The Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society
Announcements
We are in need of volunteers to man the table and sell baked goodies at the Oct. 28th Bake Sale being held in the North Classroom Atrium. We are also in need of baked goods to sell.
If you are interested in helping please email Tri-Beta UCD tribeta.ucd@gmail.com with the times you would be available and/or the baked good you would like to donate.
The Tri Beta National Biological Honor Society has three objectives:
to promote undergraduate research in the biological sciences;
to promote the dissemination of biological knowledge;
to promote scholarship in the biological sciences
The society is open to students who have successfully completed one year of general biology and one upper division biology course while maintaining a 3.0 grade point average in biology. The biology department encourages all students interested in research to participate in the society.
The society was founded in 1922 and has over 175,000 members and 430 chapters nationwide. In addition to publishing the BIOS journal which focuses on student research, the society sponsors annual regional and national scientific meetings. A benefit to Tri Beta student members is their eligibility to apply for research grants from the national office.
The Phi Rho Chapter at UCD
On Friday, April 27, 2007, Tony Schountz, the district director of the Western Region of the Beta Beta Beta Biological Society, installed the Phi Rho Chapter at UCD.
The induction ceremony included a short welcome speech by Dr. Schountz, followed by the lighting of the candles and a recitation of the pledge of the society. The motto of Tri Beta, which is inscribed on the shield, is Blepein Basin Biou. It means “to see the foundation of life.”
“The biology department is very excited to have been awarded a charter from Tri Beta,” said Michele Engel, one of the faculty advisors. “We hope to have a vibrant active chapter.”
