Texas State’s Pi Sigma Alpha chapter named Best Chapter for 2021-2022

Texas State University’s Rho Eta chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honors society, has been honored with a Best Chapter Award for 2021-2022.

The Pi Sigma Alpha Best Chapter Awards recognize local chapters that are particularly active in their institutions and communities and embody the honor society’s mission to stimulate scholarship and intellectual interest in political science.

Casey Wheatland, a lecturer in the Department of Political Science, serves as faculty advisor to the chapter, with students Nicholas James serving as chapter president, Francisco Valdovinos serving as chapter vice president, Grace Schlafer serving as chapter secretary, and Jordan Hobbs serving as chapter treasurer.

The Rho Eta chapter is among five chapters from peer institutions so recognized, out of more than 800 Pi Sigma Alpha chapters. The awards committee was impressed with the chapter’s achievements in developing activities supporting student career development, especially given the significant challenges faculty and students around the world continue to face due to the COVID pandemic.

Winners will be announced across Pi Sigma Alpha digital platforms and will be featured in the American Political Science Association’s magazine, Political Science Today.

For more information on Pi Sigma Alpha, visit www.pisigmaalpha.org.