Clubs + Organizations

Lambda Upsilon Nu Chapter of the American Criminal Justice Association

The members of Lambda Upsilon Nu are part of a national association of Criminal Justice students, alumni, teachers, and professionals devoted to the improvement of criminal justice through education. We are organized in an effort to promote awareness of issues related to criminal justice, provide a unified voice for professionals in the field, and promote high standards of ethical conduct, professional training, and higher education within the criminal justice system. Membership is open to all criminal justice majors, minors, forensic science minors, and faculty members. Lambda Upsilon Nu offers motivated students an opportunity to network with other criminal justice professionals and students across the nation. Contact the organizations faculty adviser, Dr. Wendy Hicks, at lun@loyno.edu for more information.

Zeta Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma

Alpha Phi Sigma is the only National Criminal Justice Honor Society for Criminal Justice Majors. The Zeta Beta chapter at Loyola University New Orleans recognizes academic excellence of undergraduate and graduate students majoring in or pursuing a minor in criminal justice

Alpha Phi Sigma was founded at Washington State University in 1942. The executive board of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) designated Alpha Phi Sigma as the official National Criminal Justice Honor Society of the discipline on March 24, 1976. Presently, Alpha Phi Sigma has over two hundred and eighty chapters in operation.

Since 1978, Alpha Phi Sigma has held its national conference in conjunction with the annual ACJS meeting. The Academy's continued support of Alpha Phi Sigma serves to enhance Alpha Phi Sigma's purpose - the recognition of scholarly achievement in the field of criminal justice. Alpha Phi Sigma was granted membership by the Association of College Honor Societies in 1980.

Zeta Beta Chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma was founded at Loyola University New Orleans in 2003. Membership is by invitation and requires that the candidate has completed the equivalent of 3 full-time semesters of academic work (45 semester hours) with an overall 3.0 (using a 4.0 scale) grade point average (GPA) and a 3.2 GPA. on at least 12 credit hours of criminal justice or related course work in their major. Graduate students are invited to membership after 12 credit hours of graduate course work with a minimum of 3.4 GPA. Individuals who have made significant contributions to the practice of criminal justice are invited to join by a 2/3 affirmative vote of the active membership.