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Phi
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Upcoming Events |
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| Jan. 15th
2008 at CAIA
Chapter Meeting at 6:00pm |
| Feb. 19th
2008 at CAIA
Chapter Meeting at 6:00pm
"No Fear! Taking the Fear and Confusion Out of the College Admission Process"
with
Pat
Davis
College
Counselor
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| Mar. 11th
2008 at CAIA
Chapter Meeting at 6:00pm
"Navigating the Maze: An Introduction to the College Financial Aid Process"
with
Pat
Davis
College
Counselor
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| Apr. 13th
2008 at CAIA
Induction Ceremony 2:00pm in the Cottage Theatre. |
| Testing Date
to be announced soon - stay tuned |
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Mission
Statement |
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"The purpose of Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School Honor Society shall be
to recognize and encourage scholarship among home school students. To
achieve this purpose, Eta Sigma Alpha National Home School Honor Society
shall provide opportunities for the development of leadership and service. Eta
Sigma Alpha shall encourage the development of an
intellectual climate that will stimulate the exchange of ideas and ideals,
foster scholarship, and promote academic excellence. Eta Sigma Alpha shall also
advocate homeschooling as a viable and successful educational methodology and
act as a liaison for homeschooling to the general public, colleges/universities,
and the media."
Creative
Arts In Action took over the sponsorship of the Phi
Chapter in 2007. Chapter Members participate in a variety of service
projects and activities during the year.
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Information |
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For information about the Phi
Chapter sponsored by Creative Arts In Action
Call 817-281-2293.
To
apply for membership, please complete an ESA Phi Chapter application.
Phi
Member Application
Certificate
of Homeschool Eligibility
Phi Chapter Membership Requirements
Mandatory Requirement for ESA
membership:
Students may apply as early as the spring of their 8th grade year. High
school seniors applications will not be accepted after the October of
their senior year. Membership is open to students who provide the
following:
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Student must be enrolled in at least one class at
Creative Arts In Action (CAIA).
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3.5 grade point average based on a 4.0 scale. (This
GPA may include the parent's transcript, early admission college
courses, co-op or support group homeschooling class grades, or
similar coursework supervised / directed by the homeschooling
parent)
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A certificate of homeschool eligibility, signed by
the student's parent/legal guardian, certifying the student to be at
least 51% homeschooled.
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A test score of 1800 (SAT) or 26 (ACT) or 180 (PSAT)
or a 90% on the composite battery on the IOWA, Stanford, California,
MAT, or other nationally normed standardized achievement tests is
required for ESA membership.
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Essay written by the applicant
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Letter of recommendation from two different adults
that are NOT the applicant's parents/legal guardian.
| Letter written by applicant explaining why he/she
wishes to be a part of Eta Sigma Alpha.
| Members must attend at least 50% of all meetings.
Excuses (such as job or class requirements may be submitted in writing
to the ESA officer committee, who may excuse the member from said
meeting commitments.
| Members must also serve for 10 hours in service
projects annually, either with ESA or independently. For the hours not
served with ESA to be approved, the member must submit a list of
service activities and hours, signed by himself/herself and his/her
parent or project leader, to the officer committee before the last
meeting of the year for approval.
| A completed application form, available from the
society. |
| A $15.00 annual membership fee. |
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Phi
Chapter Officers
President- Allan Carrillo
The President shall preside at all meetings of
Eta Sigma Alpha.
The President shall preside at all meetings of the officers.
The President shall supervise the execution of the programs
adopted by Eta Sigma Alpha.
The President shall countersign all ESAs checks for
disbursement of the organizations funds.
The president may temporarily appoint committees at the
request of the officers or of the membership present at any
regular or special meetings.
Vice President- Jeff Craig
The Vice-President shall assist the President in
the discharge of his/her duties.
The Vice-President shall occupy the chair in the absence of
the President or upon his/her request.
When performing the duties of the President, the
Vice-President shall have all the powers of and be subject to
all the restrictions of the President.
