Introduction
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's preeminent honor society for the liberal arts, has established chapters at a select group of colleges and universities. Election to membership is a special honor reserved for approximately the top ten percent of each graduating class. A group of juniors meeting even higher standards may be selected each year. Election is based on performance in liberal arts courses only, excluding courses in professional schools, internships, practica and other pre-professional courses.
In the past at Binghamton, several methods were used to identify students potentially qualified for membership, including advertising, word-of-mouth, and computer pre-selection based on gpa. Selection required many hours of faculty time to analyze transcripts against a set of complex criteria.
To bring our chapter more in line with the standards of the national Phi Beta Kappa organization, which uses the gpa as the basis for selection, and to make the procedure more accurate and efficient, the officers of our chapter have entirely revised the process. For details, see the "Selection Procedure" page. All students who are eligible will be found and notified. No applications are required.
Contact Information
For questions about Phi Beta Kappa at Binghamton, please contact chapter president Don Nieman (dnieman@binghamton.edu) or chapter secretary Jeremy Dibbell (jdibbell@binghamton.edu).