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The Phi Beta Kappa Key bears, on the obverse, the Greek letters, Phi Beta Kappa, the initials of the words Philosophia Biou Kubernetes, meaning ``The love of wisdom is the helmsman of life.'' In the upper left corner, three stars symbolize the aims of the society; Friendship, Morality and Literature. A pointing hand symbolizes aspiration. On the reverse, the letters S P represent the second name of the society, Societas Philosophiae, the society of the love of knowledge. Below them is the historic date of the society's founding, December 5, 1776.

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Fall 2006 Induction Ceremony

 


food

Good eats at the PBK Fall 2006 Reception, courtesy of the Union's Classic Fare caterers

 


check-in

Fall '06 PBK initiates check in with Chapter Secretary Paul Losch; Treasurer Virginia LoCastro helps out

 


ceremony

Initiates, family and friends settle in for the induction ceremony

 

Sheila Dickison, Honors Program Director, gives the Charge to the Initiates

 

initiates

President Stephen Gottesman with the attending Fall '06 initiates

 

officers

Program participants and officers for the Fall '06 reception, from the left: Historian Stephanie Evans; President Stephen Gottesman; Guide (and Membership Committee Chair) Ira Fischler; Presenter of the Charge Sheila Dickison; Vice President Andrew Gordon; Treasurer Virginia LoCastro; Secretary Paul Losch; Responder to the Charge Laura Briggs

 

chapter roll book

Members sign and look over the Chapter Roll Book, begun in 1938