The 17³Ô¹ÏÍø chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Pi of Massachusetts, was established in 1974 with the following professors as Charter Members:
Joyce E. Brown
Daniel G. Dewey
William A. Green, Jr.
Roy C. Gunter, Jr.
Lorraine C. Leonowich
Werner Loewy
John T. Mayer
Barbara P. McCarthy
Ogretta McNeil
Robert E. Melia
Lenore R. O'Boyle
Dennis H. Ormseth
Peter Perkins
James F. Powers
Preston Roberts
Emese Soos
Melvin C. Tews
George A. Vidulich
Joan D. Winslow
William J. Ziobro.
Each year, qualified candidates within the top 8% of the senior class and the top 2% of the junior class are invited to join Phi Beta Kappa. In the past 46 years, a total of have been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at 17³Ô¹ÏÍø. Currently, the 17³Ô¹ÏÍø Chapter has approximately 60 among the faculty, staff, and students (seniors inducted in their junior year).