Initiation
There is no application process. Students who meet the eligibility requirements are invited to join. Only one election per year per class is held in the spring semester (usually in April). Elected students are formally admitted to the chapter only after they are initiated in a formal College of Wooster ceremony, held every year before Commencement. Only students who have registered with the national organization and paid the one-time membership dues will be initiated. The 2026 Initiation Ceremony will be held the morning of Friday, May 15, 2026.
Fees
There currently is a one-time $100 fee to join Phi Beta Kappa. Kappa of Ohio collects $15 of the fee and spends $7.50 to cover the cost of the Phi Beta Kappa certificate presented during the initiation ceremony. The remaining $7.50 goes into the treasury to cover Kappa of Ohio’s annual Phi Beta Kappa prize which awards a total of $300. Financial assistance may be available for those elected students who qualify.
Officers
Emily Armour
President
Educational Technologist: Learning & Pedagogy Applications Specialist (Educational Technology)
Missy Schen
Vice President
Director of Educational Assessment (Academic Affairs) and Adjunct (Biology)
Jon Breitenbucher
Treasurer
Director of Educational and Emerging Technology (Educational Technology)
Members in Course
Members of the Class of 2027
Isabella Skye Crompton *
William Tellor Grundy *
Kilian-Alexander Jahn *
Ethan Kirby Juhasz *
Kiera McGuire *
Sara JoAnn Moore *
The * indicates election as a junior.
Members of the Class of 2026
Edith-Michelle Aboa
Joe Ahmann
Nurain Samantha Amier *
Natalie Sinclair Barranco *
Isaac Kelter Borus
Nathan Edward Budge
Brenna Noel Chasney
Patricia Chen
Soren Haden Colfax
Jeanne-Nicole Thérèse de Montrichard
Sheldon Kwamina Essel
Selorm Yaw Essey
Jake George
Taylor Grant
Michelina Guerra
Elizabeth Rose Heatwole
Emma Catherine Humbert
Maryam Omotola Jimoh
Jun Kang
Lane Kellogg
Ashlei Kelley *
Alexis Kulin
Jake Lyon
Charlotte Ann Mankovich
Julia L. Manyin *
Finn Alexander McCusker
Lilly Moody
Trevor Mullen
Abigail Minzter Reytblat *
Jonathan Alfred Rueffer
Sam Scarbrough
Taylor E. Stalnaker *
Margaret Steward
Soren Lucretia Stover *
Jimena Tapia
Ryann Madelyn Taylor *
Christopher Vann
Ethan Walling
Anna Kaitlin Whiting
Meghan Eileen Tsolmon Willis
Walker Wood
Associate Members
College Faculty and Staff
Emily Armour, Educational Technology
Paul Bonvallet, Chemistry
Jennifer Bowen, Mathematics
Jon Breitenbucher, Educational Technology
Laura Burch, French and Francophone Studies
Susan Clayton, Psychology
Tracy Cosgriff, Art History
Claire Eager, English
Jennifer Faust, Chemistry
Heather Fitz Gibbon, Sociology/Anthropology
Mark Graham, Religious Studies
Manon Grugel-Watson, Physics
Kate Gullatta, APEX
Misty Hostetler, Student Affairs
Kent Kille, Political Science
Matthew Krain, Political Science
Colby Long, Mathematics
Sharon Lynn, Biology
Matthew Mariola, Environmental Studies
Anne E. McCall, French and Francophone Studies
Anne Nurse, Sociology
Anne Ober, Wellness
Lisa Panepento, Admissions
Lisa Perfetti, French and Francophone Studies
Rebecca Roper, Libraries
Missy Schen, Educational Assessment
Elizabeth Schiltz, Philosophy
Zachary Sharrow, Libraries
Gregory Shaya, History
John Siewert, Art History
Joseph Smith, Mathematics
Sarah Sobeck, Chemistry
Christina Welsch, History
Affiliated Members
Emeriti
Daniel Bourne
Richard Figge
John Gabriele
David Gedalecia
R. Stanton Hales
Charles Hampton
Henry Herring (9/2/23)
Linda Hults
Charles Kammer (6/5/25)
Beth Irwin Lewis ’56 (3/3/23)
Marilyn Loveless
David McConnell
Eric Moskowitz
David Powell
Elena Sokol
Claudia Thompson
Andrew Weaver
Mark Weaver
Mark Wilson