Dear UTSA Criminal Justice Student,
We would like to congratulate you, as you have been identified as a rising star and may be eligible to join the University of Texas at San Antonio Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma, The National Criminal Justice Honor Society.
Alpha Phi Sigma is the nationally recognized honor society for students in the Criminal Justice sciences. The society recognizes academic excellence by undergraduates as well as graduates of Criminal Justice.
To become a member, the student must have completed one-third of their total hours required for graduation at his/her institution. The student must be recommended, to Nationals, by the chapter advisor.
If you are eligible and interested in becoming a member, please complete the attached APS Student Member Application (U.S. Chapters).
Complete the form then print or download the application first, save as PDF, and then print form.
Drop it off to Mr. Meade along with two money orders. The first money order is a $30 one-time local fee (comes with a UTSA Alpha Phi Sigma shirt that you will receive from Mr. Meade) and the other is a one-time $50 national fee. Make the second payable to Alpha Phi Sigma National Headquarters. Please meet with Mr. Meade to drop off your application and payments. Please contact him for availability by email; his email is henry.meade@utsa.edu.
You will be welcome to start attending the meetings immediately. We meet every two weeks and have multiple events (community service or fundraising events, networking events with professionals in San Antonio.
In order to remain an active member (to get regalia for graduation), you must follow the guidelines on completing 20 points per semester, which you can receive by attending meetings and any event we have; we meet bi-weekly at the Downtown Campus.
If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me or one of our other officers.
Luis Venegas (Co-President) – luis.venegas@my.utsa.edu
Jasmine Montoya (Vice President) – jasmine.montoya2@my.utsa.edu
Kelly Anderson (Secretary) – kelly.anderson@my.utsa.edu
Dana Palacios (Communication Coordinator) – dana.palaciosrazo@my.utsa.edu
Marissa Portales (Treasurer) – marissa.portales@my.utsa.edu
We look forward to meeting you!
Associate Professor of Practice, Alpha Phi Sigma - UTSA Chapter Advisor
Criminology and Criminal Justice