Welcome to the Eta Sigma Alpha Omicron Beta chapter homepage.
Eta Sigma Alpha is an honor society for home schooled students. ESA was founded in 1999 by Joanne Juren, M. Ed., through the Home Education Partnership of Texas. The Omicron Beta chapter was formed in 2003, and serves the greater Phoenix area. We meet the third Saturday of each month at Arizona Christian University. In addition to our business meetings, we meet for community service projects and social activities.
Homeschool Eligibility – Only those students who meet the HSLDA definition of a home schooler are eligible for ESA membership. This rule states that a student must complete 50% of his/her studies at home under the direct supervision of the parent. Co-op programs, group classes, and even community college courses are acceptable as long as the 50% rule is followed. Students enrolled in public school programs, charter school programs, full-time college programs, or other programs where more than 50% of the school time is spent in the supervision of a school setting or where the public school receives 50% funding for the student's attendance or where the public school system, umbrella school, on-line school assigns the grades without parent participation, are not eligible for ESA membership. (See HSLDA's webpage at www.hslda.org for more information.)
Membership applications can be found in the menu on the left.
If you have any additional questions, please contact esaomicronbeta@yahoo.com.
