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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 ...
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.
The ACBSP also recognizes the Kappa Beta Delta business honor society [27] and the Sigma Beta Delta business honor society. [28] Membership in the honor societies is also available to online students who are attending ACBSP accredited programs.
Two awards were given during the National Convention. A Scholarship Award was given to the chapter with the highest Grade Point Average. ... Delta Kappa Beta (local ...
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 Honor Society Caucus is an umbrella organization that represents several prestigious collegiate honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Omicron Delta Kappa. The caucus is a coordinating organization of four of the oldest independent honor societies, including three of the original six founding members of the ...
Kappa Delta (ΚΔ, also known as KD or Kaydee) was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University), in Farmville, Virginia. Kappa Delta is one of the "Farmville Four" [ 1 ] sororities founded at the university, which includes Alpha Sigma Alpha , Sigma Sigma Sigma and Zeta Tau Alpha .
The Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science is given annually by Phi Beta Kappa society to authors of significant books in the fields of science and mathematics. The award was first given in 1959 to anthropologist Loren Eiseley .