Lambda Beta Society
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| The Lambda Beta Society | |
|---|---|
| ΛΒ | |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Type | Honor Society |
| Emphasis | Respiratory care |
| Mission statement |
To promote, recognize and honor scholarship, scholarly achievement, service, and character of respiratory students. |
| Motto | life and breath |
| Chapters | 100+ |
| Headquarters |
18000 West 105th Street Olathe, Kansas, United States |
| Homepage | Lambda Beta Society |
Lambda Beta Society is a national honor society sponsored and maintained by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).[1] It is an honor society specifically recognizing undergraduate achievement in Respiratory Care related colleges. Lambda Beta Society was formed in 1986 and has over 100 chapters in the United States as of 2011. Membership requires the undergraduate student to be a student of respiratory care and be in the top 25 percentile of their class.[2]
Etymology
The name was chosen to represent sustaining “life and breath”. Lambda (Λ) is the Greek letter “L”, and beta (Β) is the Greek letter “B”.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.lambdabeta.org/Pages/default.aspx
- ↑ http://www.ptc.edu/student-life/235-lambda-beta-society
- ↑ http://www.ibiblio.org/koine/greek/lessons/alphabet.html
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