Phi Alpha Theta

Welcome

Phi Alpha Theta (ΦΑΘ) is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history. The society has over 400,000 members, with some 9,000 new members joining each year through 970 chapters nationwide. We are a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. We seek to bring students, teachers and writers of history together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways.

For more information about Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society, please visit their website.

Please submit your Phi Alpha Theta Membership Application.

Our Chapter

The Alpha Nu Gamma Chapter at Cal Poly has been active for many years, and we are excited to create opportunities for students interested in history to connect and form a community! 

The PAT Faculty Advisors are Dr. Margaret Bodemer and Dr. Aron Ramirez who can be reached at mbodemer@calpoly.edu and arami412@calpoly.edu with questions. In 2024 - 2025, the PAT Officers are Ben Arias, Emily Cerney, and Paras Kaushal.

Find out more about Cal Poly's Phi Alpha Theta chapter here: https://now.calpoly.edu/organization/pat

Membership

Membership in Phi Alpha Theta is for life! All members of the honor society are inducted through the local Phi Alpha Theta chapter at their respective college or university. The Alpha Nu gamma Chapter at Cal Poly has been active since the early 2000s, and we are excited to welcome new members! Our Faculty Advisors are Dr. Maggie Bodemer (mbodemer@calpoly.edu) and Dr. G. Aron Ramirez (arami412@calpoly.edu).

Undergraduate students must complete a minimum of 16 units in History, achieve a minimum GPA of 3.1 in History and a GPA of 3.0 or better overall. A maximum of 4 credit hours of online, transfer, or AP credits may be applied to the membership eligibility requirement. Membership is not limited to History majors. 

Graduate students should have completed a minimum of 16 units towards their Master’s Degree in History, have a GPA of better than 3.5, and shall have completed approximately 30 percent of the residence requirements for the Master’s Degree.

If you apply transfer credits to your GPA, you must submit an official transcript along with your application.

If you have completed the requirements, please fill out the application and then we will contact you after we have reviewed your application. There is a one-time fee of $50 and we will send the link for that after we have reviewed your application. We have updated the application link to a Microsoft form at this link https://forms.office.com/r/QbURhVWkic

2025-2026 Board

President: Basil Wainwright

Vice President for Outreach: Anna Johnson

Vice President for Social Media: Karishma Bordoni 

Treasurer: Carmen LaCaro