Honor society

{{Short description|Organization that recognizes excellence}} {{other uses}} [[File:1909 Tyee - Honor Societies.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|"Honor Societies", illustration from the 1909 ''Tyee'' (yearbook of the University of Washington)]] In the United States, an '''honor society''' is an organization that recognizes individuals who rank above a set standard in various domains such as academics, leadership, and other personal achievements, not all of which are based on ranking systems. These societies acknowledge excellence among peers in diverse fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. While the term commonly refers to scholastic honor societies, which primarily acknowledge students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers, it also applies to other types of societies.

== History == The origins of honor societies in the United States can be traced back to the establishment of Phi Beta Kappa in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, which began as a debating society and did not initially impose grade point average (GPA) restrictions for membership.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PBK History of Phi Beta Kappa |url=https://www.pbk.org/about/history |website=Phi Beta Kappa |access-date=2024-04-19 |archive-date=2024-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422193707/https://www.pbk.org/about/history |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Brief History of Phi Beta Kappa |url=https://depts.washington.edu/uwpbk/history.htm |website=University of Washington |access-date=2024-04-19 |archive-date=2024-04-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422193706/https://depts.washington.edu/uwpbk/history.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Many honor societies invite students to become members based on the scholastic rank (the top x% of a class) and/or grade point averages, either overall or for classes taken within the discipline for which the honor society provides recognition. In cases where academic achievement would not be an appropriate criterion for membership, other standards are usually required for membership (such as completion of a particular ceremony or training program). Scholastic honor societies commonly add a criterion relating to the student's character. Most honor societies are invitation-only, and membership in an honor society might be considered exclusive, i.e., a member of such an organization cannot join other honor societies representing the same field.

Many honor societies are referred to by their membership or by non-members as fraternities and sororities. Honor societies exist at the high school, collegiate/university, postgraduate, and professional levels, although university honor societies are by far the most prevalent. In the United States, the oldest academic society, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded as a social and literary fraternity in 1776. Other honor societies were established a century later, including Tau Beta Pi for engineering (1885), Sigma Xi for scientific research (1886), and Phi Kappa Phi for all disciplines (1897). Mortar Board was established in 1918 and was the first national honor society for women who were college seniors.

During the era of honor society expansion in the early 20th century, these organizations were generally supportive of cultural changes that challenged racism, classism, and sexism. Like other aspects of academia, honor society integration and diversity grew with the expansion of an increasingly multicultural and co-educational student body. There were some holdouts, but academia in general, and its honor societies as a reflection, were on the vanguard of change. Several Jewish-only organizations merged into (or absorbed) formerly Christian-exclusive societies. Title IX forced most single-sex societies to admit women, though many had already opted to embrace this change.{{efn|Some professional fraternities continue to maintain single-sex housing, whereas honor societies, in almost all cases non-residential, more readily accepted a co-ed model.}} Racial barriers, where they existed, were challenged and retired, with any holdouts subject to significant criticism.<ref name="Inside Higher Ed">{{cite web |title=A College and Klan Traditions |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/06/23/wesleyan-college-georgia-apologizes-decades-which-institution-embraced-ku-klux-klan |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Inside Higher Ed |archive-date=June 29, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629135511/https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/06/23/wesleyan-college-georgia-apologizes-decades-which-institution-embraced-ku-klux-klan |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="JAMA">{{cite journal |title=Racial Disparities in Medical Student Membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society |url=https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2607210 |journal=JAMA Internal Medicine |date=5 May 2017 |doi=10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.9623 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |last1=Boatright |first1=Dowin |last2=Ross |first2=David |last3=o'Connor |first3=Patrick |last4=Moore |first4=Edward |last5=Nunez-Smith |first5=Marcella |volume=177 |issue=5 |pages=659–665 |pmid=28264091 |pmc=5818775 |archive-date=2 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002210544/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2607210 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Yale University">{{cite web |title=An Examination Of Honor Society Membership, Mistreatment, And Discrimination By Medical Student Demographics |url=https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4181&context=ymtdl |website=Yale University EliScholar |date=1 January 2023 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-date=16 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240216225857/https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4181&context=ymtdl |url-status=live }}</ref> The presence of these holdovers and the demise of those that exhibited overt racism offer an opportunity for a critical reassessment of the criteria and culture within honor societies.<ref name="NPR">{{cite web |title=A Medical School Tradition Comes Under Fire For Racism |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/05/643298219/a-medical-school-tradition-comes-under-fire-for-racism |website=NPR |date=5 September 2018 |access-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-date=10 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240410235052/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/05/643298219/a-medical-school-tradition-comes-under-fire-for-racism |url-status=live }}</ref>

While changes sparked from within these societies were prevalent between the massive influx of students after World War II and before and after the adoption of Title IX, additionally, the demand for recognition of racially diverse scholars spurred the 2005 founding of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society by Yale University and Howard University. Rather than adopting the traditional tapping to identify top students from a given academic class based on merit, a distinct aspect of this society's nomination process is its focus on self-nominations.{{efn|This follows the model of "recognition societies", which ''Baird's Manual'' tracked as a separate category of fraternal society but is now grouped within the larger set of honor societies.}} A Ph.D. or Ph.D. track is required, among other qualifications.<ref name="Yale">{{cite web |title=Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society |url=https://gsas.yale.edu/edward-alexander-bouchet-graduate-honor-society |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Yale GSAS |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419230548/https://gsas.yale.edu/edward-alexander-bouchet-graduate-honor-society |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Howard University">{{cite web |title=Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society |url=https://gs.howard.edu/edward-bouchet-graduate-honor-society/ |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Howard University |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419235857/https://gs.howard.edu/edward-bouchet-graduate-honor-society/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Cornell">{{cite web |title=Bouchet Graduate Honor Society Scholars |url=https://gradschool.cornell.edu/diversity-inclusion/bouchet-honor-society/bouchet-graduate-honor-society-scholars/ |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Cornell University |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419235858/https://gradschool.cornell.edu/diversity-inclusion/bouchet-honor-society/bouchet-graduate-honor-society-scholars/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="UCLA">{{cite web |title=About the Program: BGHS |url=https://grad.ucla.edu/life-at-ucla/diversity/bouchet-graduate-honor-society/about-bouchet/ |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=University of California, Los Angeles |archive-date=April 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240419235857/https://grad.ucla.edu/life-at-ucla/diversity/bouchet-graduate-honor-society/about-bouchet/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Modern honor societies are increasingly focused on creating supportive environments that promote the academic and personal development of all scholars, especially those from traditionally underrepresented groups.<ref name="Mortar Board Diversity">{{cite web |title=Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEI&B) |url=https://mortarboard.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-deib/ |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422203018/https://mortarboard.org/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-deib/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Tau Beta Pi Diversity">{{cite web |title=Tau Beta Kappa Conversation on Race & Equity |url=https://tbp.org/other/DEI.cfm |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Tau Beta Pi |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422203018/https://tbp.org/other/DEI.cfm |url-status=live }}</ref> This evolution reflects a broader movement within academic institutions towards a more equitable and comprehensive recognition of student excellence.<ref name="ACHS Diversity">{{cite web |title=Diversity |url=https://www.achshonor.org/diversity |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Association of College Honor Societies |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422203014/https://www.achshonor.org/diversity |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Alpha Lambda Delta Diversity">{{cite web |title=Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging |url=https://www.nationalald.org/deib |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Alpha Lambda Delta |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422203014/https://www.nationalald.org/deib |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Psi Chi Diversity">{{cite web |title=Diversity |url=https://www.psichi.org/page/Diversity |access-date=April 19, 2024 |website=Psi Chi |archive-date=April 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422203018/https://www.psichi.org/page/Diversity |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Regalia == Academic robes and regalia identifying by color the degree, school, and other distinctions, are controlled under rules of the voluntary Intercollegiate Code of Academic Costume. In addition, various colored devices such as stoles, scarves, cords, tassels, and medallions are used to indicate membership in a student's honor society. Of these, cords and mortarboard tassels are most often used to indicate membership. Most institutions allow honor cords, tassels, and/or medallions for honor society members. Stoles are less common, but they are available for a few honor societies. Virtually all, if not all honor societies have chosen such colors and may sell these items of accessory regalia as a service or fundraiser.

