Kutztown

Kutztown University Department of Criminal Justice recently inducted Ruben Rumbolo of Allentown, and Sarah Mickey and Erica Yurvati, both of Kutztown, into the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society.

Alpha Phi Sigma is the national criminal justice honor society.

Founded in 1942 at Washington State University, the society became affiliated with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in 1976.

KU’s Kappa Alpha chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma was established in Spring 2008 with 13 founding members.

Chapter advisors are Dr. Pietro Toggia. Assistant advisor is Dr. AnnMarie Cordner.

To be eligible for membership, a student must be a criminal justice major or minor, have completed at least 40 credit hours, including at least four criminal justice courses, have an overall quality point average of 3.2 or higher, and have a quality point average in criminal justice courses of 3.2 or higher.

Derek Bennett of Kutztown was recently inducted into the Gamma Sigma Alpha Honor Society at Kutztown University, Kutztown.

Gamma Sigma Alpha is a national honor society for students who are members of a social Greek organization and have at least a 3.5 grade point average in their junior or senior year.

Gamma Sigma Alpha was founded at the University of Southern California on Nov. 9, 1989, by a group of scholastic achievers representing various fraternities and sororities dedicated to the advancement of higher education and academic accomplishment.

Gamma Sigma Alpha quickly grew to over 190 chapters in a little more than a decade.

Today, this honor society has more than 215 chapters and recognizes nearly 2,000 members of fraternities and sororities each year.