Nu Rho Psi ( or NRP) is the National Honor Society in Neuroscience, founded in 2006 by the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience and now an independent honor society. Nu Rho Psi is a non-profit, grass-roots organization of neuroscientists and is governed by a National Council elected by the members. Charters have been awarded to chapters at colleges and universities in all regions of the United States of America. As of November 2021 Nu Rho Psi has installed 98+ chapters and initiated 7,000+ lifetime members. Prominent honorary members include Dr. Larry Squire (University of California – San Diego), Dr. Robert Sapolsky (Stanford University), Bruce McEwen (Rockefeller University) and the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Nu Rho Psi is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public charity incorporated in the state of Ohio, US. The society has a small part-time staff housed at Baldwin Wallace University (Berea, Ohio, US) and is managed by a member-elected national council consisting of student and faculty volunteers from many colleges and universities throughout the United States. Mission, Greek letter designation, and insignia The official mission and purpose of Nu Rho Psi is to: (1) encourage professional interest and excellence in scholarship, particularly in neuroscience; (2) award recognition to students who have achieved such excellence in scholarship; (3) advance the discipline of neuroscience; (4) encourage intellectual and social interaction between students, faculty, and professionals in neuroscience and related fields; (5) promote career development in neuroscience and related fields; (6) increase public awareness of neuroscience and its benefits for the individual and society; and, (7) encourage service to the community. The Greek letters of the honor society, “ΝΡΨ”, designates the interdisciplinary science that engages its members in the study of the brain and the rest of the nervous system. The Greek letter Nu (Ν, ν) stands for the noun Nous (pronounced “noose”), meaning “Mind”. The letter Rho (Ρ, ρ) stands for the verb Ρueaoai (pronounced “hruesthigh”) meaning, “to cure”. The letter Psi (Ψ, ψ) stands for the noun Psyche (pronounced “”), meaning “life.” History Nu Rho Psi, the National Honor Society in Neuroscience, was founded in 2006, but its history can be traced to the early 1990s with the founding of the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (FUN). In its formative years, Nu Rho Psi was governed by the FUN Council but, as the society grew, FUN decided that Nu Rho Psi would be better served by its own separate council. In