Double Major Abeeha Sajid ’25 Awarded National Scholarship
The Board of Directors of Alpha Lambda Delta is pleased to announce that a Jo Anne J. Trow Undergraduate Scholarship has been awarded to Abeeha Sajid (Nisbet Honors; Converse College for Women).
The scholarship is for the 2023-24 academic year.
Sajid, who is majoring in Biology and Philosophy, hails from Spartanburg, South Carolina. She was President and is now the Junior Advisor for the Converse University chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta. Sajid also is the Student Member-at-Large for the National Alpha Lambda Delta Board of Directors. Beyond Alpha Lambda Delta, Sajid serves as Co-President of the Converse Interfaith Club, Emergency Department Medical Scribe, and Student-Worker for Campus Technology.
When asked about the impact of Alpha Lambda Delta membership, Sajid said, “ALD has given me my first leadership role which has helped me grow and learn more about myself. It has provided me with a boost of confidence and provided me with the passion to do more! It has given me friendships that I intend to cherish for a lifetime and taught me the value of service to others.” Sajid was inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta in 2022.
This year, Alpha Lambda Delta awarded 50 Trow scholarships to outstanding students from across the country. The scholarships currently offer five $6,000 awards, ten $3,000 awards, ten $2,000 awards and twenty-five $1,000 awards. Selection is based on maintaining a 3.5 grade point average, academic records, participation in Alpha Lambda Delta activities, campus and community service activities, and the applicant’s essay answers.
The Jo Anne J. Trow Scholarship was started in 1988, in honor of a past President of Alpha Lambda Delta. Jo Anne J. Trow is the former Vice President for Student Services at Oregon State University. Trow served Alpha Lambda Delta as a District Advisor from 1974 to 1979, as Secretary from 1979 to 1983, as President-elect from 1984 to 1985, and as President from 1985 to 1988. During her presidency, the Society’s governing body, the National Council, was restructured to provide more streamlined operations.
About Alpha Lambda Delta
Alpha Lambda Delta is an honor society that recognizes students’ academic success in their first year at a college or university. Founded in 1924 and active on 280 campuses, Alpha Lambda Delta inducts 22,000 members annually and has over 1.3 million lifetime members. Alpha Lambda Delta’s mission is to “encourage superior academic achievement, to promote intelligent living and a continued high standard of learning, and to assist students in recognizing and developing meaningful goals for their unique roles in society.” Since 1939, Alpha Lambda Delta has been a certified member of the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), the only national certifying body for collegiate honor societies.