Welcome

Transfer students comprise 18% of LU's new students each
Fall, and 20% of LU's new students each Spring.
In Spring 2009, LU inducted it's charter members of the Tau Sigma National Honor Society (which is exclusively for transfer students who earn a 3.5 GPA or higher after their first semester at LU).
38 Liberty's transfer students who came to LU in Fall 2009 qualified for the honor society. (Twenty who were able to attend the Induction Ceremony are pictured at right and the remainder were inducted in a separate ceremony. Click here for additional induction ceremony pictures.)
The honor society is overseen by the leadership of Dr. Brian Yates, Executive Director of CASAS.

LU Chapter Officers

President - Christelle Mekena
Vice President - Rachel Bridges
Secretary - Trey Smith
Treasurer - Sarah Furman

Membership

You must have transferred to Liberty from another academic institution with at least one full years’ academic credits satisfied at the prior institution(s).
You must be registered in a course of study leading to a bachelor's degree for an amount of work equal to an average full load (usually 12 to 15 hours - however, the definition of a full load is left to the discretion of each institution).
Your minimum academic average required for membership is either a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale at the end of your first semester here at Liberty.

Scholarship Application for Current Members

Application

Logo

Tau Sigma = Transition and Scholarship
Red = courage when facing challenges of transition
Wheat = continual harvesting of success in all future endeavors

History

Tau Sigma was incorporated as a non-profit in 1999 with Auburn University being the home of the first chapter. At that time, Auburn University was becoming increasingly aware of the significant number of transfers on campus as well as the university’s inability to adequately serve them. Tau Sigma was born out of Auburn University’s desire to improve its service to and recruiting and retention of transfer students.
Today, over 80 other universities have established or are currently establishing Tau Sigma chapters in their efforts to improve the services that they provide to their transfer student population.

Photos from Induction Ceremony

Dr. Brian Yates, Executive Director of CASAS, and Mrs. Barbara Sherman, Director of the Center for Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE), and Individualized Programs of Study. CASAS is the LU sponsor of the Tau Sigma National Honor Society.

Dr. Ronald S. Godwin, Vice Chancellor of Liberty University, makes opening remarks to students, family and friends.

Mrs. Barbara Sherman familiarizes inductees with Tau Sigma.

Dr. Yates discusses responsibilities and priviledges associated with being a member.

Inductees rise to recite the Tau Sigma pledge.

Each inductee received a Tau Sigma pin and certificate and was given the option of purchasing an honor cord which he/she will eventually wear at graduation.

Pledges are greeted by Mrs. Barbara Sherman, Dr. Brian Yates, Dr. Ronald Godwin, and Larry Schakleton (V.P. for Administrative Information and Registrar) when receiving certificate and pin.

An inductee and her mother during refreshments and fellowship after the ceremony.

Carol Godwin, wife of Dr. Ronald S. Godwin, and Mrs. Barbara Sherman.