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 The award is given to chapters that excel in recognizing and
promoting academic excellence in all fields of higher education and
engaging the community of scholars in service to others.
The goal of the Chapter Recognition Program is to reward those
chapters that have exhibited outstanding performances as a result of
the efforts of their volunteer chapter officers. This past year, 44
of 316 chapters achieved recognition status.
“The Chapter Recognition Program offers Phi Kappa Phi the
opportunity to say a special thank you to chapters who go above and
beyond in promoting academic excellence on their campuses,” said
Society Executive Director Mary Todd.
By receiving the Chapter of Merit distinction, the Millikin
University chapter is recognized as a thriving organization that
meets regularly, holds annual initiations and applies frequently for
Phi Kappa Phi’s select awards, grants, and fellowships.
 “Millikin’s recognition as a Chapter of Merit by Phi Kappa Phi is a
wonderful acknowledgment of the great work our faculty, staff, and
students do together,” said Millikin Provost Dr. Jeffery P. Aper.
“Phi Kappa Phi is distinctive as an academic honor society because
it encompasses the full range of academic disciplines within the
university, and also because it emphasizes the importance of
academic achievement and scholarship as they contribute to the
greater good.”
Chapters achieving the Chapter of Merit distinction receive:
- A commendation letter from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa
Phi sent to chapter officers and campus administration
- Special recognition on the society’s website and
publications
- Specially designed logo for use in chapter communications
- Recognition advertisements in local media and educational
journals
- $100 award
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Dr. Aper added, “We have many reasons to be proud of our
students and faculty and staff colleagues, and this is one more
national recognition of our success in helping our students grow
as scholars and as good citizens.
Performance Learning matters in helping students build the foundations for lives
of meaning and value.”
Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest
and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. The
Society has chapters on more than 300 select colleges and universities in North
America and the Philippines.
Since its founding, more than 1.25 million members have been initiated into Phi
Kappa Phi. The Society has awarded approximately $15 million since the inception
of its awards program in 1932. Today, more than $1 million is awarded each
biennium to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships,
undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards and grants for
local and national literacy initiatives. For more information, visit
PhiKappaPhi.org.
[Media Relations, Millikin
University]
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