Golden Key International

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<p>Hello i just received an email on my college email account from this Honor Society. I was curious if anyone knew anything about them, i know i used to get stuff like that in high school when my GPA was around a 1.9, they were all scams to get you to pay. But now that i have a really high GPA and doing well here in college, and the fact that the email was sent to my college email account not regular spam mail is raising doubts towards its legitimacy. I checked them online and seem to present a mixed message. </p>

<p>Here is thier official site.
<a href="https://www.goldenkey.org/goldenkey/classes/MemberJoin.aspx?preauth=true%5B/url%5D"&gt;https://www.goldenkey.org/goldenkey/classes/MemberJoin.aspx?preauth=true&lt;/a> </p>

<p>Site on Wikipedia which claims them to be part of Association of College Honor Societies.
Golden</a> Key International Honour Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>

<p>Also if they are legit, are they any good, where do they rank in importance. I am trying to get into Phi Betta Kappa, i know there number one. Also heres the letter they sent me. </p>

<p>Dear Sarah,</p>

<p>It is our distinct honor to inform you that your outstanding academic achievement, to date, at University of Maryland places you in the top 15% of your class. We are pleased to recognize your accomplishment and congratulate you on your outstanding performance.</p>

<p>We are also pleased to advise you that your exceptional academic status has qualified you to be among the select group of top-performing students eligible for induction this year into Golden Key International Honour Society, the premier worldwide by-invitation-only collegiate honor society.</p>

<p>We are, therefore, delighted to extend to you this personal invitation to join our community of high-achieving individuals, like yourself, from around the world. We invite you to become a member of Golden Key, in good standing, and with full privileges and benefits.</p>

<p>It is very important for you to indicate your acceptance of this invitation no later than the Acceptance Deadline of January 18, 2008.To do so, please click through to your personal online Membership Invitation Acceptance form.</p>

<p>Please note that this may be a one-time invitation only. We cannot guarantee that this invitation will remain open after the Acceptance Deadline or that another invitation will be extended to you in the future. Please ensure you RSVP indicating your acceptance as soon as possible.</p>

<p>We look forward to welcoming you as a member of Golden Key.</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

<p>Alexander D. Perwich, II
Chief Executive Officer
Golden Key International Honour Society </p>

<p>Reid Compton
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Department of Biology
University of Maryland</p>

<p>Click here to RSVP and accept your
membership invitation.</p>

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<p>Congratulations on your academic performance!</p>

<p>My S got the same invitation at his university last year, and so I looked up the organization. It seems to vary from college to college as to whether or not it actually does anything or not. We did suggest he go ahead and join, mostly because his invitation, like yours, seemed to come from a university official. At this point, I'd say it is mostly a money-making organization and not particularly meaningful. We just got a huge packet of stuff inviting him to some overseas trips that are supposed to be a big honor but mostly seem like a big expense. </p>

<p>Two things did come out of it. When he went to their info session about joining, he won a free GRE course from Kaplan's in a drawing. So, for a $70 fee which we paid for him, he got a $1000 value from Kaplan's. (Too bad I can't assure you the same will happen if you join:) ) The other result was an invitation from a major investment bank to apply for a summer internship. So, I'd say it might be somewhat meaningful to some recruiters.</p>

<p>Overall, I think it exists to sell merchandise and I really wonder why the universities participate. But, as I said, it may be that the chapter at your university really does function as an honor society. And, if you're headed into a business field it might help you get a summer internship along the way.</p>

<p>In any case, it's a great indication of where you stand compared to your peers and that you're on track to end up with a shot at Phi Beta Kappa. Good luck, and hope this helps.</p>

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<p>anyone else please</p>