Honor Societies
College of Education Honor Societies
Kappa Delta Pi
Membership in Kappa Delta Pi is by selection. To be considered students in the College of Education must have junior standing (60 or more credit hours) and a GPA of 3.3 or better.
Pi Omega Pi
The National Business Teacher Education Honor Society promotes fellowship and scholarship in business education and encourages civic responsibilities and service.
K-State Honor Societies
For Eligible Students from all Colleges on Campus
Blue Key
This organization was established for leadership and academic achievement, and to serve K-State and fellow students. It is open to seniors with a 3.0 GPA, and members are selected annually through an application and interview process. There are yearly dues.
Chimes
This organization promotes the ideals of scholarship, leadership, and service among those in the junior class. It is open to juniors with at least a 3.0 GPA who are achieving high standards of leadership and service. There are membership dues.
Golden Key National Honor Society
Its purpose is to recognize and encourage scholastic achievement and excellence in all undergraduate fields of study. It is open to juniors and seniors in the top 15% of their class, with a 3.4 GPA minimum with 30 hours in residence at K-State. There are initiation dues for lifetime membership.
Mortar Board
Its purposes are to advance scholarship, recognize and encourage leadership, provide service, and establish a meaningful exchange of ideas as individuals and as a group. Members are selected for distinguished ability and achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. Members of this national senior honor society must have a 3.3 GPA. Members are chosen for the senior year. There are initiation dues.
Phi Beta Kappa
Its purpose is to encourage intellectual honesty and tolerance, a wide range of intellectual interests, and understanding. Members are selected from the upper one-tenth of the graduating class and must have a wide range of liberal arts and science courses and two years of foreign language. There are initiation fees.
Phi Eta Sigma
This organization promotes high standards of learning and encourages superior scholastic achievement. It is open to freshmen full-time students with a 3.5 GPA in the fall semester. There are initiation dues.
Phi Kappa Phi
Its purpose is to recognize scholarship of students in all branches of learning. Eligibility includes second semester juniors with a minimum GPA of 3.7 and in the upper 5% of their class, seniors with a minimum GPA of 3.4 and in the upper 10% of their class, and graduate students with a minimum GPA of 3.8 and in the upper 10% of their class. There is an initiation fee and subsequent annual dues.
Silver Key
Its purposes are to serve the university and community, to support university and student body activities, and to foster a spirit of loyalty and helpfulness among students. Eligible members must have a 3.0 or higher GPA and a commitment to service. Members are chosen for the sophomore year. There are membership dues.
