HOUGHTON, N.Y.—Houghton College’s chapter of Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, inducted Danielle Zehr, a senior from Lowville, N.Y., into its membership on Thursday, April 12. 

Psi Chi was founded on September 4, 1929, during the Ninth International Congress of Psychology held at Yale University in New Haven, Conn. The Honor Society’s stated purpose is to encourage, stimulate, and maintain excellence in scholarship and to advance the science of psychology. Many of the Society’s members have gone on to distinguished careers in psychology, including several presidents of the American Psychologi­cal Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS), numerous national and international award winners and various other renowned research psychologists, authors, professors and practitioners.

Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of both APA and APS. Psi Chi has grown over the past 75 years into one of the largest and most successful honor societies in the world with over 1,000 chapters located at college and university campuses through­out the U.S. These chapters not only recognize academic achievement by granting membership in the Society, but also sponsor programs and activities which augment and enhance the regular cur­riculum, offer an outlet for service to the campus and the community at large and provide practical experience and fellowship through affiliation with the chapter.