Description
of AGS and Sigma Psi chapter of Cypress College
Alpha Gamma Sigma (AGS)
is the California
state wide community college Honor Society which, according to our constitution, has the purpose of fostering,
promoting, maintaining, and recognizing scholarship. While being of
service to AGS, the college and the community, members will be able to
develop civil mindedness, and leadership characteristics which will be
useful throughout their life. Students will also be able to attend
chapter events, on-campus activities, and regional and state
conferences with students from other colleges.
The Greek Letters in our name were selected because they are
the initials from Greek words whose meanings represent the motto of
AGS:
"Add to good
character, knowledge, and judgment."
ALPHA
stands for "Arete" meaning "Excellence"
GAMMA stands for
"Gnosis" meaning "Knowledge"
SIGMA stands for
"Sophrosyne" meaning "Wisdom"
Sigma Psi is
the Cypress College chapter. We not only acknowledge our members as
outstanding scholars, but also as humanitarians who devote their time
to help our campus and our community.
Eligibility
requirements
To be eligible for
membership in AGS you must meet either one of the following
requirements:
- Temporary
Membership: You are a first semester college student and you are a life
member of the California Scholarship Federation (CSF), or you graduated
from high school with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher.
- Initial/Continuing
Membership:
You are a continuing college
student who has completed at least 12 semester units with a cumulative
GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Benefits
of Membership
- Involvement
in campus activities and making new friends.
- You may wear the
Gold Honors Cord at Graduation.
- You may apply
for the Loly and the Walsh scholarships which include up to $500
(given at the state conventions in April). *
- Scholarships
given by Sigma Psi Chapter.* Due the last Friday in April. Download Scholarship
Application - rtf 140 kB
- Permanent
Membership (one of the highest honors you can obtain at the Community
College levels, see below).*
- Permanent
Membership designation on transcripts.*
- Honors Gold Seal
on Diploma of Permanent Members.*
- Honors
recognition in graduation program.*
- Scholarships at
four year universities.
- More points
during application process to four year universities.
- Something
impressive to write down under the heading of Activities on your
resume!
* Active membership
status and member participation (10 hours per semester) are required to
apply for these awards. More information on earning your hours of
service points is available
in our Bylaws.
Permanent
membership
This is an honor that
is awarded to outstanding students. To be eligible for Permanent
Membership you must meet ALL of the following requirements:
- Completed a
minimum of 60 units of recognized college work, with a minimum of 30 of
these units completed at Cypress College.
- Maintained a
cumulative GPA of 3.5 or better in all recognized college work, and
have been a member of AGS for at least one semester; Or,
maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better in all recognized college
work, and have been a member of AGS for at least two semesters.
- Earned at least
25 service points while a member
of the Sigma Psi Chapter of A.G.S.
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