Ashley Parker '12 Inducted Into Sigma Pi Sigma at Marietta

2012 Jan 5

Ashley Parker, '12, of Zanesville, OH, was recently inducted into Marietta College's chapter of Sigma Pi Sigma, a national honorary for physics.

Parker is a graduate of West Muskingum High School.

The induction ceremony was conducted on Dec. 2.

Sigma Pi Sigma honors outstanding scholarship in physics at the college level. To be admitted into the organization, candidates must be a physics major or minor with at least a 3.25 overall grade point average and a 3.00 grade point average in 16 credit hours of physics courses.

Founded in 1921, Sigma Pi Sigma is a member honor society of the Association of College Honor Societies. Having more than 75,000 members, Sigma Pi Sigma exists to honor outstanding scholarship in physics, to encourage interest in physics among students at all levels, to promote an attitude of service of its members towards their fellow students, colleagues, and the public, and to provide a fellowship of persons who have excelled in physics.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy begun in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,400 full-time students. The College offers more than 40 majors and has been listed among Barron's Best Buys in College Education and Peterson's Competitive Colleges, and has been recognized as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review.

Student's hometown ZIP code: 43701