Leo Rooney Inducted into Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society at Kutztown University

2016 Apr 20

Leo Rooney of Bethlehem, Pa., has been inducted into the Alpha Phi Sigma Honor Society at Kutztown University.

Alpha Phi Sigma is the national criminal justice honor society. It was founded in 1942 at Washington State University and became affiliated with the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) in 1976. Today there are almost 300 Alpha Phi Sigma chapters around the country.

KU's Kappa Alpha chapter of Alpha Phi Sigma was established in Spring 2008 with 13 founding members.

To be eligible for membership, a student must be a criminal justice major or minor, have completed at least 40 credit hours, including at least four criminal justice courses, have an overall QPA of 3.2 or higher, and have a QPA in criminal justice courses of 3.2 or higher.