== Umbrella organizations == The Honor Society Caucus and Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) are two voluntary associations for national collegiate and post-graduate honor societies.<ref name="achshonor">{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.achshonor.org/history |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=www.achshonor.org |archive-date=2024-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420194936/https://www.achshonor.org/history |url-status=live }}</ref> ACHS formed in 1925 to establish and maintain desirable standards for honor societies.<ref name="achshonor" /> Later, four founding members of ACHS established the Honor Society Caucus, expressing that the ACHS had diluted and lost sight of the mission of its founding members.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honors Societies - Honors College - Purdue University |url=https://honors.purdue.edu/honors-societies/index.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413124040/https://honors.purdue.edu/honors-societies/index.php |archive-date=April 13, 2021 |access-date=2021-09-06 |website=honors.purdue.edu |via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Honor Society Caucus {{!}} Honor Society |url=https://www.phikappaphi.org/join/why-join/the-phi-kappa-phi-difference |access-date=2021-10-22 |website=www.phikappaphi.org |archive-date=2023-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230309170537/https://www.phikappaphi.org/join/why-join/the-phi-kappa-phi-difference |url-status=live }}</ref> While ACHS membership is a certification that the member societies meet these standards, not all legitimate honor societies apply for membership in ACHS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ACHS FAQs |url=https://www.achshonor.org/achs-faqs#:~:text=Not%20all%20societies%20have%20applied,or%20ethical%20standards%20for%20legitimacy. |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=www.achshonor.org |archive-date=2024-04-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420194935/https://www.achshonor.org/achs-faqs#:~:text=Not%20all%20societies%20have%20applied,or%20ethical%20standards%20for%20legitimacy. |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="achshonor" />

== Collegiate honor societies == Notable national and international honor societies based in or at schools include the following.

=== General and leadership societies === General collegiate societies are open to all academic disciplines, although they may have other affinity requirements. Leadership societies recognize leadership, with a multi-disciplinary scholarship component. <!--Editors: to add color swatches, see the Talk page for instructions.--> {| class="wikitable sortable" !Society !Symbols !Emphasis !Colors !Status ! class="unsortable" | {{Refh}} |- |Alpha Alpha Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΑΑ}}''' |General, first-generation college students |{{color box|#6699CC}} Blue and {{color box|#C0C0C0}} Grey/Silver <!--The 8-18-2020 Bylaws declare, in Article IX, Section 4, that the official colors are "blue and grey". In practical use, as noted on the national website's "swag" page, the society uses a muted blue and a grey/silver, thus a "blue-gray" (sic) and non-metallic silver for cords, ribbons and the like.--> |Active | |- |Alpha Chi |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΧ}}''' |General |{{color box|#009933}} Emerald green and {{color box|#003366}} Sapphire blue |Active | |- |Alpha Kappa Mu |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΚΜ}}''' |General |{{color box|#4169E1}} Royal blue and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Alpha Lambda Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΛΔ}}''' |General, Freshman |{{color box|#8B0304}} Maroon and {{color box|#FFAB00}} Gold |Active | |- |Alpha Sigma Lambda |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΣΛ}}''' |General, Non-traditional students |{{color box|#800020}} Burgundy and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Alpha Sigma Nu |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΣΝ}}''' |General, scholarship and service at Jesuit institutions of higher education |{{color box|#800000}} Maroon {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Bouchet Graduate Honor Society | |General, Doctoral and Post-Doctoral | |Active | |- |Chi Alpha Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΧΑΣ}}''' |General, student athletes |{{color box|#FFC603}} Gold and {{color box|#000000}} Black |Active | |- |Delta Alpha Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΑΠ}}''' |General, students with disabilities |{{color box|#002366}} Royal blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Delta Epsilon Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΕΣ}}''' |General at traditionally Catholic colleges |{{Color box|black|border=}} Black and {{Color box|gold|border=}} Gold |Active | |- |Delta Epsilon Tau |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΕΤ}}''' |General, Distance Education Accrediting Commission institutions | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Honor Society, Academic Organization |url=https://www.deths.org/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=www.deths.org |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203015503/https://www.deths.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2009-02-06 |title=2 Ashworth College Grads Nominated to Honor Society |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-2-ashworth-college/149413832/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The News and Observer |location=Raleigh, North Carolina |pages=25 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616010733/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-2-ashworth-college/149413832/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2000-10-10 |title=Jim Thorpe Man Honored |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-jim-thorpe-man-honored/149413933/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Morning Call |location=Allentown, Pennsylvania |pages=15 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616010730/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-call-jim-thorpe-man-honored/149413933/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Epsilon Tau Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΕΤΠ}}''' |General, Eagle Scouts |{{color box|#FFFFFF}} White, {{color box|#EE3C47}} Red, {{color box|#005580}} Blue, and {{color box|#272727}} Black |Active | |- |Golden Key International Honour Society | |General |{{color box|#002f5f}} Navy Blue, {{color box|#f1b03f}} Gold, and {{color box|#ffffff}} White |Active | |- |Ku Klux Klan | |Interfraternity leadership, Juniors | {{color box|#000000}} Black |Inactive | |- |Lambda Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΛΣ}}''' |Scholarship, leadership, and service |{{color box|#002F53}} Blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Mortar Board | |General, Juniors and Seniors |{{color box|#FFD700}} Gold and {{color box|#C0C0C0}} Silver |Active | |- |National Residence Hall Honorary | |Residence hall leadership and service |{{color box|#0a205c}} Blue and {{color box|#ffffff}} White |Active | |- |National Society of Collegiate Scholars | |Leadership, scholarship, and service |{{color box|#4A1C41}} Purple and {{color box|#a99268}} Gold |Active | |- |Omicron Delta Kappa |'''{{lang|grc|ΟΔΚ}}''' |Leadership and scholarship, upperclassmen and graduate students |{{color box|#87CEEB}} Sky blue, {{color box|#ffffff}} White, and {{color box|#000000}} Black |Active | |- |Order of Omega | |General, fraternities and sororities |{{color box|#FFFFF0}} Ivory and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Phi Beta Kappa |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΒΚ}}''' |Arts and sciences, undergraduate |{{color box|#FFC0CB}} Pink and {{color box|#87CEEB}} Sky blue |Active | |- |Phi Eta Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΗΣ}}''' |General, freshman |{{color box|#EEBE0A}} Gold and {{color box|#000000}} Black |Active | |- |Phi Kappa Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΚΦ}}''' |General |{{color box|#00538D}} Blue and {{color box|#96774d}} Gold |Active | |- |Phi Sigma Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΣΠ}}''' |General |{{color box|#4E2582}} Purple and {{color box|#CCB576}} Gold |Active | |- |Phi Tau Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΤΦ}}''' |General | |Active | |- |SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society | |General, veterans and active military | |Active |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Turner |first=Brett |date=2017-05-06 |title=Clark State Recognizes Vet, Active Military |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-clark-state-recogni/149418284/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=Springfield News-Sun |pages=B1 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629135511/https://www.newspapers.com/article/springfield-news-sun-clark-state-recogni/149418284/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://salute.colostate.edu/ |website=salute.colostate.edu |access-date=2022-05-27 |archive-date=2022-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418014435/https://salute.colostate.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society {{!}} Veteran Students |url=https://www.citadel.edu/veterans/salute-veterans-national-honor-society |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=The Citadel |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616021912/https://www.citadel.edu/veterans/salute-veterans-national-honor-society/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-06-18 |title=New PSC Chapter SALUTEs Veterans |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-new-psc-chapter-salutes-vetera/149418445/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Times |location=Munster, Indiana |pages=B1 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616022154/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-new-psc-chapter-salutes-vetera/149418445/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Scabbard and Blade | |General, ROTC. JROTC. and midshipmen |{{color box|#FF0000}} Red, {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White, and {{color box|#0018A8}} Blue |Active | |- |Sigma Alpha Lambda |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΑΛ}}''' |Leadership and scholarship |{{color box|#000080}} Navy, {{color box|#000000}} Black, and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Tau Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΤΣ}}''' |General, transfer students |{{color box|#800020}} Burgundy and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Tu–Mas | |Interfraternity leadership, Juniors |{{color box|#000000}} Black |Inactive | |}

