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Golden Key International Honour Society is an international, non-profit
academic
honors organization that recognizes the top 15 percent of juniors and seniors
in all fields of study at 298 colleges and universities in the United
States, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Australia, Malaysia, Canada, New
Zealand and South Africa. Leaders in higher education, business and public
service are members of Golden Key and support the mission of the Society. The Society was founded at Georgia State University in Atlanta , GA, on November 29, 1977, by a group of highly motivated undergraduate students. Since that time, Golden Key has established itself as a positive force in higher education. More than 1,000,000 lifetime members and 12,000 honorary members, including Presidents Clinton and Reagan, UNCF President William Gray, Noble Prize Winner Elie Wiesel and American Red Cross President Elizabeth Dole, are proud of their association with this dynamic organization. Golden Key is governed by a board of directors, a council and delegates to the annual convention. A trained, professional staff is dedicated to the Society's chapters and its individual members throughout the year. Golden Key has a permanent headquarters to keep members and alumni in touch, no matter where they maybe. The Society's constitution strictly prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, physical disability, age, sexual orientation or social status. The mission statement of Golden Key International Honour Society is to
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