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BIOGRAPHY
The Society for Collegiate Journalists is a National Society of Collegiate
Mass Communications. It is the nation's oldest organization designed solely to
serve college journalists. SCJ was formed when Pi Delta Epsilon, which was
founded in 1909, merged with Alpha Phi Gamma, which was founded in 1919.
Today SCJ has approximately 80 active chapters nationwide and 800 members.
The National Council provides each active chapters key services: an annual
national contest; a biennial national convention comprised of chapter delegates
and members; special forms of recognition, i.e., Medal of Merit Certificate,
Presidential Citation, and two prestigious annual national awards-- The McDonald
Award for the outstanding chapter and the SCJ Student Journalist of the Year
Award.
There is also a national web magazine, The Collegiate Journalist, and monthly
newsletters.
In addition, local chapters sponsor workshops, seminars and speakers intended
to help their members improve their practice of journalism on the campus and
prepare for professional careers after graduation.
In recent years, SCJ has developed a series of articulations with a wide
range of organizations serving common values. The first and oldest has been with
the Student Press Law Center (SPLC) which provides their quarterly SPLC Report
for our members. SCJ associates with the College Media Advisers (CMA). The Society for Professional Journalists
offers membership to SCJ participants upon graduation. SCJ works with the
National Newspaper Association on a variety of national issues related to
student journalism.
The relationship with the National Dean's List provides a
five hundred dollar scholarship for SCJ's selected Student Journalist of the
Year and a five hundred dollar award for the winner of the Ingelhart Award.
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