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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair
VERY interesting. What is Phi Beta Kappa's criteria? I remember hearing years ago that the size of the campus library was part of their equation. I'd be interested to know how many schools rated "competitive" do not have a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter.
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personal membership: "The ideal Phi Beta Kappan has demonstrated intellectual integrity, tolerance for other views, and a broad range of academic interests. The Phi Beta Kappa Society recognizes three types of members: members in course, alumni members, and honorary members. Membership in the Society is for life.
Members in course are elected on the basis of their academic records as college seniors, juniors, or — rarely — Ph.D. candidates. To be eligible for election, students must have pursued a broad program of study in the liberal arts and sciences and met other academic criteria as required by the electing chapter. Typically, no more than 10 percent of the candidates for degrees in liberal arts and sciences are elected. Each year, about one college senior in a hundred, nationwide, is invited to join Phi Beta Kappa."
I want to go on record as saying that, even though my school has a chapter, I do have a problem with calling a school "elite" just because the instituation has a Phi Beta Kappa chapter. I say this knowing a few members, and just because one meets their criteria, it doesn't make them Einstein.