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Phi Beta Kappa is a National
Honors Fraternity for Colleges of Liberal Arts and Sciences. It was founded at
the College of William and Mary in 1776. Since that time, its rigorous and
comprehensive standards have made election to it a premier sign of excellence.
The Sigma of Pennsylvania Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was created at the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Villanova in April 1986.
The Phi Beta Kappa
standards reflect the highest ideals of liberal education at Villanova:
education that is concerned with values and facts, as well as wisdom and knowledge; education that seeks freedom from ignorance, alienation, and
inhumanity; that values intellectual integrity and tolerance over expediency,
and breadth of scholarly achievement over specialized expertise.
Juniors and seniors who are candidates for a degree in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences, whose academic achievements reflect the goals of Phi Beta
Kappa, and who meet the following specific criteria shall be eligible for
consideration for election to Phi Beta Kappa.
Criteria:
- Candidates must complete three semesters of work in the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences and be fully registered for a fourth.
- Candidates must have a grade point average of at least 3.50 (3.80 to be
elected as a junior).
- At least three-fourths of a candidate's academic work must have been
taken in the liberal arts and sciences, as distinct from applied or
professional work.
The Chapter chooses candidates with evidence of academic
achievement that is of exceptional distinction, and gives weight to the breadth
and the quality of the overall program of courses taken by each candidate.
Election to membership in Phi Beta Kappa is wholly within the discretion of
the members of the Chapter, subject only to the limitations imposed by its
Constitution and By-Laws. Fulfillment of the minimum qualifications does not
assure election to the membership.
For more information about Phi Beta Kappa, please contact the Office of the Dean at 610.519.4600.
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