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The Friars Senior Society of the University of Pennsylvania, commonly nicknamed Friars, is the oldest undergraduate secret society at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] [a] Founded in 1899, it recognizes student leaders who have made a significant contribution to the university in all areas of campus life. The ...
Founded in 1899, Friars Senior Society is the oldest and most active undergraduate senior honor society at the University of Pennsylvania with over 2,100 alumni in the United States and in 23 countries throughout the world. [a] Friars was formed to establish uncompromising democracy in university activities. Each class is composed of one-third ...
The Sphinx Senior Society and the Friars Senior Society were both founded at the turn of the 20th century, while The Mortar Board Senior Society was founded in 1922. None of these societies was intended to be secret, in that their undergraduate and alumni membership were and continue to be publicly known, they share many of the characteristics ...
Bryan Garner, author, legal scholar, lexicographer, and editor of Black's Law Dictionary; Barr McClellan, author; Willie Morris, editor-in-chief of Harper's Magazine; Robert Schenkkan, Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Tony Award for Best Play, two-time Emmy Award nominee
The Friar Society was founded in 1911 by Curtice Rosser and Marion Levy. Eight members were initially selected in the charter group. Originally, four men were chosen from the junior and senior classes every year on the basis of a significant contribution to The University of Texas.
Western Carolina University's Brinson Honors College provides an academic community in which high-achieving students challenge themselves to meet and exceed their own academic goals. [63] WCU's Honors College was the first residential honors college in the University of North Carolina System, beginning in 1997 with only 77 students in Reynolds ...
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West Chester University has won national championships in women's basketball, women's lacrosse, women's swimming (the team was the DGWS champion in 1972), women's field hockey (including four AIAW titles from 1975 to 1978), and men's soccer.