Phi Beta Kappa Society
Alpha Chapter of Virginia
Founded on December 5, 1776, The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the nation’s oldest, largest and most prestigious academic honor society. It has chapters at 286 colleges and universities in the United States, 50 regional alumni associations, and more than half a million members worldwide. Noteworthy members include 17 U.S. Presidents, 39 Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States and more than 130 Nobel Laureates. The mission of The Phi Beta Kappa Society is to champion education in the liberal arts and sciences, foster freedom of thought, and recognize academic excellence.
2023-2024 MEETING SCHEDULE
September 12 (Tuesday) 5:00 pm – Executive Committee
Agenda: Plans for the year, speakers, named scholarships, Winter / Spring inductions
September 18 (Monday) 5:00 pm – Stated Meeting
Agenda: Report on scholarship funds, plans for the year, upcoming initiatives, initiation process update
October 30 (Monday) 5:00 pm – Restricted Meeting (instructional and professional faculty)
Agenda: Selection of new student members-in-course, student respondent, and Ann Callahan Chappell Award winner.
December 6 (Wednesday) – WINTER INITIATION
5:45 pm Initiates assemble, Sir Christopher Wren Building
6:00 pm Initiation, Wren Chapel, Sir Christopher Wren Building
7:30 pm Dinner, Sadler Center, Chesapeake A
January 29 (Monday) 5:00 pm – Executive Committee Meeting
Agenda: Planning for the spring semester
February 5 (Monday) 5:00 pm – Restricted Meeting (instructional and professional faculty)
Agenda: Selection of Faculty Awards
March 6 (Wednesday) - Faculty Awards Reception
Award for Excellence in Teaching, Award for Advancement of Scholarship, Departmental Award to a Student in honor of a retiring faculty member
Location TBD, 7 pm
March 25 (Monday) 5:00 pm – Restricted Meeting (instructional and professional faculty)
Agenda: Selection of new student members-in-course, new faculty and alumni members, student respondent. Recommendation for 2023-2024 PBK Visiting Scholar
April 8 (Monday) 5:00 pm Stated Meeting
Agenda: Election of Chapter officers, Lifelong Learner Award, and committee reports
May 18 (Thursday) – SPRING INITIATION
4:00 - 5:00 pm, Alpha Chapter Initiation in Wren Building Chapel
5:00 - 6:00 pm, Sunken Garden Tent (weather location: Sadler Center, Tidewater)
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