=== Humanities === These societies are open to Humanities disciplines and may be department-specific. <!--Editors: to add color swatches, see the Talk page for instructions.--> {| class="wikitable sortable" !Society !Symbols !Academic emphasis !Colors !Status ! class="unsortable" | {{Refh}} |- |Alpha Iota Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΙΣ}}''' |Interdisciplinary studies | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alpha Iota Sigma |url=https://aishonors.org/ |access-date=2024-04-25 |website=Alpha Iota Sigma |language=en |archive-date=2024-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240425200643/https://aishonors.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Alpha Mu Gamma |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΜΓ}}''' |First-year foreign languages |{{color box|#FFDF00}} Gold |Active | |- |Alpha Phi Epsilon |'''{{Lang|grc|ΑΦΕ}}''' |Literary and forensics |Garnet and Green |Inactive | |- |Alpha Psi Omega |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΨΩ}}''' |Theatre |{{color box|#506886}} Moonlight blue and {{color box|#ffcc88}} Bastard amber |Active |{{efn|name=Bastard|In theater lighting, a "bastard" color is a lighting gel that has been mixed with a small amount of a complimentary color, creating a more natural result. See Bastard color.}} |- |Alpha Upsilon Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΥΑ}}''' |Reading and language arts |{{color box|#FFD700}} Gold and {{color box|#C0C0C0}} Silver |Active | |- |Beta Pi Theta |'''{{Lang|grc|ΒΠΘ}}''' |French |Royal Purple, Gold, White |Inactive |<ref name="Bairds12">{{Bairds12|pages=385-386}}</ref> |- |Chi Tau Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΧΤΕ}}''' |Dance | |Active |<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.chitauepsilon.dance/ |website=chitauepsilon.dance |access-date=2022-05-22 |archive-date=2022-05-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220525200252/https://www.chitauepsilon.dance/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chi Tau Epsilon Dance Honor Society {{!}} ULM University of Louisiana at Monroe |url=https://www.ulm.edu/dance/chitauepsilon.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=www.ulm.edu |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203015459/https://www.ulm.edu/dance/chitauepsilon.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1975-04-24 |title=TCU Group Plans Donor for Dancers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-tcu-group-plans/149419029/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram |pages=23 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616023632/https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-tcu-group-plans/149419029/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1935-03-29 |title=Pie-Supper, Dance Given by Acacia Grove Girls |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-gate-daily-press-tribune-pie-suppe/149419225/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=South Gate Daily Press-Tribune |location=South Gate, California |pages=2 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616023631/https://www.newspapers.com/article/south-gate-daily-press-tribune-pie-suppe/149419225/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Delta Epsilon Chi |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΕΧ}}''' |Divinity | |Active | |- |Delta Phi Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΦΑ}}''' |German |{{color box|#000000}} Black, {{color box|#FF0000}} Red, and {{color box|#FFCC00}} Gold |Active | |- |Delta Phi Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΦΔ}}''' |Art |{{color box|#FF0000}} Red and {{color box|#004EFF}} Bright blue |Active | |- |Eta Sigma Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΗΣΦ}}''' |Classics |{{color box|#6A0DAD}} Purple and {{color box|#D4AF37}} Gold |Active | |- |Kappa Kappa Psi |'''{{lang|grc|ΚΚΨ}}''' |Music - band |{{color box|#09268a}} Blue {{color box|white}} White |Active | |- |Kappa Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΚΠ}}''' |Art |{{color box|Purple}} Purple and {{color box|Gold}} Gold |Active | |- |Kappa Tau Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΚΤΑ}}''' |Journalism and mass communication |{{color box|#ADD8E6}} Light blue and {{color box|#D4AF37}} Gold |Active | |- |Lambda Iota Tau |'''{{lang|grc|ΛΙΤ}}''' |Literature |{{color box|#663366}} Purple and {{color box|#aa7700}} Gold |Active | |- |Lambda Pi Eta |'''{{lang|grc|ΛΠΗ}}''' |Communication |{{color box|#DC143C}} Crimson and {{color box|#C0C0C0}} Silver |Active | |- |Mu Beta Psi |'''{{lang|grc|ΜΒΨ}}''' |Music |{{Color box|#CC0000}} Red and {{Color box|White}} White |Active | |- |Omega Xi Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΩΞΑ}}''' |Journalism | |Active | |- |Phi Sigma Iota |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΣΙ}}''' |Foreign languages, literatures, or cultures |{{color box|#7E007E}} Purple and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Phi Sigma Tau |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΣΤ}}''' |Philosophy |{{color box|#FFFFFF}} White and {{color box|#7851A9}} Purple |Active | |- |Pi Delta Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΔΦ}}''' |French |{{color box|#333399}} Blue, {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White, and {{color box|#C43314}} Red |Active | |- |Pi Kappa Lambda |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΚΛ}}''' |Music |{{color box|#D4AF37}} Gold and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Pi Nu Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΝΕ}}''' |Music | |Active | |- |Sigma Delta Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΔΠ}}''' |Spanish and Portuguese |{{color box|#FF0000}} Red and {{color box|#F3A80F}} Gold |Active | |- |Sigma Tau Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΤΔ}}''' |English |{{Color box|#CC2233}} Cardinal and {{Color box|#000000}} Black |Active | |- |Society for Collegiate Journalists |SCJ |Journalism | |Active | |- |Tau Beta Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΤΒΣ}}''' |Music - band |{{color box|white}} White and {{color box|blue}} Blue |Active | |- |Theta Alpha Kappa |'''{{lang|grc|ΘΑΚ}}''' |Religious studies, theology, and philosophy |{{color box|#E1221A}} Red and {{color box|#A57C00}} Gold |Active | |- |Theta Alpha Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΘΑΦ}}''' |Theatre |{{color box|#442084}} Purple and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Theta Chi Beta |'''{{lang|grc|ΘΧΒ}}''' |Religious studies | |Active | |}

