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43rd Triennial Council will meet in Florida

The Phi Beta Kappa 43rd Triennial Council will be held at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida,  August 2-4, 2012.       

We are also asking for Senate nominations for the 2012 Triennial Council. The nomination form is posted at the bottom of this page.  The deadline for the nomination form is April 1, 2011.

For more information contact the Director of Society Affairs or call (202) 745-3235. 

 

Bulletin of the 42nd Triennial Council Meeting

The official record of the proceedings of our gathering in Austin, Texas October 2-4, 2009 is now available on our Web site.  The Council Bulletin is posted under Austin, Texas below the Recent Council Dates and Locations heading.    

Members are able to view the minutes below under the Austin, Texas bullet. In order to cut down on cost as well as to conserve paper, we are planning a limited print run and will only send a hard copy to each chapter and association on request.  Please email, Director of Society Affairs, if you would like a hard copy.   

We will be posting the newly adopted consitution and bylaws. Hard copies of the constitution and bylaws will be ready by November 2010.
 

Triennial Council

The legislative body of the Phi Beta Kappa Society is the Council, which convenes every three years to transact business for the Society as a whole. The Council alone has the authority to charter new chapters. Delegates to the Council are the representatives of the Phi Beta Kappa chapters and associations. They are elected for a term of three years, with each chapter electing up to three delegates and each association (with 25 or more members) electing one delegate. Associations of 200 or more members may elect two delegates.

The first eight triennial Councils (1883-1904) met at Saratoga Springs in New York. Since then, it has been the custom to meet successively in different regions of the country. For many years, the Councils were convened on the campuses of colleges or universities with chapters. More recently, Council meetings have taken place off-campus in cities with one or more chapters or associations.

Recent Council Dates and Locations


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The 43rd Triennial Council of the Phi Beta Kappa Society will meet August 2-4, 2012, at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida. The Council Nominating Committee invites Society members to propose candidates.

Please follow the instructions of the Nomination Form, mail all mateirals to:

Attn: Director of Society Affairs

        The Phi Beta Kappa Society

        1606 New Hampshire Ave., NW

        Washington, DC 20009

The deadline for the nomination form and materials is April 1, 2011.

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