Honor Societies

An honor society recognizes and encourages high scholarship and/or leadership achievement in a specific field of study. Each year, deserving students are selected for induction into one of ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ Kate’s 24+ honor societies.

  • Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology)
  • ASL Honor Society (ASL)
  • Beta Beta Beta (Biology)
  • Beta Phi Mu (Library and Information Science)
  • Chi Alpha Sigma (Athletics)
  • Delta Epsilon Zeta (Social Work)
  • Delta Mu Delta (Business Administration)
  • Delta Omega (Public Health)
  • Iota Sigma Pi (Chemistry)
  • Kappa Gamma Pi (Scholarship/Leadership/Service)
  • Lambda Beta (Respiratory Care)
  • Lambda Pi Eta (Communication Studies)
  • Mu Phi Epsilon (Music)
  • National Physical Therapy Student Honor Society (Physical Therapy)
  • Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics)
  • Phi Beta Kappa (Liberal Arts)
  • Phi Kappa Phi (Honors Program)
  • Phi Tau Alpha (Physical Therapist Assistant)
  • Pi Lambda Theta (Education)
  • Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics)
  • Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science)
  • Pi Theta Epsilon (Occupational Therapy)
  • Psi Chi (Psychology)
  • Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish)
  • Sigma Tau Delta (English)
  • Sigma Theta Tau (Nursing)
  • ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ Writing Honor Society
  • Theta Alpha Kappa (Theology)
  • Triota Women's Studies Honor Society

Phi Beta Kappa

In fall 1937, ²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ Kate’s became the first Catholic college or university in the United States, and the third Minnesota institution, to be awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. As the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization, Phi Beta Kappa recognizes achievement in the liberal arts.

²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ Kate’s Gamma Chapter members hold public events, initiate new members and support the liberal arts and sciences and students who study them.

²ÝÝ®ÊÓÆµ our chapter

Antonian Honors Program

The Antonian Honors Program offers students of superior ability and motivation an opportunity to study and work with one another and with faculty mentors in a specially designed program of liberal arts studies.

Become an honors student

The Dean's List

If you achieve a semester grade point average of 3.667 or above, you may be eligible for the Dean’s List. The Dean’s List is assembled after the deadline for submission of final term grades, so students with incomplete grades may not be considered for that term. If you have questions about the Dean’s List, contact the Office of Academic Affairs at academicaffairs@stkate.edu.

Department and University Honors and Awards

For all the available awards and honors, see the current term’s academic catalog.