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	Honor society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are numerous societies recognizing various fields and circumstances; the Order of the Arrow, for example, is the camping honor society of the Boy Scouts of America.
		Most honor societies invite students to become members based on their grade point averages of those students, either overall, or for classes taken within the discipline for which the honor society provides recognition.
		Honor societies exist at the high school, collegiate/university, and postgraduate levels, although university honor societies are by far the most prevalent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Honor_society (679 words)

	National Honor Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Started in 1921, the National Honor Society, or NHS, is an organization whose intent is to recognize middle and high school students in the United States and across the world.
		National Honor Society groups are commonly active in community service activities both in the community and at the school.
		The National Honor Society has occaisionally been criticized; its critics claim NHS is an elitist organization which segregates student bodies and creates negative atmospheres within schools.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/National_Honor_Society (271 words)

	Honor Society Information
		The primary objective of the national Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the recognition and encouragement of superior scholarship in all academic disciplines.
		Moreover, the Society serves the interests of the student capable of excellence by insisting that in order to acquire a chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, an institution provide the means and atmosphere conducive to academic excellence.
		The badge of this Society, which appears on the key, is a globe against the background of the sun, whose rays form an expansive corona and radiate in a number of symmetrical concentrations from behind the globe.
	www.astro.umd.edu /~marshall/honorinf.html (2547 words)

	Millsaps College :: Standards that are as demanding as you are. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This honor society recognizes attainment and scholarship in the study of the French language and literature.
		This honor society recognizes attainment and scholarship in the study of the Spanish language and literature.
		The purposes of the society are to confer distinction for achievement in the English language and literature, to promote interest in literature and the English language, and to foster the discipline of English in all its aspects, including creative and critical writing.
	www.millsaps.edu /academics/honor_society.shtml (804 words)

	Honor Societies: Current Students: Honors Program
		The University sponsors numerous discipline-specific and general honor societies across campus, ranging from organizations which are solely honorific to those honor societies which offer service to the campus and community, giving students the opportunity to develop leadership skills, academic networks, and social skills.
		Honor societies specific to the various academic disciplines are sponsored by different academic departments at Illinois State, while general honor societies are sponsored at the college or university level.
		Honors colleagues across the country suggest that one way you might want to use to "check out" an "honor society" is to see if it has been accepted as a member of the Association of College Honor Societies (founded in 1925).
	www.honors.ilstu.edu /current/honor_societies (285 words)

	SingaporeMoms - Parenting Encyclopedia - Honor society
		An honor society (or 'honour society') is an organization that recognizes students who have excelled academically, or as leaders among their peers, often within a specific academic discipline.
		Most honor societies invite students to become members based on the grade point averages of those students, either overall, or for classes taken within the discipline for which the honor society provides recognition.
		Honor societies exist at the high school, collegiate, and postgraduate levels, although collegiate honor societies are by far the most prevalent.
	www.singaporemoms.com /parenting/Honor_society (231 words)

	Life at UNA: Student Organizations: Honor Society
		Alpha Phi Sigma –; Alpha Phi Sigma is the nationally recognized honor society for students in the criminal justice sciences.
		Alpha Theta Chi – An honor society that recognizes undergraduate and graduate students of all disciplines for academic achievement and leadership.
		This honor society requires at least a 3.0 grade point average, and the completion of at least three geography courses.
	www.una.edu /lifeatuna/organizations/honorsociety.htm (1180 words)

	R-MWC - Academic Honor Societies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Lanthanum Chaper of Iota Sigma Pi, the national honor society for women in chemistry, was established in 1998 to serve the Lynchburg, Virginia region.
		The Phi chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the international honor society in economics, was established at R-MWC in the spring of 1998.
		The purpose of the society is to recognize outstanding scholarship in the French language and its literatures, to increase the knowledge and appreciation of Americans for the cultural contributions of the French-speaking world, and to stimulate and encourage French and francophone cultural activities.
	www.rmwc.edu /academics/honor_societies.asp (968 words)

