Becoming a Member:

Both undergraduate and graduate students majoring in psychology may be eligible for membership if other requirements are fulfilled.

Eligibility for undergraduates includes:

1.) Declared psychology major
2.) 9 Credits of Stony Brook psychology courses
3.) 3.0 overall GPA
4.) 3.3 Psychology GPA
5.) ONE TIME PAYMENT OF $80 BY CHECK OR CASH, made out to “FSA ACCOUNT 756”.

Eligibility for graduate students includes:

1.) Minimum overall cumulative average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in all graduate courses

Students and faculty are elected to membership by the chapter at the institution. Membership in Psi Chi is open to qualified candidates of any age, sex, sexual orientation, race, handicap or disability, color, religion, and national and ethnic origin.

Benefits of Membership:

Psi Chi provides national recognition for academic excellence in psychology, an honor which can be noted on employment applications, vitae, and résumés.

You will receive a membership certificate and a membership card documenting your membership.

Psi Chi encourages student research at the regional and national as well as local levels through undergraduate and graduate research award competitions and provides opportunities for students to present research and receive certificates recognizing their accomplishments at regional and national psychological association meetings.

Psi Chi provides over $225,000 annually in awards and grants to its student members, faculty advisors, and chapters.

You will have opportunities for social and professional events that involve other outstanding students with similar interests and that involve guest speakers from both the university and the outside professional community.

You will have the opportunity to be involved in and to help organize various community service activities.

The contacts you make through Psi Chi may serve you throughout your time at SBU and your professional life beyond that.

The publication, Eye on Psi Chi, is available to all members. This publishes news, information about events, and opportunities for presenting your research, obtaining practical experience, and applying for funding through Psi Chi National.

All Psi Chi members are eligible to run for an E-board position, allowing you to guide the growth of this organization and allowing you to further develop your leadership skills.

The United States government recognizes membership in Psi Chi as meeting one of the requirements for entrance at the GS-7 level in the Federal service.

The ultimate test of the value of any membership organization lies in the accomplishments of its members. In each year of Psi Chi’s history, more and more members have undertaken graduate studies. Psi Chi is well represented in the professional ranks of all the behavioral sciences. The membership directories of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS) are studded with the names of Psi Chi members, both active and alumni. This is only one example demonstrating that the Society’s purposes are being fulfilled.

Membership is for life. The registration fee is the only payment ever made to the organization, which does not charge dues.