Honors in History – Students selected by the placement process of the Admissions Office to take HIST 1031H–HIST 1041H may graduate with honors in history designation on their transcripts if they take these courses and an additional history course at the 3000 or 4000 level. Students must earn a grade of at least a “B” in all three courses.

Phi Alpha Theta (http://www.phialphatheta.org/) - Students who have completed 12 hrs in history, and maintained a 3.1 GPA and an overall GPA of 3.0 are eligible for induction to the honor society Phi Alpha Theta.  

Induction, Fall 2008

Phi Alpha Theta Inductees: Mercedes Proctor, Daphanie Taylor, Joseph Drexler-Dreis, Cassandra Shepherd, and former inductee Joffre Johnson	Dr. Jonathan Rotondo-McCord addresses the inductees	Daphanie Taylor

Cassandra Shepherd	Joseph Drexler-Dreis	Mercedes Proctor

History Club ­ - The Xavier University History Club also provides great opportunities for students to learn about the practice of history. Xavier History Majors and Minors are encouraged to join the History Club.  The History Club meets once a month and plans history related activities several times a semester, including trips in and around New Orleans and speaking events. 

One past event involved an interview with the renowned New Orleans chef and community activist Leah Chase, owner of Dooky Chase Restaurant.  The group had the opportunity to talk to Ms. Chase about her and her restaurant’s involvement in the push for civil rights in New Orleans.  The visit took place during the spring semester, 2008.  Later, in an event also organized by the History Club, Ms. Chase spoke on campus to a packed auditorium on her background as a young, black woman trying to succeed in New Orleans as well as the opportunities available today to young African-American students.

Leah Chase, Spring 2008

Students with Instructor Kelley Hamilton and Leah Chase	Instructor Kelley Hamilton with Leah Chase	Students with Instructor Kelley Hamilton and Leah Chase

Students with Sr. Barbara Hughes, Kelley Hamilton, and Leah Chase	Leah Chase, Speech at Xavier, April 2008	Leah Chase, Speech at Xavier, April 2008

For more information about Phi Alpha Theta or the History Club, please contact Sr. Barbara Hughes at bhughes@xula.edu.