Honor Societies
The Center for Student Leadership and Community Engagement supports the efforts of these distinct Honor Societies.
Mortar Board - National Senior Leadership Honor Society
Mortar Board is a senior leadership honor society with a selection criteria based on evidence of distinguished leadership, scholarship, and service to the University. Members, selected in their junior year, represent many campus groups and are committed to taking a leadership role in building community on campus through the support and presentation of special leadership events.
For more information on UB’s Chapter of Mortar Board, please check out their website at www.ublaunch.buffalo.edu or visit the National website at www.mortarboard.org.
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars
National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS) is an honors organization recognizing first- and second-year students for outstanding academic achievement. The mission of NSCS is to honor and inspire academic excellence and engaged citizenship for a lifetime. The benefits of membership include recognition, networking and career resources, the opportunity to apply for scholarships, leadership development, and social and service activities on campus.
For more information on UB's Chapter of NSCS, please contact us at our email form or check out the National website at www.nscs.org for more information.
Phi Eta Sigma - National Freshman Scholastic Honor Society
Phi Eta Sigma recognizes academic achievement of first-year students. Phi Eta Sigma is both a respected scholastic society at UB and a National society of over 300 chapters. The invitation to membership is offered only at the end of your first year at UB. Qualifications for membership include having a 3.5 GPA, 28-30 credit hours and no more than 20 transfer hours during your freshman year at the University at Buffalo.
For more information on UB’s Chapter of Phi Eta Sigma, visit wings.buffalo.edu/phietasigma or visit the National Chapter at www.phietasigma.org.
Sigma Alpha Pi - The National Society of Leadership and Success
Sigma Alpha Pi is dedicated to bringing together like-minded, goal oriented individuals with the purpose of creating long-term positive change in students' lives. Any student may become a member of Sigma Alpha Pi. However, to be inducted as a member of the Society students must attend a series of speaker presentations, participate in a leadership training day, and participate in a success networking team.
For more information on Sigma Alpha Pi, please contact the chapter advisor Amy Wilson via our email form or visit our chapter website, www.ubsigmaalphapi.com 
, or the national website at www.societyleadership.org
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Tau Sigma-National Honor Society for Transfer Students
Tau Sigma is an academic honor society designed specifically to recognize and promote the academic excellence and involvement of transfer students. With 110 chapters across the nation we are able to recognize the academic achievement of the most outstanding transfers nationwide and, in the process, help universities better serve their transfer population. The invitation to membership is offered only at the end of your first semester at UB. Qualifications for membership include earning a 3.5 GPA for your first UB semester and having transferred with at least 24 credit hours.
For more information on UB's Chapter of Tau Sigma, visit http://wings.buffalo.edu/students/greeks/ts
or visit the National Chapter at http://www.tausigmanhs.org