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The National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the oldest, largest, and most widely recognized cocurricular student organizations in American high schools, with 1.4 million members. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The purpose of the NHS is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to recognize outstanding students, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote ...
The National Honor Society is also known by its Greek designation Omicron Sigma Sigma (ΟΣΣ). [2] Its colors are gold and blue. [4] The official motto in Latin is Ex scientia pax which means "Out of knowledge comes peace". [5] [2] Its core values or pillars are excellence, knowledge, ethics, and peace. [6]
The National Society of Pershing Rifles is a U.S. military-oriented honor society for college-level students founded in 1894 as a drill unit at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. It is the oldest continuously operating U.S. college organization dedicated to military drill.
"Honor Societies", illustration from the 1909 Tyee (yearbook of the University of Washington). In the United States, an honor society is an organization that recognizes individuals who rank above a set standard in various domains such as academics, leadership, and other personal achievements, not all of which are based on ranking systems.
The society's badge was a gold American eagle, holding a shield over its breast, crossed with two swords. [6] The scabbard featured small jewels that represented five stars. [6] Scabbard and Blade's colors were red, white, and blue. [6] The society's five stars or pillars were honor, leadership, professionalism, officership, and unity. [1]
The National Beta Club (often called "Beta Club" or simply "Beta") is an International honor society for 4th through 12th-grade students. Its purpose is to promote academic achievement, character, leadership, and service among elementary and secondary school students.
Omicron Delta Kappa (ΟΔΚ), also known as The Circle and ODK, is an American collegiate honor society that recognized leadership and scholarship. It was founded in 1914, at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia and has chartered more than 400 chapters or circles.
From left to right: Eta Kappa Nu stole, pins, and honor cords for inductions, graduations, and membership. An honor cord is a token consisting of twisted cords with tassels on either end awarded to members of honor societies or for various academic and non-academic achievements, awards, or honors. [1]