Students become member by joining the chapter at the school where they are enrolled.  Psi Chi chapters are operated by student officers and faculty advisors.  Together they select and induct the members and carry out the goals of the Society.  Because the officers and faculty advisors are volunteers and their time is limited, anyone interested in joining Psi Chi should take the initiative and contact the psychology department, the faculty advisor, and/or the local officers. 

Here at UW-Stout, an interested person can contact the faculty advisor, Dr. Helen Swanson, at (715) 232-2784 or through email: swansonh@uwstout.edu

All chapters register their inductees at the Psi Chi National Office, where the membership records are preserved for reference purposes.  The total number of members recorded at the National Office during the first 70 years is over 360,000; many of these members have gone on into distinguished careers in psychology.

• There is a one-time fee of $50.00, which includes the $35.00 National Psi Chi organization dues, and the $15.00 chapter dues.
• The Chapter dues go towards funding for various speakers and activities

Membership Qualifications

1. Number of hours required in psychology courses:
            a. Semester Hour System. Completion of 8 semester hours of psychology, or 6                 semester hours and registration for at least 2 semester hours of psychology in                 addition, or equivalent credits in psychology.
            b. Quarter Hour System. Completion of 12 quarter hours of psychology, or 9 hours                  and registration for at least 3 quarter hours of psychology in addition, or                  equivalent credits in psychology.
2. Registration for major or minor standing in psychology or for a program psychological in      nature which is equivalent to such standings.
3. Undergraduates who are elected to Psi Chi must rank in the upper 35% of their class in      general scholarship and, in those few instances in which the cutoff for the upper 35%      falls below a 3.00 GPA, must also have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00. They must      also demonstrate superior scholarship in psychology, earning a minimum GPA in                psychology courses of 3.00. Psi Chi accepts the policy regarding grades.
4. Graduate students, need an average grade of "B" or better in all graduate courses.
5. High standards of personal behavior.
6. Two-thirds affirmative vote of those present at a regular meeting of the chapter.

Any chapter may establish minimum scholastic requirements that are higher than the national minimum qualifications; however, service or attendance requirements should not be added to membership eligibility standards.