The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society. Phi Kappa Phi inducts approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff, and alumni every year. Once inducted, Phi Kappa Phi members gain a lifelong passport to a global network of academic and professional opportunities. Since its founding in 1897, more than 1 million members have been initiated. Some of the organization's more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, writer John Grisham, NASA astronaut Wendy Lawrence, and Netscape founder James Barksdale.
Phi Kappa Phi has chapters on nearly 300 select college and university campuses in North America and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff, and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify. The Society's 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."
View information about the 2011 Annual Initiation Ceremony and Banquet
View Gallery of 2011 New Initiates
Thumbnail images will open up into high resolution images for download.
Angelika Kraemer, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Angelika Kraemer is the outreach and co-curricular coordinator in the Center for Language Teaching Advancement at Michigan State University, where she also directs the Community Language School. Dr. Kraemer has taught German, EFL/ESL, teaching methods, and general education courses at all levels for over 10 years. Her research focuses on early language learning, program administration, online and blended learning, and second language acquisition. She was inducted into MSU's Phi Kappa Phi chapter in 2004.
The Community Language School at MSU specializes in teaching languages to children and involving college students in community outreach and service learning. With Phi Kappa Phi funds a special program at public libraries in mid- and southeast Michigan will expose young children to different cultures through reading the book “One World, One Day.” Participating children will receive a free copy of the book and additional copies will be donated to participating libraries.
Marisa Rinkus
Ph.D. Candidate, Michigan State University
Marisa Rinkus earned a Master of Science degree in MSU’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife with a specialization in gender, justice, and environmental change in 2008. In 2011, she was awarded the Fulbright International Educational Exchange Program scholarship from the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This scholarship is helping her to complete her doctoral research exploring the role of social capital and gender on perceptions and participation in sea turtle conservation in Brazil. Ms. Rinkus plans to use the Love of Learning Award to support the community mapping exercises and focus groups needed to complete her research.
Rebecca Farnum
James Madison College, Michigan State University
Rebecca Farnum is a senior Honors College member majoring in interdisciplinary humanities in the College of Arts and Letters, international relations in James Madison College, and anthropology and global and area studies in the College of Social Science. Ms. Farnum is a 2009 recipient of the Phi Kappa Phi Study Abroad grant.
As a Marshall Scholar, Farnum will study geographic realities in the Middle East and North Africa, and the intricate connections between political economy and political ecology at the University of East Anglia. Then she will pursue the master's program in global governance and diplomacy at Oxford University.
Graduate Fellowship
Deadline for application: April 1, 2012
Submit to 93 Kellogg Center
Literacy Grant
Deadline for application: April 1, 2012
Study Abroad Grant Competition
Deadline for application: April 1, 2012
Love of Learning Award
Deadline for application: June 30, 2012
Annual Initiation Ceremony
April 21, 2012
Phi Kappa Phi Scholar Award
Deadline for application: February 15, 2012
Phi Kappa Phi Artist Award
Deadline for application: February 15, 2012
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi - MSU Chapter 041
Michigan State University • Kellogg Center, Garden Level • East Lansing, MI 48824-1022
E-mail: pkp041@msu.edu • Phone: (517) 884-1407
© 2012 Phi Kappa Phi. All Rights Reserved. • Privacy Statement