Mortar Board

Mortar Board is an American national honor society for college seniors. Mortar Board has 233 chartered collegiate chapters nationwide and 15 alumni chapters.

This article is about the honor society. For the garment, see square academic cap. For the device used by builders, see Hawk (plasterer's tool).

Mortar Board
FoundedFebruary 15, 1918 (1918-02-15)
Syracuse, New York. U.S.
TypeHonor Society
AffiliationACHS
EmphasisScholarship, Leadership, Service
ScopeNational
MottoΠΣΑ: representing three Greek words for Scholarship, Service and Leadership
Colors  Gold and   Silver
Symbola mortarboard
PublicationMortar Board Forum
   (previously): Mortar Board Quarterly
Chapters233
Members250,000+ collegiate
Headquarters1200 Chambers Road, Suite 201
Columbus, Ohio 43212
United States
WebsiteOfficial website
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