Honor Societies
Academic honor societies provide opportunities for members to participate in activities related to their majors. Academic honoraries are administered through a department advisor who works with student officers. Honor societies approved by the Student Government Association are eligible to apply annually for SGA operating funds. Below is a list of current academic honor societies at Elon University.
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa, the oldest and most prestigious of all academic honor societies, celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. To be eligible for invitation, a student must demonstrate extraordinary achievement and at least 99 academic credits in the liberal arts and sciences, including credit for or placement beyond the intermediate level of a foreign language.
Phi Kappa Phi
Membership in this national interdisciplinary honor society is one of the highest honors an Elon student can attain for academic excellence. Seniors (fourth-year students) in the top 10 percent of their class and juniors (third-year students) in the top 5 percent of their class are eligible for membership, must be in good standing, and must be distinguished through academic accomplishment.
Alpha Kappa Delta
Alpha Kappa Delta recognizes scholastic achievement in sociology.
Alpha Psi Omega
Alpha Psi Omega recognizes scholastic achievement in the theatre arts programs.
Beta Alpha Psi
Beta Alpha Psi recognizes scholastic achievement in accounting.
Beta Beta Beta
Beta Beta Beta recognizes scholastic achievement in the biology program.
Beta Gamma Sigma
Beta Gamma Sigma recognizes scholastic achievement in accounting and business administration.
Delta Phi Alpha
The National German Honor Society, Delta Phi Alpha, recognizes excellence in the study of German language, literature and civilization.
Kappa Omicron Nu
Kappa Omicron Nu recognizes scholastic achievement in the human sciences.
Lambda Alpha
Lambda Alpha recognizes scholastic achievement in anthropology.
Mu Sigma Rho
Mu Sigma Rho recognizes scholastic achievement in statistics.
Omicron Delta Epsilon
Omicron Delta Epsilon recognizes scholastic achievement in the field of economics.
Omicron Delta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa recognizes students, faculty, alumni and outstanding citizens for exemplary character, service and leadership in campus life, and good citizenship within the academic and larger community.
Order of Omega
Order of Omega recognizes students, faculty, staff and alumni for outstanding leadership, promotion of interfraternalism and service to the university and surrounding community.
Phi Alpha Theta
Phi Alpha Theta recognizes scholastic achievement in the history program.
Pi Delta Phi
Pi Delta Phi recognizes achievement by majors and minors in French.
Phi Lambda Upsilon
Phi Lambda Upsilon recognizes scholastic achievement in chemistry.
Pi Mu Epsilon
Pi Mu Epsilon recognizes scholastic achievement in mathematics.
Pi Sigma Alpha
Pi Sigma Alpha recognizes scholastic achievement in the political science program.
Phi Sigma Tau
Phi Sigma Tau recognizes scholastic achievement in philosophy.
Psi Chi
Psi Chi recognizes achievement by majors in psychology.
Sigma Delta Pi
Sigma Delta Pi recognizes achievement by majors in Spanish.
Sigma Iota Epsilon
Sigma Iota Epsilon recognizes scholastic achievement in the field of management.
Sigma Iota Rho
Sigma Iota Rho recognizes scholastic achievement in international studies.
Sigma Pi Sigma
Sigma Pi Sigma recognizes scholastic achievement in physics and astronomy.
Sigma Tau Delta
Sigma Tau Delta recognizes scholastic achievement in English.
Tau Upsilon Alpha
Tau Upsilon Alpha recognizes scholastic achievement in human services.
Theta Alpha Kappa
Theta Alpha Kappa recognizes students and faculty for scholastic achievement in the field of religious studies.