[Students] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: A&M-Commerce celebrates Honor Society Largest Induction

[Kimberly Williams]

A&M-Commerce celebrates Honor Society Largest Induction  

Commerce, TEXAS (March 21, 2012)—The Texas A&M University-Commerce honor societies Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Lambda Delta chapters will welcome more than 100 new members this evening at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the Sam Rayburn Student Center.

This will be the largest induction class for the A&M-Commerce chapters. Students are initiated on the basis of achieving a 3.5 or above GPA during their freshman year, after they complete twelve to twenty-four hours at the university. 

Members of Phi Eta Sigma are also eligible to receive undergraduate and graduate scholarships that the national organization offers. The national organization awards more than $160,000 in scholarships each year.

Faculty Advisor Elva Resendez believes this opportunity for students is significant because both the size of the chapter and the quality of the freshmen student body has grown.

“It has been really inspiring to see the amount of growth our organization has had. This proves that freshmen students are excelling academically and I feel this will aid to the success of our university,” chapter member Rashid Lane said. “Each year our university grows and I feel that new inductees to Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma are showcasing our university as one with student who are dedicated and care about learning.”

Chapter president Corrie Hermann was inducted two years ago when just 19 people were selected.

“I am amazed and very excited at this growth,” Hermann said. “Our group gives our first year students who are invited for membership a place to showcase their academic excellence as well as gives them a place where they have an opportunity to grow both personally and professionally.”

For more information, contact Elva Resendez success coach and faculty advisor at Elva_Resendez at tamu-commerce.edu or (903) 468-8668. Information can also be found at http://web.tamu-commerce.edu/academics/universitycollege/PhiEtaSigmaandAlphaLambdaDelta.aspx.

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About Texas A&M University-Commerce: Founded in 1889, Texas A&M University-Commerce is a member of The Texas A&M University System. Located in Northeast Texas, A&M-Commerce is home to more than 11,000 students, four academic colleges, a thriving graduate school, and more than 100 degree programs. As the region’s focal point of higher education, A&M-Commerce offers students facilities ranging from a world-class science building and new student center, to a fully equipped recreational facility and recently completed music hall. The university also has convenient facilities in Corsicana, Midlothian, Mesquite, and downtown Dallas.

About The Texas A&M University System: The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a statewide network of 11 universities, seven state agencies and a comprehensive health science center.

A&M System members educate more than 120,000 students and reach another 22 million people through service each year. With more than 28,000 faculty and staff, the A&M System has a physical presence in 250 of the state’s 254 counties and a programmatic presence in every one. In 2010, externally funded research expenditures exceeded $772 million to help drive the state’s economy.


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