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In the following list of Phi Beta Kappa chapters, ... Kappa of Texas: February 17, 2004: Texas A&M University: College Station, TX: Active [145] 266: Zeta of Florida:
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
In 1988, the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa officially changed its name to The Phi Beta Kappa Society, recalling the name under which the organization had been established in 1776. [ 10 ] In 1996, Emily Bernstein of The New York Times reported declining rates of Phi Beta Kappa membership acceptances at the University of Connecticut due to a ...
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).
In 1961, the Junior Beta Club was formed for middle school students. [1] The first Junior Beta Club was established at Millsap Elementary in Millsap, Texas in August 1961. [23] The Beta Club held its first national convention in June 1981 in Orlando, Florida. [23] It celebrated Founder's Day for the first time on October 27, 2017. [23]
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.
The national fraternity was established at this time, a constitution written, submitted to the seven chapters, and approved by the last of these on March 3, 1918. 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 ...
GPA requirements are up to each chapter; historically, each inductee has been the top 25% of their class for academic performance. ... Beta Kappa: Inactive 2007 ...