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Phi Alpha Honor Society: A National Honor Society for Social Work Students
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"Social workers treat each person in a caring and respectful fashion, mindful of individual differences and cultural and ethnic diversity." -NASW Code of Ethics |
Welcome to the Lambda Psi Chapter!
The Lamba Psi Chapter at Messiah College is one of 380 chapters of the Phi Alpha Honor Society in existence.
The concept of a national social work honor society came from a group of undergraduate social work students
at Michigan State University in 1960. The constitution and formal organization were completed in 1962, and six chapters
qualified to become "charter chapters." These were: Florida State University, Michigan State University, Ohio North University,
Central State College, University of Dayton and the University of Tennessee. Phi Alpha here at Messiah College became
a charter chapter in 2004 due to the hard work of the faculty, executive committee and members. Just recently in 2006, Phi
Alpha was recognized by the Student Government Association on campus as a student organization.
This information about Phi Alpha Honor Society was used with permission by the Executive Secretary of the Phi Alpha
Organization. Further information about the history of the organization can be found at www.PhiAlpha.org
