April 2, 2007, was a historic day on the campus of Clemson University, with the installation and induction of the chapter’s first class. At the ceremony, held at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts, this class of 74 members in course, along with their families, Clemson Phi Beta Kappa members, administration and special guests, joined in a long-standing honor bestowed upon outstanding liberal arts and sciences students.
Though each chapter of Phi Beta Kappa has its own means for determining qualification for membership, the society enforces high academic standards. Generally, chapters offer membership to fewer than five percent of liberal arts and sciences students. It is because of this selectivity of membership, as well as the society’s rich history, that Phi Beta Kappa is considered among the most prestigious American college honor societies.
