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National membership is open to juniors, seniors, and graduate students currently enrolled in political science who have completed at least (10) credits of work in political science including at least (1) upper-division course, with no grade lower than a B in those courses. They must have achieved an overall GPA placing them in the top one-third of their whole class (i.e., junior or senior class).

Local membership is open to freshman and sophomore political science majors and minors that have not met the minimum political science coursework requirements. These students can partipate in Delta Omega chapter activities, but are not eligible for the national Pi Sigma Alpha awards and programs.


Benefits of Membership
Membership brings you a number of benefits, all for only a one-time fee of $30 to the National Society for a life-time membership, plus a $10 one-time fee to the local chapter (Delta Omega) that covers the operational needs of the chapter.

The national membership benefits include:

  • An initiation dinner with representatives from the Purdue Political Science Department
  • A certificate
  • Lifetime membership
  • Scholarships for graduate study
  • Washington internship scholarships
  • Best Papers and Honors Theses
  • APSA Student Membership Awards
  • Distinguished Speaker Series

Additional Delta Omega chapter benefits include:

  • Post-Graduate informational forums
  • More one-on-one interaction with professors
  • Resume workshops