=== Social sciences === These societies are open to social science disciplines and may be department-specific. <!--Editors: to add color swatches, see the Talk page for instructions.--> {| class="wikitable sortable" !Society !Symbols !Academic emphasis !Colors !Status !{{Refh}} |- |Alpha Iota Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΙΔ}}''' |Decision sciences |{{color box|#008000}} Green and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Alpha Kappa Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΚΔ}}''' |Sociology |{{color box|#008080}} Teal |Active | |- |Alpha Mu Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΜΑ}}''' |Marketing |{{color box|#FF0000}} Red |Active |<ref>{{cite web |title=Alpha Mu Alpha |url=https://www.ama.org/students/Pages/Alpha-Mu-Alpha.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423062125/https://www.ama.org/students/Pages/Alpha-Mu-Alpha.aspx |archive-date=2015-04-23 |access-date=2015-04-10 |website=www.ama.org}}</ref> |- |Alpha Phi Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΦΣ}}''' |Criminal justice and law |{{color box|#0000FF}} Blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Beta Alpha Psi |'''{{lang|grc|ΒΑΨ}}''' |Accounting and finance |{{color box|#DC143C}} Crimson and {{color box|#000000}} Black |Active | |- |Beta Gamma Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΒΓΣ}}''' |Business programs accredited by AACSB |{{color box|#336194}} Royal blue and {{color box|#C9982C}} Gold |Active | |- |Chi Sigma Iota |'''{{lang|grc|ΧΣΙ}}''' |Counseling |{{color box|#FFFFFF}} White and {{color box|#0055A5}} Blue <!--Taken from the crest, this shade is sometimes called Moonlight Blue.--> |Active | |- |Delta Mu Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΜΔ}}''' |Business programs accredited by ACBSP |{{color box|#6A0DAD}} Purple, {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold, and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Eta Sigma Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΗΣΔ}}''' |Hospitality management |{{color box|#333399}} Blue and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-14 |title=Eta Sigma Delta: The International Hospitality Management Honor Society |url=https://seniorclassproducts.com/blogs/general/eta-sigma-delta-the-international-hospitality-management-honor-society?srsltid=AfmBOopklXfe-Rjkt_VZbcmeOWemyA85ndJHHNt-YhtbWGAF3T5-_1RX |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Senior Class Graduation Products |language=en}}</ref> |- |Eta Sigma Gamma |'''{{lang|grc|ΗΣΓ}}''' |Health education |{{color box|#175e22}} Dark green and {{color box|#ffb517}} Gold |Active | |- |Gamma Theta Upsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΓΘΥ}}''' |Geography |{{color box|#88540B}} Brown, {{color box|#ADD8E6}} Light blue, and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Kappa Delta Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΚΔΠ}}''' |Education |{{color box|#572872}} Purple and {{color box|#CEA02B}} Gold |Active | |- |Kappa Omicron Nu |'''{{lang|grc|ΚΟΝ}}''' |Human sciences |{{color box|#8E011B}} Maroon and {{color box|#DABB43}} Gold<!--Per its website, in 2021, Kappa Omicron Nu "...extended their traditional burgundy and gold color palette to add secondary colors of tan, brown, pale gold, and cream."--> |Active | |- |Lambda Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΛΑ}}''' |Anthropology |{{color box|#FF0000}} Red, {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White, and {{color box|#000000}} Black |Active | |- |Lambda Epsilon Chi |'''{{lang|grc|ΛΕΧ}}''' |Paralegal |{{color box|#6F369D}} Royal purple |Active | |- |Mu Kappa Tau |'''{{lang|grc|ΜΚΤ}}''' |Marketing |{{color box|#000080}} Navy blue |Active | |- |Nu Lambda Mu |'''{{lang|grc|ΝΛΜ}}''' |Nonprofit management | |Active |<ref>{{cite news |title=Nu Lambda Mu |url=https://www.nonprofit-academic-centers-council.org/nu-lambda-mu/ |newspaper=Nonprofit Academic Centers Council |access-date=2022-05-22 |archive-date=2022-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528201057/https://www.nonprofit-academic-centers-council.org/nu-lambda-mu/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>Shimek, Daila, and Sean Shacklett. "[https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A425675323/AONE?u=anon~2914ece3&sid=googleScholar&xid=e3cc36f3 Nu Lambda Mu] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629135513/https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&u=anon~2914ece3&id=GALE%7CA425675323&v=2.1&it=r&sid=googleScholar&asid=e3cc36f3 |date=2024-06-29 }}." ''Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership'' 5, no. 2 (2015): 127. via ''Gale Academic OneFile'' (accessed June 15, 2024).</ref> |- |Omega Rho |'''{{lang|grc|ΩΡ}}''' |Management science |{{Color box|#5DADEC}} Blue and {{Color box|#FF0000}} Red |Active | |- |Omicron Chi Epsilon (defunct) |'''{{Lang|grc|ΟΧΕ}}''' |Economics | |Active |<ref name="Bairds17">{{Bairds17|pages=672-673}}</ref> |- |Omicron Delta Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΟΔΕ}}''' |Economics |{{color box|#4169E1}} Royal blue and {{color box|#D4AF37}} Gold<!--These two colors have several common variations. The lighter Royal blue is listed here, as the society's website uses the lighter version. Similarly, the gold reflected here is the metallic version, versus a yellow gold, as indicated by the society's website.--> |Active |<ref name="Bairds17" /> |- |Omicron Delta Gamma (Order of Artus) |'''{{Lang|grc|ΟΔΓ}}''' |Economics | |Inactive |<ref name="Bairds17" /> |- |The Order of Barristers | |Law school | |Active | |- |Order of the Coif | |Law school graduates |{{color box|#800000}} Maroon and {{color box|#000000}} Black |Active | |- |Order of the Sword & Shield |'''{{lang|grc|ΟΣΣ}}''' |Homeland security, emergency management |{{color box|#0000FF}} Blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Phi Alpha Honor Society |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΑ}}''' |Social work |{{color box|#002366}} Royal blue and {{color box|#FFDF00}} Light gold |Active | |- |Phi Alpha Theta |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΑΘ}}''' |History |{{color box|#FF0000}} Madonna red and {{color box|#3998C7}} Madonna nlue |Active | |- |Phi Beta Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΒΔ}}''' |International education |{{color box|#FFD700}} Gold and {{color box|#FF0000}} Red |Active | |- |Phi Delta Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΔΦ}}''' |Law |{{color box|#B3423C}} Garnet and {{color box|#AEBAC1}} Pearl blue<!--This is the Pantone Pearl Blue color, not the blue in the crest. If the crest blue is preferred, change it to #88B2D6.--> |Active | |- |Phi Sigma Chi |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΣΧ}}''' |Business administration |{{color box|#FFFF00}} Yellow and {{color box|#333399}} Blue <!--Assumed, mid-tone variations of yellow and blue. See editors note on the sorority's article.--> |Inactive |<ref name=":03">{{Bairds09|section=Phi Sigma Chi|page=645}}</ref> |- |Phi Upsilon Omicron |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΥΟ}}''' |Family and consumer science |{{color box|#FFFDD0}} White, {{color box|#FCE883}} Yellow, and {{color box|#7F00FF}} Violet |Active | |- |Pi Alpha Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΑΑ}}''' |Public administration |{{color box|#00AACC}} Light Blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold <!--This particular blue shade is called Iris Blue, but there is no Wikipedia page for it.--> |Active | |- |Pi Gamma Mu |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΓΜ}}''' |Social sciences |{{color box|#002366}} Royal blue and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Pi Lambda Theta |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΛΘ}}''' |Education |{{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Pi Omega Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΩΠ}}''' |Business education |{{color box|#333399}} Blue, {{color box|#C0C0C0}} Silver and {{color box|#D4AF37}} Gold |Active | |- |Pi Sigma Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΣΑ}}''' |Political science |{{color box|#DE3549}} Red and {{color box|#000000}} Black |Active | |- |Psi Chi |'''{{lang|grc|ΨΧ}}''' |Psychology |{{color box|#E5E4E2}} Platinum and {{color box|#0F345A}} Dark blue |Active | |- |Sigma Beta Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΒΔ}}''' |Business, management, and business administration |{{color box|#355E3B}} Hunter green and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Sigma Iota Rho |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΙΡ}}''' |International relations |{{color box|#040304}} Black, {{color box|#0342A0}} Blue, and {{color box|#990000}} Red |Active | |- |Sigma Nu Tau |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΝΤ}}''' |Entrepreneurship | |Active |<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://sigmanutau.org/ |website=Sigma Nu Tau |access-date=2022-05-27 |archive-date=2022-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524052907/https://sigmanutau.org/ |url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-05-15 |title=School News |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-school-news/149419711/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Akron Beacon Journal |pages=B004 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616024637/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-akron-beacon-journal-school-news/149419711/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Tau Upsilon Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΤΥΑ}}''' |Human services | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=TUA Home |url=https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/tua-home |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=National Human Services |archive-date=2023-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208173015/https://www.nationalhumanservices.org/tua-home |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-05-25 |title=Honor Society |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-honor-society/149419881/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Times |location=Streator, Illinois |pages=7 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616025204/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-honor-society/149419881/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-12-28 |title=Tau Upsilon Alpha Inducts New Members |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-index-journal-tau-upsilon-alpha-indu/149419993/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Index-Journal |location=Greenwood, South Carolina |pages=26 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616025203/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-index-journal-tau-upsilon-alpha-indu/149419993/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Upsilon Phi Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΥΦΔ}}''' |Health administration |{{color box|#9E1B32}} Crimson red and {{color box|#0018A8}} Blue |Active | |}

