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Society for Collegiate Journalists
SCJ
FoundedJune 1, 1975; 49 years ago (June 1, 1975)
TypeHonor
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisCollegiate Journalism
ScopeNational
Colors  Black and   White
PublicationThe Reporter
Chapters100+ (active)
Members1,200 active
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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Active [10]
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 Active [11]
Franklin College 1938 Franklin, Indiana Active [12]
Hampden-Sydney College 1939–xxxx ?;

2000

Hampden Sydney, Virginia Active [13]
Southern Illinois University Carbondale 1939 Carbondale, Illinois Inactive
Midland Lutheran College 1940 Fremont, Nebraska Inactive
Bethany College 1947 Bethany, West Virginia Active [14]
John Carroll University 1948 University Heights, Ohio Active [15]
Clarkson University 1949 Potsdam, New York
Eastern Illinois University 1949 Charleston, Illinois Active [16]
Fairmont State College 1949 Fairmont, West Virginia Inactive
Marietta College 1949 Marietta, Ohio Active [17]
Wartburg College 1949 Waverly, Iowa Active [18]
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 [19][20][a]
Thiel College 1953 Greenville, Pennsylvania Active [21]
Bridgewater College 1955 Bridgewater, Virginia Inactive
Caldwell College 1960 Caldwell, New Jersey
Pittsburg State University 1960 Pittsburg, Kansas
Bethel College 1961 McKenzie, Tennessee Inactive
Valparaiso University 1961 Valparaiso, Indiana Active [22]
Winona State University 1961 Winona, Minnesota Active [23]
Anderson University 1963 Anderson, Indiana
Bemidji State University 1964 Bemidji, Minnesota
Clarion University of Pennsylvania 1964 Clarion, Pennsylvania Inactive [24]
Lipscomb University 1964 Nashville, Tennessee Active [25][26]
Radford University 1964–after 2011 Radford, Virginia Inactive [27][28]
Millersville University of Pennsylvania 1965 Millersville, Pennsylvania Inactive
Northeastern State University 1965 Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Southeast Missouri State University 1965 Cape Girardeau, Missouri Active [29]
Saint John’s University 1965 New York City, New York Active [30]
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 1966 Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
High Point University 1966 High Point, North Carolina Active [31]
Evangel University 1967 Springfield, Missouri Active [32][33]
Harding University 1967 Searcy, Arkansas Active [34][b]
Mount St. Mary's College 1967 Emmitsburg, Maryland Inactive [35]
Slippery Rock University 1967 Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Active [36]
Eastern Kentucky University 1968 Richmond, Kentucky Active [37]
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania 1968 Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Fort Hays State University 1970 Hays, Kansas Active [38]
West Virginia Wesleyan College 1970 Buckhannon, West Virginia
Oklahoma Baptist University 1971 Shawnee, Oklahoma Inactive
Winthrop University 1972 Rock Hill, South Carolina Active [39]
Tennessee Tech 1975 Cookeville, Tennessee Active [40]
University of North Alabama 1978 Florence, Alabama
Cabrini University 1979 Radnor Township, Pennsylvania Active [41]
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach 1979 Daytona Beach, Florida
James Madison University 1979 Harrisonburg, Virginia Inactive
Mary Baldwin University 1979 Staunton, Virginia Active
Marycrest College 1981 Davenport, Iowa Inactive [c]
Southern Arkansas University 1981 Magnolia, Arkansas Inactive
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 Inactive
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 Active [42]
University of Scranton 1983 Scranton, Pennsylvania Inactive
Drury College 1984 Springfield, Missouri Inactive [43]
Elizabethtown College 1984 Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Active [44]
Garden City Community College 1984 Garden City, Kansas Inactive
Wabash College 1984 Crawfordsville, Indiana Inactive
Jacksonville University 1985 Jacksonville, Florida Inactive
Jacksonville State University 1985 Jacksonville, Alabama Inactive
Nicholls State University 1985 Thibodaux, Louisiana Inactive
Oakton Community College 1985 Des Plaines, Illinois Inactive [45]
Appalachian State University 1986 Boone, North Carolina Inactive
Minot State College 1986 Minot, North Dakota Inactive
Christian Brothers College 1987 Memphis, Tennessee Inactive [46]
Hunter College 1987 New York City, New York Inactive
Independence Community College 1987 Independence, Kansas
Ouachita Baptist University 1987 Arkadelphia, Arkansas Inactive
Randolph–Macon College 1987 Ashland, Virginia
