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Sigma Lambda Alpha () is a scholastic
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 ...
that recognizes academic achievement among students in the field of landscape architecture. The society was founded at
University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, formally the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, (UMN Twin Cities, the U of M, or Minnesota) is a public land-grant research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. T ...
on September 24, 1977, admitted to the
Association of College Honor Societies The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) is a predominantly American, voluntary association that serves a number of functions with respect to national collegiate and post-graduate honor societies. ACHS coordinates member organizations, fac ...
in 1983 and achieved full membership in 1986. It operates within the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA), a global association of landscape architecture faculty. Sigma Lambda Alpha is a registered 501(c)(3) charity. Noted o
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Sigma Lambda Alpha honor society has 54 active chapters across the United States and one in Canada. Since 1977 the society has inducted 10,443 members.


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Association of College Honor Societies The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) is a predominantly American, voluntary association that serves a number of functions with respect to national collegiate and post-graduate honor societies. ACHS coordinates member organizations, fac ...


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ACHS Sigma Lambda Alpha entry
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