Morgan Rich inducted into Marietta College's chapter of Phi Beta Kappa

2018 May 9

Marietta College's Morgan Rich of Sarahsville, Ohio, was recently inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, the nation's most prestigious academic honor society.

Rich is a graduate of Shenandoah High School and earned a degree in Land & Energy Management during Marietta College's Commencement ceremony on May 6, 2018.

To be considered for election to membership, a student must be of good character and must have achieved a scholastic record of outstanding excellence in a broad program of studies, the major part of which must lie within the area known as the liberal arts and sciences.

Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. It is the oldest national academic honor society in the United States. The Gamma of Ohio chapter at Marietta College was established in 1860; it was the third chapter in Ohio and the 16th in the nation.

The criteria for consideration for election to Phi Beta Kappa are as follows: The student must take at least 60 hours of work in residence at Marietta College. The student must achieve a grade point average sufficient for graduation with honors (3.5 or better) and must graduate in the upper 10th of the class. Because election to Phi Beta Kappa emphasizes breadth and depth of scholarship, the student's record must display evidence of both.