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2019 Phi Eta Sigma Induction Held

Elmira, NY (11/11/2019) — During last week's Family Weekend, 28 students were inducted into Phi Eta Sigma, the International Honor Society rewarding first-collegiate-year scholarship, during a ceremony held in Peterson Chapel.

In addition to the 28 students, Dr. Daniel Kjar, associate professor of biology, was inducted as an honorary member. Kjar was selected because the membership found him to exemplify the qualities of Phi Eta Sigma through his commitment to continually pursuing intellectual growth and encouraging his students to do the same.

Phi Eta Sigma, the oldest and largest first-year honor society, was founded in 1923 at the University of Illinois with the goal of encouraging and rewarding academic excellence among full-time, first-year students in institutions of higher learning.

The Society has established chapters in over 350 institutions of higher learning in the United States. Elmira College is the 289th chapter, established in 1990.

The three Greek letters, Phi, Eta, and Sigma, represent the basis of the organization's membership, in that they mean literally "lovers of wisdom."

The list of 2019 inductees include:
Eliza Beaudin '22
Robert Beck '22
Alexandra Brockhuizen '22
Felicity Brockhuizen '22
Calinda Ceterski '22
Adrianna Cornell '22
Jenna Cowder '22
Jennifer Decker '22
Carly Eldridge '22
Farrah Fiacco '22
Giovanni Garufi '22
Kaylee Griffin '22
Victoria Henson '22
Erica Jahn '22
Kelsey Lofvenborg '22
Erin Marafioti '22
Stephanie Martin '22
Brooke McArdle '22
Breana Millard '22
Allison Poppiti '22
Evelyn Schoenberger '22
Samuel Shaw '22
Joshua Smith '22
Catherine Smugereski '22
Kairu Taira '22
Lilie Tang '22
David Terry '22
Alyssa Waters '22