	Honor Society
		Employers, government officials, and college officials recognize members of the National Honor Society as students who possess many of the qualities and characteristics that are indicators of future success.
		In short, the principal must recognize the importance of the National Honor Society, be thoroughly familiar with the Handbook, and remain aware of the activities and procedures of the Schools Chapter.
		Resignation from the honor society should involve the submission of a written statement by the resigning member that is dated and signed by both the student and his/her parent(s)/guardian(s).
	www.fisher.k12.mn.us /honor_society.htm (2372 words)

	Society History: Congressional Medal of Honor Society
		A large purpose of this early forerunner of today's Medal of Honor Society was legislative...lobbying for necessary changes to protect the integrity of the Medal of Honor.
		Though more than half the men who received Medals of Honor during World War II died in their moment of valor, 190 living heroes were added to the Medal of Honor Roll.
		Thus has passed to the Medal of Honor Society a new challenge, struggling to maintain a heritage that is quickly vanishing.
	www.cmohs.org /society/history.htm (1332 words)

	Siena College - Catalog - Honor Societies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Alpha Kappa Alpha is the Honor Society of Siena College.
		Phi Alpha Honor Society, Delta Upsilon chapter, is a national honor society for students, faculty, and practitioners promoting humanitarian goals and recognizing the attainment of academic excellence and scholarship related to social work.
		Sigma Tau Delta, the English honor society, is open to students with at least 15 credits in English and a 3.3 minimum G.P.A. Selection is subject to departmental approval.
	www.siena.edu /Catalog2006/DegreeRequirements/HonorSocieties.asp (789 words)

	Judging an Honor Society: Honors College, Ball State University (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) certifies college and university honor societies.
		If an honor society is a member of ACHS, you can be sure that it has met the high standards of ACHS and is worth your consideration for membership.
		To determine if a society that is not a member of ACHS is credible, you'll need to look at the criteria for membership and how the society is organized.
	www.bsu.edu /honors/honorsociety (202 words)

	Honor Society : Bentley
		Beta Gamma Sigma is the national honor society for business students.
		Beta Gamma Sigma is the only national scholastic honor society recognized by the AACSB - The International Association for Management Education.
		Nomination to the society occurs each spring and is determined by the degree grade point average in effect at that time.
	www.bentley.edu /shandbook/grprogram/Honor_Society.cfm (144 words)

	USSSP: Scout Honor Societies - Senior Honor Degree Society
		Honor Degree members were to be made alumni members by their 25th birthday at the latest.
		The insignia of the Senior Degree Honor Society was a rectangular felt patch worn on the right uniform sleeve.
		The Honor Degree patch was the same except it had a green embroidered "H" added to it.
	www.macscouter.com /usscouts/honorsociety/seniorhonor.html (1866 words)

	WJHS Latin Honor Society
		The WJHS Latin Honor Society (LHS) is an organization which honors those students who demonstrate dedication to scholarship in and promotion of the study of the Latin language and Roman culture.
		Students who receive this honor are active as scholars, as they further their own understanding of the language, and as tutors, as they assist their fellow Latin students.
		In order to wear the cords of LHS at graduation, a student must continue his or her study of Latin in the senior year and must volunteer his or her time as a peer tutor during designated lunch study sessions.
	www.mcps.k12.md.us /SCHOOLS/WJHS/orgs/LatinHonors (201 words)

	National Honor Society
		The National Honor Society (NHS) is the nation's premier organization established to recognize outstanding high school students.
		Today, it is estimated that over one million students participate in activities of the NHS and its middle level counterpart, the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS).
		Downing is the CHS National Honor Society advisor.
	shell.amigo.net /~miners/CHS/national_honor_society.htm (394 words)

	National Honor Society - Bishop Gorman High School
		The purpose of this organization is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, and to develop character in the students of secondary schools.
		National Honor Society is open to Juniors and Seniors who have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50.
		The purpose of the Freshman/Sophomore Academic Society is to promote scholarship, to develop leadership, create an enthusiasm for service, and to promote the development of character in secondary students.
	www.bishopgorman.org /html/student-activities/nationalhonorsociety.htm (104 words)

