On the afternoon of Thursday, April 11, the Department of Social Sciences and Religion hosted an induction ceremony to initiate students into the honor societies associated with the various disciplines that comprise it. Recipients met the rigorous academic standards of the respective societies and were given certificates as well as distinct honor cords to wear proudly at graduation. The reception was attended by over 120 people, including social science faculty, student inductees, family and friends.

Sixty students were inducted based on their outstanding academic achievement across the disciplines of criminal justice, economics, history, paralegal studies, political science, Psychology, religion and sociology.

In addition, 20 transfer students were recognized for their outstanding academic achievement at the university by being inducted into Texas Wesleyan’s transfer student honor society, Tau Sigma. 

Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology)

• ShaZarria Johnson
• Mikaela Rivera
• Jeremy Duong

Alpha Phi Sigma (Criminal Justice) 

• Sebastian Almarez
• Meinda Ayala
• Katie Barbarick
• Cory Buchanan
• Briana Carbajal
• Jeremy Duong-stole
• Samantha Gonzalez
• Johvan Hall
• Terrilyn Hopkins
• Aidan Kenney
• Jillian Kluge
• Alexa Melancon
• Yareishka Perez Lopez
• Emily Reeves
• Lucia Samano
• Maniya Server
• Elicia Torres
• Macaylla Wiles
• Aalyah Villarreal

Phi Alpha Theta (History)

• Aubrey Hansen
• Jodie Holmes
• Jeff Waldrop

Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science)

• Ariel Armstrong
• Karina Calderon
• Dysleemar Carrillo
• Aubrey Hansen

Pi Gamma Mu (Social Sciences)

• Ariel Armstrong
• Meinda Ayala
• Bailey Bollman
• Tina Bui
• Karina Calderon
• Jeremy Duong
• Angelica Flores-Cisneros
• Selena Gallegos-Pittman
• Samantha Gonzalez
• Yaneth Gonzalez
• Johvan Hall
• Aubrey Hansen
• Jodie Holmes
• ShaZaria Johnson
• Bailey O’Donnell
• Yareishka Perez
• Emily Reeves
• Mikaela Rivera
• Lori Roberts
• Lisa Rojero
• Elizabeth Ruiz
• Channing Terry
• Elicia Torres
• Yakelina Vargas Mendez
• Davis Venegas
• Aalyah Villarreal
• Sara Villatoro
• Ancilla Waonga
• Macaylla Wiles

Theta Alpha Kappa (Religion)

• Lori Roberts
• Gidalti Chi

Tau Sigma (Transfer Students)

• Ariel Armstrong
• Brandon Bellows
• Alexandra Bennett
• Bailey Bollman
• Kayley Brady-Estes
• Alysson Colorado
• Angelica Flores-Cisneros
• Laisha Gaytan
• Jodie Holmes
• Corta Lambert
• Charlie Lewis
• Zhiqi Li
• Xuan Mai Nguyen
• Bailey O’Donnell
• Jeline Rivera
• Lisa Rojero
• Brooklynn Rowe
• Aidan Salazar
• Mario Silva
• Samantha Stubbs

Membership in these honor societies comes with opportunities to attend conferences and additional scholarships for the inductees.  For more information about these honor societies or the Department of Social Sciences and Religion, please contact your instructor.