Honors/Academic

Advertising/PR Club: This organization gives advertising and public relations students the means to gain insight into their career field while developing their professional skills. Participants attend PRSA seminars and conferences.

Alpha Chi National Honor Society: Alpha Chi is a general honor society that admits students from all academic disciplines. Membership is limited to the top 10 percent of an institution’s juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Alpha Chi has approximately 300 chapters and inducts more than 11,000 members annually.  Alpha Kappa Delta: Alpha Kappa Delta is the ACU chapter of the International Sociology Honor Society. AKD seeks to acknowledge and promote excellence in scholarship in the study of sociology, the research of social problems, and such other social and intellectual activities as will lead to the improvement of the human condition.  Alpha Psi Omega: Alpha Psi Omega is a Theatre honors fraternity. Students must have sophomore hours to join, and it is open to theatre majors and theatre minors at the discretion of the club.

Association for Information Systems:   Help Information Systems students' to connect with each other and network with professionals within the Information Systems field.

Beta Gamma Sigma: Beta Gamma Sigma is the honor society serving business programs accredited by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Membership in Beta Gamma Sigma is the highest recognition a business student Anywhere in the world can receive in a business program accredited by AACSB International.

Block and Bridle: To educate students of agriculture about innovations in the industry and prepare them for professional careers.

Big Purple:  The Big Purple is a dynamic and exciting ensemble comprised of both music and nonmusical majors. The Big Purple is one of the largest co-ed organizations on the ACU campus. The band is a vital part of the ACU Opening Assembly each year, performs at all home football games, and often, away games throughout Texas and Oklahoma. The Big Purple also presents exhibition performances at invitational and UIL marching contests.

ACU Biology Research Club: The Purpose of this organization is to: Support and dissemination of undergraduate research at ACU in the field of biology.

Broadcast Educators Association: This is a local chapter of an international organization. Faculty and students are eligible to participate in the annual Festival of Media Arts competition. The Association is an international academic organization that focuses on the electronic media, providing a forum for issues and topics of mutual concern to educators and practitioners, thus to facilitate interaction between academicians and leaders in the industry.

Chemistry Club: To execute and support events like the annual chemistry circus and encourage community among Chemistry/Biochemistry majors.

Christian Medical Dental Association: CMDA is an association for pre-health science majors. Each month participants hear from doctors and dentists who share their faith and their experiences as medical professionals.

Collegiate Entrepreneurs' Organization:   The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) informs, supports, and inspires college students to be entrepreneurial and seeks opportunity through enterprise creation. CEO is the premier global entrepreneurship network serving more than 20,000 students through 400 chapters at colleges and universities.

Delta Tau Alpha: The purpose of Delta Tau Alpha is to recognize the outstanding scholastic achievement and leadership of students in agriculture, and to act as a subdivision of the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Club. The organization participates in many Service/outreach projects such as helping at the children’s home in Medina, TX. Delta Tau Alpha also hosts an annual Spring Ag Banquet and helps with the ACU All-School Rodeo.

Family Studies Association:  Provide opportunities for professional development, community experiences, and building community for family studies majors and minors.

Forensics Team: Forensics Team students of ACU travel around the country competing in speech and debate team tournaments while representing the University.

Health and Human Services: The purpose of the Health and Human Services organization is to inform pre-professional students about the requirements and expectations of entering a graduate school program.

Honors College Senate: The Honors College Senate was formed to provide honors students with opportunities for service, social interaction, and spiritual development. Any students who either (a) is in the ACU Honors Program, (b) has a 3.2 cumulative GPA, or (c) is an incoming freshman is eligible for membership in the honors College Senate. We organize annual events such as the Masquerade and the Murder Mystery Dinner, and we plan smaller activities such as “Movie Night with a Prof” and “Deep Dish Philosophy.”

Kappa Delta Pi: Theta Epsilon: To provide an opportunity for students in the Education Department to be recognized for their academic commitment, become more involved in the department and promote excellence.

Kappa Tau Alpha: Kappa Tau Alpha is a national honor society for journalism and mass communication majors. The organization inducts members every April.

Lambda Pi Eta: Lambda Pi Eta is the ACU chapter of the national organization, which promotes scholarship and honors in the field of communications.

 Mu Phi Epsilon: Mu Phi is an international professional music fraternity aimed at promoting and developing the artistic interests and talents of aspiring musicians. Mu Phi creates an incentive for greater professional accomplishment, fosters ideals of service to the school and the community, develops relationships and friendships with others of similar interests, develops an awareness that artistic gifts are to be shared, and fosters an understanding of the role of arts throughout the world. Mu Phi activities include holding social events, partnering alongside the music faculty to recruit and organize professional recitals, and promoting artistic awareness among students and faculty. Membership is open to anyone who has completed at least one semester of freshman-level theory.

 Mu Sigma: Mu Sigma is an organization open to all students interested in mathematics. The club’s purpose is both to promote the mathematical disciplines and to use mathematical talents to serve the university.

