Membership selection for Phi Kappa Phi is conducted annually in the fall semester. If you have been invited for membership, we hope you will accept!

Student Eligibility

Juniors at Truman State University are eligible for membership if they have completed at least 24 hours in residence at Truman by the end of the Fall semester preceding initiation, have completed at least 72 hours of credit in a course of study leading to a baccalaureate degree, and rank in the upper 7.5% percent of the junior class.

Seniors at Truman State University are eligible for membership if they have completed at least 24 hours in residence at Truman by the end of the Fall semester preceding initiation, have completed at least 90 hours of credit in a course of study leading to a baccalaureate degree, and rank in the upper 10% percent of the senior class.

All graduate students with a 4.0 GPA are also eligible to be initiated.

Faculty & Staff Eligibility 

Each year, members of the Truman State University chapter may select up to six members of Truman’s faculty and staff for induction.  Nominations are solicited from members each fall.

Members of the faculty and staff whose scholastic records and outstanding achievement have rendered them worthy of membership are eligible for nomination.  In addition, members of the faculty or staff who do not hold a collegiate degree, but who have distinguished themselves professionally, may be selected provided that prior approval for their initiation is obtained from the National Board of Directors.

Alumni Eligibility

Alumni of the University from a class of five or more years’ standing selected on the basis of outstanding achievement since graduation and a high scholastic record while attending the University.