Chi Sigma Iota

Name

Chi Sigma Iota

Legal name

Chi Sigma Iota Counseling Academic and Professional Honor Society International

Website

https://csi-net.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Mentoring, Coaching, Alumni Networking & Peer Support Platforms (EDAFAMAN)

Keywords

• Professional honor society
• Counselor education membership
• Professional development services
• Academic recognition programs
• Scholarship and research grants

Headquarters

HQ city

Thomasville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: New member dues are $50 paid once upon application. Renewal dues are $40/year, $75 for two years, or $110 for three years. Chapters may charge local dues up to 50% of international dues.
2. CSI Store Merchandise: Sale of membership certificates, recognition pins, and other CSI trademark merchandise through the CSI Store (outsourced to Award Concepts vendor).
3. Chapter Rebates and Grants: CSI distributes chapter rebates based on membership activity. Chapters may receive grants for research and chapter activities. CSI funds over $100,000 annually for fellowships, internships, rebates, and grants combined.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Chi Sigma Iota is a nonprofit international honor society that recognizes academic and professional excellence in counseling through invitation-only membership at CACREP-accredited university chapters. Members receive the Exemplar quarterly publication, the Journal of Counselor Leadership & Advocacy (JCLA), free continuing-education webinars, an annual CSI Days leadership conference, eligibility for research and chapter grants, and access to member discounts (CM&F liability insurance, Taylor & Francis book discounts). The society is supported by annual membership dues and reinvests over $100,000 annually in fellowships, internships, rebates, and grants.

Product overview

Chi Sigma Iota operates as an international honor society for professional counseling, offering a portfolio of member services through its digital platform at csi-net.org. The core offerings include three major publications (the Exemplar quarterly newsletter, the Journal of Counselor Leadership & Advocacy, and the Counselors' Bookshelf resource database), professional development through CSI Webinars and annual CSI Days events, and leadership development programs including Leadership Fellowships and Internships. The society also provides awards, research grants, and chapter grants to support excellence in the counseling profession. Members access resources including career tools, liability insurance benefits, and the CSI Store for merchandise. The digital infrastructure includes a searchable chapters directory with over 460 chartered chapters and individual chapter groupsites for local chapter management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CSI Exemplar The Exemplar is the flagship quarterly publication of Chi Sigma Iota, featuring articles on leadership, research, and clinical practice in counseling, and highlighting activities of CSI chapters and members. Past issues are available from 1985 to the present in PDF and Flip Book format and are sent to all members who opt-in to CSI emails.
• Journal of Counselor Leadership & Advocacy (JCLA) A peer-reviewed journal published twice annually that provides professional counselors, counselor educators, and counseling students with research and evidence-based recommendations promoting scholarship, professionalism, leadership, advocacy, and excellence in counseling.
• Counselors' Bookshelf An interactive forum on csi-net.org where CSI members post reviews of books, movies, TV shows, and music for use in personal development, client practice, and counselor education and supervision.
• CSI Webinars Free one-hour webinars for CSI members offering CE clock hours on topics including leadership, professional advocacy, and professional issues. Available to members who opt-in to CSI emails.
• CSI Days Annual professional development event comprising leadership training, networking opportunities, professional development sessions, and an awards ceremony recognizing outstanding academic and professional achievement among CSI chapters and members.
• Leadership Fellowships and Internships Annual programs selecting leadership fellows (minimum 50 hours of service) and interns (minimum 100 hours of service) to assist with projects related to CSI's mission and goals, including committee service and review panel participation.
• CSI Awards Program Annual awards recognizing outstanding scholarship, professionalism, and achievement among CSI chapters and members, presented during the awards ceremony at CSI Days.
• Excellence in Counseling Research Grants Research grants awarded annually to support excellence in counseling research, with funding priorities established by the Executive Council consistent with the CSI Strategic Plan.
• Chapter Grants Grants awarded to CSI chapters to support chapter activities and initiatives, with chapters eligible to submit proposals once every three years.
• CSI Career Center Resources providing networking tips, job search ideas, resume and CV development guidance, salary negotiation tips, and other career-related support for CSI members.
• Professional Counselor Liability Insurance Special rates on occurrence-based professional liability insurance offered through partnership with CM&F Group, available to counselors, supervisors, counselor educators, and counseling students as a CSI member benefit.
• CSI Store Online merchandise store for purchasing CSI trademark items including membership certificates, recognition pins, and honor regalia. Operated through Award Concepts vendor.
• CSI Chapters Directory Online searchable directory of all CSI chapters by region, state, university, chapter name, and CACREP accreditation status, with over 460 chapters chartered in the U.S. and abroad.
• CSI Chapter Groupsites Individual chapter websites maintained within the CSI platform, allowing chapters to manage content and maintain online presence in compliance with CSI Chapter Internet Presence Policy.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 176,000 counselors initiated since 1985; 8,000+ new applications processed annually; 460+ chartered chapters; $100,000+ invested annually in leadership development through fellowships, grants, and rebates

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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Integration4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and standard.

• Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACHS is the nation's only certifying agency for college and university honor societies. CSI is a certified member, meaning it meets rigorous standards for organizational excellence and scholastic eligibility set by ACHS. This certification provides credibility assurance for candidates and the public.
• National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSI collaborates with NBCC to provide special rates for CM&F professional liability insurance to CSI members. Additionally, CSI chapters in counselor education programs with NBCC ACEP status can co-sponsor continuing education programs. NBCC made special accommodations for CSI chapters to offer NBCC-approved credit without separate ACEP status.
• CM&F GroupmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCM&F Group provides occurrence-based professional liability insurance policies for counselors. Through the CSI/NBCC/ACES partnership, CSI members access special rates on comprehensive, portable, and flexible liability coverage for practitioners and students-in-training.
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACES collaborates with CSI and NBCC in the member-driven partnership to provide CM&F liability insurance benefits to counseling professionals and students-in-training.
• Taylor & Francis (Routledge, CRC Press)standardGTM or Marketing PartnerCSI members receive a 30% discount on all full price Routledge and CRC Press books. Access provided through unique one-time-use discount codes generated via the CSI Member Profile.
• YourMembershipstandardTechnology or IntegrationYourMembership provides the membership software platform powering CSI's website, member profiles, online applications, renewals, and chapter management functionality.
• Award ConceptsstandardImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCSI-approved vendor for merchandise, shipping, and fulfillment of membership certificates, recognition pins, and other CSI trademark items through the CSI Store.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Phi Beta Kappa: Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's most prestigious academic honor society, with a chapter-based model, ACHS certification, and similar publication/journal structure. While broader in scope (liberal arts), it shares CSI's honor-society operating mechanics, ACHS membership, and reliance on accredited university programs for membership.
• American Counseling Association (ACA): ACA is the largest professional membership organization for counselors in the U.S., serving the same professional community CSI represents. While ACA is broader and membership is open (not gated to CACREP programs), it competes for member mindshare, continuing education offerings, and conference attendance within the same counselor demographic.

Others

• National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC): NBCC is the primary credentialing body for counselors and a strategic CSI partner providing continuing education credit access. While not a membership organization, it operates in the same counselor ecosystem and influences the accreditation and certification frameworks that underpin CSI's eligibility rules.
• Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES): ACES is the professional organization for counselor educators and supervisors and a CSI strategic partner in the CM&F liability insurance offering. It serves overlapping faculty members and shares the CACREP-ecosystem focus, though it is faculty-led rather than student-membership driven.

Direct peers

• Golden Key International Honour Society: Golden Key is a multi-disciplinary academic honor society with chapter-based membership, publications, scholarships, and international reach. It competes for recognition among high-achieving students across many majors — including counseling students — though it lacks CSI's profession-specific gating.
• Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honor Society): Kappa Delta Pi is an international education honor society with a chapter-based model at accredited universities, ACHS certification, publications, and chapter grants — directly paralleling CSI's structure and operating approach, though serving the broader education profession rather than counseling specifically.
• Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology Honor Society): Alpha Kappa Delta is the international sociology honor society, ACHS-certified, with chapter-based membership at accredited programs and academic journal publications. It mirrors CSI's chapter structure, recognition pins, and member-dues model within a different academic discipline.
• Alpha Chi (Multi-Discipline Honor Society): Alpha Chi is a multi-disciplinary honor society for juniors and seniors at accredited four-year institutions, ACHS-certified, with chapter-based membership, publications, and scholarships. It parallels CSI's chapter model and recognition approach across a broader academic population.
• Order of Omega: Order of Omega is an honor society for Greek-letter organization leaders, with chapter-based structure, leadership development programming, and recognition awards. It shares CSI's focus on leadership development and chapter-based member engagement, though within the Greek-life niche rather than counseling.
• Psi Chi (Psychology Honor Society): Psi Chi is the international honor society in psychology, operating on a near-identical model to CSI: chapter-based membership at accredited programs, academic recognition, journals, and research grants. As the closest discipline-adjacent honor society, it shares CSI's CACREP-style gating model and member-engagement playbook.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ChiSigmaIota
• Facebookfacebook.com/chisigmaiota
• Instagraminstagram.com/chisigmaiota

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

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