The Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society was founded in 1937 and is a long standing certified member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Founded in 1925, ACHS sets standards for organizational excellence and scholastic eligibility and is the nation’s only certifying agency for collegiate honor societies.
The Alpha Pi Mu Chapter of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society was chartered on the campus of Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) in 1950 as a means of recognizing the academic achievement of students. In Fall 2019, the chapter was reactivated by the Director of the PVAMU Honors Program – Dr. Quincy C. Moore, III.
Alpha Kappa Mu is a general scholarship honor society open to junior, senior, and graduate students in all academic areas who meet the requirements of the society. Our purpose is to promote high scholarship; to encourage sincere and zealous endeavor in all fields of knowledge and service; to cultivate a high order of personal living; and to develop an appreciation for scholarship and scholarly endeavor in others.
* Alpha Kappa Mu is stated to the first established HBCU honor society.
Criteria for Membership
The membership of Alpha Kappa Mu shall be open to men and women who meet the requirements for eligibility and shall consist of collegiate, alumni, local honorary, laureate honorary and life members.
Collegiate chapters shall elect members from a list of those scholastically eligible and approved by the chapter advisor(s). An affirmative vote by the majority of chapter members present at a regular meeting is necessary for election to membership. Candidates are not inducted in absentia.
Undergraduate Students – An undergraduate student shall be eligible to be elected as a collegiate member if the individual:
- is registered as full time, and is in good standing with the institution at which the chapter is located
- is at least a junior in a degree program, and has completed 50 percent of the requirements for graduation
- has a minimum grade-point average of 3.3
- is ranked in the upper 10 percent of the class
- exemplifies good character
- exhibits the potential for leadership and service
Graduate students are eligible to be elected members when the following requirements are met:
- a baccalaureate graduate of a regionally accredited school who is entering graduate school with a grade-point average of 3.3 or better and is ranked in the upper 10 percent of the class
- a continuing graduate student must have been admitted as a matriculated student and must have earned a minimum of 15 hours with a grade-point average of 3.7 or better
- exemplifies good character
