What is Clio?

Clio is the history department’s student journal. The journal offers a unique professional development experience that promotes collaboration between graduate and undergraduate students in the history department. During the Spring semester Clio editors solicit, edit, and publish a journal composed entirely of original research. They work closely with authors throughout the editorial process.

Each year the Clio journal showcases the professionalism and skill of Sacramento State students majoring in history, public history, and other related fields. Clio exhibits our students' academic research, and it provides invaluable professional development experience to student editors, authors, graphic designers, and future publishers.

Thanks to support from the university, faculty, and students, past editions have won national prizes in the Nash History Journal Prize competition of the national honor society Phi Alpha Theta: third place in 2023, first place in 2022, second place in 2021, second place in 2020, second place in 2019, first place in 2018, and honorable mention (fourth place) in 2016.

For information on participation please contact Dr. Aaron Cohen (cohenaj@csus.edu).

If you are interested submitting your original work, please review and download the instructions for 2024 here.

The Sac State History Club

The History Club is a social organization centered around students who enjoy learning about history and discussing it. We host group activities such as guided hikes, picnics, museum and archive tours, networking events with professionals, and career workshops. The History Club welcomes History and Non-History majors in both undergraduate and graduate programs. For more information, reach out to us at csushistoryclub@gmail.com or contact the 23-24 president, Michelle Laguna, at michellelaguna@csus.edu.

Rho Xi chapter of Phi Alpha Theta

Rho Xi is Sacramento State’s branch of the national history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta (PAT). We are a professional society aimed at fostering academic growth and professional development. We regularly hold workshops to improve student scholarship and participate in Phi Alpha Theta’s regional conference each spring. For more information, you can visit the national website, phialphatheta.org. You can also reach out to the 2023-2024 President, Tyler Tocci at ttocci@csus.edu.

If you are interested in joining Sacramento State's PAT chapter, please find the application form and instructions here. The annual deadline to turn in the paper for induction is March 1 for each academic year.

The induction ceremony will take place in mid-May of each year.