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Installation dates of chapters are from Baird's, while some dates of closure or merger are conjectural. Where a school merged, it is assumed that at least one of the chapters from two merging schools became dormant. Jax MN (talk) 19:46, 20 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Professional society vs. Honor society

An Anon editor switched the label for Phi Psi on the DAB page to declare that Phi Psi is an "honor society". This appears to be unsupportable, even if offered in good faith, and I have changed it back. Historically Phi Psi has solidly been a professional organization, and even if no longer residential, it never appears to have changed its constitution of bylaws to veer from that model.

Professional fraternities offer both undergraduate and career engagement. Originally designed to support a residential experience for those in a specific field of study, many chapters of such fraternities (and sororities) are no longer residential, but their programming is solidly in support of improving their undergraduates. Conversely, Honor societies are non-residential and normally focused on engagement after graduation. (There are exceptions, and the lines blur.) Some national organizations of these two types have switched their emphasis to become the other style. (Phi Delta Phi, law, became an honor society, formerly professional, and passed necessary legislation to effect this change in 2012.)

While all professional fraternities and sororities have scholastic requirements and honor their members' achievements, this is different from being an Honor society. Jax MN (talk) 15:55, 25 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback from New Page Review process

I left the following feedback for the creator/future reviewers while reviewing this article: Thanks for the article!.

✠ SunDawn ✠ (contact) 14:45, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]