The Society of Junior Fellows, established in 1990, provides special opportunities for academically outstanding students. Its purpose is to foster intellectual exchange beyond the classroom and to encourage creative and independent projects beyond particular course requirements.
Students become eligible for membership at the end of their sophomore year.
Nominations to the Society are made twice each year. The Society of Junior Fellows is directed by J. David Newell, Professor of Philosophy. The Silver Pentagon Society provides special opportunities for students who have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement. It brings Pentagon Fellows into close relationship with peers of similar interests and abilities. Fellows participate in programs sponsored by Omicron Delta Kappa and the Society of Junior Fellows, and they work on special projects designed by the group and its faculty adviser.