Local Residents Named To Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society At Auburn

AUBURN, AL — The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines., inducted new members from Auburn University this week.

Several Birmingham-area residents were tapped into the honor society, and 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.

Local residents tapped into Phi Kappa Phi at Auburn include:

• Jordan Beam of Hoover
• Lauren Boyd of Birmingham
• Laura Breckenridge of Mountain Brook
• Megan Brunsvold of Birmingham
• Caroline Condon of Birmingham
• Blake Hollingsworth of Birmingham
• Nicholas Keriotis of Birmingham
• Virginia Macoy of Vestavia Hills
• Molly Morris of Birmingham
• Sally Neal of Mountain Brook
• Isaac Westfall of Birmingham

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 under the leadership of undergraduate student Marcus L. Urann. Today, the Society has chapters on more than 325 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."