Alpha Alpha Alpha

First Generation Honors Society (Tri-Alpha), a student organization new to our university in the 2020-2021 academic year. This organization aims to enrich your college experience at NLU by recognizing your achievements, providing support/beneficial resources and giving you a sense of community as a first-generation college student.

President: Darren Scott 

Vice President: Maria Giuliana

Secretary/Treasurer: LaDwonda Hill 

Social Committee Director: Alexandra Garcia

Social Media Manager: Liliana Guerra 

History

Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha, was founded March 24, 2018 at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Over 100 members of the Alpha Chapter were initiated that day, including undergraduate students, faculty, staff, alumni, and honorary members. Following the successful induction, the College took steps to incorporate Alpha Alpha Alpha so that chapters could be started on other campuses across the country. 

Membership 

Students qualify for induction into Tri-Alpha if they meet the following criteria:

• The student has earned at least 30 credit/semester hours (or 45 quarter hours) towards a baccalaureate degree
• Beginning July 1, 2020, students enrolled in an associate's degree program who have at least a 3.2 GPA on a 4.0 scale and who have earned at least 30 credit hours towards that associates degree may be admitted into Alpha Alpha Alpha.
• 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
• Graduate students who are first-generation students can be admitted if they have completed the equivalent of at least one term of study (9 or more graduate credits) and have a GPA in their graduate program of at least 3.5.  

Benefits

• An affordable national initiation fee of $25. This fee goes to pay for the induction ceremony, certificates, pins and events held by Tri-Alpha. 
• A certificate and pin signifying membership.  Membership is for life.
• 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.