The Eta Omega Chapter

Students enrolled in the Social Work Department at UNCW can join the Eta Omega Chapter of Phi Alpha by meeting the following requirements:     

• Complete a minimum of 9 semester hours of required social work courses
• Achieved an overall GPA at UNCW of 3.0 or better
• Achieved an overall GPA of 3.25 or better in all social work courses                             

Application for Membership

Officers

• President: Laura Brown
• Vice President: Michelle Jackson
• Treasurer: David Miller
• Secretary: Heather Borton
• Advisor: Dr. Robert Blundo

History

The concept of a national social work honor society came from a group of undergraduate social work students at Michigan State University in 1960.  Investigation revealed that local chapters existed at three schools.  Those three schools along with a few other schools formed a National Honor Society Committee in November, 1960.  For more than a year this committee worked on the constitution and other administrative matters.  The name Phi Alpha and the keys were adopted from the local chapter which existed at Florida State University.

The constitution and formal organization was completed in 1962, and six chapters qualified to become "charter chapters."  There were: Florida State University, Michigan State University, Ohio North University, Central State College, University of Dayton and the University of Tennessee.  Over 243 chapters are now in existence, and the addition of new chapters is continuing.