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Potsdam, Massena, Gouverneur, Edwards, West Stockholm, residents named to Phi Kappa Phi at SUNY Potsdam

Posted 6/6/16

The following local residents were recently initiated into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi at SUNY Potsdam : • Carol Britt of Potsdam • Kristin Esterberg of Potsdam • Leesa Isereau of …

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Potsdam, Massena, Gouverneur, Edwards, West Stockholm, residents named to Phi Kappa Phi at SUNY Potsdam

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The following local residents were recently initiated into the honor society of Phi Kappa Phi at SUNY Potsdam :

• Carol Britt of Potsdam

• Kristin Esterberg of Potsdam

• Leesa Isereau of Gouverneur

• Amy James of Massena

• Adam Lewis of West Stockholm

• Romeyn Prescott of Potsdam

• Heather Sullivan-Catlin of Potsdam

• Alison Thompson of Edwards

Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's “oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines,” according to a press release from the college.

These initiates are among the approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.

Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.

Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership, the release said.

Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi has chapters on more than 300 college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines.

Its mission is "to recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others," the release said.