Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha, was founded March 24, 2018 at Moravian College (now Moravian University) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and is designed to celebrate the successes of First-Generation college students.
The Theta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Alpha Alpha Honor Society was chartered on April 28, 2024. Today, the organization welcomes new members each semester, and will continue to serve all First-Gen Niners and the campus community.
Induction into Tri-Alpha is earned by outstanding academic achievement and lasts for a lifetime. The Society’s mission is to encourage and reward academic excellence among first-generation college students pursuing an associate’s or bachelor’s degree in accredited institutions of higher learning
The student has earned at least 30 credit/semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) towards an associate's degree or baccalaureate degree (including half-time) AND
The undergraduate student has achieved an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale. (For schools using a pass, high pass, etc. system, a "high pass" average is required.)
Neither of the student's parents, nor step-parents, nor legal guardians, completed a bachelor's degree (or, for students at a community college, the parents did not complete an associate's degree)
A certificate and pin signifying membership. A blue and silver honor cord is awarded to graduating seniors.
An outward recognition of personal accomplishment and an incentive for continued high scholarship.
The opportunity to meet other first-generation scholars from all academic disciplines on your campus and to join them in promoting academic excellence and creating a supportive environment for first-generation college students.
Identifies you to employers, professionals, and graduate schools as a person of superior academic ability and commitment.
Ability to mentor younger first-generation students.
Ability to receive mentoring from more senior first-generation students, as well as faculty, staff, and alumni who were first-generation students.
Local chapter leadership opportunities.
Applications for the Fall 2024 Induction will open in September. More information to come..
President: Jhania Vitalis - jvitalis@charlotte.edu
Advisor: Chris Walls - cwalls9@charlotte.edu
