Nu Rho Psi (ΝΡΨ or NRP) is the National Honor Society in Neuroscience,[1] 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. Nu Rho Psi currently consists of 80+ chapters and 5,100+ 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.