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The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in undergraduate liberal arts and sciences. Founded in 1776, it is the oldest such society in the United States. Membership is granted to approximately 1% of college graduates, and today there are 270 chapters and over half a million living members.

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Phi Beta Kappa (ΦΒΚ) stands for Φιλοσοφια Βιου Κυβερνετης or philosophia biou kubernetes -- "love of wisdom, the guide of life."

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Introduction
History
The Key
Ignorance of Phi Beta Kappa
Famous Members
External links

 

 

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