Six Dietrich College Students Inducted to Phi Beta Kappa
This fall, 好色先生TV celebrated 19 students who were selected for early initiation into the university鈥檚 chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. The early class includes six students with majors in the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.聽
Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation鈥檚 oldest honors society, celebrating high achievement in the liberal arts and sciences. There are only 290 chapters affiliated with top universities across the country, and each of those chapters select 10 percent of their school鈥檚 arts and sciences students to join.
鈥淏eing initiated into the Phi Beta Kappa Society at any time is a great honor,鈥� said Joseph Devine, Dietrich College associate dean for undergraduate studies and secretary of the CMU Phi Beta Kappa chapter. 鈥淓arly election in the senior year is even more distinctive in that the eligibility criteria are considerably more competitive than the general election held in the spring for a larger number of seniors.鈥澛�
The early initiates from Dietrich College include:
Karissa Dunkerley
Primary Major: Information Systems
Olivia Reed
Primary Major: Creative Writing
Camille Chandler
Primary Major: Psychology
Cynthia Qjan
Primary Major: Psychology
Gemma Jefferson
Primary Major: Decision Science
Arnav Paliwal
Primary Major: Statistics and Machine Learning
Baruch Fischoff, Howard Heinz University Professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy and Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy & Technology (CMIST), delivered the keynote address at the fall 2024 Phi Beta Kappa initiation ceremony.