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Sophia A. Nelson (Alpha Kappa Alpha) – author, political strategist, opinion writer, and attorney; Graig Nettles (Sigma Alpha Epsilon) – professional baseball player with MLB (1967–1988), six-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion; Leon W. Parma (Sigma Chi) – businessman, banker, and former co-owner of the San Diego Padres
In 1902, Alpha Phi invited Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Chi Omega, and Chi Omega to a conference in Chicago on May 24 to set standards for collegiate sororities. Alpha Chi Omega and Chi Omega were unable to attend and joined the following year.
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. (ΖΦΒ) is an International collegiate sorority that is historically African American.In 1920, five women from Howard University envisioned a sorority that would raise the consciousness of their people, encourage the highest standards of scholastic achievement, and foster a greater sense of unity among its members.
In 1779 Phi Beta Kappa expanded to include chapters at Harvard and Yale. By the early 19th century, the organization transformed itself into a scholastic honor society and abandoned secrecy. [7] In 1825, Kappa Alpha Society, the first fraternity to retain its social characteristic, was established at Union College in Schenectady, New York.
In the United States, the oldest academic society, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded as a social and literary fraternity in 1776. Other honor societies were established a century later, including Tau Beta Pi for engineering (1885), Sigma Xi for scientific research (1886), and Phi Kappa Phi for all disciplines (1897).
The Phi Beta Kappa Society (ΦΒΚ) [a] is the oldest academic honor society in the United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It was founded at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, in December 1776. [ 4 ] Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal arts and sciences, and to induct outstanding students of arts and sciences at ...
Alpha Beta Kappa was established in 1977.Its primary objective is to promote and acknowledge outstanding academic achievement, character, and leadership among students at private certificate vocational and trade schools. [1] It was the first national socity for private proprietary and nonprofit postsecondary institutions. [2]
GPA requirements are up to each chapter; historically, each inductee has been the top 25% of their class for academic performance. ... Alpha Zeta: Active 2001 [7 ...