Honor Society
An Honor Society is an organization to honor particularly good pupils and students. There are also Honor Societies for U.S. Army personnel and U.S. Boy Scouts. Most Honor Societies can only become a member by invitation, which usually requires a high grade point average and aptitude.
Honor societies are mostly common in the United States. The US certification body The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS), founded in 1925, ensures somewhat uniform structures. 61 Honor Societies are certified in 2013. Most of these organizations have names made up of two to three Greek letters.
One of the oldest honor societies in the USA is the Phi Beta Kappa , founded in 1776 , which only accepts members very selectively. The admission requirements for the Honor Society Eta Kappa Nu for electrical engineers and computer scientists are less strict, as this organization mainly serves to improve networking among its members and to support students in these professions. Lawyers are united in Phi Delta Phi .