Any pre-health student in the honors college is welcome to apply. You can click here to fill out the application form. Our team will review your application and reach out to you via email as soon as possible.

Yes! In order to provide you with all of our workshops, trips, presentations and more, we do charge a yearly $40 fee. You can pay this in full at the beginning of Fall or in $20 installments (if you join in the Spring or plan to graduate in the Fall). You will also receive a t-shirt that you can wear to represent your STITCH pride!

There are 4 in-person General Body Meetings per semester. However, we offer a variety of STITCH-hosted events and activities that include in-person and virtual options.

There are four STITCH General Body Meetings throughout the semester, and they take place at the Florida International University MMC Campus. For more specific information, log in to your account and find event information on the calendar page, or visit Panther Connect.

To earn STITCH points, you have to attend a variety of our events. Each category has an assigned amount of points. You can click here to review our point system.

We will take attendance at each STITCH General Body Meeting. For other events, you can click here to access the form and submit proof of attendance. This form can also be found on the calendar page if you are logged in to your member account.

We keep a record of every submission of proof of attendance and the corresponding points. To see your updated total point count, log in to your member account and check your member menu.

We usually update your point count within a week of your proof upload, but please be patient as we process your submission. We will get it done as soon as possible! If you believe your point count to be incorrect, or experience a delay of more than 2 weeks, please reach out to us at honorstitch@gmail.com and we will be happy to resolve the issue.

Yes! We follow FIU's semester-based cycle, so at the end of each semester you will see your point count reset to zero. Your goal should be to earn at least 100 points per semester to be considered an active member.

Creating an account on our website is required because it is a very useful tool to keep track of your points, access the events calendar with the meeting information, view archived recordings, and more.

You can click here to create your own STITCH account. Remember to fill out all the information correctly and always use your FIU email account when registering.

We ask that you always use your FIU student email when signing up or filling out any forms. This is done to facilitate communication and keep better track of your submissions.

Yes! As long as you're using your student email, you can sign up with Google when you create an account, making it easier every time you log in.

We aprove everyone individually when they create an account. This is to make sure that everyone has submitted an application and gotten accepted beforehand. Don't worry, this should only take up to a couple of days!

To be considered an active STITCH member, you have to earn a minimum of 100 STITCH points per semester. You can click here to review the assigned points per category.

We really appreciate your commitment to STITCH! If you earned 100 points for the semester, you will be awarded a certificate of recognition, and you can request a graduation cord to represent your hard work when you walk the stage!

If you are completely inactive for a whole semester, your STITCH account will be deleted and you will no longer be considered a member. However, you are welcome to reapply the following semester.