=== STEM === These societies are open to students in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines and may be department-specific. This section also includes all healthcare-related fields, including veterinary science.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" !Society !Symbols !Academic emphasis !Colors !Status !{{Refh}} |- |Alpha Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΕ}}''' |Agricultural engineering |{{color box|#000000}} Black and {{color box|#CCB576}} Gold |Active | |- |Alpha Epsilon Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΕΔ}}''' |Pre-medical |{{color box|#FF0000}} Red and {{color box|#8F00FF}} Violet |Active | |- |Alpha Eta |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΗ}}''' |Allied health professions | |Active |<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.alphaeta.net/ |website=alphaeta.net |access-date=2022-05-28 |archive-date=2022-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220623125930/https://www.alphaeta.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Alpha Eta Mu Beta |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΗΜΒ}}''' |Biomedical engineering |{{color box|#820000}} Red and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Alpha Mu |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΜ}}''' |Agricultural systems management | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alpha Mu |url=https://engineering.purdue.edu/ABE/academics/advising/student-organizations/Alpha_Mu.html |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Agricultural & Biological Engineering - Purdue University |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513072447/https://engineering.purdue.edu/ABE/academics/advising/student-organizations/Alpha_Mu.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=Clubs & Organizations // College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources |url=https://cafnr.missouri.edu/student-services/clubs-organizations/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=cafnr.missouri.edu |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513072447/https://cafnr.missouri.edu/student-services/clubs-organizations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Alpha Nu Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΝΣ}}''' |Nuclear engineering |{{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Alpha Omega Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΩΑ}}''' |Medical students and physicians |{{color box|#008000}} Green, {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold, and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White<!--Is white a correct third color?--> |Active | |- |Alpha Pi Mu |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΠΜ}}''' |Industrial engineering |{{color box|#7266A6}} Purple and {{color box|#EBF2A4}} Light yellow |Active | |- |Alpha Sigma Mu |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΣΜ}}''' |Metallurgy and materials engineering |{{color box|#AAA9AD}} Silver and {{color box|#D4AF37}} Gold |Active | |- |Beta Beta Beta |'''{{lang|grc|ΒΒΒ}}''' |Biology |{{color box|#660000}} Blood red and {{color box|#49796B}} Leaf green |Active | |- |Beta Kappa Chi |'''{{lang|grc|ΒΚΧ}}''' |Natural Science and Mathematics |{{color box|#FFDF00}} Golden yellow and {{color box|#4169E1}} Royal blue |Active | |- |Beta Phi Mu |'''{{lang|grc|ΒΦΜ}}''' |Library and information science |{{color box|#6A0DAD}} Purple and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Beta Sigma Kappa |'''{{lang|grc|ΒΣΚ}}''' |Optometry | |Active |<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=http://betasigmakappa.net/ |website=betasigmakappa.net |access-date=2022-05-22 |archive-date=2023-02-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201072544/http://www.betasigmakappa.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1933-09-14 |title=Optometry Dinner Location Changed |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-post-record-optometr/149413423/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=Los Angeles Evening Post-Record |pages=12 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616010252/https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-post-record-optometr/149413423/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1934-04-20 |title=Dr. Arthur Wheelock to Preside Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/des-moines-tribune-dr-arthur-wheelock-t/149413554/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=Des Moines Tribune |pages=27 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616010252/https://www.newspapers.com/article/des-moines-tribune-dr-arthur-wheelock-t/149413554/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1940-03-29 |title=Dr. Victor E. Berg Named to Optometry Fraternity |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-dr-victor-e-berg-named-to/149413665/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=Argus-Leader |location=Sioux Falls, South Dakota |pages=2 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616010252/https://www.newspapers.com/article/argus-leader-dr-victor-e-berg-named-to/149413665/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Chi Beta Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΧΒΦ}}''' |Science and Mathematics |{{color box|#82A3B7}} Colonial blue and {{color box|#DC143C}} Crimson |Active | |- |Chi Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΧΕ}}''' |Civil engineering |{{color box|#A020F0}} Purple and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Chi Epsilon Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΧΕΠ}}''' |Meteorology |{{color box|#002366}} Royal blue and {{color box|#C0C0C0}} Silver |Active | |- |Delta Tau Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΤΑ}}''' |Agriculture |{{color box|#305744}} Green and {{color box|#F3D802}} Harvest gold<!--Constitution says should be Green (Pantone 748C) and Harvest yellow (Pantone 871C): Seems like these have been changed. Hunter Green and Harvest Yellow swatches are from the crest itself.--> |Active |<ref>{{cite web |title=National Delta Tau Alpha |url=http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/agriculture/natdta/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140219170818/http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/agriculture/natdta/ |archive-date=2014-02-19 |access-date=2014-02-19}}</ref> |- |Delta Omega |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΩ}}''' |Public health |{{color box|#000000}} Black and {{color box|#FFDC59}} Gold;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stole color is {{color box|#FFCBA4}} Peach |Active | |- |Epsilon Pi Tau |'''{{lang|grc|ΕΠΤ}}''' |Technology |{{color box|#262872}} Blue, {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White, and {{color box|#EEBB3D}} Gold |Active | |- |Eta Kappa Nu |'''{{lang|grc|ΗΚΝ}}''' |Electrical engineering and computer engineering |{{color box|#006FA4}} Navy blue and {{color box|#C5003F}} Scarlet |Active | |- |Gamma Alpha Rho |'''{{Lang|grc|ΓΑΡ}}''' |Aeronautical engineering | |Inactive | |- |Gamma Nu Eta |'''{{lang|grc|ΓΝΗ}}''' |Information technology | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=IIT School of Applied Technology {{!}} Information Technology and Management {{!}} Gamma Nu Eta {{!}} Members |url=https://www.itm.iit.edu/gammanueta/2012members.php |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.itm.iit.edu |archive-date=2024-05-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240513072447/https://www.itm.iit.edu/gammanueta/2012members.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rutgers University's Chapter of Gamma Nu Eta |url=http://rugammanueta.weebly.com/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Rutgers University's Chapter of Gamma Nu Eta |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203005511/https://rugammanueta.weebly.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Gamma Sigma Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΓΣΔ}}''' |Agriculture |{{color box|#DDD5B1}} Sand and {{color box|#007261}} Forest green |Active |<ref>{{cite web |title=Gamma Sigma Delta – The Honor Society of Agriculture |url=http://www.gammasigmadelta.org/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224112352/http://www.gammasigmadelta.org/ |archive-date=2014-02-24 |access-date=2014-02-19 |website=www.gammasigmadelta.org}}</ref> |- |Gamma Sigma Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΓΣΕ}}''' |Chemistry |{{color box|#002366}} Royal blue and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Iota Tau Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΙΤΑ}}''' |Athletic training | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-08 |title=Iota Tau Alpha: The Athletic Training Honor Society |url=https://www.nata.org/blog/todd-christman/iota-tau-alpha-athletic-training-honor-society |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=NATA |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203015508/https://www.nata.org/blog/todd-christman/iota-tau-alpha-athletic-training-honor-society |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2017-06-06 |title=Rueter Inducted into Iota Tau Alpha Honor Society |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-times-rueter-inducted-into-i/149420592/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Journal Times |location=Racine, Wisconsin |pages=B3 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616031614/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-times-rueter-inducted-into-i/149420592/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Iota Sigma Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΙΣΠ}}''' |Chemistry and related fields, women |{{color box|#FFFFF}} White, {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold, and {{color box|#5e6737}} Cedar green |Active | |- |Lambda Beta |'''{{lang|grc|ΛΒ}}''' |Respiratory Care |{{color box|#0000FF}} Blue and {{color box|#A0D6B4}} Green |Active | |- |Nu Rho Psi |'''{{lang|grc|ΝΡΨ}}''' |Neuroscience |{{color box|#FFD700}} Gold and {{color box|#000000}} Black |Active | |- |Omega Chi Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΩΧΕ}}''' |Chemical engineering |{{color box|#000000}} Black, {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White, and {{color box|#800000}} Maroon |Active | |- |Omicron Kappa Upsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΟΚΥ}}''' |Dentistry |{{color box|#000080}} Navy blue, {{color box|#D4AF37}} Gold, and {{color box|#C8A2C8}} Lilac |Active | |- |Phi Alpha Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΑΕ}}''' |Architectural engineering |{{color box|#820082}} Purple and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Phi Lambda Upsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΛΥ}}''' |Chemistry |{{color box|#CD5C5C}} Pink litmus and {{color box|#6CA6CD}} Blue litmus |Active | |- |Phi Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΣ}}''' |Biological sciences |{{color box|#008000}} Medium green, {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White, and {{color box|#CFB53B}} Old gold |Active | |- |Phi Tau Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΤΣ}}''' |Food Science and Technology |{{color box|#FFD700}} Gold and {{color box|#C32148}} Maroon |Active | |- |Phi Zeta |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΖ}}''' |Veterinary medicine |{{color box|#1F75FE}} Blue and {{color box|#FFFF00}} Yellow<!--These two are very close matches to the crest.--> |Active | |- |Pi Alpha Xi |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΑΞ}}''' |Horticulture |{{color box|#4EBD88}} Nile green and {{color box|#9BC7EE}} Cerulean blue |Active | |- |Pi Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΔ}}''' |Podiatry | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pi Delta National Honor Society {{!}} Kent State University |url=https://www.kent.edu/cpm/pi-delta-national-honor-society |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=www.kent.edu |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203011012/https://www.kent.edu/cpm/pi-delta-national-honor-society |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Pi Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΕ}}''' |Environmental science |{{color box|#A1CAF1}} Blue and {{color box|#00A550}} Green |Active | |- |Pi Epsilon Tau |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΕΤ}}''' |Petroleum engineering and related fields |{{color box|#FFD700}} Gold and {{color box|#000000}} Black |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=About PET |url=http://www.petut.com/about-pet.html |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Pi Epsilon Tau at UT |language=en |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203015457/http://www.petut.com/about-pet.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1948-03-11 |title=Petroleum Fraternity Seeks National Rank |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oklahoma-daily-petroleum-fraternity/149420917/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Oklahoma Daily |location=Norman, Oklahoma |pages=22 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616031611/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-oklahoma-daily-petroleum-fraternity/149420917/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1949-11-02 |title=National Fraternity Chapter Will Be Established at Tech |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-evening-journal-national-fratern/149421183/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=Lubbock Evening Journal |pages=19 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629135512/https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-evening-journal-national-fratern/149421183/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Pi Mu |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΜ}}''' |Medical | |Inactive |{{Efn|Merged with Phi Chi in 1922.}} |- |Pi Tau Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΠΤΣ}}''' |Mechanical engineering |{{color box|#8B004B}} Murrey and {{color box|#38A0A6}} Azure |Active | |- |Rho Beta Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΡΒΕ}}''' |Robotics |{{color box|#DC143C}} Crimson, {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold, and {{color box|#000000}} Black |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rho Beta Epsilon – The Robotics Engineering Honor Society |url=https://rhobetaepsilon.com/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203015501/https://rhobetaepsilon.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Rho Chi |'''{{lang|grc|ΡΧ}}''' |Pharmacy |{{color box|#7851A9}} Purple and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Sigma Gamma Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΓΕ}}''' |Geology and earth science |{{color box|#B49756}} Gold, {{color box|#025CA5}} Blue, and {{color box|#A8A9AD}} Silver |Active | |- |Sigma Gamma Tau |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΓΤ}}''' |Aerospace engineering |{{color box|#A9080A}} Red and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Sigma Lambda Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΛΑ}}''' |Landscape architecture |{{color box|#D4AF37}} Gold and {{color box|#069A28}} Green |Active | |- |Sigma Lambda Chi |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΛΧ}}''' |Construction management technology |{{color box|#069A28}} Green and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Sigma Phi Alpha |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΦΑ}}''' |Dental hygiene, women |{{color box|#7851A9}} Deep purple {{color box|#FFD700}} Bright gold |Active | |- |Sigma Phi Omega |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΦΩ}}''' |Gerontology |{{color box|#0000FF}} Blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sigma Phi Omega - Gerontology Honor Society |url=https://sigmaphiomega.org/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Sigma Phi Omega |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203005511/https://sigmaphiomega.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Sigma Pi Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΠΣ}}''' |Physics and Astronomy |{{color box|#014421}} Forest green and {{color box|#FFFFF0}} Ivory |Active | |- |Sigma Sigma Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΣΦ}}''' |Osteopathic medicine and medicine |{{color box|#DC143C}} Crimson and {{color box|#002366}} Royal blue |Active | |- |Sigma Theta Tau |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΘΤ}}''' |Nursing |{{color box|#9932CC}} Orchid and {{color box|#FF00FF}} Fuchsia <!--Have the colors changed since publication of the 1991 edition of Baird's Manual? Perhaps dropping Fuchsia for White? It appears this color is de-emphasized, perhaps part of rebranding.--> |Active | |- |Sigma Xi |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΞ}}''' |Research in Science and Engineering |{{color box|#0F52BA}} Blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Sigma Zeta |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΖ}}''' |Natural sciences, Mathematics, and Computer science |{{color box|#0000FF}} Blue and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Tau Alpha Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΤΑΠ}}''' |Engineering technology |{{color box|#008c3c}} Green and {{color box|#D4AF37}} Gold |Active | |- |Tau Beta Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΤΒΠ}}''' |Engineering |{{color box|#59260B}} Seal brown and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White<!--The national website declares "seal brown and white", but elsewhere, like the ACHS article, these are noted as "orange and white". Which is correct? --> |Active | |- |Tau Sigma Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΤΣΔ}}''' |Architecture |{{color box|#FFFFFF}} White and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Theta Chi Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΘΧΔ}}''' |Chemistry |Gold, Purple, and Black |Inactive | |- |Upsilon Pi Epsilon |'''{{lang|grc|ΥΠΕ}}''' |Computer science and computer engineering |{{color box|#008c3c}} Green and {{color box|#D4AF37}} Gold |Active | |- |Xi Sigma Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΞΣΠ}}''' |Forestry |{{color box|#008000}} Green and {{color box|#BEBEBE}} Gray |Active | |}

