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Students hold the Key of Phi Beta Kappa at Duke University. The symbol of the Phi Beta Kappa Society is a golden key engraved on the obverse with the image of a pointing finger, three stars, and the Greek letters from which the society takes its name. On the reverse are found the initials "SP" in the script.
Golden Key National Honour Society was founded by James W. Lewis at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia in 1977. [2] The original intent of the society was to create a new academic honor organization that was the equal of longstanding honor societies such as Phi Beta Kappa, but which did not carry the same perceived elitism of older institutions, operating more strictly on merit ...
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).
Phi Beta Kappa: ΦΒΚ: Liberal Arts December 5, 1776: December 30, 1925 (ACHS founder) December 15, 1937 Resigned [9] Phi Kappa Phi: ΦΚΦ: All Fields March 15, 1897: December 30, 1925 (ACHS founder) 2006 – 2007: Sigma Xi: ΣΞ: Scientific Research November 1886 [10] December 30, 1925 (ACHS founder) 1933
Its student magazine, The Beta Journal, was established in September 1934. [24] There were 75 clubs in four states by the end of 1935. [24] The Beta Club established a loan program that helped 1,500 members attend college before replacing the program with scholarships. [1] In 1961, the Junior Beta Club was formed for middle school students. [1]
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]
From its early days the fraternity has opted for a model that combines aspects of an honor society (more stringent GPA requirements) with an ongoing professional advocacy program, intended to advance education as a profession. [4] By 1975 the restriction on men was lifted, and Pi Lambda Theta has been co-educational since that time. [4] [5]
Member requirements [ edit ] In order to become a member of Lambda Pi Eta, students must have a 3.0 cumulative GPA with 60 semester or 90 quarter credit hours completed and a 3.25 GPA for communication studies courses with 12 semester or 18 quarter credit hours completed.