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Is it worth it to join an honor society?

Let me explain why I am asking. My son told me recently that he was invited to join the history honor society Phi Alpha Theta. He declined it as he could not think of a reason to join. So, I have been wondering if there might be a benefit to joining. I reflected on my own experience in this arena and could not come up with a reason to encourage him to join.

When I was in college, I was inducted into the nutrition honor society Kappa Omicron Nu. I was flattered to have been asked and readily accpeted. In retrospect, I can say that I didn't benefit from it (and they certainly benefitted from my membership check).

I'm very interested to hear what you all have to say on this topic.

Thanks in advance.
Mary