Fei Tao Fei Honor Society badge.

(Provided by Legislator Lin Jingyi)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] Gao Hongan, a candidate for the mayor of Hsinchu from the People's Party, mentioned at the press conference of his thesis that he was "Fit Tao Fei" at National Taiwan University, which made the outside world curious about "Fiat Tao Fei".

The "Philadelphia Honor Society" was established in 1921 with the purpose of recognizing and rewarding those who are both excellent in character and academic achievement.

According to the information on the website of the "Republic of China Fei Tao Fei Honor Society", Fei Tao Fei was an organization that initiated the National Award Society in 1921 by the American professor of Tianjin Beiyang University, Ailes, in a letter to domestic universities.

Fei Tao Fei is the transliteration of the Greek letters Phi, Tau and Phi, symbolizing the three major academics of "philosophy, engineering and science".

The association continued to develop after its resumption in Taiwan in 1964. At present, there are 57 branches and more than 70,000 honorary members.

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The website states that, according to Article 6 of the Fei Tao Fei organization charter, the mission of the society is to “recommend people with both skills and morals as honorary members of the association”, “praise those who have made outstanding achievements in academic research”, and “promote other related awards for academic research”. activities".

As for the honorary membership criteria, each college of the University Department can recommend 1% of fresh graduates; 3% of master's graduates; and 10% of doctoral graduates.

In addition, each school can also recommend 1 to 3 alumni who are successful in academic research and social careers each year.