About Golden Key...
Mission Statement
The mission of Golden Key
International
Honour
Society,
a nonprofit
academic honors
organization,
is to recognize
and encourage
scholastic
achievement
and
excellence in all
undergraduate fields of study,
to unite
with
faculty and administrators in develop
-ing and
maintaining high standards
of education,
to
provide economic assistance to outstanding
members by means
of both undergraduate and
graduate scholarships, and to promote altruistic
conduct through voluntary service. Put another
way, Golden Key's mission is to build global
communities of academic achievers by
providing
opportunities for individual
growth
through leader
-ship, career development,
networking and service.
Our values are
Integrity,
Collaboration,
Innovation,
Respect,
Diversity, Excellence, Engagement. Golden
Key is a Mission Focused, Values Based,
Demo
-graphically
Driven organization.
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History
The society was founded (as the Golden Key
National Honor
Society) on November 29,
1977 by
students at Georgia State University
in
Atlanta,
Georgia and currently has chapters
at more than 350
major colleges
and universities
in the United States,
Canada,
Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa,
Malaysia and the United
Arab Emirates. Today,
Golden Key has about
1.5 million members. The
University of Georgia's
chapter of Golden Key was
established on May
18, 1978, making ours one of
the oldest chapters
in the world.
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Benefits of Membership
- Graduate and undergraduate scholarship
pportunities.
- Career benefits through Vault and the Golden
Key Job Board.
- Members-only discounts.
- An opportunity to be published in CONCEPTS
(GK's award winning
magazine).
- Leadership and community service
opportunities.
- Internship and employment opportunity with
twelve major
corporate sponsors.
- An opportunity to attend the international
conference and
the regional convention.
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What We Do
Golden Key recognizes only the highest-
achieving
students at select
universities
worldwide; membership in the Society places
you among an exclusive
group of students
distinguished by their remarkable
academic
accomplishments.
Once you join, you will
also
have opportunities for community service on
the chapter, regional and maybe even
international
levels.
Academic Recognition
Golden Key invites only the top 15%
of undergraduate students to join (juniors
and seniors
in the U.S., and second-year
and higher students in
other countries).
The Society emphasizes diversity
and
strengthens its relevance by recognizing
students
in all fields of study, regardless
of part- or full-time
status.
Choosing to
affiliate yourself with Golden
Key makes
an impressive statement
to others about
your academic achievements and your
commitment
to success.
We encourage you
to include this distin
-
ction on your résumé
or curriculum vitae.
Induction Ceremony
Golden Key inducts new members each
year during
a special ceremony on every
chapter's campus,
where your friends and
family are welcome to share
in your
honor.
Each new member comes forward to
receive
a certificate of membership
and a personalized
press release announcing selection to the
Society,
which
may be sent to a hometown
newspaper. A
reception follows where you
will have
a chance to
mingle and meet chapter
leaders and newly inducted
honorary
members.
Lifetime Membership
When you join Golden Key, the benefits
available
to you do not end once you
walk
across the stage
at commencement. As a
lifetime member, you can
continue
to receive
benefits and remain involved in
the Society
for many years to
come through our
network
of corporate sponsors, partners, and
various
alumni
clubs.
Scholarships
Golden Key continually works toward
increasing
its scholarships and awards
programs. With 18
active programs last
year, the Society honored more
than
700
members with exclusive scholarships
totaling more than US $400,000.
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If you are a
Golden
Key
member but
are
not
on our
listserv
please
contact
Vishwanath
Chegireddy
(C.V.).
Questions regarding
Golden Key at
UGA
may
be
directed to
Dr. Tom
Burke.
For inquiries
regarding
this
site,
please contact
Ali Sabin. |
