• Q: What do I have to do once I’m a member?
• A: In accordance with the standards established by the National Office of Psi Chi, your obligation ends once you have paid the membership dues.  Our chapter cannot require you to attend meeting or perform service hours, though we do like it when our members attend the events that we host.
• Q: I’m a transfer student and I don’t have an FSU GPA.  What do I do?
• A: Contrary to popular opinion, transfer students (at least those who transfer from another four year institution) do have an FSU GPA.  Transferable credits usually transfer GPA credits as well which means that your GPA should be available on your student profile.  If no GPA is listed, you may need to contact your advisor or the Registrar.
• Q: I can’t attend the informational meeting, but I’m interested in joining Psi Chi.  Can I still get an application?
• A: Yes, of course!  Since the National Office does not require meeting attendance, we cannot either.  The informational meeting is not mandatory and you will not be penalized for not attending.  Applications are available in front of the Psi Chi office in A107 PDB.  You can also download an application from our website: http://www.psy.fsu.edu/psichi
• Q: How much are dues?  Do I have to pay every year?
• A: Membership dues are $65 and pay for a lifetime membership.  Payment is only required once since our chapter does not collect yearly dues.
• Q: Do members need to reapply?  Pay dues?
• A: Nope!  Once you are a member, you are a member for life.  Nothing else is required.
• Q: I was unable to attend the Induction in the Spring, but I would like to pick up my certificate.  How can I do this?
• A: You are more than welcome to stop by during office hours to pick up your certificate and membership card.  If you can not make it to the pre-estblished office hours, please e-mail the Psi Chi officers at psichi@psy.fsu.edu and someone will arrange to meet you in our office: A107 PDB.
• Q: I don’t have 12 credit hours yet and/or My GPA is 3.14.  Can I still join?
• A: No.  I’m sorry, but we cannot make exceptions to the standards of acceptance.  As soon as you have completed the necessary credit hours or are able to raise your GPA above 3.2, we would be happy to accept your application.
• Q: If I'm unable to meet all the requirements this semester, am I able to apply in the spring or the following fall?
• A: Yes!  In fact, we encourage those students who do not yet meet the requirements to re-apply as soon as they do!
• Q: Is this a once a year induction or does it take place every semester?
• A: Psi Chi accepts application during the first month of both Fall and Spring semesters.  Formal Induction, however, only takes place at the end of Spring.
• Q: Can I take the initiative to apply again even if I don't receive an email about Psi Chi?
• A: Yes, of course!  We send e-mail notices out to all psychology majors as soon as we begin accepting applications, but if you do not receive this e-mail you are still more than welcome to apply.  This e-mail is not a formal invitation, it is merely an announcement.
• Q: I am interested in applying to Psi Chi, but cannot drop off the application in person. Is it possible for me to fax the application to you?
• A: At this point in time, we do not have regular access to a fax machine.  All applications must be turned in directly to the Psi Chi office, but you yourself do not have to do it.  If time constraints prevent you from making it to the Psychology building, someone else is more than welcome to drop your application off for you.
• Q: I was inducted into Psi Chi last semester, but now I’m receiving emails inviting me again.  Did my membership expire?  Am I really in Psi Chi?
• A: Since we send our initial reminder e-mails to the entire psychology department, students who are already members receive them too.  This does not mean that you’re not a member or that your membership has expired, merely that you are on the psychology department’s mailing list.
• Q: Does PSB2000 (Brain & Behavior) count toward the 12 credit hours?
• A: Yes, as long as it was not used as a prerequisite , Brain & Behavior does count toward the 12 credit hour requirement.
• Q: I turned in my application, but I haven’t heard anything yet.  Why?
• A:   Most often this occurs because we simply haven’t processed the applications yet.  Collection of applications usually lasts for three weeks to allow all students equal opportunity.  After the deadline has passed, we give the applications to the advising office to be reviewed.  Information such as number of courses completed and GPA calculations are checked against the information that the department has on record.  Once this is completed the applications are returned to us and we will then send out e-mails notifying students of their acceptance status.  We will then hold two or three weeks due collection.   If you have not heard anything from our office three weeks past the deadline for turning in applications, then please e-mail us to ask.  Sometimes e-mail addresses can be mistyped.