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The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (or simply Phi Kappa Phi) is the oldest all-discipline [[honor society]] in the [[United States]].<ref>Association of College Honor Societies: Historical Information. http://www.achsnatl.org/warren2.asp. Accessed 2009-02-28.</ref> Some university websites have stated that Phi Kappa Phi is one of the most respected honor societies, however the authority of these claims is disputed. <ref>For example, see "The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi". University of Alaska Anchorage Dean of Students Office. http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/deanofstudents/TheHonorSocietyofPhiKappaPhi/index.cfm. Accessed 2008-02-25; and "Alva Wins Prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship, June 15, 2006". Mercer University. http://www2.mercer.edu/News/Articles/2006/060627Alva.htm. Accessed 2008-02-25. The dispute over the authority of these claims can be found on this article's talk page.</ref> |
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (or simply Phi Kappa Phi) is the oldest all-discipline [[honor society]] in the [[United States]].<ref>Association of College Honor Societies: Historical Information. http://www.achsnatl.org/warren2.asp. Accessed 2009-02-28.</ref> Some university websites have stated that Phi Kappa Phi is one of the most respected honor societies, however the authority of these claims is disputed. <ref>For example, see "The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi". University of Alaska Anchorage Dean of Students Office. http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/deanofstudents/TheHonorSocietyofPhiKappaPhi/index.cfm. Accessed 2008-02-25; and "Alva Wins Prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship, June 15, 2006". Mercer University. http://www2.mercer.edu/News/Articles/2006/060627Alva.htm. Accessed 2008-02-25. The dispute over the authority of these claims can be found on this article's talk page.</ref> Founded in 1897, it now numbers over one million members and more than 300 chapters. Chapters are found primarily at public universities in the United States, but they also have been established at private universities and in the Philippines and in Puerto Rico.<ref>"Phi Kappa Phi Facts". http://www.phikappaphi.org/Web/AboutPKP/facts.html. Accessed 2009-02-26</ref> The society's motto is ''Philosophía Krateítõ Phõtôn'', which is translated as "Let the love of learning rule humanity". |
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==Membership== |
==Membership== |
Revision as of 21:34, 27 February 2009
Formation | 1897 |
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Type | Honor society |
Headquarters | Baton Rouge, LA |
Location | |
Membership | Over 1,000,000 |
Official language | English |
Society President | Robert B. Rogow, C.P.A., Ph.D. |
Website | http://www.phikappaphi.org/ |
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (or simply Phi Kappa Phi) is the oldest all-discipline honor society in the United States.[1] Some university websites have stated that Phi Kappa Phi is one of the most respected honor societies, however the authority of these claims is disputed. [2] Founded in 1897, it now numbers over one million members and more than 300 chapters. Chapters are found primarily at public universities in the United States, but they also have been established at private universities and in the Philippines and in Puerto Rico.[3] The society's motto is Philosophía Krateítõ Phõtôn, which is translated as "Let the love of learning rule humanity".
Membership
Membership is by invitation only, excludes no field of study, and is reserved for the top 7.5 percent of second-semester university juniors and the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students. Selection for invitation is made from one campus-wide pool of nominees. For example, students nominated from a university's College of Liberal Arts are in the same pool for selection as students nominated from the College of Education and those nominated from the College of Engineering. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify. Good moral character is an essential supporting attribute of membership in Phi Kappa Phi.
Approximately 32,000 new members are added each year from over 300 college-based chapters in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines. Since its creation, more than 1.2 million members have been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, and as of 2009 there were 100,000 active members. See also "Notable Members" below.
Initiation fees
Initiation can cost around $80, depending on the chapter and the number of guests taken to the initiation ceremony. The initiation fee covers the cost of an engraved membership certificate, the Society emblem, an initial subscription to its publications, and makes the member eligible for Society grants and monetary awards. To maintain the "active" status, which provides for the publication subscription and eligibility for monetary wards, one must pay annual dues of approximately $50 or alternatively at any time pay a one-time active-for-life membership fee of approximately $325. However, an initiated member retains membership for life regardless of whether active status is maintained.
