Iota of New York is the University of Rochester’s chapter of the nation’s oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors organization, the Phi Beta Kappa Society. Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa invites for induction the most outstanding students at America’s leading colleges and universities. The society champions the liberal arts—the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences—in higher education and in society at large. To learn more, please click on the links at left.
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Spring Initiation Ceremony
Our initiation of new members is scheduled for Thursday, May 16 at 3:30 p.m. in Strong Auditorium on the University of Rochester's River Campus. A reception will follow the ceremony in the Wilson Quad tent. We hope you will join us for this celebratory occasion!
If you cannot attend in person, you may view the ceremony on Zoom at https://rochester.zoom.us/j/92483678395
Φιλοσοφία Βίου Κυβερνήτης
Philosophia Biou Cybernētēs
Love of learning is the guide of life.