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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 78 Commending Pi Sigma Alpha.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 17, 2020  

WHEREAS, Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2020; and

WHEREAS, founded on October 1, 1920, at the University of Texas at Austin, Pi Sigma Alpha was established to recognize excellence in academic achievement by college and university students in the fields of political science, government, international affairs, and public affairs; and

WHEREAS, Pi Sigma Alpha’s aim is to stimulate scholarship and interest in political science; to promote worthwhile curricular and extracurricular activities related to political science; and to promote civil dialogue; and

WHEREAS, Pi Sigma Alpha is the only recognized college honor society in the political science discipline and one of the largest and most prestigious constituent members of the Association of College Honor Societies; and

WHEREAS, Pi Sigma Alpha has over 700 chapters in the United States, including the Xi Pi Chapter at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond; and

WHEREAS, Pi Sigma Alpha has initiated over 300,000 members since its inception, including many renowned scholars, distinguished public officials, and prominent leaders of industry; and

WHEREAS, Pi Sigma Alpha has advanced the study of politics and government as one of the noblest academic pursuits, promoting the highest ideals of scholarship, integrity, citizenship, and service; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Pi Sigma Alpha, the distinguished national political science honor society, hereby be commended on the occasion of the honor society’s 100th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Executive Council of Pi Sigma Alpha as an expression of the House of Delegates’ admiration for the honor society’s rich history, proud legacy, and enduring impact on political science students in the Commonwealth and throughout the United States.