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It was the first national honor society for college senior women and continues to promote women's interests in higher education today. The organization coalesced by the agreement of four local women's honor societies. The founding local organizations were: Der Hexenkreis, Cornell University [1] Mortar Board, Ohio State University
Lambda Sigma (ΛΣ) is an American college honor society for second-year students. Originally named the Society of Cwens, the society was established at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 1922 as a women's honors society and became a national organization with the 1925 foundation of chapters at Miami University and the University of Missouri. [2]
Phi Theta Kappa originated from Kappa Phi Omicron, an honor society established at Stephens College in Missouri, a two-year college for women. As similar honor societies formed in Missouri, the college presidents and students of eight Missouri women's colleges came together in 1918 to create a single honor society—Phi Theta Kappa.
Mortar Board was established in 1918 and was the first national honor society for women who were college seniors. During the era of honor society expansion in the early 20th century, these organizations were generally supportive of cultural changes that challenged racism, classism, and sexism.
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 .
Iota Sigma Pi (ΙΣΠ) is a national honor society in the United States. It was established in 1902 and specializes in the promotion of women in the sciences, especially chemistry. It also focuses on personal and professional growth for women in these fields. [1]
Originally a women-only organization, its male counterpart was the Intercollegiate Knights. [4] Its alumnae association for juniors was called the Stirips. [5] SPURS became co-educational in 1976. [3] By 2006, the honor society was down to eleven active chapters, with only half being strong. [2]
Alpha Lambda Delta was founded in 1924 by the Dean of Women, Maria Leonard, at the University of Illinois to recognize academic excellence among freshmen women. One year before, Dean Thomas Arkle Clark had founded Phi Eta Sigma, an honor society to recognize academic excellence among freshmen males.