Phi Kappa Phi

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective academic honor society that is open to students in all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi inducts annually approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni. Once inducted, Phi Kappa Phi members gain a lifelong passport to a global network of academic and professional opportunities. Since its founding in 1897, more than 1 million members have been initiated. Some of the organization's more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, writer John Grisham, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, and Netscape founder James Barksdale.

Phi Kappa Phi has chapters on nearly 300 select college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. The Society's mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

The College of Charleston chapter was chartered in 1976 and invites new members each Spring from the top Juniors and Seniors with the highest GPA’s in their classes as described above. One of the primary functions of the local chapter is to recognize academic excellence. Each year we present an award to the graduating member of Phi Kappa Phi judged most outstanding, an award to the senior student with the best Bachelor's Essay or independent study, and an award and lifetime membership to the local nominee for a National Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship. In addition to the Phi Kappa Phi National Scholarships, you are eligible to compete for Study Abroad and Internship Support grants awarded by National. Members are also entitled to wear a Phi Kappa Phi medallion during commencement.

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