Message from the President

Welcome to the Website of the Virginia Commonwealth University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, founded in 1897, is the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society. The VCU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, founded in 1976, is celebrating its 35th anniversary of recognizing students of superior academic achievement; it is the only university-wide honor society that promotes and recognizes academic excellence in all academic disciplines.  The Phi Kappa Phi motto is “Let the Love of Learning Rule Humanity”.  Our Virginia Commonwealth University Chapter is committed to this guiding principle.

Phi Kappa Phi inducts juniors, seniors, and graduate students, along with faculty and alumni into the Honor Society. Student membership in Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation only, and is based on a minimum 3.5 grade-point average and class rank.  Our Virginia Commonwealth University Chapter holds its initiation during the fall semester.  Invitations, therefore, will be sent in October. New members will be inducted into Phi Kappa Phi at an initiation ceremony in November, 2011 to be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.

Phi Kappa Phi scholarship recipients are identified in early spring and recognized at an April ceremony.  Scholarships include the Lauren A. Woods Graduate Fellowship, the Wayne C. Hall Undergraduate Scholarship, the Susan E. Kennedy Graduate Scholarship, the Robert G. Davis Service Scholarship, and the graduate and undergraduate scholarships given by the College and the schools. You can find more detailed scholarship information elsewhere on this website. At last year’s scholarship ceremony, $77,000 in scholarship money was awarded to undergraduate and graduate students in the name of Phi Kappa Phi.

Thank you for your interest in Phi Kappa Phi.

Sincerely,

Humberto Fabelo

Interim Associate Dean
For Academics and Student Affairs
School of Social Work