Home School Honor Society

The first meeting of the Gamma Nu chapter of the National Home School Honor Society, Eta Sigma Alpha, will be next Thursday, Sept. 27th, at Panera's in Providence, Mt. Juliet from 7:00-8:00 p.m.

The Gamma Nu chapter serves home schooled students, grades 9-12, in Mt. Juliet, Lebanon, and surrounding areas, but anybody who does not have a local chapter is welcomed to join!  

Basic information is below.  This should answer most questions, or you may call me, Michele Raymond, at 758-4028.  I do better returning phone calls than emails.  :)

If you'd like to read a general overview of the National Home School Honor Society, check out their website at www.etasigmaalpha.com.   Even if your student is already involved in an honor society at a tutorial, she or he may still join Eta Sigma Alpha.

There are some requirements for admission that were set by the national office.  They are: a 3.5 GPA, an 1800 (SAT), 26 (ACT), 180 (PSAT), or 90 percentile on the composite score total (IOWA OR STANFORD), and 10 or more hours of community service per year.  Additionally, a student must be homeschooled at least 50 percent of the time.  Regular meeting attendance is also highly encouraged.

Each chapter has their own additional requirements that may include dues, minimum meeting attendance, optional essays or letters of recommendation, etc.  

This year dues for Gamma Nu members are $10 per student for the school year which covers annual chapter registration fees, a certificate for each participating member, and end-of-the-year banquet supplies.  Also in Gamma Nu, students are required to participate just six times a year (mix and match meetings and group service projects), which works out to only once every other month.  We don't have any essay or letters of recommendation requirements.  

We try to keep meetings to an hour (okay, some times they run longer, but students may leave if needed), and we discuss college applications, service projects, and home school academics, among other topics.  Parents and siblings are welcomed to attend but not required.  Over the past two years, we've done service projects including food distribution at Joseph's Storehouse in Lebanon, sorting food at Second Harvest, helping out with Rutherford Habitat for Humanity, and inflating balloons for the Special Olympics.  We'd love to have you join us.

Thanks for your consideration, and we hope to see you the 27th!
Michele Raymond
Email:    losraymond@tds.net