Our Mission

                           "We are a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. We seek to bring students, teachers, and writers of history together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways."

Application for induction:

1.  Undergraduate students should download a complete transcript including the fall 2007 semester from the registrar.  Students should have completed four courses in history at Rutgers-Camden, have a GPA in history of 3.1 or better, and an overall GPA of 3.0.  Students need not be history majors if they meet these requirements.

Graduate students should have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours towards their Master's Degree, have a
GPA of 3.5 or better, and shall have completed approximately 30% of the residence requirements for the Master's Degree.

Please write your name and e-mail address on the transcript.

2.  Students should print and fill out the Phi Alpha Theta application. (Click here)

3.  Students should submit the transcript and the application to Leona Pellot by February 5, 2009.  The application should include a check for $40 made out to Rutgers University.  This will cover your membership fees for the national organization, and provide you with a one year subscription to The Historian.

Students will be notified of the status of the application by email by February 12, 2009.

4. Students will be honored at an induction ceremony on Tuesday, March 10th at 4:30 p.m. in Penn 401. Friends and family are invited. Please RSVP to Leona Pellot at pellot@camden.rutgers.edu so we may order the appropriate amount of food.

5. Dr. Lorrin Thomas, an assistant professor of history at Rutgers-Camden and a specialist in Latin American, U.S. immigration, and urban history, will be speaking at the annual induction of students into Phi Alpha Theta, the History Honor Society. Sponsored by Women's Studies and the Department of History, this talk will take place on Tuesday, March 10th at 4:30 p.m. in Penn 401, and it will be followed by our Phi Alpha Theta ceremony and a reception.

For more information on Phi Alpha Theta and the many opportunities for students and graduates, please visit the home page.