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Alpha Alpha Alpha Honors Society:
The National Honors Society of First-generation College Students
Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha, was founded March 24, 2018, at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The
Gamma Pi chapter of Tri-Alpha was chartered on May 1st, 2021, on Juniata College Campus.
Member Qualifications:
- The student has earned at least 36 credit/semester hours (or 54 quarter hours) towards a bachelor's degree
- The undergraduate student has achieved an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
- Neither of the student's parents, nor stepparents, nor legal guardians, completed a bachelor's degree.
- Graduate students who are first-generation students can be admitted if they have completed the equivalent of at least one term of study (9 or more graduate credits) and have a GPA in their graduate program of at least 3.5.
Member Benefits:
- A certificate and pin signifying membership. Membership is for life.
- An outward recognition of personal accomplishment and an incentive for continued high scholarship.
- Identifies you to employers, professionals, and graduate schools as a person of superior academic ability and commitment.
- Be part of a first-gen community that develops programming and outreach across campus.