Overview Phi Beta Kappa is both the oldest and the most prestigious undergraduate honor society in the country. Only 10 percent of colleges in the United States have earned the right to have chapters, and just over 1 percent of all college seniors are elected each year. To be elected, a student must have more than a high grade point average. Chapter members review the academic records of the top 10 percent of the class, to insure that most credits are earned in the liberal arts and sciences, in a broad array of subjects, and at an advanced level.

• The first honor society formed in the United States in 1776
• The most prestigious undergraduate honor society
• Recognized across all academic disciplines as a mark of excellence and academic distinction
• Symbol of Integrity and scholarly achievement in the Liberal Arts and Sciences
• Mentioned in biographical sketches of the most accomplished Americans

Executive Council
Executive Council Officers

• Past President
  Ward Briggs, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
• President
  Cheryl Addy, Associate Professor, Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health;
  Senior Associate Dean for Academic affairs
• Secretary
  Leslie Brunelli, Associate Vice President for Finance and Planning
• Treasurer
  Duncan Buell, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Engineering and Computing
  
  

Executive Council Members

• Lorraine Aun, Director, International Support for Faculty and Staff
• Ed Black, Associate Director for Operations, Undergraduate Admissions
• Gwen Geidel, Research Professor, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences;
  Undergraduate Director, School of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment;
  Assistant Director, Environment and Sustainability Program, College of Arts and Sciences
• Eric Holt, Associate Professor, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Arts and Sciences
• Harriett Hurt, Director, Adult Student Services/Instructor, Extended University
• Sarah Wise, Retired Faculty, HRSM
• Helen Doerpinghaus (ex-officio), Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies
• Patsy Yarborough (ex-officio), Administrative Coordinator, Office of the Provost

Updates and Upcoming Events

Spring Initiation

Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3:00 p.m.
Russell House Ballroom

The Phi Beta Kappa Initiation of new members will be held on Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. in the Russell House Ballroom.

Questions? Please contact us with any questions or comments about the Phi Beta Kappa at USC:

Patsy Yarborough
Office of the Provost
Email: yarborop@mailbox.sc.edu

Cheryl Addy
Chair, Phi Beta Kappa Executive Council
Email: caddy@mailbox.sc.edu

Last Updated: September 13, 2012.