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Being initiated into Mortar Board is a significant tribute, as Mortar Board is the premier national honor society recognizing college seniors. College students’ success is directly related to the support of their families. On this parent’s page of the Mortar Board website, we want to provide information about Mortar Board and also congratulations to families who have helped their students reach the pinnacle of recognition as a scholar-leader on campus: Mortar Board membership.
Mortar Board is a society that has been recognizing college seniors for their superior leadership, scholarship and service for 93 years. There have been 229 college campuses in the United States whose petition for a chapter charter has been granted by our National Council. Mortar Board chapters serve the institution where the chapter is located. That is why you may find that the president, vice president for student affairs, dean of students, and other chief executives of the institution rely on Mortar Board members to contribute meaningfully to campus life. As a member, a student serves in the Mortar Board chapter for only one year — and retains the distinction of membership for a lifetime.
Prestige
When students join Mortar Board, they join a national league of the most amazing scholar-leaders in the world including renowned authors, policy-makers, business leaders, researchers, educators and distinguished professionals. Mortar Board membership is often used as a screening tool by employers and graduate schools. Our members gain:
- Recognition by their college or university as scholar-leaders
- Career and graduate school networking and assistance
- Federal government employment entrance at the GS-7 ranking for members, which can mean an instant pay increase for certain jobs (instead of entry GS-5 level)
- Admittance to a Mortar Board job search engine
- Access to a scholarship search engine listing more than $3 billion in awards
- Alumni networking, training and leadership opportunities
- Access to internships, scholarships and educational opportunities
Benefits
Mortar Board members, before and after graduation, are entitled to many benefits of membership.
- Fellowships for postgraduate study
- Mortar Board print and electronic publications
- Savings of up to eight percent on auto insurance with GEICO; great rates for homeowner, renter, condo, boat and motorcycle insurance are also available
- Tuition insurance
from GradGuard, which helps to cover the non-refunded cost of attendance including tuition fees, room/board and other legitimate expenses.
- Affordable student health insurance, short-term medical coverage from GradGuard
- Mortar Board Career Center by JobTarget with thousands of job postings
- Beautiful, high-quality certificate frames and recognition pieces by Church Hill Classics
- Kaplan test preparation discounts of 15 percent on GRE, GMAT, LSAT, MCAT, SAT, ACT and PSAT classroom and online courses for members and their families
- An automatic $500 sponsorship from RealAcad, a top-level venture management program
- A $500 merit-based scholarship from the Washington Internship Institute
- A Washington Center internship program award of a $1,000 housing scholarship
- The possibility of a $1,000 scholarship for The Fund for American Studies Summer Institute or Capital Semester
- The opportunity to apply for the NIH-Oxford-Cambridge Scholars Program, a fully-funded Ph.D. program in biomedical research
- Special discounts from T-Mobile, including a waived activation fee ($35 value), free Bluetooth handset or car charger on many devices, savings on the latest devices for new customers (average savings of $50)
A few of our notable members
Many Mortar Board members have gone on to have amazingly successful careers, win prestigious awards, serve as legislators and contribute unmatched service to their communities. Here are just a few of our renowned members:
- Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year Drew Brees, Purdue University Class of 2001
- President Jimmy Carter, honorary
- Speaker, author and "America's Real-Life Hitch," The Dating Doctor David Coleman, Bowling Green State University Class of 1983
- Former Director of the National Science Foundation Rita Colwell, Purdue University Class of 1956
- Senator Elizabeth Dole, honorary
- Golden Girls star Rue McClanahan, The University of Tulsa Class of 1956
- U.S. Army Installation Management Command Executive Director John B. Nerger, Northwestern University Class of 1978
- Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, honorary
- Subject of the film 127 Hours, Aron Ralston, Carnegie Mellon University Class of 1997
- Astronaut on the Challenger Judith Resnick, Carnegie Mellon University Class of 1971
- Politician and educator Condoleezza Rice, University of Denver Class of 1974
- WNBA basketball star Katie Smith, The Ohio State University Class of 1996
- Suzy's Zoo creator Suzy Spafford, San Diego State University Class of 1968
- Educator, minister and "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" host Fred Rogers, honorary
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