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 2011-12 Inductees!
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Corinne Abolafia
Rebecca Joy Anderson
Alexander Michael Battaglia
William Reece Beaudouin
Jordan Summer Brown
Paul James Bruene
Erin Elizabeth Cady
Sandra Cai Chen
Margaret Susan Campbell
Rafael Jose Cerame Guillen
Jacquelyn Noelle Cheng
Jesse Christine Creedy Powers
Thomas B Davidson
Neil Emery Stevens Davis
Taylor Dempsey
Julia Dieperink
Karen Dildei
Victoria Disston
Anastasia C Dolph
Merielle Donaldson
Tiernan Margaret Donohue
Christopher Benjamin Dychala
Kaitlin Colleen Esson
Meghan I Esson
Victoria Christine Fairchild
Mary Ann Fay
Julianna Flanagan
Eric Fleddermann
Carol Elizabeth Foster
Kara Suzanne Frazier
Timothy Gallivan
Russell Anthony Gasdia
Marina Gonzalez
Stefanie Marie Graefe
Elijah William Griffen
Sarah Alexis Haack
Harmony H. Haft
Emily Violet Hall
Brian Hanson
Elin Claire Harm
William Bradford Hea
Rebecca Heath
Jordan Bernee Hillman
Hanaleah Jennie Hoberman
Maggie Hollander
Stefanie Lindsay Hong
Jesse Hubbard
Lindsay T. Inge
Jennifer Jones
Malina Katarina Keutel
Shelby Elizabeth Krick
Norma Alexandra Leaf
Laura Rose Lee
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Marguerite Haley Lehleitner
Jonathan Lim
Michael Robert Litchfield
Benjamin Elfin Mainwaring
Matthew Makowski
Saundra Malanowicz
Christopher Malerich
Kaitlin McClure
Lauren McDonough
Kathleen White McKenna
Molly Miranker
Alaina Mulhearn
Michelle Nadeau
Daniella Napolitano
Eric Oliver
Aletheia Mae Orphanidys
Emily Anne Parker
Erin Wesley Phillips
Natasia Carine Poinsatte
Elizabeth Richards
Zachary Edward Robbins
Madeleine Roberts
Michael Roberts
Erik Roos
Kathryn Murphy Ryan
Kristine M Sackerlotzky
Elayna Christine Salak
Philip Salvador
Christina Sandwen
Miranda Nicole Schaeffer
Sophie Beth Schulman
Margaret Jessica Schwartz
Kelley Michelle Siart
Andrea Siwek
Lori Terese Sommerfelt
Casey Stansley
John Stefos
Susan Catherine Stine
Allison Clair Sylvester
Danielle Sandra Tatchio
Alexander Michael Thorp
Aaron Benjamin Turk
Megan Turner
Robert Van Kirk
Annelies Theresa van Vonno
Nicole Elizabeth Wallace
Zach Weinstein
Carley Wigod
Thomas Williams
Christina Monica Yasunaga
Ryan Youra
Martin Richard Ziech
Andrew Zytka
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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
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William LeoGrande
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
Leonard Steinhorn
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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