	Criminal Justice students enter new honor society chapter - News
		Fourteen students were inducted into the first Alpha Phi Sigma National Criminal Justice Honors Society ceremony Nov. 14 at the Psychology-Sociology-Anthropology building located on 33rd Street and Powelton Avenue.
		Alpha Phi Sigma, the only national criminal justice honors society for criminal justice students in the country, is headquartered at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. at Nova Southern University.
		She also claimed that she was inspired by the fact that Alpha Phi Sigma is a national honors society, and that it can better serve to distinguish her from others who are also criminal justice minors.
	www.thetriangle.org /news/2005/11/18/News/Criminal.Justice.Students.Enter.New.Honor.Society.Chapter-1110587.shtml (729 words)

	CMOHS Website: Official Site of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Dahlgren was recognized with the Medal of Honor for his actions in France during World War II in which he captured more than 20 German soldiers amidst killing and wounding several others back on Feb. 11, 1945.
		As an Army sergeant in WWII, he was recognized with the Medal of Honor for single-handedly destroying several Japanese machine-gun emplacements and a tank.
		You might also be surprised by how the Society seeks to improve the world, check the Society section to find out.
	www.cmohs.org (435 words)

	OMEGA RHO INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
		The recognition of significant accomplishments and the promotion of scholarship through honor societies is a long-standing tradition in modern universities.
		Membership in an honor society bestows honor, recognition, and a lifetime distinction.
		Omega Rho is a society of collegiate chapters and members for promoting and recognizing superior scholarship and leadership.
	omegarho.informs.org /welcome.htm (788 words)

	Citadel news release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		For the 13th consecutive time The Citadel’s chapter of the National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society has been named “Honor Chapter” for its activities during the 2004-2005 academic year.
		This recognition is based upon the caliber of chapter projects that reflect the Sigma Delta Pi mission of honoring excellence in the study of the Spanish language, contributing to cultural understanding and upholding the goals of the society.
		Of the 15 chapters recognized with “Honor Chapter” status, The Citadel ranked in the top 5 among such institutions as Brigham Young University, Virginia Tech, California State University, St. John’s University and Texas Tech.
	www.citadel.edu /pao/newsreleases/sy04-05/spanish_honor_society.html (182 words)

	National Junior Honor Society - Grace M. Breckwedel Chapter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		This organization is part of the National Honor Society, the oldest and most respected organization for recognizing the academic accomplishments of young scholars in America.
		Students who were admitted to the Society in the seventh grade will be removed from the Grace M. Breckwedel Chapter of the NJHS if their overall academic average in the CORE area subject falls below 92.5 at the end of the second marking period of their eighth grade year.
		The advisor for the National Junior Honor Society is Mrs.
	www.jamesburg.org /gmb/honor-society.html (336 words)

	Welcome to the Auburn University Chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi.
		The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the oldest and most selective academic honor society dedicated to the recognition and promotion of academic excellence in all fields of higher education.
		The Society is also responsible for over $500,000 in national and local scholarships awarded annually.
		The Auburn University Chapter was chartered on May 15, 1914 and became the 13th chapter of the Society.
	www.auburn.edu /academic/societies/phi_kappa_phi/index.html (145 words)

	Kappa Delta Pi - Educational Honor Society
		Honoring his father’s suggestion that he obtain a solid foundation in mathematics before studying psychology, Thorndike received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Wesleyan University in 1931.
		His advanced math degree, coupled with his exposure during childhood to a rich background in educational psychology, contributed to his academic successes at Columbia University; where he earned master and doctorate degrees in psychology in 1932 and 1935, respectively.
		An active member in major organizations devoted to making advancements in psychology, Thorndike served as President of the Psychometric Society, served on the Board of Directors of the American Psychological Association, and was president of the American Educational Research Association.
	www.kdp.org /about/laureates/laureates/robertthorndike.php (763 words)

	National Leadership Honor Society Establishes Chapter at UAlbany
		ALBANY, N.Y. (October 17, 2003) - The Board of the Directors of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK), the national leadership honor society, voted this month to establish a chapter at the University at Albany.
		UAlbany becomes the 289th institution to be awarded a charter in the Society’s 90-year history, joining some of the nation’s premier colleges and universities, including the University of Southern California, Purdue, Auburn and Vanderbilt universities and the University of Maryland.
		Founded by 15 student and faculty leaders in 1914 at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, ODK was the first college honor society of a national scope to give recognition for meritorious leadership and service in extracurricular activities.
	www.albany.edu /news/releases/2003/oct2003/honorsociety.htm (558 words)

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