SUMMER MEMBERSHIP DRIVE - ONLINE MEMBERSHIPS NOW AVAILABLE

Here, at Pi Gamma Mu, we understand that this has been a challenging year for students and faculty alike who have had to continue to cope with the many impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.  We hope that you are safe and well during this very difficult time.  

THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE REVIEW

A new issue of Pi Gamma Mu’s keystone journal, the International Social Science Review (ISSR), is now live!  The ISSR is presented in an open-access digital format and does not require a subscription, so feel free to share it with your classmates and colleagues. 

CHAPTER ANNUAL REPORTS DUE AUGUST 15

Chapter annual report forms are due on August 15.  Many chapters have already sent in their forms and we thank you.  If you have not sent in your chapter’s form, it is not too late.  The form is available on our Website. We appreciate each Chapter Faculty Sponsor taking a few minutes to complete and return this report.

PI GAMMA MU MERCHANDISE AVAILABLE

Available from the Pi Gamma Mu member merchandise store, these letters are great to showcase along with a Pi Gamma Mu Banner during induction ceremonies and new initiates love posing for photos holding the letters.  They also look great on display in a home or office.

MY EXPERIENCE AS A STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

When I reflect on my time as a Pi Gamma Mu Student Trustee Representative, I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the opportunities provided me by my membership in Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences. When I first joined Pi Gamma Mu, urged by my academic advisor and then-Virginia Delta Chapter Advisor Matthew Shannon, Ph.D., I was initially hesitant. In my experience, honor societies rarely offered benefits beyond graduation day regalia. However, my PGM membership proved to be different.

BOOK PUBLISHED BY WV IOTA CHAPTER OFFICER, BILL WENGER

The Key to American Independence, based on Wenger’s AMU U.S. History Master of Arts thesis was released in paperback and digital formats by Amazon in late February of this year.  The history quickly achieved Number One status in the Amazon history category of “U.S. Revolution and Founding History.”

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS - HALL OF FAME

Pi Gamma Mu's exclusive merchandise not only allows you to proudly display your achievement and affiliation with the society, but merchandise purchases also support the activities of Pi Gamma Mu and help us finance our programs and awards.  

ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE HONOR SOCIETIES

Pi Gamma Mu is one of 70 members of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), which is the authority on standards and definitions for the honor society movement. ACHS has stepped up efforts to alert the higher education community to the standards of traditional honor societies.

CHANGE OF EMAIL ADDRESS

Pi Gamma Mu communicates with its lifetime members via email. Anytime your email address changes, such as after graduation or when you change jobs, please notify the Pi Gamma Mu office immediately. This will prevent your emails from being interrupted or discontinued. Simply email your new email address to [email protected] or go to our Web site (pigammamu.org) to change your address information. We will need both your old email address and your new email address to update our records. Thank you very much for taking a few minutes to keep your information current.

CONTACT US

Regular mail: 1001 Millington St., Suite B, Winfield, KS 67156
Telephone: (620) 221-3128
Email addresses:

A list of all active chapters and chapter sponsors, including email addresses, is available on our website. 

OTHER NEWS

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