About Us


Golden Key is a mission focused, values based and demographics driven organization. With 31 years of rich tradition, Golden Key remains committed to scholarship, career development, leadership and service. Our mission defines who we are; our core values provide us guidance in executing our activities; and our history reminds us that nearly two million members are counting on us to shape the future through our strategic planning process.

Purpose of Golden Key
History of Golden Key
UTD Chapter
Becoming a Member
Contact Us

Purpose of Golden Key


Golden Key is the world's premier honor society. We recognize academic excellence and provide tangible value to our members, advisors and partners while positively impacting their lives and society.

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History of Golden Key


Golden Key International Honour Society, founded on 29 November 1977, is an academic honor society which recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence among college and university students from all academic disciplines. In an effort to reflect the Society's diversity and international presence, Golden Key uses the globally accepted spelling of "honour" in its name.

Golden Key has emerged as one of the most dynamic, forward-thinking organizations in higher education. Committed to an ethos of recognizing academic achievement and encouraging altruistic service, the Society's on-campus presence has reached over 370 chapters at colleges and universities in seven countries: Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

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UTD Chapter


The local chapter at The University of Texas at Dallas was founded in 1995. It has recived Gold Standing for the past three years.

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Becoming a Member


Membership into the Society is by invitation only to the top 15% of sophomores, juniors and seniors in all fields of study. As of Spring 2010, membership in the UTD Chapter will also be open to graduate students who have completed 6+ hours of study at UTD and hold a high GPA. For more information on how to become a member, click here.

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Contact Us


For more information about Golden Key, contact our chapter advisor, Patty Atchley, at patchley@utdallas.edu.

Mailing Addresses

The University of Texas at Dallas
800 W. Campbell Rd., SU21
Richardson, Texas 75080
United States of America
Phone: 972-883-6159
http://www.utdallas.edu

Golden Key International Headquarters
621 North Ave. NE, Suite C-100
Atlanta, GA 30308
United States of America
Phone: 404-377-2400
Toll Free Phone: 1-800-377-2401
Email: memberservices@goldenkey.org
http://www.goldenkey.org

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