[tetonsam]

A few weeks ago my friend was invited to join this. He was one of 35 jrs to be invited at our school....he's debating on whether to accept this or not.....because he's not sure if he should pay the $70 membership fee. A lot of deans and professors have been congratulating him on this. He was just confused by the attention because he's never heard of PBK.

What's the big deal with this.....and is it worth it to pay the membership fee?


just wondering....

[actionPak]

what type of fraternity is this? seems pretty white to me

[chibifry]

wikipedia it

The Phi Beta Kappa Society is an academic honor society with the mission of "fostering and recognizing excellence" in undergraduate liberal arts and sciences. Founded at the College of William and Mary on December 5, 1776, it is the oldest such society in the United States. Membership is granted to approximately 1% of college graduates, and today there are 270 chapters and over half a million living members. Since election to the Society occurs on a school-by-school basis, membership standards are not uniform; nevertheless, no member school may induct more than 10% of its graduating class (although most chapters invite a significantly smaller percentage to membership). As such, Phi Beta Kappa is generally considered to be the most selective and prestigious of all college honor societies and election to membership one of the highest honors available to undergraduate collegians.

[boredfast]

yada yada yada, it'll help with networking and job prospects. i'd do it

[sungaaah]

lol i applied to it so itd look good on my transfer app cuz im at community college right now =]
70 bucks for a nice mark in ur resume for college is worth it, imo ^^

[swayingdandelion]

$70 is nothing compared to other fraternities and sororities. It'd be nice if that was all I had to pay... The prestige of being invited to the oldest fraternity and the networking opportunities is definitely worth the 70 dollars.

[hyerim07]

$70 is nothing compared to other fraternities and sororities. It'd be nice if that was all I had to pay... The prestige of being invited to the oldest fraternity and the networking opportunities is definitely worth the 70 dollars.

It's not a fraternity, it's an honor society. DEFINITELY join honor societies, it'll give you a great boost later in your career. It seems like this one's pretty prestigious too... congrats to your friend.

[kOoHII]

if it were offered at my school...then yes i would definetly.