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Induction Ceremony Procedural Options
Induction Ceremony with Candlelight
“Honor is the reward of merit.” ?Cicero
A keynote speaker may precede the ceremony. Popular choices for a keynote speaker include the college president, dean, a faculty member, Psi Chi or Psi Beta advisors, Psi Beta council members, psychologists conducting research at a local university, and Psi Beta alumni.
Items needed:
Advisor(s), faculty members of Psi Beta, and these Psi Beta officers: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Induction Officer. (The Induction Officer is usually the chapter’s President unless this is your chapter’s first induction; in that case, the Primary Advisor can serve as the Induction Officer.) Lights in room are either turned off or dimmed. Inductees are called by name either singly or in a group to the front.
Ceremony
INDUCTION OFFICER: Inductee (full name), come forward to receive the congratulations of your peers. (Psi Beta pins and honor cords, medallions or tassels can be given together by the faculty advisor and officers with the membership certificate and card at this time. The faculty advisor lights the candles, which are passed to each inductee.) Inductees, please repeat after me:
INDUCTEES IN UNISON: I, (stating full name), attest that I possess all the requirements for active membership in Psi Beta National Honor Society in Psychology for Community and Junior Colleges. In accepting membership in Psi Beta, I understand and accept the responsibilities which membership entails. On my honor?that I pledge to maintain the ideals for which Psi Beta stands to the best of my ability. I further pledge as a member of Psi Beta to actively cooperate in activities and support Psi Beta with my time and resources as may be required.
INDUCTION OFFICER: Honor is the reward of merit. Because of your merit, you have earned the reward of honor. May this candle light your pathway as you seek your goal of academic excellence. Congratulations and welcome to Psi Beta.
New members may sign the registration book.
End of Ceremony
Refreshments or dinner for Psi Beta members and guests usually follow the ceremony.
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Candlelight Ceremony for Inducting Honorary Charter Member
To be performed immediately before or after the induction ceremony for student and faculty members.
1. Items needed:
2. Faculty advisor, officers, faculty members of Psi Beta, and induction officer are to be lined up behind head table or on stage for the ceremony.
3. Lights in room are either turned off or dimmed.
4. The honorary member is called by name to the head table or stage by the faculty advisor, president, or induction officer.
Ceremony
1. Induction Officer reads the biography of honorary member candidate.
2. “(Name of the honorary member), please come forward to receive recognition from (Name of College) Psi Beta members for your outstanding contributions and devotion to the field of psychology and Psi Beta.”
3. “Honor is the reward of merit.”? (Light a candle and pass it through the hands of Psi Beta members present at the head table.)
4. “Because of your dedication to the field of psychology and Psi Beta, you have been granted the title of Honorary Member of the (Name of College) Psi Beta Chapter. May this candle light your
pathway as you continue to dedicate your life to psychology and education.”? (Hand candle to
Honorary Member.)
5. “Congratulations and welcome to Psi Beta. As an honorary member, you may wear the Psi Beta insignia.” (Pin can be given together with the membership certificate at this time. The induction officer reads certificate before presenting it.) “(And you may vote at our Psi Beta chapter
meetings!) Please sign the Psi Beta Book of Membership.”?
End of Ceremony
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Ceremony for New Chapters and Charter Members
A sample ceremony. May be adapted to fit needs of the chapter.
Preliminary Remarks by Installation Officer:
Psi Beta, the national honor society in psychology for community and junior colleges, was founded in 1981 to recognize the scholastic achievements and interests in psychology of two-year college students. Psi Beta provides national recognition and serves as an aid for stimulating interest in psychology as an academic and professional field of endeavor. The knowledge gained from the study of psychology is applicable to any career the student may choose. Through Psi Beta, students feel a sense of community with others in psychology as they learn more about the larger field of psychology. Members are eligible to win national awards in research and community service. But above all, membership in Psi Beta is a well-respected credential for achievement and acknowledges interest in psychology early in one’s educational career. Psi Beta recognizes five classes of members: active, honorary, alumni, inactive, and faculty. The core of any chapter is its active members. These members must be enrolled in a two-year college with a Psi Beta chapter and must have completed at least 12 semester hours total college credit. (If the chapter’s eligibility criteria are more stringent than required by national Psi Beta, the appropriate changes should be noted in this paragraph.) Also, members must have an overall grade average of “B”? or better, or the equivalent of ranking in the top 35% of enrolled students, whichever standard is higher, and at least a “B” average in psychology. Active members are privileged to vote, to hold office and to participate in all Psi Beta activities, including paper or poster presentatio
