PBK Alpha of Calif0rnia celebrated its 125th Anniversary in 2023–2024 with a
lecture series by distinguished scholars from the UC Berkeley faculty. One lecture was recorded and is available to view: Prof. Saul Perlmutter, Scientific Critical Thinking: A Missing Ingredient in Science Education, given December 5, 2023.
We have now also posted our 125th Anniversary Honor Roll.
PBK Office Hours are Tuesdays 11 am to 1 pm or by appointment in 412 Evans Hall. (Office to be closed
July 2 – 16, 2024)
Invitations based on 2024 Spring Semester grades will be emailed by early July. We look forward to you becoming a member!
Our next Initiation Ceremony is tentatively scheduled for Thursday May 9, 2025 at 5pm at International House on the UC Berkeley campus. At this ceremony, we will induct the new members elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Chapter Alpha of California in 2024-25 and honor the 2025 Graduate Fellowship recipients from PBKNCA and Alpha of California. Click here for information on previous initiations.
The 2025 Graduate Fellowship Application will open on November 1, 2024. This Fellowship is usually given to those in the final stages of writing a dissertation and is open to UC Berkeley doctoral students who are PBK members from any institution. Applications will be due by February 1, 2025. Decisions will be announced in April 2025. More information here.
The national office of The Phi Beta Kappa Society is seeking PBK Writing Interns to help publicize the work of the Society and write stories about our alumni members. Applicants must be new members of Phi Beta Kappa to be considered for this position. Each intern receives a $1,000 stipend. Five publishable articles are required to complete the internship program.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society invites applications from UC Berkeley students for its Key into Public Service scholarship and mentoring program (2024 deadline was January 22, 2024). The Society awards up to 20 liberal arts and sciences majors around the nation with $5,000 undergraduate scholarships. Scholarship recipients will participate in an educational conference in Washington, DC in late June 2024, which will provide training, mentoring, and reflection on pathways into local, state, and federal government careers. Phi Beta Kappa membership is not required. We are proud to note the one of the 2023 Service Scholars was UC Berkeley’s very own Bryce Wallace!
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