Historic Milestone for Houghton’s Psi Chi Chapter

The Houghton University chapter of Psi Chi, the international honor society in psychology, recently marked a historic milestone by welcoming its 200th member since the chapter’s founding in 2003. The induction of nine exceptional students brings the total membership to 201, coinciding with Psi Chi International’s celebration of inducting its 900,000th member globally this year.

New Inductees

• Aurora Bartlett (Gowanda, New York)
• Rachel Bedell (Waynesboro, Pennsylvania)
• Tasha Bernard (Potsdam, New York)
• Phebe Grant (Kennebunk, Maine)
• Limat Haile (Hawassa, Ethiopia)
• Abigail Lyon (Churchville, New York)
• Aivery Shuck (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania)
• Kareena Ulfig (Elkhart, Indiana)
• Jesse Volz (Bainbridge, New York)

Awards and Recognitions

The new members were inducted during a banquet and ceremony on April 24, 2025, at Houghton University. Licensed social worker and counselor Charles Howard delivered the keynote address. The event also honored Dr. Paul Young for his many years of dedicated service as both professor and Psi Chi advisor at Houghton University.

Megan Sensenig received the “Outstanding Senior Psychology Student Award,” while Morgan Applegate and Aidan Fish both received Letters of Commendation from the Psychology Faculty for their excellence in academics, leadership and personal growth.

The following members of Psi Chi will graduate on May 10, 2025: Evan Kurtz, Aidan Fish, Megan Sensenig, and Phebe Grant.

About Psi Chi

Psi Chi is the world’s largest student psychological organization, with more than 900,000 members around the globe. The organization seeks to recognize and promote excellence in the science and application of psychology. Undergraduate students who have declared a major or minor in psychology are invited to join Psi Chi when they have completed 36 total college credit hours with a cumulative GPA in the top 35 percent of their class and completed at least nine hours of psychology courses with a minimum 3.0 GPA. Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Association for Psychological Science (APS).