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Tri-Alpha Honor Society

Email:
Katherine.Lawlor​@nau.edu
Call:
928-523-1115
Advisors
  • Katherine Lawlor: staff advisor and founder
  • Arely Mata: staff advisor
  • Galilea Flores-Lopez: staff advisor
  • Chelsea Hutton: graduate advisor
National website www.1stgenhonors.org

Join the Tri-Alpha Honor Society

Eligibility and application

Undergraduate students

  • Registered at least half-time in a degree-seeking program (bachelor’s degree)
  • Grade point average (GPA) of 3.2 out of 4.0
  • Neither parent(s) nor guardian(s) earned a bachelor’s degree prior to the student beginning their program
  • Earned at least 30 credit hours toward a baccalaureate degree
    • Transfer students will need to have completed at least one semester (12 credit hours) at NAU
  • Lifetime national membership dues are affordable, with $15.50 for the national office plus local chapter fees
    • Although it is expected for students to cover the $15.50 induction fee, we do not want this to be a financial barrier for applicants.

Please get in touch with Katherine Lawlor, Tri-Alpha Advisor at katherine.lawlor@nau.edu if you need financial assistance.

Graduate students

  • Full-time and part-time graduate students who have earned nine credit hours or more. This allows first-semester students to apply if they will earn nine credit hours by the end of the fall semester due to the spring induction ceremony.
  • Grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 out of 4.0
  • Neither parent(s) nor guardian(s) earned a bachelor’s degree prior to the student beginning their undergraduate program
  • Lifetime national membership dues are affordable, with a $10.50 fee for the national office plus local chapter fees
    • Although it is expected for students to cover the $10.50 induction fee, we do not want this to be a financial barrier for applicants.

Please get in touch with Katherine Lawlor, Tri-Alpha Advisor at katherine.lawlor@nau.edu if you need financial assistance.

Faculty, staff, and honorary inductees

Faculty, staff, alumni, and honorary members may be inducted by the local chapter if they completed a baccalaureate degree, were first-generation college students at the time they graduated, and continue to have a connection to Northern Arizona University. Lifetime national membership fees are currently $26.00 for faculty, staff, alumni, and honorary inductees.

Want to donate to the Tri-Alpha Honor Society fund?

Visit the NAU Foundation page and search for the Tri-Alpha Honor Society. Donations are used for helping new members who need financial assistance to cover their one-time membership fees, events, mailing to statewide and online students, general meetings, community service, or fundraising projects.

First-Generation Programs
Location
Room 105 Building 30
University Union
1050 S. Knoles Dr.
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Mailing Address
PO Box 6035
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Email
firstgen@nau.edu
Phone
928-523-6980
Fax
928-523-2390
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