Summary for Fontbonne Students:

The top 7.5 percent of juniors (those having completed 72 semester hours), the top 10% of seniors, and the top 10% of second-year graduate students may be invited to join.

From the Chapter Bylaws:

Section 4. Eligibility for membership in this chapter of the Society shall be confined to the following groups. Eligibility of students may be determined separately for each academic unit within this institution.

4.1 Undergraduate students who have completed at least 24 semester hours, or the equivalent, in Fontbonne University, and

4.11 who, in their junior year after completing at least seventy-two (72) semester hours or the equivalent, rank scholastically in the upper seven and one-half (7.5) percent of the junior class at the time of election, or

4.12 who, in their senior year, rank scholastically in the upper ten (10) percent of the senior class at the time of election.

4.2 Graduate and professional students who are candidates for an advanced degree in Fontbonne University, have made an outstanding record in graduate or professional study as evidenced by ranking scholastically in the upper ten (10) percent of all graduate and professional students in this institution, have an outstanding record as evaluated by the chapter selection committee, and meet one (1) of the following requirements:

4.21 Have been registered as post-baccalaureate students in this institution on a full-time basis for at least one (1) academic year or on a part-time basis for the equivalent of at least one (1) academic year.

4.22 Are former post-baccalaureate students who have been awarded an advanced degree by this institution subsequent to the last previous election of members in the chapter.

4.3 Alumni or alumnae who are graduates from any class of five (5) years' standing or more. These should be persons whose achievements since graduation have been outstanding and whose scholastic records while in college were high, with an increasing emphasis on the former as the period since graduation becomes longer.

4.31 If this chapter elects fewer than two hundred (200) students per year, it may elect a maximum of two (2) persons per year from the eligible alumni or alumnae of this institution.

4.32 The number of members elected in any year by this chapter from the alumni or alumnae of this institution, with the exception of the first five (5) years after the installation of the chapter, shall not exceed one (1) percent of the number of undergraduates and graduate students elected by the chapter that year.

4.4 Members of this institution's faculty and professional staff (including the administration, research, library, and extension staffs) whose scholastic records and/or outstanding achievements have rendered them worthy of membership.

4.41 Members of the faculty and professional staff who do not hold a collegiate degree, but who have distinguished themselves professionally, may be elected provided prior approval for their initiation is obtained from the Society Board of Directors.

4.42 If this chapter elects fewer than two hundred (200) students per year, it may elect a maximum of four (4) persons per year from the faculty and staff of this institution.

4.43 The number of members elected in any year by this chapter from the faculty and professional staff of this institution, with the exception of the first five (5) years after the installation of the chapter, shall not exceed two (2) percent of the number of students elected by the chapter that year.

4.5 Members of New Chapters
Graduates of this institution, where no predecessor honor society similar to Phi Kappa Phi existed, and who would have qualified for membership in Phi Kappa Phi under requirements specified in subsections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4 above, may be elected to membership provided they are elected by the institutional chapter within five (5) years after this chapter's installation.

4.6 A member who has contributed in an outstanding manner to Phi Kappa Phi, to society in general, or to both, may be nominated to the status of Distinguished Member, with election to this status requiring approval by the Society Board of Directors.

4.61 Normally only one (1) person each year may be nominated by this chapter for Distinguished Membership; however, the Society Board of Directors may, upon justification, permit more than one nomination from the chapter.

4.7 A person who has no connection with this institution as described in the previous sections of this Article but who has achieved eminence in some academic, creative, intellectual, or other career endeavor may be nominated to the status of Honorary Member, with election to this status requiring approval by the Society Board of Directors.

4.71 Normally only one (1) person each year may be nominated by the chapter for Honorary Membership; however, the Society Board of Directors may, upon justification, permit more than one nomination from the chapter.