Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha)

Overview

Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha, was founded March 24, 2018 at Moravian College (now Moravian University) in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tri-Alpha is a national honor society for first-generation college students, founded in 2018 to recognize and support students who are the first in their families to attend college. It provides members with resources, mentorship, and leadership opportunities, fostering academic excellence and celebrating the achievements of its members. The society's emblem, a star surrounded by circles, symbolizes its members as "beacons of light" for their families and communities.

Eligibility

Students qualify for induction into Tri-Alpha if they meet the following criteria:

• The student has earned at least 30 credit/semester hours towards an associate's degree (including half-time) AND
• The undergraduate student has achieved an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
• Neither of the student's parents, nor step-parents, nor legal guardians, completed a bachelor's degree.

Chapter Advisors:

• Ammerman Campus
  Ben Laudicina
  Malika Batchie-Lockhart
  
  
• Grant Campus
  Chiara Castilla-Brooks
  
  
• Eastern Campus
  Mary Sierra
  

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