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
Example Sentences
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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
Frazer’s teams, from an otherwise average school, have won 13 of the last 14 national math competitions sponsored by Mu Alpha Theta, the honor society for mathematics students.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2022
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
Founded as an honor society in 1898, the academy announced last year that it was expending its core membership of 250 artists in literature, music, art and architecture to 300 by 2025.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 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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