The Phi Beta Kappa Society
DELAWARE VALLEY ASSOCIATION
PHI BETA KAPPA DELAWARE VALLEY ASSOCIATION
Upcoming Events
Hagley Museum, Wilmington, DE - private guided indoor/outdoor tour; optional post-tour group lunch. Sat. May 31, 10:30 am; in-person; fee.
Book Club - "Portrait of a Thief" - Thu. June 12, 7:00 pm; virtual; no charge.
4th Annual "Dinner with PBK Friends", White Dog Cafe, Haverford, PA. Tue. June 17, 6:30 pm; pay-for-your-own.
Walking Tour of Outdoor Sculptures Surrounding the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA. Sat. June 28, 10:00 am - 12 noon; in-person; fee.
Trenton Thunder baseball game with pre- and post-game special events, Trenton, NJ. Sat. July 19; gates open 4:30 pm for stadium Happy Hour; 6:00 pm game start; fireworks to follow game. In-person; ticket fee. Registration requested by June 27 to pre-order tickets.
The Board & Brew - board game lunch, University City, Philadelphia, PA. Sat. Aug. 9, 12:00 pm; in-person; fee.
Movie Club - "I'm Still Here" - Thu. Sept. 11, 7:00 pm; virtual; no charge.
News Briefs
Bird Walk & Lunch Enjoyed by PBK's and Friends
On May 3, 2025, PBK's and friends enjoyed a 2 hr. bird walk at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum, Philadelphia, organized by Catherine Anderson and led by expert birders, Chuck Root and Emily Dodge. The group saw and/or heard close to 40 distinct bird species, training their binoculars on all levels of the leafy canopy, across the muddy wetlands, and into the sky. After the walk, the group enjoyed lunch at Stinger's Waterfront restaurant, with a wide-ranging conversation to cap a wonderful morning.
PBK's Meet for Dinner and a Chamber Music Concert
On March 14, 2025, Steve Tillery led a group to hear a concert by the Elias String Quartet from Great Britain, who performed the final string quartets of three masters of the genre. Haydn’s unfinished D Minor Quartet, Op. 103, Britten’s distinctive Quartet No. 3, Op. 94, and Mendelssohn’s F Minor Quartet, Op. 80, at the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center. Many of the group had earlier enjoyed dinner together for good conversation before the concert at nearby Jasmine Rice Rittenhouse Thai restaurant.
PBK's Tour Permanent Collection at the Woodmere Art Museum
On February 22, 2025, President Bill Howard led a group of PBK's and guests for a very informative 90 minute private guided tour of the permanent collection of the Woodmere Museum in the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia. Woodmere is regional "treasure", dedicated to "telling the story of Philadelphia's art and artists", including regional artists, and is housed in a National Register of Historic Places 19th century estate mansion, with a sculpture garden as well. Many participants then additionally enjoyed an optional post-tour group lunch for more good conversation at historic (1743) Brittingham's restaurant in nearby Lafayette Hills.
PBK's Enjoy Tour of University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Africa Galleries.
On November 9, 2024, PBK's enjoyed a private guided tour of the Penn Museum's reimagined Africa galleries, led by Penn archaeology graduate student, Chris Lamack. The galleries celebrate the richness and diversity of Africa, from art and language, to spiritual practices and family systems, tracing the journey from maker to museum to consider why, where, and how objects were made, as well as how they were used in daily life, on special occasions, or in religious ceremonies, and why they were meaningful to the cultures that produced them. Following the tour, PBK's enjoyed a group lunch in the Penn Museum Cafe for more good conversation.
Phi Beta Kappa Assn. of the Delaware Valley 2024 Key Connections Event
On October 17, 2024, recent PBK inductees enjoyed great conversation and trivia Quizzo with other PBK members from the SE PA, So. Jersey, and No. Delaware region at PBK Delaware Valley's annual Key Connections event, held this year at the Victory Brewing Company's pub restaurant on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Center City Philadelphia. Hosted by our PBK Delaware Valley's Young Professionals Advisory Committee (YPAC) co-chairs, Shea Sandifer & Carissa Petzold, the event consisted of a meet & greet happy hour with appetizers and drinks, followed by an hour for dinner and team Quizzo trivia in small impromptu teams, with PBK logo mugs for prizes. This successful event gave recent PBK's an opportunity to meet each other as well as meet established PBK Delaware Valley members for a great evening of networking and career connections.
