Plexus

Juniata Plexus program is comprised of faculty, staff and students with tasked with goal of enriching the student’s academic journey through mentorship, social programing and academic initiatives.   

First-Year/Frist Generation Initiative:

Alpha Alpha Alpha Honors Society

The National Honors Society of First-generation College Students  
 
Alpha Alpha Alpha, or Tri-Alpha, was founded March 24, 2018, at Moravian College in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The Gamma Pi chapter of Tri-Alpha was chartered on May 1st, 2021, on Juniata College Campus.

Member Qualifications:

• The student has earned at least 36 credit/semester hours (or 54 quarter hours) towards a baccalaureate degree
• The undergraduate student has achieved an overall undergraduate GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale.
• Neither of the student's parents, nor stepparents, nor legal guardians, completed a bachelor's degree.
• Graduate students who are first-generation students can be admitted if they have completed the equivalent of at least one term of study (9 or more graduate credits) and have a GPA in their graduate program of at least 3.5.

Member Benefits:

• A certificate and pin signifying membership. Membership is for life.
• An outward recognition of personal accomplishment and an incentive for continued high scholarship.
• Identifies you to employers, professionals, and graduate schools as a person of superior academic ability and commitment.
• Be part of a first-gen academic community.