Lambda Pi Eta Rating, Reviews and Requirements. Is it worth it?

Lambda Pi Eta, also known as The National Communication Association, advances Communication as the discipline that studies all forms, modes, media, and consequences of communication through humanistic, social scientific, and aesthetic inquiry.

What are the requirements to be in Lambda Pi Eta?

• Regular Membership is open to anyone interested in joining the National Communication Association. Membership is valid for one year from the date of joining
• In order to become a student member of Lambda Pi Eta, students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA with 60 semester or 90 quarter credit hours completed and a 3.25 GPA for communication studies courses with 12 semester or 18 quarter credit hours completed. 
• Life Membership is open to anyone interested in joining the National Communication Association. Membership is valid for life. Life members receive the same benefits as Regular members, plus free Convention registration

What is the history of Lambda Pi Eta?

• Lambda Pi Eta is the official Communication Studies honor society
• Lambda Pi Eta was founded in 1985 at the University of Arkansas. Lambda Pi Eta became a part of the National Communication Association in 1988, and the official honor society of the NCA in July 1995.
• Lambda Pi Eta represents what Aristotle described in his book, Rhetoric, as the three artistic proofs of persuasion: Logos (Lambda) meaning logic, Pathos (Pi) relating to emotion, and Ethos (Eta) defined as character credibility and ethics.

What are the key benefits of being a member of Lambda Pi Eta? 

Student members shall be eligible to:

• Attend scholarly presentations and colloquia of the sponsoring academic department
• Represent the local chapter at state, regional, and national conventions
• Submit to the Lambda Eta Pi’s research paper sessions at the society’s annual convention 
• Submit a paper for possible publication in Lambda Pi Eta’s annual journal
• Utilize the organization's Experience.com online job service for honor students
• Participate in periodic teleconferences on topics ranging from career development to chapter management

Based on the information, here is our review:

Our first observation is: that this society is hardly known anywhere as Lambda Pi Eta, and is almost always referred to as The National Communication Association. 

Our second observation was: their website listing that any students in the field of communication can join, but on other websites, a GPA requirement is listed. 

Our third observation was: That this society seems to exist in a very small, personal niche where most people within the industry know each other. In terms of Communications, this seems like an incredible place to make a name for oneself.