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Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society
Lambda Alpha Chapter
 
Tri-Beta Officers 2009-2010 Tri-Beta Officers
(Left to Right): Kyle Flippo, Vice President; Dr. Jeff McKelvey, Faculty Advisor; Rebecca Lodewyk, President; Christopher Madziar, Secretary; and Elliot Sedlecky, Treasurer
 

Beta Beta Beta (also known as Tri-Beta) is the national honor society for the biological sciences. Beta Beta Beta was established as the biology honor society at Oklahoma City University by Frank G. Brooks in 1922. The society began expanding into a national one in 1925 when Dr. Brooks joined forces with faculty at several other colleges in the Midwest. It is now represented at nearly 400 colleges and universities throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The society seeks to promote scholarship in the biological sciences through a variety of social, educational and service-oriented activities.

Lambda Alpha chapter was established at Aquinas College in 1966 by Dr. Frederick Bowman. The chapter's members have for many years sponsored blood drives on campus in conjunction with Michigan Community Blood Center-Grand Valley. Chapter members participate in two stream

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clean-ups each year, removing trash from the stretch of Coldbrook Creek that runs through campus. They also sponsor field trips to areas of biological interest (such as zoos, parks and museums) in Grand Rapids, Detroit, Chicago and other nearby locations.

 
To become an Associate Member of Lambda Alpha, one need only have an interest in biology and a willingness to be an active participant in the organization's activities. Students who meet the requirements for induction into the national honor society may join Lambda Alpha as Regular Members. Qualifications include completion of at least 12 semester hours of college-level biology course work and a cumulative grade point average (both in biology course work and overall) of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale.
 
For more information, contact Dr. Jeff McKelvey (chapter advisor) at mckeljef@aquinas.edu.
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