Alpha Upsilon Alpha

Alpha Upsilon Alpha Honor Society (or ) is an academic honor society recognizing excellence in reading and language arts at the undergraduate and graduate level. Founded in 1985, it is governed by the International Literacy Association.

History In 1985, delegates to the assembly of the International Reading Association (now International Literacy Association) agreed to form Alpha Upsilon Alpha. Its first seven chapters were approved a year later at the International Reading Association's convention in April 1986. The first chapter was chartered at the University of Northern Iowa.

Alpha Upsilon Alpha was established as an honor society that recognizes excellence in reading and language arts by undergraduate and graduate students. It also develops personal and professional leadership skills, promotes literacy and encourages community service related to reading.

It is governed by the International Literacy Association which is headquartered in Newark, Delawrare.

Symbols The Greek letters Alpha Upsilon Alpha were selected to stand for (reading), (scholarship), and (leadership).

Alpha Upsilon Alpha's motto is which translates as "Read, dare to be wise." Its colors are gold and silver. Members may wear honor cords that are gold and silver at graduation.

Membership

There are five categories of membership in Alpha Upsilon Alpha: undergraduate, graduate, faculty, professional, and honorary. Members are selected for their scholarship, leadership, and service in reading.

Undergraduate members must have finished five semesters or 76 credit hours and be in the top 25 percent of their class. Graduate members must be majoring in reading or language arts and have finished at least nine credit hours with a 3.5 GPA or higher.

Faculty members need to be active in reading or the language arts as an academic subject and either have a doctoral degree or meet the graduate-level membership GPA requirement during their Master's degree work. Professional members, such as elementary and secondary school teachers, must meet the requirements for members based on their level of education. Chapters can also select honorary members.

Chapters Following is an incomplete list of Alpha Upsilon Alpha chapters, with active chapters in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics. ChapterCharter dateInstitutionLocationStatusAlpha1986University of Northern IowaCedar Falls, IowaInactiveBeta1986InactiveGamma1986Iowa State UniversityAmes, IowaInactiveDeltaNew Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New JerseyInactiveEpsilon1986West Chester UniversityWest Chester, PennsylvaniaActiveZeta1986Saint Xavier UniversityChicago, IllinoisInactiveEta1986Murray State UniversityMurray, KentuckyActiveIotaUniversity of West AlabamaLivingston, AlabamaInactiveMuWestern Illinois UniversityMacomb, IllinoisInactiveXiUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaInactiveOmicronBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, MassachusettsInactivePiLoyola University ChicagoChicago, IllinoisActiveRhoChicago State UniversityChicago, IllinoisInactiveTauRoosevelt UniversityChicago, IllinoisInactiveEastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KentuckyInactiveAlpha AlphaManhattan CollegeThe Bronx, New York City, New YorkInactiveAlpha BetaDowling CollegeOakdale, New YorkInactiveAlpha GammaGeorgia State UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaActiveAlpha DeltaNorthern Illinois University DeKalb, IllinoisInactiveAlpha ZetaSaint Joseph's UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaActiveAlpha EtaUniversity of Nebraska OmahaOmaha, NebraskaInactiveAlpha ThetaUniversity of Wisconsin–Whitewater Whitewater, WisconsinInactiveAlpha IotaBuffalo State UniversityBuffalo, New YorkActiveAlpha Kappa1992Purdue University West Lafayette, IndianaInactiveAlpha LambdaTroy University at Dothan Dothan, AlabamaInactiveAlpha MuWinona State University Rochester CenterRochester, MinnesotaInactiveAlpha XiProvidence CollegeProvidence, Rhode IslandInactiveAlpha Pi (First)1994Framingham State UniversityFramingham, MassachusettsInactiveAlpha Pi (Second)Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MassachusettsActiveAlpha SigmaFayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North CarolinaActiveAlpha TauMinnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead, MinnesotaInactiveAlpha UpsilonPhilippine Normal UniversityManila, PhilippinesInactiveAlpha ChiWest Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg, West VirginiaInactiveAlpha PsiWidener UniversityChester, PennsylvaniaActiveAlpha Omega1996Governors State UniversityUniversity Park, IllinoisInactiveBeta AlphaSouthern Utah UniversityCedar City, UtahInactiveBeta BetaArizona State UniversityTempe, ArizonaInactiveBeta GammaPurdue University CalumetMunster, IndianaInactiveBeta DeltaNorth Greenville UniversityTigerville, South CarolinaActiveBeta EpsilonHoly Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaActiveBeta ZetaWeber State UniversityOgden, UtahActiveBeta EtaUniversity of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IllinoisInactiveBeta ThetaAdelphi UniversityGarden City, New YorkInactiveBeta IotaFordham UniversityNew York City, New YorkActiveBeta KappaCentral Connecticut State UniversityNew Britain, ConnecticutInactiveBeta LambdaLock Haven University of PennsylvaniaLock Haven, PennsylvaniaInactiveBeta MuWorcester State UniversityWorcester, MassachusettsInactiveBeta NuCanisius CollegeBuffalo, New YorkInactiveBeta XiUniversity of South Carolina UpstateValley Falls, South CarolinaInactiveBeta OmicronNortheastern Illinois UniversityChicago, IllinoisInactiveBeta PiMonmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New JerseyActiveBeta RhoFlorida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, FloridaInactiveBeta SigmaQueens College, City University of New YorkFlushing, Queens, New York City, New YorkInactiveEta RhoTexas Woman's UniversityDenton, TexasInactiveSigma BetaSt. Bonaventure UniversitySt. Bonaventure, New YorkInactiveAlpha Delta AlphaHofstra UniversityHempstead, New YorkInactiveAlpha Gamma MuUniversity of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TexasActiveAlpha Epsilon ChiJudson UniversityElgin, IllinoisActiveLambda Tau AlphaAlbany State UniversityAlbany, GeorgiaActive

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