Phi Beta Kappa Chapter Application

Collection

Identifier: UA05.30

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is almost entirely composed of the typed and collected application to receive a Phi Beta Kappa chapter on Butler University’s campus. The application is extensive, including a range of academic and demographic information. Additionally, this collection contains a program from the installation ceremony, affirming that these efforts succeeded.

Dates

Creation: 2007 - 2010

Creator

Phi Beta Kappa (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Historical Note

Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest honorary society, founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. by five students. Phi Beta Kappa has for more than two centuries fostered the principles of freedom of inquiry and freedom of thought and expression. These ideas, symbolized by the society's distinctive gold key, promote the foundation of personal freedom, scientific inquiry, liberty of conscience, and creative endeavor. The letters Phi Betta Kappa represent the Greek initials of the society’s motto: “Love of learning is the guide of life.”