=== Local collegiate honor societies === <!--Editors: to add color swatches, see the Talk page for instructions.--> Some universities have their own independent, open honor societies, which are not affiliated with any national or international organization. Such organizations typically recognize students who have succeeded academically irrespective of their field of study. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" !Society !Emphasis !Institution !Colors !Status !{{Refh}} |- |100 Senior Honorary |Leadership, service, activities |Emory University | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web|title=100 Senior Honorary|url=https://together.emory.edu/alumni/awards/student-awards-scholarship/100-senior-honorary|website=Emory Advancement & Alumni Engagement|access-date=2026-02-01}}</ref> |- |Activities Honorary Society |Leadership |University of Illinois at Chicago | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Activities Honorary Society (AHS) {{!}} Student Leadership and Civic Engagement {{!}} University of Illinois Chicago |url=https://slce.uic.edu/leadership/awards/ahs/#:~:text=The%20Activities%20Honorary%20Society%20was,from%20the%20Navy%20Pier%20Campus. |access-date=2024-05-13 |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203005511/https://slce.uic.edu/leadership/awards/ahs/#:~:text=The%20Activities%20Honorary%20Society%20was,from%20the%20Navy%20Pier%20Campus. |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Aquinas Honor Society |General, Seniors |University of St. Thomas | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 7, 2023 |title=Academic Honors Policy Number: A.02.09 |url=https://www.stthom.edu/Public/getFile.asp?File_Content_ID=127083 |access-date=May 22, 2024 |website=University of St. Thomas Policies |publisher=University of St. Thomas}}</ref><ref name=":02">{{Cite journal |date=April 30, 2007 |title=Honors Convocation |url=https://www.stthom.edu/Public/getFile.asp?File_Content_ID=3407&isDownload=1 |journal=Star View |volume=3 |issue=13 |page=4 |access-date=May 22, 2024 |via=University of St. Thomas}}</ref> |- |''Aurelian'' | |Yale University | |Active |<ref name=":3">Havemeyer, Loomis. (January 1961) ''[https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=yale_history_pubs Yale's Extracurricular & Social Organizations, 1780-1960.]'' Yale University. p. 2. via ElisScholar. Accessed October 21, 2024.</ref> |- |Bucket & Dipper |Scholarship, service, and leadership; Juniors |Ohio State University | |Active |<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Class Honoraries {{!}} CBC Undergraduate Program |url=https://u.osu.edu/cbcundergrad/2016/12/20/class-honoraries/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Ohio State University |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514165913/https://u.osu.edu/cbcundergrad/2016/12/20/class-honoraries/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bucket & Dipper Junior Class Honorary : Find a Student Organization : Student Activities |url=https://activities.osu.edu/involvement/student_organizations/find_a_student_org/?i=db6ea075-bd0a-4d20-b486-b5666858b6f4&l=B&c=Columbus&page=4 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Ohio State University |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514165916/https://activities.osu.edu/involvement/student_organizations/find_a_student_org/?i=db6ea075-bd0a-4d20-b486-b5666858b6f4&l=B&c=Columbus&page=4 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About – Bucket & Dipper Junior Class Honorary |url=https://org.osu.edu/bucketanddipperhonorary/about/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Ohio State University |archive-date=2024-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629135524/https://org.osu.edu/bucketanddipperhonorary/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1927-04-21 |title='Bucket and Dipped' Tabooed at O.S.U. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advocate-bucket-and-dipped-t/149421878/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Daily Advocate |location=Greenville, Ohio |pages=6 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616033233/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advocate-bucket-and-dipped-t/149421878/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1927-11-17 |title=Bucket and Dipper Society is Active |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-bucket-and-dipper-societ/149421972/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Marion Star |pages=11 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616033232/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marion-star-bucket-and-dipper-societ/149421972/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Cap and Skull |Service and scholarship, Seniors |Rutgers University | |Active | |- |Cannon and Castle |Military |Yale University | |Active | |- |Chimes Junior Class Honorary |Scholarship, service, and leadership; Juniors |Ohio State University | |Active |<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chimes Junior Class Honorary : Find a Student Organization : Student Activities |url=https://activities.osu.edu/involvement/student_organizations/find_a_student_org/?i=8f3d3ad2-ad04-4cca-b91e-71be22a380c9&l=C&c=Columbus&page=2 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Ohio State University |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204829/https://activities.osu.edu/involvement/student_organizations/find_a_student_org/?i=8f3d3ad2-ad04-4cca-b91e-71be22a380c9&l=C&c=Columbus&page=2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Chimes Junior Class Honorary |url=https://u.osu.edu/chimesjuniorclasshonorary/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Ohio State University |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514165914/https://u.osu.edu/chimesjuniorclasshonorary/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Cincinnatus Honorary Society |General |University of Cincinnati | |Active | |- |Dean William Tate Society |Scholarship and activities; Freshmen |University of Georgia | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tate Society {{!}} Home |url=http://tatesociety.uga.edu/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=tatesociety.uga.edu |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203005509/http://tatesociety.uga.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1997-08-12 |title=Bronson Hurst Lee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-bronson-hurst-lee/149422400/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Macon Telegraph |pages=44 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616034812/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-bronson-hurst-lee/149422400/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Der Hexenkreis |Leadership and service; seniors |Cornell University | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reynolds |first=Nick |date=2017-08-29 |title=Secret Societies: A primer on the elite groups at Cornell University |url=https://www.ithaca.com/news/secret-societies-a-primer-on-the-elite-groups-at-cornell-university/article_f7452d52-883b-11e7-bbce-d754b67af426.html |access-date=2025-07-12 |website=Ithaca Times |language=en}}</ref> |- |Florida Blue Key |Leadership |University of Florida | |Active | |- |Friar Society |Seniors |University of Texas at Austin | |Active |<ref>[http://www.friarsociety.org/ Friar Society website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327054201/http://www.friarsociety.org/|date=2009-03-27}} Friar Society Website</ref> |- |Innocents Society |Seniors |University of Nebraska–Lincoln | |Active | |- |Iron Arrow Honor Society |Leadership and scholarship |University of Miami | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-11-20 |title=Miami magazine - Arrow Heads |url=http://www6.miami.edu/miami-magazine/fall00/arrowheads.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091120021357/http://www6.miami.edu/miami-magazine/fall00/arrowheads.html |archive-date=2009-11-20 |access-date=2023-02-03}}</ref> |- |Iron Wedge | |University of Minnesota | |Active |<ref>''Minnesota Gopher'' Yearbook, 1925, p.507. Decades later, the ''Minnesota Gopher'' Yearbook of 1959 mentions the "twilight tapping ceremony on the steps of Northrop," and the role of the Iron Wedge in ushering at the President's Reception each year, p.347</ref>{{Efn|Was originally an honor society but is now a secret society.}} |- |Lion's Paw Senior Society |Seniors |Pennsylvania State University | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haarlander |first=Lisa |date=1997-04-24 |title=Lions, not so secretly, paw around campus |url=https://www.psucollegian.com/archives/lions-not-so-secretly-paw-around-campus/article_8eb94aa5-1e36-5429-bb9b-490922c34385.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=The Daily Collegian |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Lion's Paw |url=http://www.lionspaw.org/about-lions-paw.html |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=The Lion's Paw Senior Society |language=en}}</ref> |- |Matteo Ricci Society |General, fellowship candidates |Fordham University | |Active |<ref>{{cite web |last=Fordham |title=The Matteo Ricci Society |url=http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/undergraduate_colleg/fordham_college_at_l/special_programs/matteo_ricci_society_22320.asp |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080420164511/http://www.fordham.edu/academics/colleges__graduate_s/undergraduate_colleg/fordham_college_at_l/special_programs/matteo_ricci_society_22320.asp |archive-date=2008-04-20 |access-date=2008-01-16 |website=www.fordham.edu}}</ref> |- |Mirrors Sophomore Honorary |Scholarship, leadership, and service; Juniors |Ohio State University | |Active |<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2017-11-05 |title=Mission Statement |url=https://osumirrors.wordpress.com/2017/11/05/mission-statement/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Mirrors Sophomore Honorary |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514165913/https://osumirrors.wordpress.com/2017/11/05/mission-statement/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Mountain |Seniors |West Virginia University | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 15, 2004 |title=WVU's Mountain honorary to celebrate centennial |url=http://wvutoday-archive.wvu.edu/n/2004/04/15/3998.html |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=WVUToday Archive |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514195730/http://wvutoday-archive.wvu.edu/n/2004/04/15/3998.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1960-05-26 |title=Petersburg Man Heads W.V.U. Honor Society |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register-petersburg-man-head/149407182/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=The Raleigh Register |location=Beckley, West Virginia |pages=7 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615231736/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-raleigh-register-petersburg-man-head/149407182/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1962-03-25 |title=Mountain Honors 2 From Area |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-the-raleigh-register/149407294/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=Beckley Post-Herald The Raleigh Register |pages=10 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615232212/https://www.newspapers.com/article/beckley-post-herald-the-raleigh-register/149407294/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1951-07-19 |title=Greenbrier Judge Heads W.V.U. Mountain Board |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leader-greenbrier-judge-heads-wvu/149407493/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=The Leader |location=Hinton, West Virginia |pages=7 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615232213/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leader-greenbrier-judge-heads-wvu/149407493/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Order of the Golden Bear |Honor and service |University of California, Berkeley | |Active | |- |Owl and Key |Seniors |University of Utah | |Active | |- |Phalanx |Scholarship and activities |Clarkson University | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=University Recognition Day and Phalanx |url=https://www.clarkson.edu/student-life/annual-university-events/celebration-recognition-excellence-weekend/university-recognition-day-and-phalanx |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Clarkson University |archive-date=2024-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512233812/https://www.clarkson.edu/student-life/annual-university-events/celebration-recognition-excellence-weekend/university-recognition-day-and-phalanx |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Phalanx Honor Society |Leadership and service, seniors |Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |Active |<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=About – Phalanx |url=http://phalanx.union.rpi.edu/about |access-date=2024-05-12 |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512233813/http://phalanx.union.rpi.edu/about |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Phi Alpha Epsilon (local) |Scholarship and service |Lebanon Valley College | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phi Alpha Epsilon Induction 2024 |url=https://www.lvc.edu/events/phi-alpha-epsilon-induction-2024/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Lebanon Valley College |language=en}}</ref> |- |Phi Alpha Epsilon at the University of Maryland College Park |Family science, community health, kinesiology, and public health science |University of Maryland, College Park | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Phi Alpha Epsilon at the University of Maryland College Park |url=https://terplink.umd.edu/Account/Login?ReturnUrl=%2Forganization%2Fphi-alpha-epsilon-honorary-society |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=University of Maryland, College Park}}</ref> |- |Plumb Bob |Leadership |University of Minnesota | |Active |<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} Plumb Bob |url=https://plumbbob.umn.edu/history |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=University of Minnesota |archive-date=2024-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629135521/https://plumbbob.umn.edu/history |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1930-05-17 |title=Honor Members |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-honor-members/149422662/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=Star Tribune |location=Minneapolis, Minnesota |pages=3 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616034811/https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune-honor-members/149422662/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Quaternion Club |Leadership, scholarship, service |Furman University | |Inactive | |- |Quaternion Senior Order |Leadership, scholarship, service |Furman University | |Active | |- |QEBH |Seniors |University of Missouri | |Active | |- |Quill and Dagger |Leadership and service |Cornell University | |Active | |- |Raven Society |General |University of Virginia | |Active | |- |Raven's Claw Society |Senior males |Dickinson College | |Active | |- |Rho Theta Sigma |Scholarship |Northeastern State University | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 2010 |title=NSU students inducted into Rho Theta Sigma |url=https://nsuok.edu/RiverhawkNews/RhoTheta-Inductees2010.aspx |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=Northeastern State University}}</ref> |- |Romophos |Leadership, service, and scholarship; Sophomores |Ohio State University | |Inactive |<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Romophos: A Sophomore Class Honorary {{!}} Student Activities |url=https://activities.osu.edu/involvement/student_organizations/find_a_student_org/?i=0b00efbf-7267-4a3b-bd1b-4886f2347062&l=R&c=Columbus&page=1 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Ohio State University |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514204829/https://activities.osu.edu/involvement/student_organizations/find_a_student_org/?i=0b00efbf-7267-4a3b-bd1b-4886f2347062&l=R&c=Columbus&page=1 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1955-05-11 |title=Local Student Joins Romophos |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-local-student-joins-r/149406454/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=The Times Recorder |location=Zanesville, Ohio |pages=18 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240615230545/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-recorder-local-student-joins-r/149406454/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Senior Order |Leadership, scholarship, service |Furman University | |Inactive | |- |Senior Skull Honor Society |Seniors leadership, scholarship, and citizenship |University of Maine | |Active | |- |Sigma Sigma |Upperclassmen |University of Cincinnati | |Active | |- |Sigma Tau Sigma |Textlles |North Carolina State University |{{color box|#0000FF}} Blue and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Signet Society |Literary and artistic ability |Harvard University | |Active | |- |Skull and Bones |Seniors |Pennsylvania State University | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Skull and Bones Senior Honor Society |url=http://www.skullandbones.org/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Skull and Bones Senior HAT Society |language=en |archive-date=2018-08-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829082700/http://www.skullandbones.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Skull and Dagger |Seniors |University of Southern California | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Home |url=https://skullanddagger.org/ |access-date=2023-02-03 |website=Skull & Dagger Society |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203005513/https://skullanddagger.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Society of Innocents |Seniors |University of Nebraska–Lincoln | |Active |<ref>[http://involved.unl.edu/Alphabetical%20list%20organizations%202012.pdf U of Nebraska student organization list] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517122258/http://involved.unl.edu/Alphabetical%20list%20organizations%202012.pdf|date=2014-05-17}}, accessed 15 May 2014.</ref> |- |Sphinx |Senior men |West Virginia University | |Inactive |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sphinx, Senior Men's Honorary, West Virginia University |url=https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/024705 |access-date=May 15, 2024 |website=West Virginia History OnView |publisher=University of West Virginia |archive-date=May 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514195734/https://wvhistoryonview.org/catalog/024705 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Sphinx, Senior Men's Honorary, Link Day Ceremony, West Virginia University |url=https://onview.lib.wvu.edu/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=West Virginia History OnView |publisher=University of West Virginia |language=en |archive-date=2024-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503090844/https://onview.lib.wvu.edu/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |SPHINX |Scholarship, leadership, citizenship, and service; Seniors |Ohio State University | |Active |<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=About SPHINX |url=https://org.osu.edu/sphinx/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=SPHINX Ohio State Senior Class Honorary |publisher=Ohio State University |archive-date=2024-05-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514165914/https://org.osu.edu/sphinx/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Sphinx Head |Seniors |Cornell University | |Active | |- |Texnikoi |Engineering |Ohio State University |{{color box|#000000}} Black and {{color box|#F0E10E}} Yellow |Active | |- |Tiger Brotherhood |Service |Clemson University | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barker |first=Jacob |date=2012-07-15 |title=Tiger Brotherhood |url=https://clemsontigers.com/tiger-brotherhood/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209222046/https://clemsontigers.com/tiger-brotherhood/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Simon |first=Mollie R. |date=June 17, 2019 |title=A secretive 90-year-old fraternity is among groups suspended from Clemson's campus |url=https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2019/06/17/clemson-university-secret-tiger-brotherhood-could-return-suspension/1257567001/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=The Greenville News |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629135514/https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/2019/06/17/clemson-university-secret-tiger-brotherhood-could-return-suspension/1257567001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |Torch | |Yale University | |Active |<ref name=":3" /> |- |White Key Society |Leadership and service, freshmen and sophomores |Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |Active |<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=1943-09-08 |title=R.P.I. White Key to Stage Dance |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-troy-record-rpi-white-key-to-stag/149405765/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |work=The Troy Record |pages=6 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629140033/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-troy-record-rpi-white-key-to-stag/149405765/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |}

