Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest national honor society, founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, with chapters at many leading colleges and universities. The motto of the society, derived from the three Greek letters, is “Love of learning is the guide of life.”
Phi Beta Kappa celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at America’s colleges and universities.