▁commonly ▁active ▁in ▁community ▁service ▁activities ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁community ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁school . ▁Many ▁chap ters ▁maintain ▁a ▁requirement ▁for ▁participation ▁in ▁such ▁service ▁activities . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁N HS ▁chap ters ▁typically ▁elect ▁officers , ▁who , ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁the ▁chapter ▁advis er , ▁coordinate ▁and ▁manage ▁the ▁chapter ▁as ▁a ▁student ▁organization . ▁ ▁M emb ership ▁Over ▁one ▁million ▁students ▁are ▁estimated ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Honor ▁Society . ▁N HS ▁and ▁N J HS ▁chap ters ▁are ▁found ▁in ▁all ▁ 5 0 ▁states , ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia , ▁Puerto ▁Rico , ▁many ▁U . S . ▁territ ories , ▁and ▁Canada . ▁They ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁areas ▁of ▁Asia ; ▁Pakistan ▁has ▁three ▁schools ▁maintain ing ▁an ▁active ▁chapter . ▁They ▁further ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁international ▁and ▁American ▁schools ▁throughout ▁the ▁glo be . ▁ ▁Mot to ▁ ▁The ▁N HS ▁mot to ▁is ▁nobles se ▁ob lige . ▁This ▁is ▁French ▁for ▁" n ob ility ▁oblig ates ". ▁The ▁D iction naire ▁de ▁l ' Ac adémie ▁française ▁defines ▁it ▁thus : ▁ ▁Who ever ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁noble ▁must ▁conduct ▁himself ▁nob ly . ▁ ▁( Fig ur atively ) ▁One ▁must ▁act ▁in ▁a ▁fashion ▁that ▁con forms ▁to ▁one ' s ▁position , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁reputation ▁that ▁one ▁has ▁earned . ▁ ▁Sch olar ship ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁National ▁Honor ▁Society ▁has ▁given