College inducts 10 into inaugural Mu Psi Kappa music honorary

Students met 'strict acceptance guidelines' established by music faculty

Marietta, Ohio (04/10/2017) — Marietta College's Music Department accomplished a long-standing goal when it established a chapter of Mu Psi Kappa, a music honorary, on Friday, April 7th.

The College inducted 10 members - both Music and non-Music majors - in the inaugural class after meeting strict acceptance guidelines. The inductees are Stella Bargeloh '17 (Marietta, Ohio), Sarah Bishop '18 (Salesville, Ohio), Conner Busby '14 (Canton, Ohio), Morgan Frederick '17 (Kingston, Ohio), Sadie Johnson '19 (Bloomington, Indiana), Tabby Lewis '16 (New Philadelphia, Ohio), Jonah Litman '18 (Marietta, Ohio), Michael Reese '17 (Marietta, Ohio), KeXin (Coco) Shao '18 (Beijing, China) and Emily Stainbrook '17 (Zanesville, Ohio).

Marshall Kimball, Chair of the Music Department, said the establishment of a music honorary has been a goal of his since arriving on the Marietta College campus 11 years ago.

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 1,200 full-time students. The College offers 45 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 & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com.

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Mu Psi Kappa 2017

The first inductees of Marietta College's Mu Psi Kappa music honorary.