Honor society welcomes new members

     The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce its new student members into the Phi Kappa Phi Chapter at GCSU. They are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society. It is an honor unlike any other and holds great merit and statute.
     “Being a member of Phi Kappa Phi will give me opportunities will give me opportunities most won’t have,” said Sara Sellers, an inducted new member. “I am eligible for scholarships, grants and awards that only Phi Kappa Phi members can receive.”
     In order to be eligible for membership, all students must be of sound character and can be studying in any discipline. As a junior, the members selected must have completed 72 hours and rank in the top 7.5 percent of his class. A senior or graduate student must rank in the top 10 percent of his class as a member.
     Current Phi Kappa Phi students tapped students in their individual classrooms letting them know of their invitation into the honor society. Students also nominated faculty for membership. The initiation was held on April 11 at 6 p.m. in the Magnolia Ballroom and Dr. Eustace Palmer served as the keynote speaker. A reception followed the ceremony to welcome the new students and to celebrate their induction.     Approximately 33 juniors, 71 seniors and 24 graduate students were inducted into the chapter for the 2008-2009 year. Also, nine faculty members were initiated into the chapter form membership.
     “I was looking for something which would be an inspiration to all students to work for a high rank,” said Marcus Urann, Phi Kappa Phi founding member.
     In recent membership news, two Phi Kappa Phi students,   Christin Ivey and Kathleen Ragan, won a $1,000 study abroad grant. There were 350 grant applications received this year—the most to date. Ivey will be traveling to Italy on her grant and Ragan will be traveling to Belize.
     Since its founding in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi has initiated more than one million members. The society’s mission is “to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.”

Posted by Colonnade Archives on Apr 25 2008. Filed under Features. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry