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Beta Kappa Chi
Beta Kappa Chi (ΒΚΧ) is an American collegiate honor society that recognizes academic achievement in the fields of natural science and mathematics. It was established in 1923 at Lincoln University, a historically Black university near Oxford, Pennsylvania. It has established more than 65 chapters in the United States, and is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies.
Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society was founded by science students and faculty at Lincoln University on January 31, 1923. Its faculty supporters were Harold Fetter Grimm, head of the department of biology; Arthur E. James, professor of chemistry' and Walter Livingstone Wright, professor of mathematics.
Its 24 charter members were:
Six of its charter members became medical doctors, one became a dentist, and another became a college president.
The charter members created a constitution and selected the society's keys and symbols. Initially, Beta Kappa Chi operated as a local science club. Its first guest speaker was Ernest Everett Just, a biologist from Howard University.
It became a national organization on May 8, 1926, with the establishment of the Beta chapter at West Virginia State College. Beta Kappa Chi Honorary Scientific Society was incorporated in 1929. Its purpose was to encourage and advance scientific education, research, and the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Chapters were limited to accredited "grade A" colleges and universities.
Next, Gamma chapter was established at Howard University. By 1936, there were eight chapters. The society expanded to other historically black colleges and universities in the United States through 1941. However, the organization almost collapsed in 1941, surviving by the re-establishment of the Delta chapter at Johnson C. Smith University by its local science club and by the recruitment activities by members of the Alpha chapter. Gamma chapter was reestablished in 1943.
To increase organizational stability, the society added a faculty sponsor for each chapter. This helped stabilize all eight of the Beta Kappa Chi chapters and brought the addition of thirteen more chapters. A grand chapter was established to oversee the national organization and to support alumni engagement.
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Beta Kappa Chi
Beta Kappa Chi (ΒΚΧ) is an American collegiate honor society that recognizes academic achievement in the fields of natural science and mathematics. It was established in 1923 at Lincoln University, a historically Black university near Oxford, Pennsylvania. It has established more than 65 chapters in the United States, and is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies.
Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society was founded by science students and faculty at Lincoln University on January 31, 1923. Its faculty supporters were Harold Fetter Grimm, head of the department of biology; Arthur E. James, professor of chemistry' and Walter Livingstone Wright, professor of mathematics.
Its 24 charter members were:
Six of its charter members became medical doctors, one became a dentist, and another became a college president.
The charter members created a constitution and selected the society's keys and symbols. Initially, Beta Kappa Chi operated as a local science club. Its first guest speaker was Ernest Everett Just, a biologist from Howard University.
It became a national organization on May 8, 1926, with the establishment of the Beta chapter at West Virginia State College. Beta Kappa Chi Honorary Scientific Society was incorporated in 1929. Its purpose was to encourage and advance scientific education, research, and the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Chapters were limited to accredited "grade A" colleges and universities.
Next, Gamma chapter was established at Howard University. By 1936, there were eight chapters. The society expanded to other historically black colleges and universities in the United States through 1941. However, the organization almost collapsed in 1941, surviving by the re-establishment of the Delta chapter at Johnson C. Smith University by its local science club and by the recruitment activities by members of the Alpha chapter. Gamma chapter was reestablished in 1943.
To increase organizational stability, the society added a faculty sponsor for each chapter. This helped stabilize all eight of the Beta Kappa Chi chapters and brought the addition of thirteen more chapters. A grand chapter was established to oversee the national organization and to support alumni engagement.