Beta Kappa Chi () is a scholastic

honor society In the United States, an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow, for example, is the National Honor Society of the Boy Sc ...

that recognizes academic achievement among students in the fields of

natural science Natural science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer review and repeatab ...

and

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

.Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society- Natural Sciences and Mathematics - An ACHS Member Society
/ref> The society was founded at Lincoln University in 1923 and was admitted to the

Association of College Honor Societies The Association of College Honor Societies (ACHS) is a predominantly American, voluntary association that serves a number of functions with respect to national collegiate and post-graduate honor societies. ACHS coordinates member organizations, faci ...

in 1961. Beta Kappa Chi honor society has 67 active chapters across the United States, and a total membership of approximately 60,000.Per th
national website
accessed 20 Sept 2021.

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ACHS Beta Kappa Chi entry
{{authority control Association of College Honor Societies Honor societies Student organizations established in 1923 1923 establishments in Pennsylvania

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