Phi Beta Kappa at Rollins
Rollins hosts a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society.
Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society. Since its founding on December 5, 1776, it celebrates and advocates excellence in the liberal arts and sciences. Rollins hosts the Theta Chapter of Florida, established in 2022, which invites for induction the most outstanding arts and sciences students in each graduating class. The Society sponsors activities to advance these studies—the arts, the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences—in higher education and in society at large.
In Good Company
By earning membership in Phi Beta Kappa, students join a prestigious community of scholars, artists, and leaders.
- 17
U.S. presidents
- 42
Supreme Court Justices
- 150+
More than 150 Nobel Laureates
“Campuses that shelter Phi Beta Kappa chapters reflect their deep and abiding commitment to the liberal arts and sciences, for today and on into the future. These institutions provide a challenging liberal arts and sciences curriculum for the enrichment of their students, and we look forward to recognizing the outstanding accomplishments of these students.”
About Phi Beta Kappa
The mission of the Phi Beta Kappa Society is to champion education in the liberal arts and sciences, foster freedom of thought, and recognize academic excellence.
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About Rollins’ Theta Chapter
The Theta Chapter’s foundation has endorsed Rollins’ place among the most prestigious institutions of higher education. Indeed, only one half of one percent of Americans with college degrees are Phi Beta Kappa members.
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Membership & Invitation Criteria
An invitation to join Phi Beta Kappa recognizes and honors exceptional academic achievement in the arts and sciences. When graduate programs, professional schools and future employers see membership in Phi Beta Kappa, it is recognized as an extraordinary accomplishment.
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Members in Course
See the historical list of inductees into Rollins’ Theta Chapter.
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MacKenzie Moon Ryan, PhD
Department Chair, Professor of Art History
President
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Laurel Goj Habgood, PhD
Professor of Chemistry
Vice President
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Ben Hudson, PhD
Associate Professor
Secretary/Treasurer
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Alice Davidson, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Executive Director of the Child Development & Student Research Center
Historian
News & Features
Stay up to date on the latest news about Rollins’ Theta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
March 31, 2025
Rollins Inducts 24 New Members of Phi Beta Kappa
A select group of Rollins students has joined the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society, Phi Beta Kappa, placing them among the top 1 percent of college scholars in the U.S.
March 27, 2024
Rollins Inducts 24 New Members of Phi Beta Kappa
On March 19, the Rollins chapter of Phi Beta Kappa—known as Theta Chapter of Florida—inducted its third class of members.
April 17, 2023
Rollins Inducts 23 New Members of Phi Beta Kappa
Rollins students join 17 U.S. presidents, 42 U.S. Supreme Court justices, and more than 150 Nobel Laureates as members of America’s most prestigious academic honor society.