About

Phi Alpha Theta is the International Honor Society in History. The Beta Psi Chapter at the University of Montana, chartered in 1948, has enrolled over one thousand young historians. The basic requirement for membership is the completion of at least twelve credit hours in History with a 3.1 or higher GPA in History and a 3.0 or higher overall GPA.

Faculty Advisors: Professors Wade Davies, Jody Pavilack, & Kyle Volk

Join Phi Alpha Theta

To join Phi Alpha Theta at the University of Montana:

• Respond to the invitation to join or contact Cady Card-Andrews or the faculty advisors to receive the enrollment form.
• Email the enrollment form to Cady Card-Andrews and VENMO $70 to Professor Volk (@Kyle-Volk-5). The $70 fee is a one-time lifetime membership fee to both our local chapter and the national organization. There are no annual dues.
• The deadline for membership this semester is October 15th, 2024.

PAT Northwest Regional Conference

Each spring, UM's chapter of Phi Alpha Theta attends the annual northwest regional conference at which students present original research essays. Presenters are not required to be members of their local PAT chapter, but only members will be eligible for awards. 

The 2022 conference was held on the campus of Western Washington University (WWU). Professors Jody Pavilack and Kyle Volk accompanied twelve students to Bellingham, Washington. All twelve presented their original research and received feedback from faculty from colleges and universities throughout the region. UM undergraduate Sean Kellogg received the conference's "Best Overall Paper" prize and UM PhD student Mike Larmann won the "Best Graduate Student Paper" prize.

The 2023 conference was held on the campus of Central Washington University (CWU). Professors Wade Davies and Kyle Volk accompanied eleven students to Ellensburg, Washington. All eleven presented their original research and received feedback from faculty from colleges and universities throughout the region. UM master's student Hazel Videon won the "Best Graduate Student Paper" prize.

In April 2024, a delegation from the UM History Department attended the regional conference at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington. Led by co-advisors Jody Pavilack and Wade Davies, nine graduate students and one undergraduate student presented their original research papers at the conference. Four students and their papers were nominated for best paper prizes.