Welcome to Phi Alpha Theta at the University of Dayton

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Phi Alpha Theta is a professional society whose mission is to promote the study of history through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among historians. We seek to bring students, teachers and writers of history together for intellectual and social exchanges, which promote and assist historical research and publication by our members in a variety of ways.

PAT is a member of the National Association of College Honors Societies.


               

Above left: PAT members Anne Skuse and Kim Juhnke ride a dinosaur at a PAT trip to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY. Above middle: Professors Washington, Hume and Carter participate in a PAT "Mythbusters" fundraiser to raise money for a Thurgood Marshall High School class trip to New York City. Above right: PAT member Amy Ruehl presents her paper in a panel for the 2012 Biennial PAT Conference in Orlando, Florida.

Membership Requirements:
  • 12 semester hours in History
  • 3.1 GPA in history courses
  • 3.0 GPA overall
  • $75 one-time membership fee
All majors are welcome.

Initiation is held once a semester.
Recent Activities:
  • Service Projects at UD and in the Dayton area
  • Tutoring for HST103
  • Faculty socials
  • Regional and Biennial National Conference 
  • Movie nights and discussions
  • Published "Old News" undergraduate journal

For More Information:

Please contact PAT Advisor, Dr. Janet Bednarek.

University of Dayton
Department of History
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-1540
Main phone number:  (937) 229-2848
FAX number:  (937) 229-4400

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Last updated on 01.09.2012