<p>My daughter was invited to join Mortor Board. Does anyone know if it is worth its $75 fees.</p>
<p>At Penn it was one of the big three Honor Societies. You were chosen based on academics and leadership and it was a big deal to be “Tapped”. The group had some nice get together stuff during senior year and alumni do get together a bit at the annual alumni day some 30 years later. Not sure what it means at other schools.</p>
<p>Oops, sorry- Mortar Board- guess I know why I wasn’t invited.</p>
<p>I am not big on honors requiring some sort of payment but Mortar Board is a big deal and your daughter definitely should agree to be “tapped”. Congrats to her!</p>
<p>Most honor societies have to assess some kind of fee, just to pay for mailings, recognition tokens, etc. Mortar Board and PBK both have to charge something.</p>
<p>But Mortar Board is an old and worthwhile honor, so congrats to you D for being tapped. At our school, we got tapped at around 4 in the morning, and attended the initiation in our pj’s. It was fun.</p>