Welcome to the web site of Phi Beta Kappa chapter of Western Michigan University, Theta of Michigan. Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest and most respected undergraduate honors organization. Western Michigan University received the distinction of sheltering a Phi Beta Kappa chapter in 1997. The Theta of Michigan Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was installed on 22 February 1998.
For more than 200 years, the Phi Beta Kappa Society has pursued its mission of fostering and recognizing excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. The Society's distinctive emblem, a golden key, is widely recognized as a symbol of academic achievement. Through the time-honored process of granting charters to the institutions that shelter Phi Beta Kappa chapters, the Society reaffirms that mission.
The chapters and their community counterparts, the associations, work with the national office to sustain a variety of programs that honor and champion liberal arts scholarship. These activities, whether local or national, provide support in the form of lectureships, book and essay awards, summer institutes for teachers, and funds for visiting scholars. Each year Phi Beta Kappa, with its affiliates, raises and distributes over $1,000,000 to benefit students and scholars through these programs.
