Iota Iota Iota Honor Society
Iota, Iota, Iota (colloquially called "Triota") is the national honor society for Gender, Women's and Sexuality Studies. It was founded in 1985 at Metropolitan State University of Denver to celebrate the academic acheivements of students in the field, as well as to promote a supportive scholarly atmosphere for GWS on campus and positive community engagement both on campus and off. Today there are over 140 Triota chapters nationwide.
Appalachian's Triota chapter, the Zeta Theta chapter, was founded in Fall 2024.
Membership is open to declared or intended majors in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies; minors in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies, LGBT Studies, or Girls’ Studies; and graduate students with a certificate or minors in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies at Appalachian State University.
Prospective members must submit an application and have an overall GPA of at least 3.0 or submit an application with a one to two-page cover letter explaining their interest in GWS. The constitution and bylaws are available here.
Apply for membership here!
The GWS program is proud to congratulate the 2025 Triota inductees ! Current members include:
- Nbonleah Kaifan Bailey
- Iona Blackburn
- Taylor Carnevale-Somersett
- Evan Foster
- Charlotte Fuselier
- Jean Carlos Gonzalez
- Bryan Herpfer
- Josie Kelman
- Kaitlyn Kitchen
- Sydney McDonald
- Rachel Merritt
- Kayla Norris
- Morgan Scarborough
- Emma Shelby
- Hope Spurlock
- Margaret Stoffregen
- Jaidyn Toomey
- Crystal Wall
- Emma Wanner
- Sara Woltz