The Phi Beta Kappa Society is the oldest preeminent collegiate honor society for the liberal arts in the United States. Established in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa now comprises 270 chapters throughout the United States. Induction into Phi Beta Kappa represents a strong love of learning through diligence and academic merit.
In 1994, the American University Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Zeta of Washington, D.C., was founded. It is a force for the three goods indicated by the stars in the upper left corner of the society's key: friendship, morality, and literature. The pointing hand in the lower corner of the key symbolizes aspiration. On the reverse, the letters S and P represent the second name of the society, Societas Philosophiae, which translates as "the society of the love of knowledge." American University is well suited to cultivate the virtues of Phi Beta Kappa. With the intimacy of a smaller college and strong intellectual enterprises, students at American University are able to pursue rewarding studies in the liberal arts.
Selection Procedure
Election is highly selective. It is based on performance as measured by GPA in liberal arts courses. All other courses (for example, pre-professional classes or internships) are excluded from the calculation. Students from most programs in the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as from the School of International Service and School of Public Affairs, are potentially eligible, provided the number of credits and GPA for liberal arts courses are sufficient. Students enrolled in majors in the School of Communication, the Kogod School of Business, and the School of Education are not eligible unless they have a second major in a qualifying liberal arts program. Induction represents lifetime membership. Students must have 75 percent of their work in liberal arts courses and at least 60 credits earned in courses at American University. Students who are eligible either in their junior or more often senior year will be notified during spring semester if elected. There are no applications.
Dinner and Induction Ceremony
Each spring American University's Zeta Chapter welcomes new members through a dinner in their honor. Parents, friends, and faculty members are typically invited to attend both the induction ceremony and the reception that follows.
Congratulations 2012-13 Inductees!
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Nameir Abbas
Samantha Noel Amberg
Kirsten Natalie Ashbaugh
Mariam Sameh Aziz
Cassandra Lyn Baker
Ann Mary Baldauf
Steven Ballew
Jennifer Lee Beard
Zachary Martin Belinsky
Avram Alexander Billig
Kathleen Jane Black
Peter Stark Blankenship
Rebecca H Borton
Canyon Lucas Bosler
Stephen Bronskill
Izaak Philip Bruce
Hannah Beatrice Bryant
Lauren Cammenga
Elise M Campbell
Joanne Conelley
Sarah Joanna Conroy
Julie Rae Cross
Rachel Dawn Dockery
David Edward Falco
Eileen M Falk
Arielle Finegold
Nicholas Florko
Meghan Alyssa Fort
Molly Rebecca Friedman
Erin Bryce Greenawald
Brooklyn Marie Hamel
Max Patrick Harden
Mary Christine Harrigan
Katherine Hayes
Allix Megan Hillebrand
Meredith Anne Hollingsworth
Rachel Margaret Jones
Christina Botticelli Kelly
Helen Julia Killeen
Clare Kimock
Carly Lynn Kinney
Daniel Frederick Knoll
Bryce Kobayashi
Allena Martin
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Margaret Kran-Annexstein
Alexandra Langton
Samuel Louis Larsen
Alexandra Marie Lewis
Matthew Lien
Mary Dorothea Linders
Shay Longtain
Max H Looper
Leigh Joan Maltby
Zaida McKenzie
Samuel Harris Mendelson
Andrew Paul Merluzzi
Jessica M. Micciolo
Brianna Lynn Musselman
Lars Nelson
Pamela Oliver
Ariane Ceri Osterwald
Annika Rosa Parks
Mark Pigott
Robert Joshua Pines
Elizabeth Rademacher
Christopher Scott Ralphs
Prerna Rathi
Autumn Rose Rauchwerk
Erika Robbins
Emily Kristin Schaub
Megan Anne Schmenk
Marie Catherine Scholz
John Connolly Scianimanico
Marlena Serviss
David Matthew Silberman
Kayla Ann Siletti
Kathryn P Sullivan
Tracy Tabib
Jussi Uitti
Willem Feisal van der Mei
Travis Volz
Jonelle Walker
Erik Weiderpass
Bridget Weisenreder
Julia Lauren White
Jonathan Russell Williams
Marie Donna Zoglo
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Current Faculty & Staff Members
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David Aaronson
Jaime Abrams
Evelyn Abravanel
Padideh Ala'i
Patricia Aufderheide
Karen Baehler
Naomi Susan Baron
Robin Barr
Robert Beisner
Barbara Bergmann
Evan Berry
Amanda Berry
Robert Allen Blecker
Aaron P. Boesenecker
David Bosco
Deborah Brautigam
Richard Breitman
Robin Broad
Norma Broude
Linda Chase
Christine B. N. Chin
Angie Chuang
Allison Comins-Richmond
David Crosby
Angela Davis
Robert Dinerstein
Jeremiah Dittmar
Lynda Dodd
Erik Dussere
Amy Eisman
Mary Fan
Eileen Findlay
G. Borden Flanagan
Lynn Fox
Mary Garrard
Mary Gray
Robert Griffith
Lewis Grossman
Jane Hall
Charley Hardwick
Kate Haulman
William Hirzy
Daphon D. Ho
Travis Hodges
Heather Hughes
LaVelma Hughes
Patrick Jackson
Peter Jaszi
Kristing Kalanges
Elizabeth Keith
Sarah Cleeland Knight
Alan Kraut
Peter Kuznick
Elizabeth Lang
Jennifer Lawless
Adrea Lawrence
Benjamin Leff
William LeoGrande
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Robert Lerman
Allan Lichtman
Adrienne Lockie
Jonathan Loesberg
Eric Lohr
David Lublin
Linda Lubrano
Jeremy Lupoli
Daniel Marcus
Margaret Marr
James May
Mieke Meurs
Binny Miller
Kermit Moyer
Shoon Murray
Kay Mussell
Robert Pastor
Lynne Perri
Andrew Pike
Leanne Powner
Naima Prevots
Anthony Quainton
Jack Ramsay
Jamin Raskin
Jeffrey Reiman
Anthony Riley
Ira Robbins
Bernard Rosen
Roberta Rubenstein
Joshua Sarnoff
Mark Schaeffer
Kathy Schwartz
Phillip H. Scribner
April Shelford
Anita Sherman
Susan Sherzer
Suzanne Smith
Peter Starr
Leonard Steinhorn
Jane Stoever
Patricia Sykes
Kristina Thompson
Mary Siegel Trotter
Robert Tsai
Robert Vaughn
David Vine
Rangeley Wallace
Paul Wapner
Jessica Waters
Michael Wenthe
Brenda Werth
Robin Westbrook
John White
Donald Williamson
John Willoughby
Andrew Yarrow
Katie Young
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