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Phi beta kappa , a nationwide organization and the oldest college society still
active, honors good character,intellectual enthusiasm, and outstanding scholarship in the
liberal arts and sciences. The Sigma Chapter of New York was authorized at the college
in Fall 1949 and installed on January 9,1950. Each year it elects as members a limited
number of students whose records in the liberal arts are superior in breadth and depth of
study. Election to membership in a student's senior(or,exceptionally, junior) year is a
unique distinction. No one may apply to join Phi Beta Kappa, but the nominating
committee takes care to find those whose programs live up to the society's ideals. More
information may be obtained from members who serve as liaison officers in each
academic department.
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