Department of Psychology

Events & Involvement

Virtual Graduate School Information Session 8/7/2025

Taking courses is only one part of your educational journey while at UW-Madison. Myriad opportunities are available for students looking to get involved on campus and beyond. Whether you are interested in getting involved in research, events, student organizations, or volunteering in the community, the Psychology Department and surrounding community have something for you.

The Psychology Department hosts several events throughout the year. The Psychology Department is also affiliated with two student organizations Psychology Club and Psi Chi, which are detailed below. The University of Wisconsin-Madison has over 850 student organizations. For a full listing of organizations, visit The Center for Leadership & Involvement, located in the Red Gym.

Psychology Club offers social, academic, and service events for students.  Psych Club is a great way for students to get involved with the Department, meeting professors and peers with similar interests in Psychology. Members have opportunities to develop academic and professional skills through events and group activities.  The club participates in service-related events around campus and the Madison community.

Want to get involved?
Look for us on Facebook – UW Psychology Club
Contact us via email at psychclub@psych.wisc.edu
Visit our website: https://sites.google.com/wisc.edu/psychologyclub/home
Join our mailing list:
1. Visit our Google Groups page
2. Click “Join Group”
3. Under “Subscription” select “Every New Message”
4. Click “Join Group”

Psychology Club Executive Board 2025-2026:

President – Moises Hernandez
VP – Ashley Smitz
Communications Chair – Emily Leys
Social Chair – Megan Smitz
Community Service Co-Chairs – Zoe Gawlinski & Ben Johnson
Treasurer – Milla Solnicki

Psi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. Membership is open to graduate and undergraduate students who are making the study of psychology one of their major interests and who meet the minimum qualifications. Psi Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is an affiliate of the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Psychological Society (APS). Learn more about Psi Chi International Honor Society on its website.

Why Join Psi Chi?  
READ  The what and why of Psi Chi: Opportunity knocks when you join Psi Chi.

Psi Chi’s UW-Madison Chapter serves two major goals. The first is the Society’s obligation to provide academic recognition to its inductees by the mere fact of membership. The second goal is the obligation of our local chapter to nurture a spark of accomplishment by offering a climate congenial to its creative development. The chapter makes active attempts to nourish and stimulate professional growth through programs designed to augment and enhance the regular curriculum and to provide practical experience and fellowship through affiliation with the chapter. In addition, the national organization provides programs to help achieve these goals, including national and regional conventions held annually in conjunction with the psychological associations, research award competitions, and certificate recognition programs.

Membership requirements for Psi Chi
The Psi Chi Constitution requires that undergraduate student applicants to Psi Chi:

  • Must be enrolled as a student at UW-Madison
  • Must be enrolled as a major or minor in a psychology program
  • Must have completed at least three semesters of college (second-semester sophomore)
  • Must have completed at least 9 semester credits of college level, psychology coursework
  • Must be in the top 35% of their class. This is approximately a 3.5 cumulative GPA and will be determined each semester.
  • Must have a minimum of 3.0 GPA in psychology courses

*Please note: Undergraduate students who transferred to UW-Madison and are interested in becoming a Psi Chi member must meet the requirements listed above, plus complete one semester (12 credits) at UW-Madison to establish a GPA.

Psi Chi Applications
Applications for Psi Chi are reviewed twice per year in the fall and spring semesters. Deadlines are October 15th and February 15th, respectively. To apply, complete the Psi Chi Online Application.

Psi Chi Activities at UW-Madison
The UW-Madison Chapter offers practical experience by organizing programs designed to enhance the regular curriculum. Events from recent years include presentations from university researchers and clinicians, which allows students to connect with a network of professionals in the field, community service events, and opportunities for professional development. In addition to attending monthly Chapter meetings, all active members are invited to apply for a leadership role by serving on the executive board. Members are also invited to serve on the Newsletter Committee.  The Newsletter Committee compiles student work, faculty and graduate student interviews, community professionals and alumni biographies in the annual Psi Chi Newsletter.

Psi Chi Executive Board  2025-2026 Academic Year:
President – Maia DeWinter
Vice President & Community Service Chair – Katelyn Fletcher
Initiation Co-chairs – Arushee Menon, Sydney Saber, Ellie Sprinkmann
Financial Chair – Melis Baskaya
Communications & Newsletter Chair – Sophie Greene
Event & Speaker Chair – Lauren Karas

Questions?
Contact us at psichi@psych.wisc.edu

 

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