honor society
Americannoun
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honor societies
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of honor society
First recorded in 1925–30
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While at the university, he was a member of Phi Kappa Phi, a national academic honor society.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The arts academy is an honor society founded in 1898 that has 300 core members and each year awards numerous prizes and grants.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2024
A member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, she graduated from New York University in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism before deciding on a law career.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2023
It’s also helped him find his passions through a campus computer science honor society and “Bruins Opposing Speciesism,” an animal advocacy organization.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
He was active in the honor society and the school’s Hi-Y chapter.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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