The following people recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines:
Mary Camire of Orono at University of Maine
Kimberly Huguenard of Orono at University of Maine
Teresa Johnson of Orono at University of Maine
Bonnie Newson of Orono at University of Maine
Richard Powell of Orono at University of Maine
Laura Rickard of Orono at University of Maine
Maria Sandweiss of Orono at University of Maine
Asli Sezen-Barrie of Orono at University of Maine and
Stefano Tijerina of Old Town at University of Maine
They 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 undergraduate student 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.”