Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest, and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines. The University of Texas at Austin chapter was founded in 1962. The society gets its name from the initial letters of the Greek words forming its adopted motto: Philosophía Krateíto Photôn, “Let the love of learning rule humanity.” Phi Kappa Phi awards more than $800,000 annually through graduate and undergraduate scholarships, member and chapter awards, and grants for local and national literacy initiatives. Membership is by invitation only to the top 7.5 percent of second-semester juniors, the top ten percent of seniors and graduate students with a 4.0 GPA. The student must have completed at least seventy-two semester hours of coursework at the university. Elections are traditionally held in the fall and spring. New members are inducted in the spring semester.
If you believe you should have received an invitation, please read the FAQ.
Invitations are typically sent in February for the current academic year.
Officers
President
Hillary Procknow
Assistant Dean for Student Success
Contact Us
Main Building
pkp@austin.utexas.edu
Undergraduate College
Room 202
110 Inner Campus Drive
Austin, TX 78712
512-475-7000