Letter From the Psi Beta National President
 Heather LaCost, PhD National President |
September 2007 Dear Colleagues, Welcome! Psi Beta is the national honor society in psychology for students in two-year and community colleges and a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Our mission is professional development of psychology students at two-year colleges through promotion and recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, research, and community service. |
Psi Beta is an active and thriving organization. For example, Saddleback College held its own Psychology Research Conference with speakers, poster sessions, and 160 students from all over Southern California attending. Students at Cerritos College organized an Environmental Week, which led to: instituting recycling on their campus; the purchase and planting of a tree; and the creation of a student scholarship. The chapter at Carroll Community College held food drives, clothing drives, book drives, and programs such as Adopt-a-Family to help individuals in need in Carroll County. Collin County Community College is holding the National Psi Beta Synergy Psychology Conference again this October to showcase research in the field and by psychology students. This is just a very small sample of the very exciting activities that are currently happening in Psi Beta chapters across the United States.
If you are already a part of Psi Beta, I would like to thank you for your continued efforts and remind you to let the national office know about your activities so that you can receive recognition in the Psi Beta newsletter and so we can encourage you to apply for our many national awards, which you can find out more about on our website. If you are not yet a part of Psi Beta, please seriously consider becoming an advisor, or a member, since both students and faculty benefit from participating in Psi Beta. Please contact any of the members on our national council http://www.psibeta.org/contact.htm who have all served and/or continue to serve as chapter advisors, or contact the advisor closest to you in your region http://www.psibeta.org/chapters.htm, who can tell you what it means personally to them to be a part of Psi Beta. As I begin my seventh year of participation, I can tell you that my investment of time and energy has been returned to me tenfold, when I hear from my student alumni, when I see the enthusiasm for new activities proposed by new members, and when I see the difference we can make in our community. Consistently, we hear from students and advisors of the transforming power of Psi Beta for those who join and pursue its mission.
I am honored to serve you this year as your President. Please feel free to contact me, or our national office, if you have any questions or feedback for Psi Beta. Here’s looking forward to an exciting new year!
Sincerely,
Heather LaCost
Heather LaCost, Ph.D.
National Psi Beta President
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, IL 60554