In the United States,an honor society is a rank organization that recognizes excellence among peers. Numerous societies recognize various fields and circumstances. The Order of the Arrow,for example,is the National Honor Society of the Boy Scouts of America. Chiefly,the term refers to scholastic honor societies,those that recognize students who excel academically or as leaders among their peers,often within a specific academic discipline.
Edmund C. Moy is an American businessman and former government official. From 2006 to 2011,he served as the 38th Director of the United States Mint.
William Kent Brewster was an American pharmacist and politician. A member of the Democratic Party,Brewster was a U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district from 1991 to 1997 and served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1983 to 1990.
Theta Kappa Omega (ΘΚΩ),also known by its nicknames TKO or "Teke",was a social Secondary Fraternities for high school–aged men founded in 1872 at California Military Academy in Mayfield,California. The fraternity established local chapters in towns and cities across the United States. The chapters were run by a chapter president,known as the Grand Master,and other elected officers. The national fraternity was governed by an elected body of alumni known as the Grand Council. National conventions were held annually. Most chapters were defunct by the end of the 1960s.
Tau Kappa Epsilon (ΤΚΕ),commonly known as ΤΚΕ or Teke,is a social college fraternity founded on January 10,1899,at Illinois Wesleyan University. The organization has chapters throughout the United States and Canada,making the Fraternity an international organization. Since its founding in 1899,Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity has never had an exclusionary or discriminatory clause to prevent individuals from joining and has instead admitted members based on their "personal worth and character". As of fall 2023,there are 221 active ΤΚΕchapters and colonies with over 298,000-lifetime members.
George Evan Howell was a United States representative from Illinois and judge of the United States Court of Claims.
Jeffrey Paul Hillelson was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.
Charles Wickliffe "Wick" Moorman IV is an American businessman and railroader. Moorman is currently a consultant with Amtrak,where he formerly served as president and CEO as well as co-CEO. Prior to his hiring by Amtrak,Moorman served as chairman,president and CEO of Norfolk Southern Railway. At Norfolk Southern,he succeeded David R. Goode on February 1,2006. Moorman served as president from 2004 to 2013 and chief executive officer from 2005 until his initial retirement in 2015.
James Keith Singleton Jr. is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
David Hartley is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives. Hartley also served as a county commissioner for Clark County,Ohio,from 2004 to 2015.
Sigma Mu Sigma (ΣΜΣ) is a former American college fraternity founded in 1921 at Tri-State University. Sigma Mu Sigma was historically an all-male social fraternity open originally to Master Masons,and later open to all undergraduate male students. As a national fraternity,Sigma Mu Sigma dissolved in 1935 when it was absorbed by Tau Kappa Epsilon. Sigma Mu Sigma was later revived,developed another dozen chapters,and several of these were absorbed by Kappa Sig,Acacia and others. A few remaining chapters of Sigma Mu Sigma transformed into a co-ed service fraternity in 1984 but went defunct around 2020.
James Allen Graham, was an American teacher and politician who served as the thirteenth North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture.
Phi Epsilon Pi (ΦΕΠ) fraternity,active between 1904 and 1970 and now dormant,with a predominantly Jewish membership,was founded in New York City and eventually opened at least 48 chapters on college campuses across the United States and one in Canada. After several mergers it consolidated into Zeta Beta Tau in 1970.
Alpha Lambda Tau (ΑΛΤ) was a men's college fraternity founded in 1916 at Oglethorpe University. For its first decade Alpha Lambda Tau permitted expansion only within the southern states. At the start of its fourth decade,in 1946,the national organization of Alpha Lambda Tau dissolved;the majority of its chapters affiliated with Tau Kappa Epsilon.
William C. Horne was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Nevada Assembly from February 4,2003,to February 2,2015,representing District 34. Horne is a member of the National Black Caucus of State Legislators.
James C. Logan was a prominent Kansas City area attorney and a national president and expansion leader of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
James Edward Fitzmorris Jr. was an American politician who served on the New Orleans City Council from 1954 to 1966 and as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 1972 to 1980.
Jean-Paul "JP" Morrell is an American Democratic politician and public defender in New Orleans,Louisiana. He has served as an at-large member of the New Orleans City Council since January 2022.
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