Pepperell Resident Samantha Hardy Inducted into Lambda Pi Eta at Curry College

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Samantha Hardy celebrates her induction into Lambda Pi Eta with Senior Lecturer Bob MacNeil and Associate Professor Dorria DiManno at Curry College.

MILTON , MA (04/25/2012)(readMedia)-- The Curry College Communication Department is pleased to announce that Samantha Hardy of Pepperell, MA was inducted into the Lambda Chi chapter of the Communication Honor Society, Lambda Pi Eta on Tuesday, April 3.

Samantha celebrated this accomplishment at a dinner reception on the Milton Campus with faculty, family, and fellow Lambda Chi members. Each inductee received their certificate after a traditional candle lighting ceremony. Members of this accredited society receive a pin and honor cord to be worn at graduation.

Lambda Pi Eta, founded in 1985, has over 18,000 members in nearly 400 colleges and universities worldwide. The honor society is sponsored by the National Communication Association and is an accredited member of the Association of College Honor Societies. Lambda Pi Eta members are undergraduate students who have achieved a high level of academic excellence in the communication field.

Lambda Pi Eta represents what Aristotle saw as the three ingredients of persuasion: Logos (Lambda) meaning logic, Pathos (Pi) relating to emotion, and Ethos (Eta) defined as character, credibility, and ethics.

Curry College, founded in 1879, is a private, four-year, liberal arts based institution located on 135 acres in Milton, MA. Curry extends its educational programs to a continuing education branch campus in Plymouth. Curry offers 20 undergraduate degrees as well as graduate degrees in business, education, criminal justice and nursing, with a combined enrollment of approximately 4,150 students. The student body consists of approximately 2,000 traditional undergraduate students, 1,650 continuing education and 500 graduate students. Curry College students come from 31 states and 7 countries. Over 1,400 of its students reside on the Curry campus. The largest majors are Business Management, Communication, Nursing, Criminal Justice and Education. The College offers a wide array of co- and extra-curricular activities ranging from 14 NCAA division III athletic teams to an outstanding theatre program.