How to Graduate Phi Beta Kappa
Graduating Phi Beta Kappa is a huge honor, and can open doors for you later in life. Here's how to do it.
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Things You'll Need
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Instructions
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Study hard. Chances are your grade-point average will need to be at least in the top 10 percent of your graduating class.
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Learn a foreign language and a fair amount of math, as these are important selection criteria regardless of chapter.
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Find out the contact information for the Phi Beta Kappa chapter at your college.
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Contact the chapter office to find out selection criteria, but don't bother applying - the initiative for nominations rests with local chapters.
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Do at least 3/4 of your college work in the liberal arts or sciences, as these are the only fields covered by Phi Beta Kappa.
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Tips & Warnings
Visit the Phi Beta Kappa Web site (see Related Sites) for information on local chapters.
In general, Phi Beta Kappa membership is bestowed upon graduating college seniors, though on rare occasions graduate students are invited to join.
Contact your campus chapter early in your college career to get yourself on the right academic track.
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boooga!
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Nov 22, 2005
Make sure you volunteer and are involved in community service and school groups/activities. -
Nov 22, 2005
Perhaps the above "brown-nosing" tips will give you an edge, but the only real way to become a Phi Beta Kappa is to rack up a high GPA (at least a 3.75) and lots of credit units. The key to getting A's in most liberal arts courses is to write well. So, pore over books on grammar, logic, rhetoric, and argumentation before you even start college, and practice your essay-writing skills.
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Nov 22, 2005
Become a fixture in your major's department -- visit your professors office hours often and you will become well known among them for being a good student (especially ones that are PBK members). This will really help when they are prompted for nomination.
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Nov 22, 2005
The selection process requires that you have a letter of recommendation from one of your college professors. Get to know at least one of your professors well enough that you can ask him or her to write you a letter, should you be nominated for membership.
