Phi Alpha Theta is the campus history honor society. The local chapter, Alpha Xi, was founded in 1946 and requires of its members a major or a minor in history or sixteen semester hours in history; a 3.3 GPA or better in history; an overall GPA of at least a 3.3; and payment of national and local dues. Phi Alpha Theta was chartered to enhance the knowledge of and the participation in the scholarly pursuit of the discipline of history.