Alert local media on your Phi Beta Kappa induction

Brandeis students can alert their local newspaper upon being inducted into Phi Beta Kappa using the following form letter.

Date: [CURRENT DATE]

Contact: [SENDER’S NAME, PHONE NUMBER AND EMAIL ADDRESS]

[TOWN/CITY] resident inducted into Phi Beta Kappa 

WALTHAM, Mass.— [STUDENT FIRST NAME LAST NAME] of [TOWN/CITY] was inducted into the Brandeis University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. 

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization in the United States.

Founded in 1776, its high and rigorous standards of excellence have made election to it one of the highest academic honors an undergraduate at a college in the United States can receive.

Brandeis University received a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa in 1961, only 13 years after its founding.

[OPTIONAL INFORMATION TO INCLUDE]

[STUDENT LAST NAME] is a [YEAR OF STUDY, E.G., SOPHOMORE] majoring in [PROGRAM(S) OF STUDY]. [HE/SHE] is the [SON/DAUGHTER] of [PARENT(S) NAMES] and a [YEAR OF GRADUATION] graduate of [NAME OF HIGH SCHOOL].

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As a medium-sized private research university with global reach, Brandeis University is dedicated to first-rate education while making groundbreaking discoveries.

Founded by the American Jewish community as a secular institution in 1948, at a time when exclusionary practices prevented equal access to some of the nation’s best universities, Brandeis has always welcomed talented students and faculty of every ethnicity, religion and cultural background.

Today, our faculty, which include Nobel Prize recipients and Pulitzer Prize winners, are leaders in their fields, as passionate about teaching and mentorship as they are about pushing the boundaries of knowledge. Our students are motivated, compassionate, curious and open to exploring new and challenging experiences.

Our 235-acre campus is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, in the suburbs of Boston, a global hub for higher education and innovation.

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