honor society
noun
: a society for the recognition of scholarly achievement especially of undergraduates
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The Daily Pennsylvanian—Penn’s student newspaper—reported that Mangione founded the school’s Game Research and Development Environment club and that he was inducted into the Eta Kappa Nu honor society for excellence in electrical and computer engineering before graduating in 2020.
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Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
He was also invited to join Eta Kappa Nu, an exclusive academic honor society only open to the top engineering students at Penn.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
The Phi Beta Kappa Society remains the oldest academic honor society in the U.S.
1933: Prohibition ended with ratification of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the nation’s only amendment of 27 ratified to have repealed another amendment.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
For example, Ed Equity Lab has formed its own honor society, which recognized more than 900 scholars for their outstanding achievements last spring.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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Molly Bohannon, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
He was also invited to join Eta Kappa Nu, an exclusive academic honor society only open to the top engineering students at Penn.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
The Phi Beta Kappa Society remains the oldest academic honor society in the U.S.
1933: Prohibition ended with ratification of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the nation’s only amendment of 27 ratified to have repealed another amendment.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
For example, Ed Equity Lab has formed its own honor society, which recognized more than 900 scholars for their outstanding achievements last spring.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Honor society.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/honor%20society. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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