Recognize strong academic work
Honor students whose coursework and achievement meet Psi Chi and chapter standards.
About NYU Psi Chi
What the chapter is, what it aims to do, and how it fits within NYU psychology.
What Psi Chi is
Psi Chi is the international honor society in psychology. The NYU chapter recognizes academic achievement in psychology and related study while helping students connect that work to research, service, leadership, and professional development.
At NYU, the chapter is meant to be legible to first-time visitors: not just a credential, but a student-facing organization that helps psychology students understand where opportunities live and how to prepare for them.
Chapter mission
Support scholarship
Keep research, publication, and academic-development opportunities visible to students who can benefit from them.
Build chapter community
Create a clearer bridge between recognition, chapter involvement, and professional identity in psychology.
NYU chapter history and context
The NYU chapter was established in 1933. That history matters, but the practical question for most visitors is simpler: what does the chapter do now for current NYU psychology students?
The answer is that NYU Psi Chi sits at the intersection of academic recognition and student opportunity. It helps students translate strong coursework into a visible record of involvement in the discipline.
Relationship to Psi Chi International
Local chapter role
The NYU chapter manages chapter communication, membership intake, programming, and local leadership opportunities.
International organization role
Psi Chi provides the broader honor-society framework, lifetime membership recognition, and access to international awards, grants, and publications.
Relationship to NYU psychology pathways
NYU psychology students do not all move through one identical route. Some are in CAS Psychology, some in Steinhardt Applied Psychology, and some come from closely related programs such as CAMS or graduate study with strong psychology overlap.
NYU Psi Chi is not a replacement for departmental advising, curriculum, or school-specific identity. Instead, it is a cross-pathway chapter space where research, service, leadership, and professional development can be recognized within the discipline of psychology.
Read the NYU Psychology + Psi Chi page for a fuller explanation of how the chapter relates to CAS, Steinhardt, CAMS, research, and leadership pathways.
Next step
If you are deciding whether NYU Psi Chi is relevant for you, start with the Membership page. That is where eligibility, fees, and the application path live.