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Activities
Phi Alpha Theta
The Alpha Epsilon Kappa Chapter of the national history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta, exists to provide community and the exchange of ideas among students interested in history. The Wheaton chapter will often present a historical film to the college community and organize a discussion of the topic presented.
Phi Alpha Theta also sponsors occasional trips to places of historical interest in Chicago and elsewhere. Members are encouraged to present research papers in regional competitions. During the 2005-2006 academic year, two Wheaton students received first and second places in the World History category at the regional competition.
On the national level, Phi Alpha Theta offers a number of prizes and awards for outstanding student work. Phi Alpha Theta is open to Wheatonstudents with twelve or more credits in history, a GPA of 3.4 in history, and an overall GPA of 3.2. For more information contact the society's faculty advisor, David Maas.
Congratulations to the 2007 Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society Inductees
Dr. David Maas and three Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society senior student members from Wheaton College attended the Phi Alpha Theta Midwest Regional Conference at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee on Saturday, November 3, at which eight colleges and universities were represented. The Students each presented a paper:
Hilary Guth: "'I Myself Knew a Man...': Experience and Theology in Martin Luther's Letters to the Spiritually Anxious."
Sean Sales: Evangelical, Reformer, Humanitarian: Shaftesbury's Parliamentary Fight to Protect British Working Class Children, 1833-1847.
Amy Summer: Navajo Girls with English Names: The Attempted Acculturation of Indians through Boarding Schools, 1880-1940
Congratulations to Hilary, whose paper won second place in the paper competition.
Visit Phi Alpha Theta's national website
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