{"id":119,"date":"2022-10-20T08:50:59","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T12:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/pbk\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:17:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:17:14","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.wooster.edu\/pbk\/membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Membership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Initiation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is no application process. Students who meet the eligibility requirements<\/a> 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<\/strong> 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 2025 Initiation Ceremony<\/a> was held the morning of Friday, May 16, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Officers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Emily Armour<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

President<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Educational Technologist: Learning & Pedagogy Applications Specialist (Educational Technology)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Missy Schen<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vice President<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Director of Educational Assessment (Academic Affairs) and Adjunct (Biology)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Zach Sharrow<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Secretary<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Director of CoRE (Libraries)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jon Breitenbucher<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Treasurer<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Director of Educational and Emerging Technology (Educational Technology)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Members in Course<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Members of the Class of 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Nurain Samantha Amier  *
Natalie Sinclair Barranco  *
Ashlei Kelley  *
Julia L. Manyin  *
Abigail Minzter Reytblat  *
Taylor E. Stalnaker  *
Soren Lucretia Stover  *
Ryann Madelyn Taylor  *<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The * indicates election as a junior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Members of the Class of 2025<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Shahad Al-jarah *
Mariah Austin
Ollie Mae Bream
Tobias James Burgess
Karmellah Buttler
Izzie Corley
Lydia Crane
Elizabeth Forrest Curry
Helen Dobransky
Adele Dooner
Somarr Elliott
Hallie Dael Findlan
Abihail Asegedew Geremew
Hayley Heideman
James Edwin Howrey *
Aidan Koenigsberger
Ivy Ryan Larrenaga
Jess Link<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Akhmadillo Mamirov
Madelyn Grace Moran
Cody Mox
Emily Ann Munson
Gavin Neff
Idris Nemsia
Audrey Pantaz
Brian Praul
Abigail Quick
Frances Zoe Readshaw *
Alexis Leigh Sarne *
Byron Schump
Caroline Margaret McBane Seaman
Grace Elizabeth Simonson
Azjargal Sosorsuren *
Spencer Marshall West-Hest *<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Associate Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

College Faculty and Staff<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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
Sarah Sobeck, Chemistry
Christina Welsch, History<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Affiliated Members<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Emeriti<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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