The next induction ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, April 28, 2027, at 11:00 AM in the Chamber Hall of the Anderson Center. Invitation emails and paper invitation letters will be sent out in late February and early March, 2027, inviting three groups of students to the induction ceremony: (1) Those students who qualified and already joined based on their grades after the Spring 2026 semester, (2) Those students who qualified based on their grades after the Fall 2026 semester, (3) Those students who were selected as juniors and joined within the last two years were invited to attend the ceremony along with the faculty and staff members, and favorite faculty invited by the inductees, to welcome the new student members. The students in the first group should begin getting the Key Reporter Phi Beta Kappa Magazine after we validate their memberships with the national organization. The students in the second group need to send in their registration fee (which should now be paid online) and must register online using the directions included in the invitation.
The ceremony usually takes less than one hour, followed by a reception with refreshments in the lobby outside of the Chamber Hall. All student, faculty and staff members and their families are invited to the induction, along with favorite faculty members selected by the inductees.
There is no special dress code for this event, but inductees will at one point be asked to come up on the stage to get their membership certificate, sign the chapter roll book and be congratulated by Phi Beta Kappa faculty and members. Many inductees dress up a bit, especially if they expect to have their picture taken by proud family members.