Phi Beta Kappa: The Invention of an Academic Tradition.

Piehler, G. Kurt

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Publication Date: 1988

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Phi Beta Kappa: The Invention of an Academic Tradition.

Piehler, G. Kurt

History of Education Quarterly, v28 n2 p207-29 Sum 1988

Discusses the rise of modern universities in the United States in the late nineteenth century, characterized as a period of wrenching change. Examines the founding and growth of the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity, describing its formal traditions. Emphasizes the importance of ritual and tradition in education and society. (GEA)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational History, Fraternities, Higher Education, National Organizations, Student Organizations

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Language: English

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