About MU Chapter 133 Invitation to Membership

Eligibility Requirements
Membership in the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is earned. Admission is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. The governing bylaws of the Society set extremely high standards for membership. Miami invites undergraduate students to membership in spring of their junior year (top 7.5 %) or senior year (top 10% by rank within their major division). The top 10% of Graduate students by division are also invited to membership in spring. In addition, we invited a percentage of faculty, staff and alumni. See membership elilgiblity requirements on the national site.

Chapter Initiation New Member Ceremony April 18, 2012
Our chapter is thrilled to induct 82 new members this everning. Inductees include undergraduates and graduate students) as well as several faculty members. If you accepted membership and could not attend the April ceremony, please contact (Martha Weber weberme@muohio.edu ) to pick up your membership certificate and pin.
If you were invited to membership, you can still join through June 15, 2012. Follow the instructions in your invitation to membership letter or email Martha Weber.

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Chapter Initiation April 7, 2011
We had a wonderful ceremony and were thrilled to have Dr. Jhan Berry Doughty as our keynote speaker. She inspired all of us with her talk, "Sustaining Academic Excellence". If you accepted membership and could not attend, please stop by 102 Roudebush Hall to pick up your membership certificate and pin from Martha Weber our 2011-2012 Chapter President.

Chapter Sponsorship
Miami Undergraduate Research Information Fair
For the past several years, our Phi Kappa Phi chapter has co-sponsored the Undergraduate Research Information Fair and poster session and we have sponsored an award at the Graduate Student Conference.

I am pleased to report that we had a good turn out for this Undergraduate Research Information Fair held at Shriver Heritage Room on 08/31/2010. Last year's Chapter President, Celeste Davis, represented our society focus on student academic pursuits in our role as event co-sponsor.

The forty or so students who stopped by had a chance to to talk with staff about the various undergrad research opportunities and to talk with fourteen of our USS 2010 Summer Scholars undergraduate researchers who volunteered to either present a poster or chat with students about their research experience.

Text Book Award Winner for 2010-2011 (pictured in top right hand of page)
Christopher G. Napier, Venturing into the World of Our Elders: an Engaged Study of the Aging Process. Mentored by: Thomas W. Kopp Teacher Education
Chapter President Celeste Didlick Davis presented Mr. Napier with a certifcate and a small monetary award.

Text Book Award winners 2009 -2010
Jennifer S. Kollman, Psychology The Alpha Female: How parental relationships, career aspirations, and attitudes toward women predict level of alpha Mentor: Rose Marie Ward
Angela Sberna, Kinesiology Emotional intelligence and eating behavior attitudes Mentor: Rose Marie Ward
Benjamin L. Walker, Teacher Education The power of one; rationalizing social justice in mathematics Mentor: Jeffrey Wanko

Miami Graduate Research Conference
For the past few years, our Phi Kappa Phi chapter has sponsored an award at the Graduate Student Conference held each fall at Shriver Center. Chapter Officers encourage scholarly achievement and raised awareness of the chapter's presence on our campus since 1972.