The Order of the Sword & Shield National Honor Society (OSSNHS or ) is an international honor society for undergraduate students, graduate students, and professionals in the fields of homeland security, intelligence, emergency management, and all protective security disciplines.

History

The Order of the Sword & Shield was established in 2010 at St. Johns University by Professor Jeffrey Grossmann. The organization was created to be the first national honor society dedicated exclusively to homeland security, intelligence, emergency management and all protective security disciplines. Grossman serves as its executive director. Its headquarters are in Coram, New York. It has chartered more than 100 collegiate chapters.

Symbols The National Honor Society is also known by its Greek designation Omicron Sigma Sigma (ΟΣΣ). Its colors are gold and blue.Bylaws of the Order of the Sword and Shield Its motto in Latin is which means "Out of knowledge comes peace". Its core values or pillars are excellence, knowledge, ethics, and peace.

Membership In order to qualify, undergraduate students must have a 3.25 overall grade point average or higher (on a 4.0 scale) and have completed 50 percent of their overall program if they are majoring in a field within the honor society's charter. For graduate students to qualify, they must have a 3.5 overall GPA or higher (on a 4.0 scale) and must also have completed over 50 percent of their program to apply for membership. In addition, a letter of recommendation and an unofficial transcript is required. Professionals who have demonstrated significant achievement in a homeland security, intelligence, emergency management, or security-related occupation may also apply. They must have five years of experience and submit a letter of recommendation and resume.Professional Membership requirements

Chapters

Collegiate chapters Following is a list of the Order of the Sword collegiate chapters. Inactive institutions are indicated in italics. Charter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatus2010St. John's UniversityNew York City, New YorkActive2013Adelphi UniversityGarden City, New YorkActive2015Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TexasActivePennsylvania State UniversityState College, PennsylvaniaActiveAnderson UniversityAnderson, South CarolinaActiveAlbertus Magnus CollegeNew Haven, ConnecticutActiveAmerican Military University and American Public UniversityCharles Town, West VirginiaActiveAugusta UniversityAugusta, GeorgiaActiveBellevue UniversityBellevue, NebraskaActiveBrevard CollegeBrevard, North CarolinaActiveCalhoun Community CollegeTanner, AlabamaActiveCalifornia State Polytechnic University, PomonaPomona, CaliforniaActiveCampbell UniversityBuies Creek, North CarolinaActiveCoastal Carolina UniversityConway, South CarolinaActiveCollin CollegeMcKinney, TexasActiveColumbia Southern UniversityOrange Beach, AlabamaActivexxxx ?–2020Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National SecurityCapitol Heights, MarylandInactiveDavis Technical CollegeKaysville, UtahActiveDeSales UniversityCenter Valley, PennsylvaniaActiveDillard UniversityNew Orleans, LouisianaActiveEastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, KentuckyActiveElizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North CarolinaActiveEmbry–Riddle Aeronautical UniversityDaytona Beach, FloridaActiveEmmanuel CollegeBoston, MassachusettsActiveFairleigh Dickinson UniversityMadison, New JerseyActiveFayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North CarolinaActiveFlorida Southwestern State CollegeFort Myers, FloridaActiveFranklin UniversityColumbus, OhioActiveGeorgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GeorgiaActiveGrand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, ArizonaActiveHilbert CollegeHamburg, New YorkActiveImmaculata UniversityEast Whiteland Township, PennsylvaniaActiveJefferson Community CollegeWatertown, New YorkActiveJohns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MarylandActiveKeiser UniversityFort Lauderdale, FloridaActiveKennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, GeorgiaActiveLeTourneau UniversityLongview, TexasActiveLiberty UniversityLynchburg, VirginiaActiveLong Island Business InstituteNew York City, New YorkInactiveLouisiana State University ShreveportShreveport, LouisianaActiveMacMurray CollegeJacksonville, IllinoisInactiveMarian UniversityActiveMarymount UniversityArlington County, VirginiaActiveMarist CollegePoughkeepsie, New YorkActiveMedaille CollegeBuffalo, New YorkActiveMercyhurst CollegeErie, PennsylvaniaActiveMillersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville, PennsylvaniaActiveMitchell CollegeNew London, ConnecticutActiveMonmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New JerseyActiveNational UniversityActiveNational American UniversityRapid City, South DakotaActiveNew Jersey City UniversityJersey City, New JerseyActiveNortheastern UniversityBoston, MassachusettsActiveNortheastern State UniversityTahlequah, OklahomaActiveNotre Dame CollegeSouth Euclid, OhioActiveOakland City UniversityOakland City, IndianaActiveOklahoma Christian UniversityOklahoma City, OklahomaActivePacific Union CollegeAngwin, CaliforniaActivePalm Beach State CollegeLake Worth Beach, FloridaActivePaul D. Camp Community CollegeFranklin, VirginiaActivePoint Park UniversityPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaActivePurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaActivePurdue University GlobalActiveRabdan AcademyAbu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesActiveRobert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PennsylvaniaActiveSaint Leo UniversitySt. Leo, FloridaActiveSaint Louis UniversitySt. Louis, MissouriActiveSam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TexasActiveSan Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CaliforniaActiveSheridan CollegeOntario, CanadaActiveSlippery Rock UniversitySlippery Rock, PennsylvaniaActiveSoutheast Missouri State UniversityCape Girardeau, MissouriActiveStevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New JerseyActiveState University of New York at AlbanyAlbany, New YorkActiveState University of New York at CantonCanton, New YorkActiveState University of New York at FarmingdaleEast Farmingdale, New YorkActiveState University of New York at PotsdamPotsdam, New YorkActiveTiffin UniversityTiffin, OhioActiveThe CitadelCharleston, South CarolinaActiveThomas Edison State UniversityTrenton, New JerseyActiveThomas Jefferson UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaActiveCooley Law School Lansing, MichiganActiveTidewater Community CollegeVirginiaActiveTowson UniversityTowson, MarylandActiveTulane UniversityNew Orleans, LouisianaActiveUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AlabamaActiveUniversity of Alaska FairbanksCollege, AlaskaActiveUniversity of Central ArkansasConway, ArkansasActiveUniversity of Central FloridaOrlando, FloridaActiveUniversity of Detroit MercyDetroit, MichiganActiveUniversity of FindlayFindlay, OhioActiveUniversity of LynchburgLynchburg, VirginiaActiveUniversity of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MarylandActiveUniversity of MississippiUniversity, MississippiActiveUniversity of New HampshireDurham, New HampshireActiveUniversity of PhoenixPhoenix, ArizonaActiveUniversity of South FloridaTampa, FloridaActiveUniversity of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TexasActiveUniversity of the District of ColumbiaWashington, D.C.ActiveVincennes UniversityVincennes, IndianaActiveWalden UniversityMinneapolis, MinnesotaActiveWaldorf UniversityForest City, IowaActiveCoalinga CollegeCoalinga, CaliforniaActiveWestern Governors UniversityMillcreek, UtahActiveWestminster CollegeFulton, MissouriActiveYork College of PennsylvaniaSpring Garden Township, PennsylvaniaActive

High school chapters ChapterCharter dateInstitutionLocationStatusLocationHS Alpha2021Bob Jones High SchoolMadison, AlabamaActiveJames Clemens High SchoolMadison, AlabamaActive

Professional chapters InstitutionLocationStatusLocationDisaster Recovery Institute International (DRI)Dearborn, MichiganActiveInternational Society for Preparedness, Resilience, and SecurityActiveLoss Prevention Foundation (LPF)Mooresville, North CarolinaActive

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