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Tuning Into Psi Chi Psi Chi is the national honor society for those who are pursuing psychology on an undergraduate or graduate level. The society was founded in 1929 and has grown to over 1,000 colleges and universities. The organization is affiliated with the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society. Membership in Psi Chi is based on meeting the chapter’s minimum requirements. Among the many benefits of becoming a lifelong member of Psi Chi is a sense of belonging to the field of Psychology through: Networking, Psi Chi conferences, career opportunities, community service, and great support in helping members begin successful careers and lives. Of course, there are the more immediate joys of being a member such as graduating with recognition for being part of a national honor society and achieving academic excellence. Psi Chi is the core that unites all those interested in human behavior to come together and build on each other’s ideas concerning the human psyche. Every Psi Chi chapter caters to the unique needs of it’s student body as well as community. As the President of the UCLA chapter of Psi Chi, I find that every activity has served to bring our members closer to discovering their goals in life as they become more aware of the needs within the community. Our activities have included volunteering at the UCLA Neuro-Psychiatric Institute, taking a tour of a marriage-family therapy school, volunteering at the suicide hotline, helping bilingual children adjust to life in the United States, participating as well as conducting research, holding workshops on GRE’s, graduate school, careers in psychology, as well as having graduate-undergraduate student mixers. These are some of the activities that our chapter has participated in, however the scope of Psi Chi involvement in the community is endless as is the positive effect of psychology on our communities. Psi Chi is a great organization for all those who are interested in contributing their passion for psychology to a cause that can help them grow towards self-realization and the pursuit of true knowledge. Narine
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