Honor Societies

Included in this collection are: 1) Academic honor societies - Psi Chi (Psychology, Theta Alpha Kappa (Religious Studies, Beta Beta Beta (Biological sciences), Eta Sigma Phi (Classical languages), Psi Chi (Psychology), Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics), Sigma Tau Delta (English), Phi AlphaTheta (History), Pi Delta Kappa (French), Pi Kappa Lambda (Music), and many others others 2) Omicron Delta Kappa - a national honorary fraternity founded in 1914. Its purpose is to recognize the leaders in college activities, to bring together representative men and women from the student body, the faculty and the community, and to promote the best interests of the college and the student body. In 1927, Omicron Delta Kappa established a chapter at Rhodes College, making it the oldest honor society on campus. 3) Phi Beta Kappa - established at the College in 1949. For over two hundred years, election to Phi Beta Kappa has been a recognition of exceptional academic achievement in the liberal arts and sciences. Rhodes students are elected to Phi Beta Kappa by the members of the chapter chiefly on the basis of outstanding academic achievement in the study of liberal subjects. - 2006 College Catalogue