The Vice-President shall also serve as Chairman of the Program
committee, and be responsible for providing special programs
for meetings.
The Vice-President shall preside in the place of any absent
officer.
The Vice-President shall serve as communication coordinator,
and shall be responsible for communicating with the membership
information regarding the schedules of activities and events.
This should be accomplished mainly through mailings and
telephone notification.
Secretary- Ashlee Justice
The Secretary shall keep a true and correct
record of all the proceeding and minutes of Eta Sigma Alpha.
The Secretary shall call roll at every meeting and keep
records of attendance.
In the absence of either the President or the Treasurer, the
Secretary shall be empowered to co-sign checks.
Treasurer- Andrew McNair
The Treasurer shall receive all monies and
deposit same in the bank, shall sign all check disbursing the
money of the organization, shall maintain accurate books of
account for all receipts and disbursements, and shall present
a report of finances at each meeting.
Public Relations Chairman- Hannah
Farver
The Public Relations Chairman shall receive all
communications and conduct all correspondence for ESA, and
shall be generally responsible for creating a good image to
the public.
The Public Relations Chairman shall write articles about Eta
Sigma Alpha or its activities at the request of the President
or members.
Historian- Michael Smith
The Historian shall be responsible for keeping
records of the activities of Eta Sigma Alpha. Possible record
may include photographs/scrapbooks or written articles from
any source.
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History |
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What is Eta Sigma Alpha?
Eta Sigma Alpha is the first honor
society
established exclusively for homeschooled students. Founded in 1999 by
Joanne E. Juren, M. Ed., Executive Director of the Home Education
partnership of Texas, it has grown into a national organization.
Why Eta Sigma Alpha?
Eta, the greek letter that is shaped like an "H" and Sigma, the
letter for "S" were chosen, along with Alpha, the first letter
of the Greek alphabet.
Eta Sigma Alpha means the First Homeschool honor
society.
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Frequently
Asked Questions |
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Is the test score the only membership
requirement?
When ESA was formed in 1999, they decided to require just the test score
as one mandatory national membership requirement. After all, a test
score in the 90% or a 1200 (now 1800) on the SAT was an honorable score.
They did not choose to require a certain GPA because "parents give
the grades" when a student is homeschooled and they wanted to avoid
the appearance of students being admitted to ESA with inflated grades
given by their parents.
Does ESA's National Chapter maintain membership records?
The first national charter representative hoped to be able to keep a
national registry of all student member. This has been impossible to do
as they do not have the necessary staff to keep this kind of record.
they do keep a registry of all chapters and the active ones are posted their
webpage.
Does ESA's National Chapter provide by-laws for chapters?
As homeschoolers, they wanted to be "homeschool friendly" and
allow each individual chapter to establish its own by-laws. The Alpha
Chapter gladly shares its by-laws upon request.
Are weekly meetings required?
Some chapters cover an entire state and weekly or even monthly meetings
may be impossible. It is their hope that each chapter will
hold meetings
on a regular basis as it is one of the goals of the honor society for
students to hold offices and learn how to work together to promote
common goals.
Our PHI Chapter will meet once per month.
To be inducted, members MUST attend at least 50% of the meetings. We will also have service projects and activities at other times
during the months.
Can ESA hold fund raisers?
This decision must be made by each
local chapter and its sponsoring
group.
The PHI Chapter plans to hold fundraisers
to raise money that will be awarded to PHI members attending college.
Define Homeschool
Eligibility?
Only those students who
meet the HSLDA definition of a homeschooler are eligible
for ESA membership. This rule states that a
student must complete 50% of his/her studies at home
under the direct supervision of the parent. Co-op
programs, group classes, and even community college
courses are acceptable as long as the 50% rule is
followed. Students enrolled in public school
programs, charter school programs, full-time college
programs, or other programs where more than 50% of the
school time is spent in the supervision of a school
setting or where the public school receives 50% funding
for the student's attendance are not eligible for ESA
membership. (See HSLDA's webpage at www.hslda.org
for more information.)
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