Lambda Pi Eta () is the official Communication Studies honor society of the

National Communication Association The National Communication Association (NCA) is a not-for-profit association of academics in the field of communication. Organization NCA is governed by the Legislative Assembly, which meets during the NCA Annual Convention. Between annual me ...

(NCA). As a member of 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, fa ...

(ACHS), Lambda Pi Eta has more than 500 active chapters at four-year colleges and universities worldwide.

History

Lambda Pi Eta was founded in 1985 at the

University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...

. Lambda Pi Eta became a part of the

in 1988, and the official honor society of the NCA in July 1995. Lambda Pi Eta represents what

Aristotle Aristotle (; grc-gre, Ἀριστοτέλης ''Aristotélēs'', ; 384–322 BC) was a Greek philosopher and polymath during the Classical Greece, Classical period in Ancient Greece. Taught by Plato, he was the founder of the Peripatet ...

described in his book, Rhetoric, as the three artistic proofs of persuasion: Logos (Lambda) meaning logic, Pathos (Pi) relating to emotion, and Ethos (Eta) defined as character credibility and ethics. LPH is a member of the

(ACHS), whose mission is to build a visibly cohesive community of national and international honor societies, individually and collaboratively exhibiting excellence in scholarship, service, programs, and governance.

Purpose

The Six Goals of Lambda Pi Eta: *Recognize, foster, and reward outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies; *Stimulate interest in the field of communication; *Promote and encourage professional development among communication majors; *Provide an opportunity to discuss and exchange ideas in the field of communication; *Establish and maintain closer relationships between faculty and students; and *Explore options for graduate education in communication studies.

Member requirements

In order to become a member of Lambda Pi Eta, students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA with 60 semester or 90 quarter credit hours completed and a 3.25 GPA for communication studies courses with 12 semester or 18 quarter credit hours completed.

Member benefits

Benefits that come with membership of Lambda Pi Eta include: *Vote at all chapter meetings of the Society *Be elected to chapter offices *Attend scholarly presentations and colloquia of the sponsoring academic department *Represent the local chapter at state, regional, and national conventions *Submit to the LPH research paper sessions at NCA’s annual convention (undergraduates only) *Receive LPH electronic newsletter “Simply Speaking” *Submit a paper for possible publication in LPH’s annual journal *Utilize LPH’s Experience.com online job service for honor students *Participate in LPH social media efforts via Linked-In, Facebook and Twitter *Participate in periodic teleconferences on topics ranging from career development to chapter management *Compete for various LPH national awards.

Chapter list

Chapter list available here
Current chapters

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