Cara Robinson
  • Class of 2018
  • Lakeland, GA

Cara Robinson Inducted into Georgia Alpha Chapter of Alpha Chi at VSU

2017 Jul 10

Cara Robinson of Lakeland, Georgia, has been inducted into the Georgia Alpha Chapter of Alpha Chi at Valdosta State University.

Alpha Chi is a coeducational academic honor society. Since 1922 its purpose has been to promote academic excellence and exemplary character among college and university students and to honor those who achieve such distinction.

Membership is by invitation only and is limited to the top 10 percent of an institution's juniors, seniors, and graduate students.

Alpha Chi's name is derived from the initial letters of the Greek words "aletheia," meaning "truth," and "xapakthp," meaning "character." In 1935 Alpha Chi adopted its official shield and key, colors, and song. The shield and key bear a lamp of learning and the initials AX in raised letters. The colors are emerald green and sapphire blue, signifying victory and truth. The motto of the organization is taken from the Gospel of John: "You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." (John 8:32 KJV).

Valdosta State was the first institution of higher education to establish an Alpha Chi chapter in the state of Georgia.

On the Web:

http://www.valdosta.edu/welcome.php

https://www.alphachihonor.org

About Valdosta State University:

Established in 1906, Valdosta State University is a premier comprehensive university that offers both the extensive academic, cultural, and social opportunities of a major university and the small classes and close, personal attention of smaller institutions. It boasts more than 100 degree, certificate, and endorsement programs on campus and online for undergraduate and graduate students. It also has a full menu of extracurricular activities, from national championship athletic and academic teams to honors organizations, sororities and fraternities, intramural sports, educational and service clubs, a symphony orchestra, art and theatre, research opportunities, and more. Even as underclassmen, students file patents on inventions and make life-changing scientific discoveries, present at national and international conferences, publish research in collaboration with their professors, work in campus-based clinics that benefit the community, live and learn at partner institutions around the globe through study abroad, and more. The possibilities are endless.