09/21/2021
Chi Alpha Sigma inducts more than 9,000 student-athletes in 2020-21 academic year
RIVER FALLS, Wis. -- More than 9,000 student-athletes were welcomed into Chi Alpha Sigma during the 2020-21 academic year, the National College Athlete Honor Society announced today.
The organization saw a total of 9,086 student-athletes representing four-year institutions from across all divisions of the NCAA, NAIA, NCCAA, and USCAA recognized for their combined athletic and academic achievement over the last year. The 2020-21 mark is the most on record in organization history, topping the 2019-20 high of 7,368 by more than 700 inductees, and the 2019-20 mark of 6,537 more than 2,500.
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“To see this many student-athletes recognized for excellence in and out of the classroom is staggering in the best way possible,” Kellen Wells-Mangold,
North Central College welcomed its 14th Chi Alpha Sigma Class this past spring. (Photo: North Central College)
Executive Director of the National College Athlete Honor Society, said. “It is with great pride that we welcome these exceptional young people to Chi Alpha Sigma.”
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Chi Alpha Sigma is the first and only national scholar-athlete society to honor four-year collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes college student-athletes who receive a varsity letter in their sport, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full-time semester, and earn a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average.
Membership renewals for the 2021-22 academic year are now open for active Chi Alpha Sigma chapters, while institutions interested in starting a chapter can apply here. Advisors, student-athletes, and supporters can follow Chi Alpha Sigma on Facebook and Twitter.
The National College Athlete Honor Society, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded in 1996. Chi Alpha Sigma works with state chapters of four-year institutions to recognize college student-athletes who succeed in their sport and in the classroom.