What is Sigma Phi Omega?

Sigma Phi Omega is the National Honor Society formed in 1980 to recognize the excellence of those who study gerontology/aging, as well as of the professional aging service personnel. Sigma Phi Omega seeks to promote scholarship, professionalism, friendship, and services to older persons, and to recognize exemplary attainment in gerontology/aging studies and related fields. Membership is open to undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring or minoring in gerontology/aging studies and related fields, and who are in at least their second term of enrollment. As this is an honor society, undergraduates must have at least a 3.3 G.P.A., and graduate students must have at least a 3.5 G.P.A. to be eligible for membership.

National Membership

The cost of membership at the national level is $30.00 for the first year and $20.00 every year after. National membership application forms are available at the following address: http://www.aghe.org/site/aghewebsite/section.php?id=8238.

WVU Chapter

Dues for the WVU Chapter will be $5.00 per academic year, checks made payable to WVU Foundation - Sigma Phi Omega Chapter. Please note that to be a student member of Sigma Phi Omega, students must be recognized members of the national chapter. Prospective members can contact the WVU chapter president via e-mail at wvugero@wvu.edu for more information about joining the Society through affiliation with the WVU Delta Kappa Chapter. Download a membership application at http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/coa/programs/spo/SigmaPhiOmega_App.pdf.

Contact Information

For more information about the WVU Student Chapters of the Gerontological Society of America and Sigma Phi Omega, please contact:

WVU Chapter Student Officers at: wvugero@wvu.edu

Faculty Advisor R. Turner Goins, PhD at: rgoins@hsc.wvu.edu or call 293-2968.