The Sociology/Criminology Club

The Sociology/Criminology club works on various issues related to Sociology, Criminology and Social Justice Issues. In the Fall, the club sponsors CSI week which is a week with multiple speakers in all sorts of classes that relate to the Criminology major. In the pictures above the Raleigh PD mounted and Canine unit came to campus in Fall 2010 and (right) in Fall 2009, Beth Whitney, a CCBI (City County Bureau of Identification) Forensic Computer Expert speaks to a student. Examples of the schedule of speakers during previous CSI weeks are available from 2009 and 2010.

The club also hosts Sociology week in the Spring with various speakers related to the field of Sociology. The club is involved in projects like Books for Barwell (school books for students at an elementary school with a very poor population) and Diva Dash (with Interact) to increase awareness of sexual assualt during Sexual Assault Awareness week.

This club is open to all majors, minors or any other student interested in these topics. The club meets every 3rd Friday at 10:00 am beginning September 2, 2011.

Alpha Kappa Delta

Alpha Kappa Delta is the International Honor Society in Sociology

For membership in Alpha Kappa Delta a student:

1. Must be an officially declared sociology major or demonstrate a serious interest in sociology within an official program at Meredith College.
2. Must be at least a junior (third year or 60+ hours) by standards of Meredith College
3. Must have accumulated the equivalent of an overall g.p.a. of 3.0 and rank in the top 35% of their class in general scholarship.
4. Must have maintained the equivalent of a 3.0 g.p.a. in sociology courses taken at Meredith College.
5. Must have completed at least four regular courses in sociology prior to initiation (exclusive of extension or courses graded pass/fail).

Meredith College participates in the AKD chapter with NCSU. The awards ceremony is often held at NCSU and students get an opportunity to meet other Sociology students in the area and to hear someone who is a Sociologist speak about their current research or teaching projects.

In addition to lifetime membership in the honor society, a year's subscription to Social Forces (A Sociological journal) and a certificate from AKD, students can purchase Teal Honor Cords to wear at Graduation.