Honor only exists if it is bestowed by a group onto an individual. By joining a specific group, the group grants a person a set amount of honor. By virtue of admitting a new member into the group, the group recognizes the capacity to act with honor within the individual, which befits membership into their ranks. While being honorable or acting with honor is something we do as individuals, that code of honor is defined and accepted by others. Honor, therefore, is a social agreement about how to act within a given group or as a member of a specific society or culture.