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Harry Bailey in the movie It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is greeted at the train station by George and Uncle Billy as “Professor Phi Beta Kappa Harry Bailey,” implying he is a member. Charley Bordelon West in TV show Queen Sugar is a member. [52] This is referenced when she has to correct someone who incorrectly refers to it as a social ...
Phi Beta Kappa was a secret society to protect its members and to instil a sense of solidarity. The new society was given the motto, Φιλοσοφία Βίου Κυβερνήτη or in Latin letters Philosophia Biou Kybernētēs , which loosely translated to English means "Love of learning is the guide of life".
Number [a] Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status Reference 1: Alpha of Virginia: December 5, 1776 –1780, 1851–1860, 1893: College of William & Mary ...
Phi Kappa Phi is an international collegiate honor society. Following is a list of some notable members of Phi Kappa Phi. William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States and 10th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Since the 1840s, Phi Beta Kappa has operated openly as an academic honor society. The spread of Phi Beta Kappa to different colleges and universities likely sparked the creation of such competing societies as Chi Phi (1824), Kappa Alpha Society (1825), and Sigma Phi Society (1827); many continue today as American collegiate social fraternities ...
The Honor Society Caucus is an umbrella organization that represents several prestigious collegiate honor societies, including 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 Alpha's founders adopted many of Phi Beta Kappa's practices (Phi Beta Kappa had been established at Union College in 1817 [11]), but formed their organization around fellowship, making the development of friendship and brotherhood their primary purpose. Students liked the organization but the faculty was opposed to the small secret society.
At Phi Beta Kappa, he focused on advocacy for the arts, humanities and sciences, championing free expression, free inquiry and academic freedom, and invigorating the Society's 290 chapters and nearly 50 alumni associations. He has testified before Congress on free speech on campus and has led Phi Beta Kappa's historic commitment to support for ...