Lambda Beta

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Lambda Beta
ΛΒ
Crest of Lambda Beta Society.png
Founded1986; 35 years ago (1986)
TypeHonor Society
EmphasisRespiratory care
Mission statement
To promote, recognize and honor scholarship, scholarly achievement, service, and character of respiratory students.
Mottolife and breath
Colors  Blue and   Green
Chapters100+
Headquarters18000 West 105th Street
Olathe, KS 66061
United States
WebsiteLambda Beta Society

Lambda Beta Society (ΛΒ) is a national honor society sponsored and maintained by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC).[1] It is an honor society specifically recognizing undergraduate achievement in Respiratory Care related colleges. Lambda Beta Society was formed in 1986 and has over 100 chapters in the United States as of 2011. Membership requires the undergraduate student to be a student of respiratory care and be in the top 25 percentile of their class.[2]

Etymology[]

The name was chosen to represent sustaining “life and breath”. Lambda (Λ) is the Greek letter “L”, and beta (Β) is the Greek letter “B”.[3]

See also[]

  • Respiratory therapy

References[]

  1. ^ "What is the Lambda Beta Society?". Lambda Beta. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
  2. ^ "235 Lambda Beta Society". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
  3. ^ "The Greek Alphabet". www.ibiblio.org.


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