STAFF REPORTS
BATON ROUGE, La. — The following local residents were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines.
- Drake Arnold of Middleport was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.
- Zachary Bell of Rochester was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.
- Alexandra Birner of Amherst was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.
- Victoria Heist of Alden was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.
- Kyle Liszewski of East Amherst was initiated at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
- Catherine McMullen of Corfu was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.
- Sara Meal of Lockport was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.
- Kelly Morency of Webster was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.
- Richard Nichol of Rochester was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.
- Amanda Seiler of North Tonawanda was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.
- Bailee Welker of Alexander was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.
- Laceyanne Woite of Snyder was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.
These residents are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors 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.
Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of Marcus L. Urann who had a desire to create a different kind of honor society: one that recognized excellence in all academic disciplines. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 300 campuses in the United States 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 about Phi Kappa Phi, visit www.phikappaphi.org.
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