1. ΦΒΔ Guide to Initiation

One of your primary goals for each initiation should be to award the Society's medallion, membership card, and a certificate to each initiate. For each initiation your chapter conducts, the following procedures should be followed:

Submit a Supply Order Form to order medallions, certificates and other emblems well in advance of the ceremony. Your payment should accompany the order. On this form, you state the exact number of initiates you will be inducting.

You may want to order extra certificates due to the likelihood of mistakes when you put the initiate's names on the certificates. Certificate orders are included with the price of the medallion. Additional certificates are $1 each.

All orders for medallions and certificates for your initiation ceremonies must be submitted to the Executive Office at least three weeks prior to the initiation, and payment should accompany your order. All other items (pins, banners, etc.) take slightly longer to arrive, so orders should be placed well in advance. Medallions, banners and other emblems will be ordered by the Executive Office and shipped directly to you.

Along with your Supply Order Form, please submit the Member List Form, and your payment for supplies. The Member Roster Form includes space for continuing members. The annual dues for these members is $15 per continuing member.

General questions regarding initiations, orders or payments should be directed to:

Phi Beta Delta Honor Society
1630 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20009

Phone: (+1) 202-518-2052
Fax: (+1) 202-387-4823
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2. Suggested Initiation Ceremonies

You will find the Statement of Induction in the Chapter Manual.  

These are twelve possible or suggested initiations ceremonies for Phi Beta Delta. Remember that we are a nonsectarian organization, so no initiation should have religious or philosophic symbols, which would make someone uncomfortable because of their faith or indeed their lack of specific denominational affiliation. The initiation should be ecumenical and embracing. Unlike other Greek societies we do not require a set initiation service of chapters, but rather leave to each chapter its induction format. What we do require is that the initiation be conducted with considerable honor, that the history and symbols of the society be explained thoroughly to the candidates and that the ceremony be memorable and meaningful.

I. The Harriet Mayor Fulbright Service

II. The Jeanne J. Kirkpatrick Initiation