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National Honor Societies
Alpha Psi Omega, organized in 1925, recognizes excellence in theatre production. Membership in the Alpha Alpha Gamma cast (founded in 1988) is open to all students, regardless of major, in recognition of outstanding qualitative and quantitative contributions to Cornell theatre.
Beta Beta Beta, founded in 1922, recognizes excellence in biological sciences. Membership in the Epsilon Iota of Iowa Chapter (established in 1937) is limited to students of superior attainment in biology.
Delta Phi Alpha, founded in 1929, recognizes excellence in the study of German. Membership in the Zeta Tau Chapter (established in 1968) is by invitation to students, both majors and non-majors, who have demonstrated superior ability in advanced-level German courses and who meet the national requirements. The Chapter has 87 regular and five honorary members.
Mortar Board, founded in 1918, is the national senior honor society. Membership in the Torch Chapter (established in 1943) is based on service, scholarship, and leadership. The election of a limited number of juniors most representative of these qualities is held in the second semester of each year.
Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest of the national honorary scholastic societies in the United States, having been founded in 1776. The Delta of Iowa Chapter (chartered at Cornell in 1923) annually elects to membership a small number of seniors whose academic excellence is attested by a high grade point average and whose choice of courses, especially electives, demonstrates a broad exposure to the liberal arts--the fine arts, the humanities, languages, the natural sciences and mathematics, and the social sciences--as well as substantive work in areas outside the major.
Pi Kappa Lambda, founded in 1918, is dedicated to the furtherance of music education and the encouragement of eminent achievement in performance and composition. Election to the Alpha Gamma Chapter (established in 1948) recognizes excellence in scholarship and musicianship among students of music.
Pi Sigma Alpha, founded in 1920, has as its purpose ``to stimulate productive scholarship and intelligent interest in the subject of government.'' Election to the Sigma Psi Chapter (established in 1992) recognizes scholarly attainment in the field of political science.
Psi Chi was founded in 1929 ``for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship and advancing the science of psychology.'' Election to the Cornell Chapter (established in 1993) recognizes academic excellence in the field of psychology.
Sigma Delta Pi, founded in 1919, recognizes excellence in the study of Spanish. Election to the Tau Omicron Chapter is open to both majors and non-majors who have demonstrated superior ability in advanced-level Spanish courses.
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