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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Beta Kappa Societies all over the country organized into a National Council of United Chapters so that they could combine their "talents." At this time the long defunct Maryland chapter went on the active list again...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: PBK, College Honor Society, Was Social Club | 4/20/1949 | See Source »

During its 168 years the Harvard Phi Beta Kappa has never had a permanent home but has roosted in a Cambridge Unitarian church, Massachusetts Hall, Holworth, and Boylston. It still has no permanent headquarters. Currently business meetings are held in Harvard hall, dinners are served in sundry places, and literary exercises take place in Sanders Theater...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: PBK, College Honor Society, Was Social Club | 4/20/1949 | See Source »

...duration of World War II, Phi Beta Kappa suspended all its functions except electing new members. It remained virtually dormant since then until this year when under the leadership of Teem, Gootenberg, and Haas the membership decided Phi Beta Kappa could do more at Harvard College than twirlkeys on gold watch chains...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: PBK, College Honor Society, Was Social Club | 4/20/1949 | See Source »

Mindful of being a scholarship organization, Phi Beta Kappa proceeded to try to find its place in undergraduate life. Teem who is stumping for a revitalized. Phi Beta Kappa said, "We didn't want to become just another opinion agency. Nor did we think we ought to try sponsoring forums--the Law School Forum and other are doing that quite efficiently...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: PBK, College Honor Society, Was Social Club | 4/20/1949 | See Source »

Since they were all successful scholars, the Phi Beta Kappas came to the conclusion that they could play a useful and knowing role as an advising body. They hope to set up shop at the Union after the faculty has completed its briefing of the Freshmen on choosing a field of concentration. There the Phi Beta Kappas will dispense informal advice to Freshmen trying to make up their minds...

Author: By Rudolph Kass, | Title: PBK, College Honor Society, Was Social Club | 4/20/1949 | See Source »

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