Local Residents Inducted into The Honor Society Of Phi Kappa Phi

by Contributor | April 13, 2018 7:23 am

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.

Christopher Bartlett of Martville was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Dominique Canale of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Pamela Caraccioli of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Leeann Dragos of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Ethan Durocher of Sterling was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Rananjaya Gamage of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Hanna Greulich of Pulaski was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

James Heinegg of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Margarita Katsaitis of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Katherine Knopp of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Audrey Milillo of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Sarah Nashak of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Dillon Nimako of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Makenna Nolan of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Casey Raymond of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Grace Roessling of Oswego was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Erika Wallace of Fulton (13069) was initiated at State University of New York at Oswego.

Emily Yamada of Oswego 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.”

More About Phi Kappa Phi

Since its founding, 1.5 million members have been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi. Some of the organization’s notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, novelist John Grisham and YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley. Each biennium, Phi Kappa Phi awards $1.4 million to qualifying students and members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad grants, member and chapter awards, and grants for local, national and international literacy initiatives. For more information about Phi Kappa Phi, visit www.phikappaphi.org.

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