Alpha Sigma Lambda () is the oldest and largest national

honor society In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the National Honor Society of the Boy Sc ...

for

Non-traditional students A nontraditional student is a term originating in North America, that refers to a category of students at colleges and universities. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) notes that there are varying definitions of nontraditional ...

(typically adults also engaged in professional careers) who achieve and maintain outstanding scholastic standards and leadership characteristics while adroitly handling additional responsibilities of work and family.Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society: The Premier National Honor Society
for Nontraditional Adult Students
/ref> The motto of Alpha Sigma Lambda is "First in Scholarship and Leadership". The founding chapter was established by Dr. Rollin Posey at

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

in 1946, to recognize the accomplishments of those returning to academic pursuits after the close of

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. Its purpose, he wrote, "is to bind together in one Society the excellent students within the University College in order to provide a stimulus for and recognition of their worthy efforts." Today there are more tha
300 active ASL chapters in the United States
including the ''Phi Beta chapter'' of Alpha Sigma Lambda at Harvard University and ''Gamma Tau chapter'' at Georgetown University.

References

External links

Alpha Sigma Lambda
official website

at Association of College Honor Societies {{authority control Association of College Honor Societies Honor societies Student organizations established in 1946 1946 establishments in Illinois