Those with a major or minor in Criminal Justice, Psychology, Forensics, Homeland Security, or Victimology are eligible to join. You also cannot be graduating the same semester as your rookie semester.
Recruitment begins at the beginning of each long semester. (Fall and Spring)
In order to become elligible you must have one of the required majors or minors, a 2.75 SHSU cumulative GPA, and 3.00 required major/minor GPA. You must maintain these GPA's in order to continue as a member.
First semester freshmen do not need to turn in a GPA since they are not provided an SHSU GPA yet.
Please refer to the 'Members' tab and select 'Become a Member' to get a full understanding of our requirements.
General members: $105
Potential members dues are $135. The $30 difference from the members provides you with a T-shirt for your rookie class with all of the rookies names and recruiter.
LAE provides a professional insight into the field of criminal justice. You will have the opportunity to experience activities that are not taught in classrooms. You will also get to network with professionals that you would not meet outside of LAE. In addition, you will be able to meet some amazing students who have the same interests.
Meetings are held every single Tuesday.
General membership meets at 8:00 pm
Potential members meet at 9:00 pm
If you are not available to make required events under any circumstance please reach out to an executive board member (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Sgt. at Arms, or Secretary) or the recruiter ASAP.
If you are not accepted into LAE-Delta Chi then you are eligible to reapply after one long semester.
Ex: If you go through the process and get denied in Fall 2019, then you are not eligible to reapply until Fall 2020.
If at any point you feel bullied, harassed, uncomfortable, or hazed by any potential or member please report it to the Sgt. at Arms immediately! Do not hesitate to report it. Either executive board, advisors, or membership committee will handle the situation discretely and appropriately.
For any further questions please ask your recruiter or an executive board member.
If you cannot make a Delta-Chi event you signed up for then you must notify the corresponding committee head one hour minimum before the event. If it is an away trip, guest speaker, or you notify last minute, then you will be docked one delta chi hour.
Potential members are not allowed to wear or use the organization letters "LAE-Delta Chi" until they are inducted at informal or formal.
If you decide LAE is not the organization for you then please message the recruiter and the Sgt. at Arms. This way we can keep a record of who is a member at large and who is not.
An oral board is where you are interviewed in order to get into the organization. You will be asked a series of questions relating to the provided study guide, personality questions, and hypothetical situations that relate to your future career.
Yes! LAE-Delta Chi provides all graduating members, who have paid their dues, with a stole that has the organization letters.
The first meeting of every month both potential and general members must wear business professional attire. Any other time, you must dress business casual.