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Society for Collegiate Journalists
SCJ
FoundedJune 1, 1975; 48 years ago (June 1, 1975)
TypeHonor
EmphasisCollegiate Journalism
ScopeNational
Colors  Black and   White
PublicationThe Reporter
Chapters100+ (active)
Members1,200 collegiate
PredecessorsPi Delta Epsilon and Alpha Phi Gamma
Headquarters610 West Fourth Street
Buena Vista University
Storm Lake, Iowa 50588
United States
Websitescjnational.org

The Society for Collegiate Journalists (SCJ) is an American honor society for student journalists. It was created in 1975 through the merger of Pi Delta Epsilon and Alpha Phi Gamma.

History[edit]

The Society for Collegiate Journalists was formed on June 1, 1975, as a merger between the two journalism honor societies, Pi Delta Epsilon and Alpha Phi Gamma.[1] Pi Delta Epsilon was established in 1909. Alpha Phi Gamma was established in 1919.[2] It held its first national meeting at the David Lipscomb College in Nashville, Tennessee in 1977.[3]

The society expanded across the United States and includes around 100 chapters.[2] As of 2024, SCJ has approximately 1,200 members.[2] Its national headquarters in location in Storm Lake, Iowa.[4]

Symbols[edit]

The seal of the Society of Collegiate Journalists incorporated elements of its predecessors. It is a circle surrounded by the words “SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE JOURNALISTS FOUNDED A.D. 1909"[5] Inside the circle is an inkwell with crossed quills above.[5]

The society's colors are black and white, symbolizing journalism's heritage of print media.[5] It uses maroon and silver for banners and its Medal of Merit.[5] Graduating members may wear honor cords which are red.[6][7]

Its publication is called The Reporter.[8]

Activities[edit]

At the national level, the SCJ runs a biennial national convention and an annual student journalist contest with judges who are professionals in the field.[2] It also publishes an online journal, The Collegiate Journalist, and a newsletter, The Reporter.

SCJ presents the Medal of Merit Certificate, the Presidential Citation, the Ingelhart First Amendment Award, the McDonald Award for the outstanding chapter, the SCJ Barlow Student Journalist of the Year Award, the Outstanding New Advisor Award, and the Outstanding New Chapter Award.[2] The Student Journalist of the Year Award winner receives a scholarship and Ingelhart Award receives a cash prize.

At the local level, chapters host workshops, speakers, and seminars related to journalism.[2]

Chapters[edit]

SCJ has around 100 active chapters in the United States.[2][9] Its chapters use their original charter date, from the predecessor organizations. Inactive institutions are in italics.

Institution Charter date

and range

Location Status References
Ohio Northern University 1919 Ada, Ohio
Stevens Institute of Technology 1922 Hoboken, New Jersey
Muskingum College 1923 New Concord, Ohio
Washington & Jefferson College 1924 Washington, Pennsylvania
University of Richmond 1926 Richmond, Virginia
Virginia Tech 1930 Blacksburg, Virginia
Catholic University of America 1931 Washington, D.C.
Westminster College 1934 New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
College of William & Mary 1935 Williamsburg, Virginia
Hastings College 1937 Hastings, Nebraska
Franklin College 1938 Franklin, Indiana
Hampden-Sydney College 1939–xxxx ?;

2000

Hampden Sydney, Virginia Active [10]
Southern Illinois University Carbondale 1939 Carbondale, Illinois Inactive
Midland Lutheran College 1940 Fremont, Nebraska Inactive
Bethany College 1947 Bethany, West Virginia
John Carroll University 1948 University Heights, Ohio
Clarkson University 1949 Potsdam, New York
Eastern Illinois University 1949 Charleston, Illinois
Fairmont State College 1949 Fairmont, West Virginia Inactive
Marietta College 1949 Marietta, Ohio Active [11]
Wartburg College 1949 Waverly, Iowa Active [12]
Keuka College 1950 Keuka Park, New York
New Jersey Institute of Technology 1951 Newark, New Jersey
Hofstra University 1953–xxxx ?;

