Joshua Thompson Inducted to Blackburn College Psi Chi Chapter

2014 Feb 27

Joshua Thompson of Oreana, IL was inducted to the new Psi Chi chapter at Blackburn College on February 10, 2014. Psi Chi is an international honor society for Psychology majors and minors. Dr. Pamela Danker, Professor of Psychology, sponsored the forming of the brand new Psi Chi chapter at Blackburn and inducted the first ten members. Induction into the society is a difficult and hard-earned privilege that takes a sharp mind to accomplish. The society’s members are exclusively second semester sophomores with a major/minor in Psychology. In addition to the major requirement, members must have and maintain a 3.0 GPA in their Psychology courses as well as their overall courses. Members must also be within the top 35% of their own class to achieve and keep membership.

Founded in 1837, Blackburn College is a four-year, Presbyterian-related, co-educational liberal arts college located in Carlinville, Illinois. One of the seven work colleges in the U.S., Blackburn is the only one with a student-managed Work Program. Blackburn was also ranked by US News as the 2012 #2 Best Value College in the Midwest and The Washington Monthly ranked the school as #17 among baccalaureate colleges, nationally, and best in Illinois in 2013. The school remains the most affordable, residential liberal arts college in the state.