[065] MTSU Collegiate Scholars Chapter Earns STAR Status

Release date: Aug. 28, 2009

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MTSU COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS CHAPTER EARNS STAR STATUS

MURFREESBORO—The Middle Tennessee State University chapter of The National Society of Collegiate Scholars was awarded silver STAR status at NSCS’ annual Convention Honor Gala on Saturday, Aug. 15, in Washington, D.C.

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is an honors organization for high-achieving freshmen and sophomores with more than 240 student-run chapters at universities across the country. The MTSU NSCS chapter was founded in 2002.

STAR status is determined by chapter program success, community service, member engagement and on-campus involvement. Chapters are also required to hold an induction ceremony for new members each term.

NSCS chapters can attain one of four STAR status levels: bronze, silver, gold and platinum. Each level is determined by the quantity and quality of events a chapter holds.

The MTSU chapter’s officers traveled to Washington, D.C., to represent the chapter and receive the award along with a $100 Chapter Scholarship to go toward funding chapter programs for the next academic year and the silver STAR award.

For the NSCS chapter on the Middle Tennessee State University campus, the reward of attaining silver status is second only to the impact it has had on the community and the bonds it has strengthened between members.

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is the nation’s only interdisciplinary honors organization to invite first- and second-year college students. NSCS has more than 625,000 members and 235 chapters in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.

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