May 2014

Hempstead, New York Active [13][14][a]
Thiel College 1953 Greenville, Pennsylvania
Bridgewater College 1955 Bridgewater, Virginia
Caldwell College 1960 Caldwell, New Jersey
Pittsburg State University 1960 Pittsburg, Kansas
Bethel College 1961 McKenzie, Tennessee Inactive
Valparaiso University 1961 Valparaiso, Indiana Active [15]
Winona State University 1961 Winona, Minnesota Active [16]
Anderson University 1963 Anderson, Indiana
Bemidji State University 1964 Bemidji, Minnesota
Clarion University of Pennsylvania 1964 Clarion, Pennsylvania Inactive [17]
Lipscomb University 1964 Nashville, Tennessee Active [18][19]
Radford University 1964–after 2011 Radford, Virginia Inactive [20][21]
Millersville University of Pennsylvania 1965 Millersville, Pennsylvania
Northeastern State University 1965 Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Southeast Missouri State University 1965 Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Saint John’s University 1965 New York City, New York
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 1966 Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
High Point University 1966 High Point, North Carolina Active [22]
Evangel University 1967 Springfield, Missouri Active [23][24]
Harding University 1967 Searcy, Arkansas Active [25][b]
Mount St. Mary's College 1967 Emmitsburg, Maryland Inacitve [26]
Slippery Rock University 1967 Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Eastern Kentucky University 1968 Richmond, Kentucky
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania 1968 Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Fort Hays State University 1970 Hays, Kansas
West Virginia Wesleyan College 1970 Buckhannon, West Virginia
Oklahoma Baptist University 1971 Shawnee, Oklahoma
Winthrop University 1972 Rock Hill, South Carolina Active [27]
Tennessee Tech 1975 Cookeville, Tennessee
University of North Alabama 1978 Florence, Alabama
Cabrini University 1979 Radnor Township, Pennsylvania Active [28]
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach 1979 Daytona Beach, Florida
James Madison University 1979 Harrisonburg, Virginia
Mary Baldwin University 1979 Staunton, Virginia Active
Marycrest College 1981 Davenport, Iowa Inactive [c]
Southern Arkansas University 1981 Magnolia, Arkansas
Wingate College 1981 Wingate, North Carolina [d]
College of St. Francis 1982 Joliet, Illinois
Manchester Community College 1982 Manchester, Connecticut
Carson-Newman College 1983 Jefferson City, Tennessee Inactive
Cowley Community College 1983 Arkansas City, Kansas
Kansas State University 1983 Manhattan, Kansas
Kingsborough Community College 1983 Brooklyn, New York
Milwaukee Area Technical College 1983 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ocean County College 1983 Ocean County, New Jersey
Southeastern Louisiana University 1983 Hammond, Louisiana
University of Scranton 1983 Scranton, Pennsylvania
Drury College 1984 Springfield, Missouri Inactive [29]
Elizabethtown College 1984 Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
Garden City Community College 1984 Garden City, Kansas
Wabash College 1984 Crawfordsville, Indiana
Jacksonville University 1985 Jacksonville, Florida
Jacksonville State University 1985 Jacksonville, Alabama
Nicholls State University 1985 Thibodaux, Louisiana
Oakton Community College 1985 Des Plaines, Illinois Inactive [30]
Appalachian State University 1986 Boone, North Carolina
Minot State College 1986 Minot, North Dakota Inactive
Christian Brothers College 1987 Memphis, Tennessee Inactive [31]
Hunter College 1987 New York City, New York
Independence Community College 1987 Independence, Kansas
Ouachita Baptist University 1987 Arkadelphia, Arkansas
Randolph–Macon College 1987 Ashland, Virginia
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1987 Lafayette, Louisiana
Wayne State College 1987 Wayne, Nebraska
Carnegie Mellon University 1988 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott 1988 Prescott, Arizona
Labette Community College 1988 Parsons, Kansas
Lynchburg College 1988 Lynchburg, Virginia Inactive
Lincoln Memorial University 1989 Harrogate, Tennessee
North Central College 1989 Naperville, Illinois
University of Arkansas 1989 Fayetteville, Arkansas
Old Dominion University 1990 Norfolk, Virginia
Spring Arbor College 1990 Spring Arbor, Michigan Inactive [32]
Eastern Michigan University 1991 Ypsilanti, Michigan
Berry College 1992 Mount Berry, Georgia
Regent University 1993 Virginia Beach, Virginia
Susquehanna University 1993 Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 1994 Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Marian College 1995 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Inactive
Union University 1995 Jackson, Tennessee
Virginia Wesleyan University 1995 Virginia Beach, Virginia Active [33]
McDaniel College 1996 Westminster, Maryland
New York Institute of Technology 1996
North Carolina State University 1996 Raleigh, North Carolina Active [34]
Clarke College 1997 Dubuque, Iowa Inactive [35]
Murray State University 1997 Murray, Kentucky
Oxnard College 1997 Oxnard, California
Taylor University 1997 Upland, Indiana
University of Nebraska at Kearney 1997 Kearney, Nebraska
Wilkes University 1998 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Youngstown State University 1998 Youngstown, Ohio
Simpson College 1999 Indianola, Iowa
Southwest Missouri State University 1999 Springfield, Missouri
State University of New York at New Paltz 1999 New Paltz, New York
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford 1999 Bradford, Pennsylvania
Utica University 1999 Utica, New York Active [36]
Washburn University 1999 Topeka, Kansas
Westark Community College

(now University of Arkansas–Fort Smith)

