This honorary organization recognizes student excellence in scholarship, citizenship, leadership, character, and service. Students who are eligible must petition for election into the society. The induction is held in the spring during a school assembly. Membership in these chapters shall be based upon scholarship, service, leadership and character. Members in these chapters shall be known as active and graduate.
Active members become graduate members at graduation.
Candidates shall have spent at least one semester in the Berea City Schools and shall be members of the junior or senior class. Candidates eligible for election to the chapter shall have a minimum scholarship average of 3.30. This scholastic level of achievement shall remain fixed. All students who can achieve this level of academic scholarship, or above, shall be admitted to candidacy for election to membership. Eligibility shall then be considered on the basis of service, scholarship, leadership and character.