Main Entry: Phi Be·ta Kap·pa

Pronunciation: \ˌfī-ˌbā-tə-ˈka-pə\

Function: noun

Etymology: Phi Beta Kappa (Society), from phi + beta + kappa, initials of the society's Greek motto philosophia biou kybernētēs philosophy the guide of life

Date: 1912

: a person winning high scholastic distinction in an American college or university and being elected to membership in a national honor society founded in 1776