Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Be·ta Kap·pa
noun \ˌfī-ˌbā-tə-ˈka-pə\Definition of PHI BETA KAPPA
: 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
See Examples of PHI BETA KAPPA
- He belongs to Phi Beta Kappa.
- He made Phi Beta Kappa his sophomore year.
- He's a Phi Beta Kappa.
Origin of PHI BETA KAPPA
Phi Beta Kappa (Society), from phi + beta + kappa, initials of the society's Greek motto philosophia biou kybernētēs philosophy the guide of life
First Known Use: 1912
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