Triota

Iota Iota Iota (Triota) is the academic honor society for the field of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. The purpose of this organization is to encourage and support scholarship and excellence in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Illinois Wesleyan University.

The Greek letter iota was selected as the name for this honor society to represent the three goddesses Inana, Ishtar, and Isis. Triota strives to maintain the feminist values central to Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and to encourage diversity, egalitarianism, and a supportive academic environment for all students. It was founded in 1992 at Metropolitan State College of Denver, where the Alpha chapter is organized. The honor society holds annual induction ceremonies, sponsored community service projects, and co-sponsored events in over sixty chapters across the U.S.

Illinois Wesleyan University’s chapter, the Iota Chapter, was established in 2001.

If you are at least a second semester sophomore, have declared or are in the process of declaring a WGSS major or minor, have a GPA of 3.0 or above (overall and in the WGSS courses), and have taken at least two courses (one at the upper level) in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, we invite you to join the Iota Chapter of Iota Iota Iota.

Please complete the membership form and return it along with an unofficial copy of your transcript to the Director of the WGSS Program, Dr. Courtney Irby. Contact cirby@iwu.edu for more information.