History
In the late 1800's, there were only two academic societies founded and organized as honor societies, and they were discipline specific -- Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi, which were founded in 1885 and 1886, respectively. There was also Phi Beta Kappa, a highly prestigious social and literary society founded in 1776 that would soon broaden its membership and organize as an honor society for the liberal arts and sciences.[4] Although Phi Beta Kappa was not exclusive to only one discipline it did not extend its membership to all disciplines, hence the establishment of Tau Beta Pi.[5] Phi Beta Kappa became sufficient as an all-campus honor society for liberal arts colleges, but there was no honor society that could serve as such for universities that encompassed both liberal education and a practical education, a mission to which land-grant universities of the time were dedicated.[6] That was to change in 1897 when Lambda Sigma Eta (renamed less than three years later to Phi Kappa Phi) was established at the University of Maine under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann as the first all-discipline honor society. In all, the society was founded by 10 senior students, two faculty members, and the university president, Abram Winegaard Harris.
In 1900, Phi Kappa Phi became national in scope by action of the presidents of the University of Maine (the founding chapter), University of Tennessee, and Pennsylvania State University. That same year, the first national convention was held in New Haven, Connecticut and attended by delegates representing the three original chapters. Chapters gradually increased in number between 1904, when the University of Massachusetts was chartered, and the early 1920s when chapters were established in the west coast. Phi Kappa Phi was instrumental in creating the Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) in 1925, being one of its six charter members.[7] That same year, the first issue of The Phi Kappa Phi Journal was published.
In 1933, the first chapter outside of the United States was founded at the University of the Philippines. Chapter 105 was chartered at the Universidad de Puerto Rico in 1963. Today, Phi Kappa Phi has 300 active chapters in select private and public colleges and universities.
In 1969, the Phi Kappa Phi Foundation was incorporated to promote academic excellence and achievement by means of scholarships and fellowships. To support first-year graduate work, the Society offers annually through the Foundation 60 Fellowships and 30 Awards of Excellence, on a competitive basis, to graduating students who have been initiated into the Society and who have also been nominated by their chapters for the competition.
The history of the Society has been recorded in two volumes, In Pursuit of Excellence: The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1897-1971, by Edward Schriver (c. 1971), and Making Heroes of Scholars: The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1971-1983, by Neal O'Steen (c.1985).
Mission
Phi Kappa Phi's mission is "to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others." To this end, the society awards more than $800,000.00 in national and local scholarships annually, as well as grants and graduate fellowships, making it the largest amount of scholarships and fellowships of any college honor society in the world today.[8][ citation needed for final claim ]
According to the website of the National Association of Fellowships Advisors, "The multidisciplinary nature of Phi Kappa Phi is reflected in its Fellowship and Award of Excellence recipients. Awardees represent a variety of fields including biology, chemistry, engineering, political science, mathematics and psychology. Likewise, the professions they select are equally diverse: law, medicine, business, education, science, or the arts"[9]. This multidisciplinary nature is represented by the rays of light on the Phi Kappa Phi badge (see "Society Symbols" below). In addition, Phi Kappa Phi aims to foster community service and leadership through its grants for local and national literacy initiatives, promotion of excellence grants, and training and leadership opportunities available to its membership.
Numerically speaking, in part, the society annually grants $300,000 in fellowships and 40 Awards of Excellence totaling $80,000. In 2007, the society granted $10,000 in Scholar & Artist Awards, $15,000 in Emerging Scholar Awards, $50,000 in Study Abroad Grants, $35,000 in Literacy Grants, and $25,000 in Love of Learning Awards.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
Publications
Phi Kappa Phi publishes for its active membership a multi-awarded quarterly journal, The Phi Kappa Phi Forum, the triannual award-winning Honor Chord e-zine, and the Monthly Mentions newsletter.[16] Each issue of The Phi Kappa Phi Forum is devoted to a significant theme and addresses prominent issues of the day from an interdisciplinary perspective. The journal features articles by scholars inside and outside the academic community. In addition to timely articles, each issue of The Phi Kappa Phi Forum contains selected poetry and reviews of current books and periodical literature. The Honor Chord e-zine and Phi Kappa Phi Newsletter feature professional advice columns and news items of interest to members on both the national and local levels.
Organization and Governance
Phi Kappa Phi is governed ultimately by the Triennial Convention, supplemented by any interim - though rare - special conventions deemed necessary. Each chapter may send two official delegates to a convention, which is held at a major city in the United States. Between conventions, the business of the Society is conducted by the Board of Directors, composed of 12 people, of whom nine are elective (president, president-elect, a national vice president, five regional vice presidents, and the immediate past president) and three are appointive (executive director of the Society, regent and director of fellowships). The executive director is in charge of the Society's national office.
Each of the 300 active chapters of Phi Kappa Phi elect their own set of chapter officers and is governed by the chapter constitution and by-laws. Chapters are numbered chronologically based on their date of founding, with the oldest chapter at the University of Maine identified as Chapter 001.
