Abstract
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Phi Kappa Phi Records (approximately 1960-2019) consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, financial documents, member lists, programs, newspaper clippings, and photographic prints pertaining to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 100 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The collection also includes memorabilia from the organization's fiftieth induction ceremony, as well as a framed copy of its charter.
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The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Phi Kappa Phi Records (approximately 1960-2019) consist of meeting minutes, correspondence, financial documents, member lists, programs, newspaper clippings, and photographic prints pertaining to the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 100 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The collection also includes memorabilia from the organization's fiftieth induction ceremony, as well as a framed copy of its charter.
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Collection is open for research with the exception of student records protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Restrictions are noted at the file level of this inventory and will be open for research use January 1, 2080.
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Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
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Materials remain as they were received.
Biographical / Historical Note
Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi was the fourth academic society created in the United States, and remains the oldest all-discipline honor society. Each year, the organization initiates around 34,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni. Notable members include politician Hillary Clinton, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and author John Grisham.
Chartered in 1967, Phi Kappa Phi's Chapter 100 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, began with a group of twenty faculty members and five students. The chapter now initiates approximately 150 new members each year. The highly selective organization is the only honor society noted on UNLV's official transcripts.
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University of Nevada, Las Vegas. "About Phi Kappa Phi." Accessed January 15, 2020. https://pkp.sites.unlv.edu/about
Preferred Citation
University of Nevada, Las Vegas Phi Kappa Phi Records, approximately 1960-2019. UA-00030. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were transferred to the University Archives in 2017 by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 100 at UNLV; accession number 2017-080.
Processing Note
A summary of materials was created by Maggie Bukowski in 2018. To prepare the summary, the described materials were reviewed to create a contents list, estimate dates, and identify material types. In 2019, as part of an archival backlog elimination project, Christina Lamoureux rehoused the materials, wrote the finding aid, and entered the data into ArchivesSpace. In 2020, Joseph Puentes added materials to the collection and updated the finding aid.
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