Welcome to the Missouri Pi chapter of Alpha Chi!
The Alpha Chi National College Honor Society is a coeducational academic honor society and a member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Membership is by invitation only, and we accept students who place in the top ten percent of their junior, senior, or graduate class from all academic disciplines. With some 300 chapters, located in almost every state, the organization inducts approximately 11,000 members annually. Since 1922, the purpose of this prestigious national honor society has been to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students and to honor those who achieve such distinction.
What are the benefits of membership?
Alpha Chi gives the most gifted students a place to thrive.
We help to fuel a robust intellectual life both inside and outside the classroom, offering high-achieving students opportunities to engage with a community of peers on campus and across the country.
- Invigorate your intellectual life.
We celebrate and cultivate the life of the scholar and often sponsor lectures, forums, debates, workshops, and publication opportunities, events that cultivate the scholarly community and benefit both members and non-members alike. - Enjoy leadership and service opportunities.
Alpha Chi offers resume-building opportunities as leaders of campus chapters and national governance. Project planning, public speaking, organizational development, and effective fundraising are examples of valuable skills that you can learn. - Collaborate across the university.
We want to break down departments and institutional divisions. Multidisciplinary in membership, we want to facilitate interaction and friendships among the most high-achieving students. - Compete for scholarships and financial awards.
The Alpha Chi National College Honor Society offers many grants, scholarships, fellowships, awards, and travel stipends to support undergraduate and graduate scholarship.
Contact Dr. W. Travis McMaken (wtmcmaken@lindenwood.edu) or Dr. Justine Pas (jpas@lindenwood.edu) for more information.
Induction Program Archive
Lindenwood's Alpha Chi Pi chapter inducts record numbers of new members.
Meet our Officers
Nemanja (Neno) Medan, President
Nemanja (Neno) Medan, President
Neno is a double major in History and International Relations, a double minor in Political Science and Geography, and is also earning two certificates in GIS and Global Fluency. He is also an active member of the Honors Academy, serving as its President, and pursuing University Honors, the highest recognition Lindenwood awards at graduation. In his free time, Neno enjoys weightlifting, working as a farm laborer, and helping his religious community.
Helen Ball, Vice-President
Helen Ball, Vice-President
Helen is a double major in English and in Philosophy and Religion. Her research interests include philosophical logic and nineteenth-century British literature. Helen is also an active member of the Honors Academy pursuing University Honors, the highest recognition Lindenwood awards at graduation. Outside of classes, she works as a tutor at the Writing Center and is Vice President of Lindenwood's chapter of Sigma Tau Delta English Honor Society. In her free time, Helen enjoys playing violin, writing, and going on picnics.
Karsyn Braasch, Secretary
Karsyn Braasch, Secretary
Karsyn is a major in Philosophy and Religion with triple minors in Spanish, Technical Writing, and Social Media Marketing. She has bowled for Lindenwood University for the last four years, competing in the national championship twice. Outside of classes, Karsyn also enjoys workings as an administrative assistant to the Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities. In her free time, she loves reading and spending as much time as possible with the people she loves.
Emily Worthmore, Treasurer
Emily Worthmore, Treasurer
Emily is a double major in Communications with Emphasis in Broadcast and Digital Marketing. She is also an active member of the Honors Academy pursuing University Honors, the highest recognition Lindenwood awards at graduation, a first-generation college student, and Lindenwood's Student Body Vice President. Additionally, she is a member of Delta Zeta and serves on the Panhellenic Executive Board as the Director of Public Relations. Emily is the social media manager of the Lindenwood ACHA Men's Ice Hockey team and enjoys spending time with friends.
Alpha Chi FAQ
Who can present at the annual national convention?
All undergraduate and graduate student members of Alpha Chi can present scholarly or creative work. While any student member can attend the convention at their own cost, our chapter members can also compete for travel funding up to the full amount (not including some meals).
How can I reach other Lindenwood Alpha Chi Pi members?
Send a message to your chapter student officers, who will reach out to others in the group.
What opportunities and benefits are available to graduating students and alumni Alpha Chi members?
Alpha Chi members are recognized at the Honors Convocation. They are also encouraged to wear their Alpha Chi pins to the commencement ceremonies, and Alpha Chi graduation cords are available for purchase.
Alpha Chi student and alumni members are encouraged to include their lifetime membership in the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society on their resumes. In addition, graduating students who are continuing further in graduate school are also eligible for scholarships.
Alumni members are welcome to attend the annual national convention, and they're welcome to present there, too. Additional alumni benefits can found online: Benefits of Membership and Member Benefits from Partners