 NSSLHA:     The ACU Chapter of NSSLHA provides Communication Science and Disorders majors the opportunity to learn about current advancements in the field, enhance their academic knowledge, and network with other students with similar interests. The organization participates in various community service projects such as game days with senior citizens at University Place, Service Saturdays, and the Autism Walk. Members attend professional conferences and the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference.

Phi Alpha:  Honor Social Work students', foster community, service to the school and community.

 Phi Eta Sigma:  To induct Freshmen and transfer students' into the National Honor Society.

 Pi Alpha Theta: Pi Alpha Theta is the ACU chapter of the national history honor society. Pi Alpha Theta is a professional society whose mission is to enhance the study of history through the encouragement of research, effective teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among aspiring historians.

 Pi Sigma Alpha: Pi Sigma Alpha is the national honor society for political science students. Pi Sigma Alpha seeks to promote excellence in the study of political science through a variety of programs; some of direct benefit to student members and local chapters and others benefitting more generally the profession of political science. These programs provide awards, scholarships, and lecture funding, and other benefits for members, chapters, and political scientists and political science programs.

 Pope Fellows: The Jack Pope Fellows Program awards scholarships to outstanding Abilene Christian University students who intend to pursue careers in public service. The Program was established by the Trustees of Abilene Christian University to honor Judge Jack Pope, the former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Jack Pope Fellowships are awarded on the basis of merit to Abilene Christian University students who will be college juniors in the following academic year. Students selected, as Fellows must exhibit outstanding potential for leadership in government and related public service. The Jack Pope Fellows Program is interdisciplinary, and applicants are drawn from all majors and fields of study offered at Abilene Christian University. Jack Pope Fellows will be required to complete a 24-hour public service minor. Courses are designed to prepare students for a career in public service. Leadership in the public sector is strongly emphasized in numerous seminars and workshops held in connection with the Jack Pope Fellows Program.

Psychology Club:  To foster community among students of psychology, serve others with integrity and encourage scholarly pursuits.

 Sigma Delta Pi: This honor organization recognizes outstanding students of Spanish language and literature.

 Sigma Phi Omega: The purpose of Sigma Phi Omega is to promote scholarship, research, professionalism, and excellence in gerontology and aging services, and to recognize high attainment in the pursuit of academic and clinical experience in these areas.

Sigma Tau Delta: Sigma Tau Delta confers distinction for high achievement in English Language and Literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies and promotes interest in literature and the English language.

 Sigma Theta Tau: The purpose of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society is to provide leadership opportunities and encourage scholarship in nursing practices, education, and research.

Society of Physics Students: SPS is an international professional association that is open to anyone interested in physics. There are over 650 active chapters involving approximately 6,000 students. SPS exists to help students develop into contributing members of the professional community, as well as to develop communication, leadership, and networking skills. SPS also focuses on teaching students how to present scholarly work in professional meetings and journals and offers a variety of service and outreach opportunities. Research opportunities, scholarships, internships, and awards are made available through membership in the association. The local chapter holds meetings, annual elections, and receives literature from the national organization.

 Society of Professional Journalists: SPJ produces and sells the Hello Book to raise funds to send journalism majors to regional and national conferences and competitions. The club also conducts regular professional development meetings and assists organizations such as UIL and national SPJ in judging contests.

Student Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: To promote professions in nutrition and dietetics and the dietetics professional as the expert in nutrition. To serve students' and the wider public by providing valid nutrition information and services.

Student Management Investment Fund:  Manage a portion of the university's endowment.

 Student Social Work Association: The purpose of the Social Work Association is to unite social work majors as brothers and sisters in Christ, to support one another in prayer, to provide them with opportunities to learn and serve through seminars and community service projects, to promote social work as a profession on camps and in the community, and to integrate social work and Christian values. Past activities have included the Teddy Bear Round-Up for children who lost their parents on September 11th, clothing drives, social work information booths in the Campus Center, Service Saturdays, and Date Rape Awareness Nights. For more information contact the Social Work Department located in room 109 of the Administration Building.

Student Training and Research (STAR): STAR is a student-managed investment fund in which ACU upperclassmen manage approximately $300,000 and assist with growing the university’s endowment. Securities are researched and presented to the managers for approval, providing real world experience prior to graduation. Involvement is open to students who have completed Financial Management (FIN 310). Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE): Students in Free Enterprise is the world’s largest collegiate free enterprise organization. SIFE provides leadership training, regional competitions, and career opportunity fairs for thousands of college students throughout 31 countries. Students have the opportunity to go to regional, national, and international competitions, where they share their projects and help spread free enterprise in their communities.

Theta Alpha Kappa:   To foster undergraduate research and recognize academic excellence.

Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE): UPE was formed for the promotion of high scholarship and original investigations in the various fields of the computing and information disciplines.

W-Club:  The W-Club seeks to inspire young women to maturity as Christians and to recognize those who have rendered outstanding service to Abilene Christian.