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Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society, was established in 1924 to confer distinction upon students of the English language and literature in undergraduate, graduate, and professional studies. An undergraduate candidate for membership shall have a minimum of two college courses in English language and literature beyond the usual requirements in freshman English. The candidate shall have the minimum of a B or equivalent average in English and in general scholarship (a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale), shall rank at least in the top thirty-five percent of his/her class, and shall have completed at least three semesters or five quarters of college course work. A graduate candidate for graduate membership who did not hold undergraduate membership shall be enrolled in a graduate program in English or one of its specializations, have completed 6 semester hours of graduate work or the equivalent, and have a minimum of a B+ or equivalent average in his/her graduate studies (a 3.3 on a 4.0 scale).

Cedar Crest College congratulates the following students for being inducted into Delta Delta Epsilon - Epsilon Chapter on April 21, 2017.

Gamma Sigma Epsilon is a national honor society founded in 1919 in order to promote academic excellence and undergraduate research scholarship in chemistry. The society is governed by a National Executive Council of elected officers. Active members of the chapter shall be composed of students who have completed a minimum of 18 credit-hours in chemistry with a minimum grade point average of 3.2 in all chemistry courses and at least a 3.0 overall grade point average.

Cedar Crest College congratulates all new members inducted into the Theta Rho Chapter of the Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. The purposes of the nursing honor society are to recognize superior achievement and the development of leadership qualities, to foster high professional standards, to encourage creative work and to strengthen commitment to the ideas and purposes of the nursing profession. Nursing students are eligible for membership if, at the end of the junior year they have a grade point average of 3.0 or better, are in the upper 35% of their nursing class.

Gamma Sigma Epsilon is a national honor society founded in 1919 in order to promote academic excellence and undergraduate research scholarship in chemistry. The society is governed by a National Executive Council of elected officers. Active members of the chapter shall be composed of students who have completed a minimum of 18 credit-hours in chemistry with a minimum grade point average of 3.2 in all chemistry courses and at least a 3.0 overall grade point average.

The purposes of the nursing honor society are to recognize superior achievement and the development of leadership qualities, to foster high professional standards, to encourage creative work and to strengthen commitment to the ideas and purposes of the nursing profession. Nursing students are eligible for membership if, at the end of the junior year they have a grade point average of 3.0 or better, are in the upper 35% of their nursing class.

Psi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS). Members have an overall GPA that is in the top 35% of their class based on rankings and a GPA in psychology that is at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Delta Delta Epsilon is the only international honor society exclusively for forensic science. Delta Delta Epsilon, meaning "justice through science", is dedicated to recognizing and encouraging excellence in scholarship in forensic science, with the mission to function as an honor and professional society for forensic science students. Student membership requires a current minimum overall grade point average of 3.3 for undergraduate students and 3.5 for graduate students.

Alpha Epsilon Kappa is the Cedar Crest chapter of Alpha Phi Omega the national community service fraternity. The following students belonging to the fraternity for the 2015-2016 academic year, spend at least 15 hours in the community each semester helping those in need:

Cedar Crest College students were recently inducted into Delphi.