History of NSCS

1993

• Fall: Steve Loflin, then-director of Student Activities at The George Washington University,  has conversation with two friends Chris Ferguson and Erin Corrigan about the possibility of starting a national honors organization for first- and second-year college students

1994

• 30 April: First NSCS Induction at The George Washington University

1995

• Spring: NSCS flagship program-Planning for College Success launched
• Spring: Second NSCS chapter; the University of Virginia
• Spring: Third NSCS chapter;  the University of South Carolina

1996

• Spring: Three new chapters:
  • The Florida State University
  • The University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of Delaware

• July: First NSCS Leadership Summit-Washington, D.C.

1997

• Spring: NSCS holds Inductions welcoming members at three new chapters
  • The University of Texas, Austin
  • The University of Maryland, College Park
  • Carnegie Mellon University

• July: Second NSCS Leadership Summit-San Diego, CA

1998

• July: Third NSCS Leadership Summit-Boston, MA
• September: First National Student Representative elected to NSCS Board of Directors-Susie Albrecht
• October: The NSCS Honorary Board of Regents established

1999

• January-June: NSCS goes from 9 to 43 chapters
• Spring: Cornell University chapter established
• July: Fourth NSCS Leadership Summit-Chicago, IL

2000

• Spring: Dartmouth chapter established
• July: Fifth NSCS Leadership Summit-Los Angeles, CA

2001

• Spring: Princeton University chapter established
• July: Sixth NSCS Leadership Summit-Orlando, FL
• September: First NSCS National Leadership Council elected (1st president-Andrew Call)

2002

• Spring: NSCS Professional Leadership Council established
• Spring: University of Pennsylvania chapter established
• July: Seventh NSCS Leadership Summit-Austin, TX

2003

• July: Eighth NSCS Leadership Summit-Washington, D.C.

2004

• February: NSCS joins the Association of College Honor Societies, an accrediting organizations for
  honor societies
• Spring: University of Puerto Rico chapter established
• Spring NSCS establishes its 200th chapter at the University of Hawaii Manoa
• 30 April: NSCS celebrates its tenth anniversary
• July: Ninth NSCS Leadership Summit-Washington, D.C.

2005

• Spring: With the establishment of a chapter at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks; NSCS now has chapters in all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico
• July: Tenth NSCS Leadership Summit-Denver, CO

2006

• July: Eleventh NSCS Leadership Summit-Louisville, KY

2007

• July: First NSCS Convention & Leadership Summit-Philadelphia, PA

2008

• 9 April: First NSCS "I Stand For Integrity" Day
• July: Second NSCS Member Convention & Leadership Summit, Orlando, FL

2009

• January: First NSCS China Professional Training & Language Academy launched
• February: NSCS launches I Stand for Integrity Week
• August: Third NSCS Member Convention & Leadership Summit-Washington, D.C.