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...understandably value real-world experience and skills, and students are incorporating that message into their college planning. Simply witness the recent backlash against joining Phi Beta Kappa by many graduates who have either never heard of it or do not care enough about its guiding liberal arts principle, "Philosophia Biou Kybernetes," or "Love of wisdom is the guide of life." A love of wisdom has sadly metamorphosed into a love of financial security...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Case for Humanistic Education | 6/4/1996 | See Source »

...century behind the times, as it certainly is when it refers (Sept. 21 issue) to the Phi Beta Kappa as a secret. The society stopped klu-klukking a long time ago. Phi Beta Kappa (not P. B. K., for the character P is the Greek R) is transliterated Philosophia Biou Kubernetes, meaning "Philosophy is the guide of Me , this is not the Society's name, which I represented by the S. P. (Societas Philosophorum) on the keys...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Oct. 5, 1925 | 10/5/1925 | See Source »

...following new half-courses are announced for the second half-year: Greek 15. Theocritus, Biou and Moschus. Mon., Wed., Fri., at 12. (V). Asst. Professor Clifford H. Moore...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: New Half-Courses. | 1/18/1900 | See Source »

...Virginia. The society quickly extended to Harvard, and a chapter was founded there in 1781. The object of the society was the promotion of literature and friendly intercourse among scholars, but only those students who obtained a high rank were admitted. The motto of the society is "Philosophia, Biou Kubernetes," or "Philosophy, the Guide of Life." The Phi Beta Kappa now has chapters in very nearly every college of note in the country...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Harvard's Societies. | 2/22/1887 | See Source »

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