Honor Societies

Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Beta Kappa is an honor society open to juniors and seniors in the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Science and Technology, and the Department of Art History. To qualify for Phi Beta Kappa, a student must maintain a high grade point average in a broad, rigorous program of study in the liberal arts, including mathematics and foreign language. For a complete and detailed description of Phi Beta Kappa's requirements, visit https://sites.temple.edu/phibetakappa/.

For more information, please contact Chris Wolfgang, Secretary and Membership Chair (cwolfgan@temple.edu).

Golden Key

Golden Key is an international honor society whose mission is to enable members to realize their potential through the advancement of academics, leadership and service. Golden Key is interdisciplinary and unites the talents of the brightest undergraduate and graduate students. Golden Key also provides service opportunities for all university students.

Membership into Golden Key is by invitation only and applies to the top 15% of college and university sophomores, juniors and seniors, as well as top-performing graduate students in all fields of study, based solely on their academic achievements.

Contact Information:
Tuttleman Counseling Services, 1810 Liacouras Walk - 5th Floor, Philadelphia PA 19122
goldkey@temple.edu

https://goldenkey.org/chapter/?id=280

https://temple.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/golden_key_international_honour_society

Alpha Lambda Delta

Alpha Lambda Delta is a national society that honors academic excellence during a student's first year at college. For further information, visit https://www.nationalald.org/.

Tri-Alpha Honor Society

Alpha Alpha Alpha (or Tri-Alpha) is a National Honor Society that recognizes the academic achievements of first-generation college students.

Students are eligible for induction into Tri-Alpha if they have:

  • Completed at least three full-time terms of study (minimum 30 credit hours), at least one of which must have been at Temple University (for transfer students),
  • An overall GPA of at least 3.2 in all coursework, and
  • Come from a family where neither parent nor any legal guardians earned a bachelor's degree in the US (students whose parents who went to college in other countries count as first-generation).

For more information, e-mail Tri-Alpha Faculty Advisor Frank Nelson at frank.edward.nelson@temple.edu.

Additional Honor Societies

Check the pages for each school and college within this Bulletin for additional information on honor societies that are specific to each school / college's departments and programs. Additional honor societies may be listed at https://temple.campuslabs.com/engage/organizations.