Phi Beta Delta (ΦΒΔ), founded at California State University, Long Beach in 1986, is the first honor society dedicated to recognizing scholarly achievement in international education.
Our Goals:
Recognize the scholarly achievement of international students and scholars, who have studied abroad and faculty and staff who are involved in international activities.
Serve as a vehicle for the development of academic-based international programming.
Provide a network on each campus of faculty, staff and students involved in international endeavors.
Extend this network to thousands of members in chapters throughout the world.
Publicly recognizes international scholarly achievement of international students and scholars who have studied abroad, and faculty and staff who are involved in international activities.
Provides a coordinated way to connect with other CSULB community members who are active in international scholarship
Helps further advance the Global Awareness component of CSULB's mission
Facilitates networking with your internationally-minded peers at other campuses to expand your scholarship, teaching, and service.
Provides access to peer-reviewed publications and international scholarship, including opportunities to write and edit for its journal
Offers unique advantages for faulty promotion (e.g., RTP) and scholarly career.
Provides scholarships for students to pursue international scholarship
Membership is open to nominated faculty, staff, upper division students (3.2+ GPA)/ graduate students (3.5+ GPA) who demonstrate a strong international orientation through studies, research , and/or scholarly and creative activities.
The new membership fee is $50 and renewal is $20. The new membership fee goes to the international Phi Beta Delta headquarters to pay for membership processing; you get a gold medallion and membership certificate. Please make checks payable to 'Phi Beta Delta'.
In 1985, CSULB's Center for International Education (CIE) desired to find a way to formally recognize their students, staff, and faculty. Wanting to honor the specialized achievements of international students, U.S. students returning from study overseas, international scholars, staff involved in international education, and faculty engaged in scholarly endeavors, CIE set-out to find an honor society to fit their needs.
After reviewing existing national honor societies, CIE deteremined that none of the options were appropriate for their specific focus on the international experience. A campus committee was formed and soon the Phi Beta Delta honor society, a group focused on international education and exchange, was born to both honor academic acheivements and to serve as a catalyst for international programming.
Meaning
The Greek letters stand for the following:
Phi (philomatheia) –love of knowledge;
Beta (biotremmonia) –valuing of human; and
Delta (diapheren) –achieving excellence.
Colors:
The colors chosen for the honor society were red and gold. Red symbolizes the strength and diversity of humankind and gold is a symbol for the sun from which all people and cultures draw strength and life.
Crest
The crest of the Society was designed with a globe, a torch, the sun, a book, and a shield. The globe represents the international perspective of the Society’s members. The torch symbolizes the leadership and influence of the Society. The sun stands for the energy in from which all cultures draw strength. The book symbolizes the coining and sharing for knowledge. The shield represents the preservation of academic freedom. The Society’s motto – Scientia Mutua Mundi (World’s Shared Knowledge) – is inscribed at the base of the crest.
Members
Lesley Farmer – President Heidi Zhang - Vice President Chris Karadjov - Publicity Crystal Mone – Treasurer Emyr Williams - Member Ignacio Castor - Secretary Linda Olson-Levy – Events coordinator Zheng Wang - Member
Shuhua An Ferdinand Arcinue Juan Benitez Hayden Butler Ignacio Castor Kathryn Chew Sean Cochran Jane Conoley Elizabeth Dahab Alicia Doyle Burkhard Englert Lesley Farmer Malcolm Finney Mariela Gutierrez Elaine Haglund LaRese Hubbard Lucy Huckabay Gary Hytrek Jeet Joshee Christopher Karadjov Roman Kochan Ping Liu Kelly Martinez Shanna McGuire Nilufer Medora Janeth Mendoza Olfat Mohamed Crystal Mone Tim Mozia Christina Nellis Nhi Nguyen Linda Olson-Levy Colette Redden Fabian Rojas Guadalupe Salazar Anna Sandoval Harold Schefski Antonella Sciortino Paul Scotton David Shafer Nancy Sheley Courtney Stammler Charles Slater Renee Ssensalo
Monica Stamme
Luna Joanne Tortorici Armando Vazquez-Ramos Vlatka Velcic Mike Walter John Wang Emyr Williams Jeff Winters Morris Young Heidi Zhang
Congratulations to Elaine Haglund as she was honored with the Phi Beta Delta Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to International Education, May 2021.
Phi Beta Delta induction ceremony with (L-R) Heidi Zhang, Lesley Farmer, Hayden Butler, Crystal Mone, and Terrence Graham.
Lesley Farmer promoting Phi Beta Delta at International Education Week in November 2019.
Phi Beta Delta induction ceremony in Fall 2020 with (L-R) Monica Stamme, International Recruitment Coordinator; and Crystal Mone, Associate Program Developer, Office of Professional and Workforce Development.
Phi Beta Delta induction ceremony in Fall 2020 with (L-R) Heidi Zhang, Director of International Training Programs (ITP); and Chao Huang, ITP Program Associate.
