Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 to honor the best and brightest liberal arts and sciences undergraduates. The Greek initials that form the name of Phi Beta Kappa are the society's motto, "Love of learning is the guide of life."
Membership in Phi Beta Kappa is based on academic achievement. Most inductees are seniors; a limited number of especially outstanding students may be elected at the end of their junior year.
Class of 2024 Phi Beta Kappa Initiates
- Claire Meier Dietz
- Marin Hart
- Sarah Evelyn Hoffmann-Weitsman
- Alexis Taylor Riggs
- Brandon Roberts
- Sage Yoerger
Class of 2023 Initiates (*Elected as a junior)
- Bishakha Awale
- Caleb Isaac Baird
- Claudia Basile
- Katherine Elizabeth Bleyle
- Tristan Blus
- Kaitlyn Cashdollar*
- Carlos Claudio
- Hannah Dixon
- Charles Ericksen
- Hannah Marie Froming
- Geneva Gage
- Hala M. Halabi
- Ngoc Minh Bao Ho
- Camryn Hutchins
- Caitlin Johnson
- Makenna Roye Kuecks
- My Ho Huyen Le
- Thao Qui Luong
- Rose Ellen Marshall
- Sarah Frances Nathan
- Phan Ly Vy Nguyen
- Anh Minh Phung
- Omar Qureshi
- Sokcheatra Samrith
- Leo Mars Schrater
- Casimir Stopa
- Mia Ye
- Lily Ann Zofkie
Class of 2023 PBK Members Initiated in 2022
- Addison James Anderson
- Kayla Marina Hope
- Minh Thy Nguyen Le
- Jia Yi Self
Faculty and Staff Members of Phi Beta Kappa
- Katherine A. Adelsberger
- Mary Vlastnik Armon '85
- Laura Bush
- Nancy Eberhardt
- Brenda Fineberg
- Kevin Hastings '76
- Robert Hellenga
- Helen Hoyt '01
- Karen Kampwirth '86
- Andrew Leahy
- Nicole Whittaker Malley '98
- Andrew Mehl
- Thomas Moses
- Duane Oldfield
- Michael A. Schneider
- Charles E. Schulz '72
- Kelly Shaw
- Megan Scott '96
