Phi Alpha Theta

Welcome to the Yale Chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society!

Phi Alpha Theta is an undergraduate society whose purpose is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication, and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. It seeks to bring students, teachers, and writers of history together both intellectually and socially; and it encourages and assists historical research and publication by its members in a variety of ways.

Phi Alpha Theta is composed of chapters in properly accredited colleges and universities. All students in these institutions who have completed the required number of history courses and are maintaining high standards in their college or university studies are eligible for membership.

Alpha Epsilon Gamma Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta at Yale University is open to undergraduate students who meet the following criteria:

completion of at least 4 History courses at Yale University
grade point average of 3.0 at Yale University
history grade point average of at least 3.1 at Yale University
payment of a $45 membership fee
attendance at two lunches

Upon induction, members receive a certificate from the national organization and a year long subscription to The Historian, Phi Alpha Theta’s national journal that includes submissions from professors and college students around the country.

For more information about Phi Alpha Theta, please contact Josh Tannen at joshua.tannen@yale.edu.

Yale Daily News coverage: http://yaledailynews.com/articles/view/21714

Events and Officers

We are holding a series of lunches with History professors in order to get to know them in a more personal setting and to learn about anything ranging from their current research to reasons why they became historians to experiences in graduate school. Past discussions have included talking about violence in nineteenth century frontier Los Angeles with Professor John Faragher and discussions with Professors Jonathan Spence and Cynthia Russett.

Schedule:

September 20, 2008: First Movie Night
September 24, 2008: Lunch with Professor Laura Engelstein
November 6, 2008: Sally's Pizza Night
November 14, 2008: Lunch with Professor Jay Winter
December 11, 2008: Movie Night
January 21, 2009: Lunch with Professor Keith Wrightson
February 12, 2009: Lunch with Professor George Chauncey
February 26, 2009: Lunch with Professor David Blight
April 21, 2009: Induction Ceremony and elections; Professor Jonathan Spence will speak.

2007-2008 Officers

Josh Tannen, President

Kate Penziner, Vice President

Amy Watson , Vice President

Josh Silverstein , Treasurer