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Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences proudly presents "Navigating the Successes and Challenges of Launching the Virginia Nu Chapter of Pi Gamma Mu, Nu Life on the Academic Teeter-Totter" in the upcoming Speaker Series scheduled for August 9, 2024 at 3 p.m. ET.

Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences proudly presents this year's third lecture in its Speaker Series. Dr. Richard Gregory Johnson III's presentation entitled "Why Social Equity in the 21st Century" will take us on a journey of understanding how and why this important philosophical concept needs to be incorporated into all aspects of a free society. The event will be presented live on Zoom on Friday, May 3, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. (ET). This event is open to members of Pi Gamma Mu and the public at no charge.

Dr. Johanna Bishop of Wilmington University (Del.) will be the guest speaker for Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society's online Speaker Series on Friday, January 26, 2024. Bishop will speak on the topic of Human Trafficking.

Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences is continuing its popular online Speaker Series for a second year. The 2023-2024 speakers will be James Wojtowicz of Rider University, Johanna Bishop of Wilmington University, Richard Greggory Johnson III of The University of San Francisco, and Steven Burkarth & Deirdre Condit of Virginia Commonwealth University.

Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences proudly presents "Renewed Coping: Navigating Crisis and Stress" - our third lecture in the new Pi Gamma Mu Speaker Series! The lecture will be held online at 3 p.m. ET on Friday, May 12, 2023.

On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at 2 pm ET, Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences' new Speaker Series will feature Dr. Joshua Weikert of Immaculata University. During the live online event, Weikert will speak about the interplay between politics and public policy in legislatures. The event is open to the public and is free of charge.

On Friday, November 18, 2022, the Pi Gamma Mu Speaker Series officially launched and highlighted the expertise of Pi Gamma Mu president, Dr. Susan Kinsella. Kinsella's lecture focused on Animal Assisted Interventions. Throughout the 2022-23 academic year, four Pi Gamma Mu faculty will showcase their expertise as they discuss new and important themes in the social sciences.

Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences is pleased to present a new Speaker Series open to members and non-members alike. On September 30, 2022, at 3:00 pm (ET), Pi Gamma Mu's president, Dr. Susan Kinsella, President of Pi Gamma Mu, will kick off the series with a lecture focusing on animal-assisted interventions in the field of Human Services.

I teach at a small college with approximately six hundred traditional and online students. The college is known primarily for its nursing program, and for many years, the only honor society that existed was for nursing students. New programs developed over the years, and in 2011, I considered how a Pi Gamma Mu chapter would be ideal since all majors require social science courses. In addition, for students who qualified, a Pi Gamma Mu chapter would be a great way to recognize them regardless of their programs. I met with department chairs, program directors, and the Vice President for Academics to explain why I thought Pi Gamma Mu would be a good fit for our small college. This included a list of reasons that can be found on the Pi Gamma Mu website at https://www.pigammamu.org/professors.html. Foremost among the reasons I gave is that Pi Gamma Mu encourages "interdisciplinary thinking about society, humanity, and public affairs" and promotes the social sciences as a means "to uphold and nurture scholarship, leadership, and service." Both of the statements supported the institution's mission statement well. Furthermore, Pi Gamma Mu's focus on the social sciences includes a broad range of academic fields including "anthropology, criminal justice, economics, cultural geography, history, international relations, social philosophy, social work, sociology, political science, and psychology." This meant that students, regardless of their major, who took at least twenty hours of social science credits and had a "B" or better average in those courses could be recognized for their academic success. Indeed, students from a variety of programs, in addition to majors that are specific to the social sciences, have met the requirements and been inducted over the past ten years of our chapter's existence. Finally, since our college enrollment is small, it made more sense to have an honor society that would collectively serve outstanding students in fields such as criminal justice, human services, and psychology as opposed to having separate honor societies. This multidisciplinary approach has been a major factor as to why a Pi Gamma Mu chapter is a great fit for a small college.

Although virtual conferences have become common over the past couple of years, the 2021 Pi Gamma Mu Virtual Triennial International Convention lived up to its billing both virtually and internationally. Attendees experienced keynote addresses, paper presentations, the opportunity to participate in the popular Leadership Development Program, and a variety of poster presentations.