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This is a list of honorary societies to which individuals are elected based on meritorious conduct. Private academies and societies. American Philosophical Society;
The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) is a voluntary association of national collegiate and post-graduate honor societies. It was established on December 30, 1925 by six organizations, including Alpha Omega Alpha , the Order of the Coif , Phi Beta Kappa , Phi Kappa Phi , Sigma Xi , and Tau Beta Pi .
Pages in category "Honor societies" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 222 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Honor societies exist at the high school, collegiate/university, postgraduate, and professional levels, although university honor societies are by far the most prevalent. In the United States, the oldest academic society, Phi Beta Kappa , was founded as a social and literary fraternity in 1776.
Some historic secret societies are now considered honorary or senior societies. Phi Beta Kappa is the best-known example, where it originally operated on a secret chapter basis, and sometime after its secrets were made public in the 1830s, Phi Beta Kappa continued as an honorary. The membership of these groups is not secret, but their rituals ...
Mortar Board is an American national honor society for college seniors. [1] It was established on February 16, 1918, in Syracuse, New York, by the merger of four local women's organizations from four institutions. [1]
Honor societies (18 C, 198 P, 1 F) L. Learned societies of the United States (18 C, 152 P) M. Motorcycle clubs in the United States (5 C, 63 P) N.
Pages in category "Lists of chapters of honor societies by society" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .