Phi Beta Delta, founded at California State University, Long Beach in 1986, was established as a national organization in 1987 with 38 chartered chapters. It is the first national honor society dedicated to recognizing scholarly achievement in international education. As of June of 2002, 133 chapters have been chartered.

The goals of the Society are:

• to recognize the scholarly achievement of international students and scholars, U.S. students who have studied abroad and faculty and staff who are involved in international activities;
• to serve as a vehicle for the development of academic-based international programming;
• to provide a network on each campus of faculty, staff and students involved in international endeavors;
• To create a catalyst for international academic-based programming on campus; and
• To extend this network to thousands of members in chapters across the country and throughout the world.

The Greek letters in Phi Beta Delta stand for the following:

Phi (philomatheia) – love of knowledge;

Beta (biotremmona)– valuing human life; and

Delta (diapheren) – achieving excellence.

Wayne State's chapter, Epsilon Beta, was founded in October 2001. Our chapter is currently recruiting new members. If you are interested in becoming involved, please click here. If you are a member and wish to renew your membership, please click here.