Alpha Gamma Sigma

Alpha Gamma Sigma is the California Community College Scholastic Honor Society. The Greek letters are the initials from the ancient words whose meanings represent the motto of AGS: “Add to good character (arete), knowledge (gnosis), and judgment (sophrosyne).” Founded in 1925, Dr. William T. Boyce of Fullerton Junior College (now Fullerton Community College) established the honor society to provide an incentive to study and strive for scholastic honor, to encourage an inter-college enterprise in scholastic achievement, to commend the community college to higher education institutions, and to add luster to commencement exercises by recognizing the graduating student who has qualified for permanent membership. An important modern aim of AGS membership is to help students develop their leadership potential through campus and community service projects. The Alpha Kappa Chapter Scholarship is awarded to a student who has demonstrated the highest levels of scholastic achievement, commitment to the OCC campus, community, and to his or her growth as a leader.