Pi Theta Epsilon () is the 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 S ...

of the

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that recognizes academic achievement among students in the field of

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. The society was founded at the

University of New Hampshire The University of New Hampshire (UNH) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Durham, New Hampshire. It was founded and incorporated in 1866 as a land grant college in Hanover in connection with Dartmouth College ...

in 1959, and 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, fac ...

in 1996. Pi Theta Epsilon has 89 active chapters across the United States.

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ACHS Pi Theta Epsilon entry

Pi Theta Epsilon chapter list at ACHS

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Association of College Honor Societies Honor societies Student organizations established in 1959 1959 establishments in New Hampshire University of New Hampshire {{honor-stub

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