== Community college, two-year college, and vocational school honor societies ==<!--Editors: to add color swatches, see the Talk page for instructions.--> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;" !Society !Symbols !Emphasis !Colors !Status !{{Refh}} |- |Alpha Beta Kappa |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΒΚ}}''' |Private certificate, vocational and trade schools |{{color box|#FF0000}} Red and {{color box|#0018A8}} Blue |Active | |- |Alpha Beta Gamma |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΒΓ}}''' |Business at two-year colleges |{{color box|#000000}} Black and {{color box|#E32636}} Red |Active | |- |Alpha Gamma Sigma |'''{{lang|grc|ΑΓΣ}}''' |California community colleges | |Active | |- |Delta Psi Omega |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΨΩ}}''' |Theatre at two-year colleges |{{color box|#506886}} Moonlight blue and {{color box|#ffcc88}} Bastard amber |Active |{{efn|name=Bastard}} |- |Epsilon Phi Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΕΦΔ}}''' |German at two-year colleges | |Active | |- |Kappa Beta Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΚΒΔ}}''' |Business at community colleges | |Active | |- |La Sociedad Honoraria de la Lengua Española | |Spanish at two-year colleges |{{color box|#FF0000}} Red and {{color box|#F3A80F}} Gold |Active | |- |Mu Alpha Theta |'''{{lang|grc|ΜΑΘ}}''' |Mathematics at two-year colleges |{{color box|#00FFEF}} Turquoise blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |National Technical Honor Society | |Workforce vocational education institutions |{{color box|#6A0DAD}} Purple, {{color box|#C0C0C0}} Silver, and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Phi Rho Pi |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΡΠ}}''' |Forensics at two-year colleges | |Active | |- |Phi Theta Kappa |'''{{lang|grc|ΦΘΚ}}''' |General, community and junior colleges |{{Color box|blue}} Blue and {{Color box|Gold}} Gold |Active | |- |Psi Beta |'''{{lang|grc|ΨΒ}}''' |Psychology at two-year colleges |{{color box|#4169E1}} Royal blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Sigma Kappa Delta |'''{{lang|grc|ΣΚΔ}}''' |English at community and junior colleges |{{color box|#008000}} Green and {{color box|#FFDF00}} Gold<!--Rather than just gold, this "Golden Yellow" is a better match to the seal.--> |Active | |}

