honor society
noun
: a society for the recognition of scholarly achievement especially of undergraduates
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web John Tamburo of New Lenox was recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. 
C.r. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022 The Academy is the honor society of the American Culinary Federation, which was established in 1929 and now has 170 chapters and 14,000 members across the United States. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2022 The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. C.r. Walker, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2022 She was also inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international collegiate honor society, (at least a 3.5 GPA required). Linda Gandee, cleveland, 6 June 2022 Heaps is a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta math honor society. Al.com Reports, al, 16 June 2022 Wilson attended Morehouse, graduated magna cum laude from the Medical College of Georgia, was inducted into the AOA honor society, and had done well in her residency at Augusta University. Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT, 20 June 2022 A century ago, March was named to an undergraduate honor society called, oddly enough, the Ku Klux Klan. courant.com, 7 Mar. 2022 Harford Community College’s Rho Beta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the International Honor Society of two-year colleges, inducted new members into the honor society in a ceremony on April 19 in the college’s Chesapeake Theater. Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2022 See More
C.r. Walker, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2022 The Academy is the honor society of the American Culinary Federation, which was established in 1929 and now has 170 chapters and 14,000 members across the United States. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 24 July 2022 The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. C.r. Walker, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2022 She was also inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international collegiate honor society, (at least a 3.5 GPA required). Linda Gandee, cleveland, 6 June 2022 Heaps is a member of the National Honor Society, the Spanish Honor Society and the Mu Alpha Theta math honor society. Al.com Reports, al, 16 June 2022 Wilson attended Morehouse, graduated magna cum laude from the Medical College of Georgia, was inducted into the AOA honor society, and had done well in her residency at Augusta University. Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT, 20 June 2022 A century ago, March was named to an undergraduate honor society called, oddly enough, the Ku Klux Klan. courant.com, 7 Mar. 2022 Harford Community College’s Rho Beta Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa (PTK), the International Honor Society of two-year colleges, inducted new members into the honor society in a ceremony on April 19 in the college’s Chesapeake Theater. Tony Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above