ROCK HILL, SOUTH CAROLINA — Winthrop University’s chapter of Phi Kappa Phi inducted 33 new members during an April 20 ceremony.
The society is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
New members from the junior and senior class who accepted the invitation to join were: Mille Bridwell, Cody Cook, Nikki Finger, Jenna Glover, Bethany Golden, Emily Hansford, Chela Parris, Elyse Petty, Mary Poston, Ron Roberts, Breanna Stevens, Trey Wineglass and Cynthia Wyatt.
Graduate students inducted were Meghan Bayer, Seth Belue, Sarah Blake, Heather Carter, Valerie Espinoza, Diamond Gordon, Saber Hartsell, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Jones, Brittany Mann, Alexis Roy, Corinne Scannell, Andrew Siegel, Leah Simmonds, Tiffany Smathers, Mary Sutton, Suzie Therrell, Yolonda Thomas, Allison Welte and Kat West.
These honorees are among about 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership.
Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Phi Kappa Phi has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines. Its 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."
For more information, contact Maria Linn at linnm@winthrop.edu.
