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Apply Visit Give | Alumni Parents Offices TCNJ Today Three Bar Menu Phi Beta Kappa Menu Home History Constitution Bylaws Membership Charter & Foundation Officers Members-in-Course 2024 Inductees 2023 Inductees 2022 Inductees 2021 Inductees 2020 Inductees 2019 Inductees 2018 Inductees 2017 Inductees 2016 Inductees 2015 Inductees 2014 Inductees 2013 inductees 2012 Inductees 2011 Inductees 2010 Inductees 2009 Inductees 2008 Inductees 2007 Inductees Close PBK FAQs Close Speeches National Homepage Search Search Close Delta Chapter of New Jersey at TCNJ The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) was one of six new chapters established by the Phi Beta Kappa Society in 2006. The decision was made on Saturday, October 28, at the society’s 41st Triennial Council in Atlanta, and fewer than 10 percent of the nation’s higher education institutions are selected for Phi Beta Kappa membership. From New Jersey, only TCNJ, Princeton University, Drew University, and Rutgers University have earned this distinction. On April 9, 2007, the TCNJ chapter officially received its charter and inducted its first member. TCNJ President R. Barbara Gitenstein said, This is a tremendous honor and opportunity for the students and faculty of The College of New Jersey. The distinction of Phi Beta Kappa is a welcome acknowledgement of the tremendous educational experience offered at TCNJ, and the presence of a chapter on campus will even further enrich that experience.” John Churchill, secretary and chief executive officer of the society, said, "Phi Beta Kappa exists to honor students who have excelled in those studies, and to advocate for the liberal arts and sciences both on campus and in the broader world. I am delighted to welcome these institutions to Phi Beta Kappa. The chartering of chapters on these campuses is a recognition of their excellence in the liberal arts and sciences." Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest academic honor society and has more than 500,000 members. Phi Beta Kappa celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Its campus chapters invite for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students at America’s leading colleges and universities. The society sponsors activities to advance these studies — the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences — in higher education and in society at large. Phi Beta Kappa stands for freedom of inquiry and expression, disciplinary rigor, breadth of intellectual perspective, the cultivation of skills of deliberation and ethical reflection, the pursuit of wisdom, and the application of the fruits of scholarship and research in practical life. Induction The Phi Beta Kappa induction ceremony features a speech from an honored member. Selection About one college senior in a hundred, nationwide, is invited to join each year. Members The Phi Beta Kappa Society recognizes three types of members. Contact Phi Beta Kappa Green Hall, Room 218 The College of New Jersey P.O. Box 7718 Ewing, NJ, 08628-0718 (609) 771-3080 pbk@tcnj.edu Campus Bookstore Calendars Campus Map Directory Housing & Dining Library Safety & Health Programs List of Majors Undergraduate Degrees Graduate Degrees College Core Honors Program Study Abroad Summer & Winter Schools Arts & Communication Business Education Engineering Humanities & Social Sciences Nursing & Health Sciences Science Copyright ©2023 Contact Careers at TCNJ Accessibility Consumer Info Privacy 2000 Pennington Road Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 View Full Site...