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 1987 Lafayette, Louisiana Inactive
Wayne State College 1987 Wayne, Nebraska Inactive
Carnegie Mellon University 1988 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott 1988 Prescott, Arizona Inactive
Labette Community College 1988 Parsons, Kansas
Lynchburg College 1988 Lynchburg, Virginia Inactive
Lincoln Memorial University 1989 Harrogate, Tennessee
North Central College 1989 Naperville, Illinois Inactive
University of Arkansas 1989 Fayetteville, Arkansas Inactive
Old Dominion University 1990 Norfolk, Virginia Inactive
Spring Arbor College 1990 Spring Arbor, Michigan Inactive [47]
Eastern Michigan University 1991 Ypsilanti, Michigan Active
Berry College 1992 Mount Berry, Georgia Inactive
Regent University 1993 Virginia Beach, Virginia Inactive
Susquehanna University 1993 Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania Inactive
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown 1994 Johnstown, Pennsylvania Inactive
Marian College 1995 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin Inactive
Union University 1995 Jackson, Tennessee Inactive
Virginia Wesleyan University 1995 Virginia Beach, Virginia Active [48]
McDaniel College 1996 Westminster, Maryland Active [49]
New York Institute of Technology 1996 Old Westbury, New York Inactive
North Carolina State University 1996 Raleigh, North Carolina Active [50]
Clarke College 1997 Dubuque, Iowa Inactive [51]
Murray State University 1997 Murray, Kentucky Inactive
Oxnard College 1997 Oxnard, California Inactive
Taylor University 1997 Upland, Indiana Inactive
University of Nebraska at Kearney 1997 Kearney, Nebraska Active [52]
Wilkes University 1998 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Youngstown State University 1998 Youngstown, Ohio
Simpson College 1999 Indianola, Iowa
Southwest Missouri State University 1999 Springfield, Missouri Inactive
State University of New York at New Paltz 1999 New Paltz, New York Inactive
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford 1999 Bradford, Pennsylvania Inactive
Utica University 1999 Utica, New York Active [53]
Washburn University 1999 Topeka, Kansas
Westark Community College 1999 Fort Smith, Arkansas Inactive
Asbury College 2000 Wilmore, Kentucky Inactive
Northeast Texas Community College 2000 Mount Pleasant, Texas Active [54]
Widener University 2000 Chester, Pennsylvania Inactive
University of the Pacific 2001 Stockton, California
Naugatuck Valley Community College 2002 Waterbury, Connecticut Active [55]
Valdosta State University 2002 Valdosta, Georgia Active [56]
Neumann College 2003 Aston, Pennsylvania Inactive
Piedmont University 2003 Demorest, Georgia Active
Shenandoah College 2003 Winchester, Virginia Inactive
Community College of Baltimore County 2004 Essex, Maryland Inactive
Barton College 2005 Wilson, North Carolina Active [57]
Bennett College 2005 Greensboro, North Carolina
Loyola Marymount University 2006 Los Angeles, California Inactive
Providence College 2006 Providence, Rhode Island
Savannah College of Art and Design 2006 Savannah, Georgia
Keene State College 2007 Keene, New Hampshire Active [58]
Lindsey Wilson College 2007 Columbia, Kentucky Inactive
Mercer University 2007 Macon, Georgia Inactive
Robert Morris University 2009 Moon Township, Pennsylvania Active [59]
Landmark College 2010 Putney, Vermont Inactive
Frostburg State University 2011 Frostburg, Maryland Active
Lee University 2011 Cleveland, Tennessee Active [60]
Marywood University 2011 Scranton, Pennsylvania Active [61]
Savannah College of Art and Design 2011 Atlanta, Georgia Active [62]
Buena Vista University 2012 Storm Lake, Iowa Active [63]
Savannah State University 2018 Savannah, Georgia Inactive [64]
Fort Lewis College Durango, Colorado
Virginia State University Ettrick, Virginia Inactive
Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Active [65]
Community College of Denver Denver, Colorado Active [66][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

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References