Phi Kappa Phi is a 501(c)(3) organization under the United States Internal Revenue Code.[17] Its national headquarters is located Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Society Symbols
The Seal
The Seal of the Society has at its center the badge. This, in turn, is surrounded by a crenelated line which represents the battlements and walls of Troy and which symbolizes a technological aspect of the ancient Greek culture reflected by the Society. In the space between this line and the periphery of the seal appear three stars just above the badge, one for each of the three original chapters. Just below the badge is the phrase "Founded 1897."
The Badge
The badge, which appears on the key, is the terrestrial globe with the sun's corona extending behind it in eight symmetrical configurations. The sun has traditionally been a symbol for the source of truth and knowledge that enlightens the world. Derived from the eight divisions of general education common in 1900, the eight equivalent rays represent the equal value of truth in all academic fields. Encompassing the globe is a band with the Greek letters Phi Kappa Phi, representing the honor society's motto, Philosophía Krateítõ Phõtôn. This band represents the bond of fellowship that binds all lovers of learning in a common purpose.
The Ribbon
The ribbon of the Society portrays the meander pattern common in Greek art, suggesting the enduring values and ideals of learning and community leadership promoted by Phi Kappa Phi.
Notable members
- Stephen Ambrose
- David Baldacci
- James Barksdale
- Jimmy Carter
- Hillary Clinton
- Rita Dove
- Leslie Erganian
- Robert Gates
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- Glenna Goodacre
- John Grisham
- Ferdinand Marcos
- Ellis Marsalis
- George Olah
- Linus Pauling
- Fidel V. Ramos
- Harry Reid
- Carlos P. Romulo
- Jim Tressel
- John Noble Wilford
- John D. Zeglis
External links
References
- ^ Association of College Honor Societies: Historical Information. http://www.achsnatl.org/warren2.asp. Accessed 2009-02-28.
- ^ For example, see "The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi". University of Alaska Anchorage Dean of Students Office. http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/deanofstudents/TheHonorSocietyofPhiKappaPhi/index.cfm. Accessed 2008-02-25; and "Alva Wins Prestigious Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship, June 15, 2006". Mercer University. http://www2.mercer.edu/News/Articles/2006/060627Alva.htm. Accessed 2008-02-25. The dispute over the authority of these claims can be found on this article's talk page.
- ^ "Phi Kappa Phi Facts". http://www.phikappaphi.org/Web/AboutPKP/facts.html. Accessed 2009-02-26
- ^ http://www.achsnatl.org/warren2.asp
- ^ "Tau Beta Pi". In Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_Beta_Pi. Accessed 2009-02-26. Interestingly, Tau Beta Pi was founded by a Phi Beta Kappa member.
- ^ "Land Grant University." In Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land-grant_university. Accessed 2009-02-26.
- ^ Association of College Honor Societies: Historical Information. http://www.achsnatl.org/moore.asp. Accessed 2008-13-09.
- ^ Scholarships & Awards. http://www.phikappaphi.org/Web/Scholarships/. Accessed 2008-08-19.
- ^ National Association of Fellowships Advisors. http://www.nafadvisors.org/scholarships.htm. Accessed 2008-08-19.
- ^ Florida State University Office of National Fellowships. http://onf.fsu.edu/area/health.html. Accessed 2008-08-19.
- ^ Phi Kappa Phi Schlar & Artist. http://www.phikappaphi.org/Web/Scholarships/scholarartist.html. Accessed 2008-08-19.
- ^ Emerging Scholars. http://www.phikappaphi.org/Web/Scholarships/emergingscholar.html. Accessed 2008-08-19.
- ^ Study Abroad. http://www.phikappaphi.org/Web/Scholarships/studyabroad.html. Accessed 2008-08-19.
- ^ Literacy Grants. http://www.phikappaphi.org/Web/Scholarships/literacygrant.html. Accessed 2008-08-19.
- ^ Love of Learning. http://www.phikappaphi.org/Web/Scholarships/loveoflearning.html. Accessed 2008-08-19.
- ^ The Phi Kappa Phi Forum and the Honor Chord e-zine received 2008 APEX Awards for Publication Excellence. See, "The Twentieth Annual Awards for Publication Excellence: A Competition For Communications Professionals." In "Writing that Works: The Business Communications Report" (2008) http://www.apexawards.com/A2008_Win.List.pdf
- ^ Phi Kappa Phi 2006-2007 Annual Report. http://www.phikappaphi.org/ObjectAssets/FileLibrary/1/2/06-07%20Annual%20Report.pdf. Accessed 2008-09-23.