By earning membership in Phi Beta Kappa, students join a prestigious community of scholars, artists, and leaders.
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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
17
U.S. presidents
42
Supreme Court Justices
150+
More than 150 Nobel Laureates
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“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.”
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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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Theta Chapter Officers
MacKenzie Moon Ryan, PhD
Associate Professor of Art History
President
Laurel Goj Habgood, PhD
Professor of Chemistry
Vice President
Ben Hudson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Secretary/Treasurer
Alice Davidson, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Historian
News & Features
Stay up to date on the latest news about Rollins’ Theta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
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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.
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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.
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March 07, 2022
Rollins Inducts First Members of New Phi Beta Kappa Chapter
The Phi Beta Kappa academic honor society officially installs a new chapter at the College, a historic milestone that affirms the value of a Rollins education and the importance of our mission.