== Secondary school honor societies ==<!--Editors: to add color swatches, see the Talk page for instructions.--> Commonly referred to as high school societies. This list also includes middle school societies. {| class="wikitable sortable" !Society !Symbols !Emphasis !Colors !Status ! class="unsortable" | {{Refh}} |- |California Scholarship Federation | |General | |Active | |- |Computer Science Honor Society | |Computer science | |Active | |- |Cum Laude Society | |General | |Active |<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |date=May 23, 1927 |title=National Scholarship Societies for Secondary Schools |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Los_Angeles_School_Journal/VUYdAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Cum+Laude+Society&pg=RA5-PA29&printsec=frontcover |journal=Los Angeles School Journal |volume=10 |issue=36 |page=29 |via=Google Books}}</ref> |- |Delta Epsilon Phi |'''{{lang|grc|ΔΕΦ}}''' |German | |Active | |- |English Language Arts Honor Society | |English | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=ELA Honor Society |url=https://2b41cc144a.nxcli.io/ |access-date=2026-05-26 |website=ELA Honor Society |language=en-US}}</ref> |- |''Ephebian Society'' | |General | |Active |<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Spencer |first=Esther Jean |date=May 23, 1927 |title=The Ephebian Society |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Los_Angeles_School_Journal/VUYdAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Cum+Laude+Society&pg=RA5-PA29&printsec=frontcover |journal=Los Angeles School Journal |volume=10 |issue=36 |page= |pages=28–29 |via=Google Books}}</ref> |- |International Thespian Society | |Theatre |{{color box|#0F52BA}} Sapphire and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Mu Alpha Theta |'''{{lang|grc|ΜΑΘ}}''' |Mathematics |{{color box|#00FFEF}} Turquoise blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |National Art Honor Society | |Visual arts | |Active | |- |National Business Honor Society | |Business, juniors and seniors | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Business Honor Society - National Business Education Association |url=https://nbea.org/page/NBHS |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=nbea.org |archive-date=2023-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203015612/https://nbea.org/page/NBHS |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1976-03-12 |title=Top Students Cited at Hannan |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune-top-students-cited-at-hannan/149422916/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Tribune |location=Scranton, Pennsylvania |pages=17 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616040022/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune-top-students-cited-at-hannan/149422916/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-02-03 |title=Hornbeck High School Receives Approval for New Organization |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leesville-daily-leader-hornbeck-high/149423020/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Leesville Daily Leader |location=Leesville, Louisiana |pages=10 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616040018/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-leesville-daily-leader-hornbeck-high/149423020/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2007-12-20 |title=Sanner Honored by FBLA |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-american-sanner-honored-by-fbl/149423120/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Daily American |location=Somerset, Pennsylvania |pages=7 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616040021/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-american-sanner-honored-by-fbl/149423120/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |National Beta Club | |General |{{color box|#000000}} Black and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |National Chinese Honor Society | |Chinese | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinese Language Association of Secondary-Elementary Schools (CLASS) |url=https://www.classk12.org/en/nchs/english-version |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.classk12.org |archive-date=2024-06-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240607021814/https://classk12.org/en/nchs/english-version |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-05-29 |title=8 Named to Chinese Honor Society |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news-8-named-to-chinese-honor/149423348/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Stuart News |location=Stuart, Florida |pages=13 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616042223/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-stuart-news-8-named-to-chinese-honor/149423348/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |National English Honor Society | |English |{{Color box|#CC2233}} Cardinal and {{Color box|#000000}} Black |Active | |- |National Honor Society | |General |{{color box|#0000FF}} Blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |National Honor Society for Dance Arts | |Dance | |Active | |- |National Junior Classical League | |Latin and Greek | |Active | |- |National Junior Honor Society | |General |{{color box|#0000FF}} Blue and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |National Scholarship Society for Secondary Schools | |Genera | |Active |<ref name=":4" /> |- |National Society of High School Scholars | |General | |Active |<ref>{{Cite web |title=NSHSS {{!}} National Society of High School Scholars |url=https://www.nshss.org/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.nshss.org |language=en-US |archive-date=2024-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511214610/https://www.nshss.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2004-03-14 |title=Group Offers Students Recognition -- For a Fee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-group-offers-studen/149423789/ |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Kansas City Star |pages=[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-group-offers-studen/149423789/ 1], [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-student-recognitio/149423725/ 8] |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=2024-06-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616042232/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kansas-city-star-group-offers-studen/149423789/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |- |National Speech and Debate Association | |Public speaking |{{color box|red}} Red and {{color box|silver}} Silver |Active | |- |National Technical Honor Society | |Vocational education |{{color box|#6A0DAD}} Purple, {{color box|#C0C0C0}} Silver, and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White |Active | |- |Quill and Scroll | |Journalism |{{color box|#000080}} Blue and {{color box|#FFD700}} Gold |Active | |- |Rho Kappa |'''{{lang|grc|ΡΚ}}''' |Social studies | |Active | |- |Science National Honor Society | |Science | |Active | |- |Sociedad Honoraria Hispánica | |Spanish and Portuguese | |Active | |- |Société Honoraire de Français | |French |{{color box|#333399}} Blue, {{color box|#FFFFFF}} White, and {{color box|#C43314}} Red |Active | |- |Technology Student Association | |STEM |{{color box|red}} Red {{color box|blue}} Blue {{color box|white}} White |Active | |- |Tri-M |'''{{lang|en|MMM}}''' |Music |{{color box|pink}} Pink |Active | |}

== Community-based honor societies ==<!--Editors: to add color swatches, see the Talk page for instructions.--> {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" !Society !Symbols !Emphasis !Colors !Status !{{Refh}} |- |Firecrafter | |Boy Scouts Crossroads of America Council | |Active | |- |Order of the Arrow | |Boy Scouts of America | |Active | |- |Tribe of Mic-O-Say | |Boy Scouts Heart of America Council and Pony Express Council | |Active | |- |Tribe of Tahquitz | |Local Boy Scout honor society | |Active | |}

==See also== *Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) *Honor Society Caucus *Honor Cords *Professional fraternities and sororities

== Notes == {{notelist}}

== References == *{{Cite web |title=Bucket & Dipper Junior Class Honorary : Find a Student Organization : Student Activities |url=https://activities.osu.edu/involvement/student_organizations/find_a_student_org/?i=db6ea075-bd0a-4d20-b486-b5666858b6f4&l=B&c=Columbus&page=4 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Ohio State University}} {{reflist}}

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