Phi Beta Kappa Society facts for kids
The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society in the United States. It has 280 chapters. It promotes excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. The society inducts the most outstanding students of arts and sciences at American colleges and universities. The society was founded at The College of William and Mary on December 5, 1776. It was the first collegiate Greek-letter fraternity. It is also the oldest honor society for the liberal arts and sciences (and among the oldest undergraduate societies) in the United States. Phi Beta Kappa (ΦΒΚ) stands for Φιλοσοφία Βίου Κυβερνήτης or philosophia biou kybernētēs — "Love of learning is the guide of life".
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Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall entrance at The College of William & Mary, now undergoing demolition for new, modern PBK building at W&M.
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Students hold the Key of Phi Beta Kappa at Duke University.
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In Spanish: Phi Beta Kappa para niños
