Local Residents Inducted into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

BATON ROUGE, LA — The following local residents 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.

Rita Aliperti of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Stephen DeSalvo of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Mandi Douthit of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Ian Evans of Phoenix (13135) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Mia Fasanella of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Jeremy Fontaine of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Austin Frost of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Harleen Grewal of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Carolina Ilie of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Steven Jester of Phoenix (13135) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Melissa LaBonte of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

George LaPage of Fulton (13069) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Angela Livingston of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Sydnee Plato of Fulton (13069) initiated at Alfred State College

Holly Reitmeier of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Brianna Santmyer of Central Square (13036) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Ashley Santmyer of Central Square (13036) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Jennifer Santorelli of Central Square (13036) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Jack Schirtz of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Shiyi Shen of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Brian Vanella of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Krista Vann of Oswego (13126) initiated at State University of New York at Oswego

Lingyun Wu of Oswego (13126) 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 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, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline honor society.

The society 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.”

More About Phi Kappa Phi

Since its founding, more than 1.25 million members have been initiated.

Some of the organization’s more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist David Baldacci and YouTube cofounder Chad Hurley.

For more information, visit www.phikappaphi.org

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