WAYNE — Approximately 40 students were initiated into academic honor societies April 24, during Wayne State College’s 32nd annual Social Sciences Day. The event was hosted by Pi Gamma Mu, the international honor society in the social sciences.
In addition to the induction of new members into honor societies, several students also received individual awards in their field of study.
Alpha Kappa Delta, the sociology honorary, acknowledges and promotes excellence and scholarship in the study of social problems, sociology, and intellectual activities that lead to the improvement of the human condition. Alpha Kappa Delta inducted four new members: Hartington – Makenzie Arens. Gamma Theta Upsilon is the international honor society in geography and is dedicated to the advancement and promotion of the geography field. Gamma Theta Upsilon inducted two new members: Hartington – Parker Albers.
Pi Gamma Mu is the international honor society in the social sciences. The mission of Pi Gamma Mu is to encourage and promote excellence in the social sciences and to uphold and nurture scholarship, leadership, and service. Pi Gamma Mu serves the various social science disciplines, which seek to understand and explain human behavior and social relationships as well as their related problems and issues.
Pi Gamma Mu inducted 22 new members: Belden – Izabella Kock