Near the end of the Spring 2020 semester, the Mount introduced two new honor societies in recognition of the dedication and skill of dozens of students: Chi Rho Iota for Criminology and Chi Alpha Sigma for student-athletes.
Chi Rho Iota and Chi Alpha Sigma joined nearly 20 other honor societies at the Mount, alongside societies for Science, Mathematics, English, Education, and more. The induction ceremonies for both new honor societies were held online.
The Chi Rho Iota (CRI) Criminology Honor Society seeks to develop a community of young scholars dedicated to understanding the causes, prevention, control, treatment, and responses to crime and delinquency. While there is a national honor society devoted to the discipline of Criminal Justice, there is no national honor society devoted specifically to Criminology. Thus, faculty advisors Jenifer Lee-Gonyea, associate professor of Criminology, and Kate Burmon, assistant professor of Criminology, decided to create this new honor society to celebrate hardworking Mount students. The two even created a seal for Chi Rho Iota for use on the society’s documents and certificates.
Chi Rho Iota inducted the following students: Angelina Dragonetti, Samantha Mazzella, Albert James Bolger, and Victoria Guglielmo. In addition, the Award for Excellence in Criminology went to Troy Grant.
The Mount’s Athletic Department announced that nearly 50 student-athletes were inducted into the college’s second new honor society, Chi Alpha Sigma, New York Alpha Si Chapter.
A nonprofit organization, Chi Alpha Sigma was established to recognize college student-athletes who excel in both the classroom and on the field. Chi Alpha Sigma honors student-athletes who receive a varsity letter in their sport, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full-time semester, and earn a 3.4 or better cumulative grade point average.
The Mount welcomed 48 student-athletes into the inaugural cohort, covering 20 of its 21 varsity sports. Women’s tennis and women’s track and field led the way with five inductees each, with women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, and cheerleading clocking in at four inductees each.