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...following article was written by A. L. Kowarsky '31, First Marshal of Phi Beta Kappa. It explains the electoral system used by that fraternity...
...first chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity was founded at William and Mary College, with the furthering of scholarship and of intellectual achievement as its purpose. At Harvard, in 1779 the Alpha Chapter of Massachusetts and the third chapter of the country was chartered...
...meeting of the undergraduate members November 17 each man who is eligible to Phi Beta Kappa is given a mathematical rating strictly on the basis of his record in courses taken at Harvard. (A-9, B-S, C-7, etc) Formerly transfer students were considered to have received a grade of C in courses taken elsewhere but this rule was waived in the election of June 1929. Questions of personality choice of courses and outside activities are for the most part not considered though they most part not considered though they may play a part in extremely close elections...
Until the June meet of 1928, Harvard elected a very small percentage of students to Phi Beta Kappa. At that time it was determined to raise the number of members in each class from 45 to 63. This means that now at Harvard as at most other universities where there are chapters about 10 per cent of each class makes Phi Beta Kappa in November 32 Seniors and eight Juniors are chosen by the Junior Fight of the proceeding year now the only undergraduate members of the fraternity. In June 25 more Seniors are elected from the men who have...
Arnold Lewis Kowarsky '31, of Brooklyn, New York, former secretary-treasurer of the Phi Beta Kappa Society, was elected first marshal of that organization at the first meeting held last night. David Demarest Lloyd '31, of Plainfield, New Jersey, became second marshal at the same time. Both of these men are part of the group known as the "Junior eight", which is made up of eight students who are elected to the Phi Beta Kappa Society early in their Junior year...