Stony Brook University’s Eta Theta chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society, has been honored with a Best Chapter Award for the third straight year.
Eta Theta was among the chapters from schools with undergraduate enrollment between 15,000 and 25,000 to be honored for 2024-2025. The award recognizes local chapters that are particularly active in their institutions and communities and that embody Pi Sigma Alpha’s mission to stimulate scholarship and intellectual interest in political science.
“Our students on the chapter’s e-board have worked incredibly hard to achieve this, and our current department chair, Distinguished Professor Leonie Huddy, has been prioritizing our students’ clubs and the honor society for years,” said Jason Rose, lecturer in the Department of Political Science and advisor of the SBU Pi Sigma Alpha chapter.
Rose added that Congressman Nick LaLota and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand’s offices have been incredibly supportive of the chapter, engaging with its students and holding several events over the past year.
Three chapter members also received awards for Written Excellence in Political Science: Rachel Alexandre (also a 2025 SUNY Chancellor’s Award Winner), Olivia Touhamy and Cole Reinking.
The chapter holds a variety of activities throughout the year, including meet the candidate nights, hosting guest speakers in international relations, special lectures, watch parties, providing information for students interested in government internships, conducting research paper writing workshops, and more. Members gain valuable leadership skills and work closely with faculty in the Department of Political Science.
Pi Sigma Alpha hosts chapters on nearly 850 campuses and has inducted more than 300,000 members. Its rolls feature national, state and local political leaders, including one president, three Supreme Court justices and dozens of members of Congress.
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