McKendree Phi Eta Sigma Chapter Earns National Honor for a Second Year
(LEBANON, Ill., September 8, 2017) - McKendree University’s Phi Eta Sigma chapter
has earned national recognition for a second consecutive year. The honor society for
first-year college students grants Pyramid status to chapters demonstrating strength,
stability and tradition, as symbolized on its crest.
Chapters earn Pyramid status each year by meeting specified requirements for consistency
in new member inductions, appropriate communication with the national office, proper
reporting of activities, and participation in the national scholarship program. Chartered
in 2014, McKendree University’s chapter was one of 18 nationwide to be recognized
for its work during the 2016-2017 academic year.
Founded in 1923 at the University of Illinois, Phi Eta Sigma is the nation’s oldest
and largest honor society for first-year students in all disciplines. Its mission
is to encourage and reward academic excellence among freshmen in institutions of higher
learning. Dr. Ann Collins and Jennifer Miller advise the McKendree University chapter.
Its 2017-2018 student officers are Sydney Rey, president; Robert Esson, vice president;
Magdalena Knapp, secretary; Madeline Shea, public relations officer; Matthew Bachman,
historian; Ciara Jones, service chair; and Ciara Janas, senior advisor.
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