Phi Beta Kappa, as I understand it, is committed to much more than recognizing superior academic accomplishment. We honor and support an educational process that exalts openness to divergent views, the interplay of ideas, inquiry and integrity, and the accomplishments of the human mind and spirit. We are egalitarian in denying that class, gender, race, or religion determines excellence. We are elitist in positing intellectual pursuits as our highest objective.
