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Why
join Phi Beta Kappa?
As an outstanding student,
you may be invited to join several honor societies. If you are nominated for
membership in Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), why should you join?
Here are some reasons:
- Phi Beta Kappa …Is
the
oldest, best-known, and
most prestigious of all undergraduate academic honor societies.
- Is known in this
country and around the world as an exclusive mark of academic distinction.
- PBK is an honor
extended only to the best students.
- Is more selective
than Latin Honors at graduation - at UC Riverside no more than 5% of
graduating seniors and 1% of juniors are elected to membership.
- Is widely recognized
as a mark of academic excellence by graduate and professional schools and
future employers.
- Adds your name to a
very long and
distinguished list of members,
including 17 U.S. presidents and seven of the nine current Supreme Court
Justices.
- PBK is the crowning
jewel on your undergraduate resume.
You were nominated for
membership by a committee of Phi Beta Kappa members drawn from the UC Riverside
faculty. They reviewed your academic records for excellence and breadth, and
they determined that you met the requirements for membership.
Not every college or
university even has a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter. There are only 276 Chapters, which
comprise approximately 11% of all four-year colleges and universities in the
U.S. Chapters are approved only after a committee of the national
Phi Beta Kappa Society evaluates the school's curricula. Without
a Chapter, a school cannot nominate Phi Beta Kappa members.
Additional benefits of
membership:
- Recognition at the
annual Phi Beta Kappa Initiation Ceremony, and recognition in the
Commencement Program.
- Lifetime membership
in Phi Beta Kappa.
- Eligibility to wear
the Phi Beta Kappa key, a highly recognized symbol of academic achievement.
- Eligibility to join
Phi Beta Kappa alumni associations, such as the
Southern California Alumni Association,
which hold events for alums.
- Membership in the Phi
Beta Kappa Chapter of any college or university Chapter if employed as a
faculty member or staff.
Students who do not choose
to join Phi Beta Kappa when they are nominated often regret it later on. Every
year we get calls from students months, even years, after they were selected,
when they finally realize what an important distinction Phi Beta Kappa is. Now
is the time to join!
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