86 new members join Phi Kappa Phi at UW-Madison

The Phi Kappa Phi, Chapter 021, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has initiated 86 students into membership this year. The 102nd Phi Kappa Phi Induction Ceremony, was held in-person this year; Department of Economics Faculty Associate Elizabeth Kelly was the keynote speaker.

View the live-stream of the event.

Honorary membership was granted to two faculty and staff: Professor Malachy Bishop, area chair and the Norman L. and Barbara M. Berven Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology at UW–Madison, and Kevin Schutz, a vocational rehabilitation counselor in Madison, Wisconsin.

A list of new members is available here. 

Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 at the University of Maine by a group of students who felt a need for an honor society that would recognize excellence across the whole range of academic disciplines Under the leadership of student Marcus L. Urann, the group formed the Lambda Sigma Eta Society, later renamed Phi Kappa Phi from the letters of the Greek words forming its motto, Philosophìa Krateìto Photôn, “Let the love of learning guide humanity.” Today, Phi Kappa Phi recognizes and promotes academic excellence in all fields of higher education and engages the community of scholars in service to others.

Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society that is open to students across disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi recognizes the achievements of the most outstanding students in every school and college at UW–Madison. The UW–Madison chapter of Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1920 and has had a continuous presence on this campus ever since. Each fall invitations are sent to the top 10 percent of graduate students, the top 10 percent of seniors and the top 7.5 percent of second-semester juniors in each school and college.