Fast Facts
MISSION AND HISTORY
Phi Eta Sigma was founded March 22, 1923 to encourage and reward high scholastic achievement among members of the freshman classes at the University of Illinois. This statement expresses simply the inspiration that moved the founders of Phi Eta Sigma in their formation of the society. The initial inspiration for Phi Eta Sigma came from Dean Thomas Arkle Clark and it came out of his life's experience. Orphaned at three months, he was raised in the family of his mother's sister, whose name he took as his own, in rural Illinois. At age fifteen he was left by death as the sole support of his surrogate mother and invalid brother. His motto by then was, 'Take a difficult task and ... do it better than those for whom the task is easy."
Transition into the future of Phi Eta Sigma, nurtured by the structures built by generations of leaders through the previous decades, was formalized by action over Summer 2019 when the national office was relocated physically to the campus of The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY.
A few basic principles - dedicated leadership, devotion to students, prudent management, constant improvement in efficiency - all infused with an enthusiastic commitment to service have served Phi Eta Sigma for nearly a century, and are ready to function for many more.

A Historical Look at
Phi Eta Sigma
The past belongs to others;
the present is ours; combined,
they shape the future. Let us resolve, then, to pay homage to the past by setting high standards for the future. We can do no less.
- C.M. Thompson, Grand President, 1959
Leadership
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Molly M. Lawrence
Grand President
The University of Alabama
Tony Kemp
Committee Member
Mercer University

Lindsey Jorgensen
Student Committee Member
Brigham Young University
Timothy A. Lemper, Esq.
Grand Vice President
Indiana University
Mary Jo Custer
Grand Historian
Syracuse University
Jennifer Miller
Committee Member
McKendree University
Lisa Ruch
Committee Member
IUPUI
Nick Swanson
Student Committee Member
The Catholic University of America
Unnati Nayak
Student Committee Member
IUPUI
EMERITUS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS

B.J. Alexander, PhD
Grand President Emeritus
Tarleton State University

John R. Harrell
Grand President Emeritus
Indiana University
John W. Sagabiel, PhD
Grand President Emeritus
Western Kentucky University
Read more about the roles and responsibilities of members of the executive committee by clicking here.
Alternate Committee Members
Golam Mathbor
Alternate Advisor Delegate
Monmouth University
Sydney Helgeson
Alternate Student Delegate
The University of Alabama
Preston McGee
Alternate Student Delegate
The University of Alabama
Headquarters

The first national headquarters of Phi Eta Sigma was established in 1952 at Auburn University under the leadership of Dean James Foy. In 1992, the headquarters moved to Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. In July 2019, the headquarters relocated to its current home in Tuscaloosa, AL on the campus of the University of Alabama.
Mailing Address:
University of Alabama
Phi Eta Sigma
Box 870261
Tuscaloosa AL, 35487-0328
Shipping Address:
University of Alabama
Phi Eta Sigma
270 Kilgore Lane, Room 2203
Tuscaloosa AL, 35401
Phone Number:
(205) 348-0975
E-mail Address
Contact
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Chapter Listing

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Gold marks active chapters of Phi Eta Sigma
To see a full listing of our chapters, click here.
Chapter Regions

In Fall of 2019, the National Executive Committee met and approved a proposal laying out a new regional alignment for our chapters. One goal of this proposal was to reduce our number of regions by more than half and redistribute the number of chapters in each region proportionally.
With the new alignment, each of the six regions are named based on geographical location. The new region names are West, Midwest, Central, Northeast, East, and Southeast. Our hope is with the simplification of these new regions, both in name, geographical location, and size, our chapter members and advisers will not only be able to easily identify which region they belong to, but that we will be able to create more opportunities for chapters to connect with others in their region.
Find what region your chapter is in by finding the state where your school is located.
SOUTHEAST

Alabama
Georgia
Florida
Mississippi
Tennessee
WEST


EAST
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Nevada
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia

New Mexico
Montana
Oregon
Utah
Washington
West Virignia
Arkansas
Kansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Texas
CENTRAL
NORTHEAST


Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
MIDWEST
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Ohio
Wisconsin