Honors & Awards - Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest and most prestigious honors society, established on Dec. 5, 1776, at the College of William & Mary. To be selected into the Omicron Chapter at UB, students should be in a liberal arts degree program, B.A. or B.S. (but not B.F.A.), must maintain minimum 3.75 g.p.a. over 85 credit hours or 3.50 for 100 credit hours, with at least 32 hours taken at UB; and students must demonstrate breadth in the liberal arts, having completed all UB's general education requirements, and other courses outside their major.
Selection and offers of induction are made by a committee of the Omicron Chapter, Barbara Bono, Department of English, President.
In 2010, nineteen Anthropology majors were inducted or selected for induction into PBK.
Our hearty congratulations to them all!
Below are three categories of inductees: newly selected juniors; and seniors; and seniors who were inducted last year.
Juniors selected for induction this year, 2010:
- Elizabeth Gohringer
- Janet Spiller
Seniors selected for induction this year:
- Alisa Anderson
- Julie Ficarra
- Timothy Hoth
- Sandra Hunt
- Megan Janish
- Katie Konesky
- Matthew Owen
- Jennifer Rahman
- Julie Sawnor
- Egle Sirvaityte
Seniors inducted in their junior year, 2009:
- Frank Etzler
- Leeshi Feldman
- Elisha Hinman
- Stephanie Lester
- Ashley Marien
- Keeley Sheehan
- Sarah Ventre