1999 Fort Smith, Arkansas
Asbury College 2000 Wilmore, Kentucky Inactive
Northeast Texas Community College 2000 Mount Pleasant, Texas
Widener University 2000 Chester, Pennsylvania
University of the Pacific 2001 Stockton, California
Naugatuck Valley Community College 2002 Waterbury, Connecticut
Valdosta State University 2002 Valdosta, Georgia Active [37]
Newmann College (now Newmann University) 2003 Aston, Pennsylvania
Piedmont University 2003 Demorest, Georgia Active
Shenandoah College 2003 Winchester, Virginia Inactive
Community College of Baltimore County 2004 Essex, Maryland
Barton College 2005 Wilson, North Carolina
Bennett College 2005 Greensboro, North Carolina
Loyola Marymount University 2006 Los Angeles, California
Providence College 2006 Providence, Rhode Island
Savannah College of Art and Design 2006 Savannah, Georgia
Keene State College 2007 Keene, New Hampshire
Lindsey Wilson College 2007 Columbia, Kentucky
Mercer University 2007 Macon, Georgia
Robert Morris University 2009 Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Landmark College 2010 Putney, Vermont
Frostburg State University 2011 Frostburg, Maryland
Lee University 2011 Cleveland, Tennessee
Marywood University 2011 Scranton, Pennsylvania Active [38]
Savannah College of Art and Design 2011 Atlanta, Georgia Active [39]
Buena Vista University 2012 Storm Lake, Iowa Active [40]
Savannah State University 2018 Savannah, Georgia Inactive [41]
Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado
Virginia State University Ettrick, Virginia
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Active [42]
Community College of Denver Denver, Colorado Active [43][e]
  1. ^ This chapter is a subsection of the Long Island Press Club.
  2. ^ The national website says this chapter is in Arizona.
  3. ^ The college became Teikyo Marycrest University and finally Marycrest International University. It closed in 2002 because of financial shortcomings.
  4. ^ The national website says this college is in North Dakota.
  5. ^ Known as the Auraria chapter.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Name SEMO Journalists to Positions
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "About". Society for Collegiate Journalists. 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  3. ^ "National Meetings History". Society for Collegiate Journalism. 2014-11-19. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  4. ^ "Contact Us". Society of Collegiate Journalists. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  5. ^ a b c d "History". Society for Collegiate Journalists. 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  6. ^ "Cords". Society for Collegiate Journalism. 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  7. ^ "The Society for Collegiate Journalists: A Foundation of Democracy". Senior Class Graduation Products. 2020-11-09. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  8. ^ "Society for Collegiate Journalists". Issuu. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  9. ^ "Chapter Activity". Society for Collegiate Journalists. 2014-08-20. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  10. ^ "Collegiate Journalists". Hampden-Sydney College. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  11. ^ "The Society for Collegiate Journalists (Mass Communications)". Marietta College. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  12. ^ "Society for Collegiate Journalists". Wartburg College. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  13. ^ "Our Mission". Hofstra University Society for Collegiate Journalists. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  14. ^ "Communication: Student Organizations & Productions". Hofstra University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  15. ^ "Student Honors, Awards, and Societies - Valparaiso University - Modern Campus Catalog™". Valparaiso University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  16. ^ "Student Clubs & Organizations". Winona State University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  17. ^ "Student Organizations | Communications". Penn West Clarion. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  18. ^ "Communication students recognized for excellence by Society of Professional Journalists". Lipscomb University. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  19. ^ "Lipscomb collegiate chapter of SPJ wins Region 12 Chapter of the Year". Lipscomb University. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  20. ^ Erickson, Bonnie Q. (September 27, 2011). "Collegiate Honors Society Inducts 63 Members | News & Events". Radford University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  21. ^ "Journalism | School of Communication | Radford University". www.radford.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  22. ^ "Society for Collegiate Journalists - HPU Connect". High Point University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  23. ^ Hall, Jennifer (May 16, 2012). "Evangel University student media win national recognitions through Society of Collegiate Journalists 2012". Evangel University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  24. ^ "Clubs and Organizations". Evangel University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  25. ^ "Communication Organizations". Harding University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  26. ^ "Lighted Corners Literary Magazine". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  27. ^ "Department of Mass Communication - Professional Associations". Winthrop University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  28. ^ "Who We Are – Cabrini COM". Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  29. ^ "List of Current Organizations". Drury University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  30. ^ "Student Clubs". Oakton College. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  31. ^ "Clubs and Organizations". Christian Brothers University. 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  32. ^ "Extracurricular Activities". Spring Arbor University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  33. ^ "The Marlin Chronicle Wins 19 National Journalist Awards in the Annual SCJ Contest". Virginia Wesleyan University. April 26, 2023. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  34. ^ "Society for Collegiate Journalists". Student Media. North Carolina State University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  35. ^ "Student Organizations". Clarke University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  36. ^ "Alumni - Public Relations and Journalism". Utica University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  37. ^ "Mass Communications | Student Activities". Valdosta State University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  38. ^ "Marywood University's Society of Collegiate Journalists chapter wins multiple awards at national contest". Abington Journal. 2021-06-01. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  39. ^ "Student media". Savannah College of Art and Design. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  40. ^ Olson, Jen (2023-05-17). "BVU nets 35 national awards from Society for Collegiate Journalists". Storm Lake Times Pilot. Buena Vista County, Iowa. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  41. ^ University. "Clubs and Organizations". Savannah State University. Retrieved 2024-05-17.
  42. ^ "Student Organizations". Western Kentucky University. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  43. ^ Sarah.Scott (2014-09-17). "Journalism - Society of Professional Journalists". Community College of Denver. Retrieved 2024-05-16.

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