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  3. ^ "National Meetings History". Society for Collegiate Journalism. November 19, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Contact Us". Society of Collegiate Journalists. August 20, 2014. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "History". Society for Collegiate Journalists. May 18, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cords". Society for Collegiate Journalism. May 19, 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "The Society for Collegiate Journalists: A Foundation of Democracy". Senior Class Graduation Products. November 9, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  8. ^ "Society for Collegiate Journalists". Issuu. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Chapter Activity". Society for Collegiate Journalists. August 20, 2014. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  10. ^ "Student Organizations | College of Liberal Arts and Human Science". Virginia Tech. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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  30. ^ "Student Organizations". St. John's University. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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  32. ^ Hall, Jennifer (May 16, 2012). "Evangel University student media win national recognitions through Society of Collegiate Journalists 2012". Evangel University. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
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  34. ^ "Communication Organizations". Harding University. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  35. ^ "Lighted Corners Literary Magazine". Mount St. Mary's University. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  36. ^ "The Rocket awarded first place for 'Newspaper Overall Excellence' by SCJ". www.sru.edu. April 23, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  37. ^ "Student Organizations". School of Communication | Eastern Kentucky University. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  38. ^ "Tiger Media Network wins impressive student production award; multiple students honored in contests". Fort Hays State University (FHSU). Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  39. ^ "Department of Mass Communication - Professional Associations". Winthrop University. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  40. ^ Sullivan, Irene (May 22, 2023). "Tech communication students win top SCJ awards". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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  45. ^ "Student Clubs". Oakton College. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  46. ^ "Clubs and Organizations". Christian Brothers University. October 21, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  47. ^ "Extracurricular Activities". Spring Arbor University. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
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  49. ^ "Honor Societies and Academic Recognition". McDaniel College. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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  53. ^ "Alumni - Public Relations and Journalism". Utica University. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  54. ^ "Student Services - Northeast Texas Community College - Modern Campus Catalog™". catalog.ntcc.edu. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  55. ^ "Naugatuck Valley Community College Newspaper, Honored by the Society of Professional Journalists". Naugatuck Valley Community College - CT State. June 2, 2017. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  56. ^ "Mass Communications | Student Activities". Valdosta State University. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  57. ^ "Candidate Information | Barton College". August 23, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  58. ^ "Awards abound; Student Journalists Continue to Make Their Mark Professionally". Keene State College. June 1, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  59. ^ "Society for Collegiate Journalists | Revolution". revolution.rmu.edu. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  60. ^ "Society for Collegiate Journalists | Clubs and Organizations". Lee University. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  61. ^ "Marywood University's Society of Collegiate Journalists chapter wins multiple awards at national contest". Abington Journal. June 1, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  62. ^ "Student media". Savannah College of Art and Design. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  63. ^ Olson, Jen (May 17, 2023). "BVU nets 35 national awards from Society for Collegiate Journalists". Storm Lake Times Pilot. Buena Vista County, Iowa. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
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  65. ^ "Student Organizations". Western Kentucky University. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  66. ^ Sarah.Scott (September 17, 2014). "Journalism - Society of Professional Journalists". Community College of Denver. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
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