Phi Kappa Phi worth it?

[DrDrew]

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So at my school due to my major I'm not eligible for Phi Beta Kappa, but got a nomination to Phi Kappa Phi, which doesn't discriminate against majors...

It seems a little more reputable than Golden Key, but not quite as good as Phi Beta Kappa. Is this thing worth the $50 membership fee?

Anyone here in it and care to comment?

 

[Navicular]

So at my school due to my major I'm not eligible for Phi Beta Kappa, but got a nomination to Phi Kappa Phi, which doesn't discriminate against majors...

It seems a little more reputable than Golden Key, but not quite as good as Phi Beta Kappa. Is this thing worth the $50 membership fee?

Anyone here in it and care to comment?

I joined it... waste of money. No one cares about Phi Kappa Phi. I seriously question why they even have a membership fee. You don't even get anything besides a lousy piece of paper. You could always write on any application that you were nominated for PKP and save the money... 😉

 

[Wanna_B_Scutty]

I joined it... waste of money. No one cares about Phi Kappa Phi. I seriously question why they even have a membership fee. You don't even get anything besides a lousy piece of paper. You could always write on any application that you were nominated for PKP and save the money... 😉

Very clever advice!

 

[DrDrew]

I joined it... waste of money. No one cares about Phi Kappa Phi. I seriously question why they even have a membership fee. You don't even get anything besides a lousy piece of paper. You could always write on any application that you were nominated for PKP and save the money... 😉

hahaha...good idea. I actually was looking at one of my prof's CV's the other day and under "honor's" he had a bunch of [title of organization]-declined. I didn't really think to use that for myself for the future.

 

[45408]

it if has scholarships that you will apply for, it could very well be worth your money. if you're not going to do anything, then no.

however, it saved me almost $500 a year on my car insurance from a special deal they made with Liberty Mutual. That covers all my membership fees right there.

 

[pillowhead]

having done admissions stuff as a 4th yr med student, i can tell you that none of those honorary organizations matter at all except phi beta kappa.