Beyond the curriculum, The Hall School of Journalism and Communication offers students great social and professional opportunities through the school's highly active student organizations. These sponsored organizations help cultivate communication, organizational and networking skills. They also serve as conduits between career professionals and students, and increase placement opportunities.

We encourage students to participate as much as possible in one or more of these organizations to enhance their academic experience. Current Hall School of Journalism and Communication student organizations are:

Lambda Pi Eta
Eta Omega Chapter

Lambda Pi Eta is the official communication studies honor society of the National Communication Association. It has approximately 420 active chapters at colleges and universities worldwide. Lambda Pi Eta recognizes and fosters outstanding scholastic achievement in communication studies across the disciplines of Communication, Journalism, Theatre and Art & Design.

Members are selected and invited to join Lambda Pi Eta if they have completed at least 60 semester hours, completed at least 12 semester hours in a Communication related major, maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in Communication Studies, Journalism, Theatre, or Art & Design.

Members benefit from joining Lambda Pi Eta, because the organization promotes professional development among majors, builds close relationships between faculty and students, as well as nurtures the development of leadership skills and civic responsibility.

New members are recognized annually during Honors Convocation and the Lambda Pi Eta initiation ceremony. Graduating seniors proudly display their superior academic accomplishment by wearing the Lambda Pi Eta honor cord and pin during the graduation ceremony.

Contact Dr. Diggs for more information about Lambda Pi Eta.

AD/PR Club

Troy's AD/PR club members gain experience by working with campus and community groups developing publicity, advertising and related communications. The society also fosters a relationship between students and professional organizations in the region.

Members may apply for scholarships and internships through the society, and several members have been recognized for their outstanding academic achievements in the only national honorary society for advertising students, Alpha Delta Sigma.

Membership is open to all students. Contact Dr. Colaco for more information about the AD/PR Club.

Journalism Alumni Association

Some people think the Journalism Alumni Association is all about networking. Some think the JAA is a professional association. Some think the JAA is all about Troy Trojan Spirit. The JAA is about all of these plus it is about the success of the Hall School, its alumni and its current students.

Membership in the JAA is open to all Hall School graduates and carries concurrent membership in Troy University's National Alumni Association. JAA membership is also open to current Hall School students at a special student discount rate.

The JAA funds several scholarships for Hall School students plus sponsors Career Day and the Hall School of Journalism and Communication's Student and Alumni Awards Banquet every spring.

Contact Dr. Padgett for more information about JAA.

Journalism Student Advisory Council

The JSAC is made up of the presidents of journalism and communications organizations, the editor and the business manager of The Tropolitan, and the news director and the producer of TrojanVision-TV. The Council serves as a liaison between the students and the director on matters pertaining to the School of Journalism and Communication.

Contact Prof. Schubert for more information about JSAC.

National Association of Black Journalists

Troy's National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) is an organization of student journalists that provides quality programs and services to black journalists at Troy and worldwide. It is also the largest organization of journalists of color in the world.

The Troy NABJ chapter has hosted skills workshops for journalism majors, symposiums dealing with entering the work force and worked on many community projects.

Membership in NABJ is open to all students. Contact Prof. Warden for more information about the NABJ.

National Broadcasting Society/Alpha Epsilon Rho

NBS/AERho is the national broadcasting society, and membership in the student chapter is open to broadcast journalism majors. Members may apply for scholarships, internships and awards through the organization.

Members have the chance to meet broadcast professionals and learn about topics such as resume tapes, power reporting and employment possibilities.

Students interested in learning more about the National Broadcasting Society/AERho should contact Dr. Spurlock.

Society of Professional Journalists

SPJ was founded in 1909 and is the largest organization representing journalists in the U.S. Its 14,000 members are professional journalists, students and journalism educators. The Troy University Chapter of SPJ, Delta Sigma Chi has been named regional chapter of the year four times, had members and advisers elected to the national board, and developed a program for reconnecting former student SPJ members with the national organization, a plan which has been recognized by the national board. Troy-SPJ members also do numerous community service projects.

Membership in SPJ is open to all students. Contact Prof. Kirby for more information about SPJ.