Brandeis chapter of Phi Beta Kappa elects 99 new members

The Brandeis University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa has announced the election of a total of 99 new members from the classes of 2017 and 2018.

"We're very proud to welcome these newest members to Phi Beta Kappa," said Alice Kelikian, associate professor of history and president of the Brandeis Phi Beta Kappa Chapter. "They exemplify not only academic distinction, but also a willingness to venture outside their respective fields of study and a desire to expand their understandings of the world."

Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest and most prestigious undergraduate honors society in the United States. Founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776, its standards of excellence have made it one of the highest academic honors for college undergraduates.

Selection for membership in Phi Beta Kappa is based on the quality of the candidates’ academic record, the breadth of their scholarly interests beyond their concentration, and the judgments of the faculty and senior administrators concerning the intellectual achievements and character of the students.

Of the new members, 91 come from the class of 2017 and 8 come from the class of 2018. They will be recognized in a ceremony on May 20 at 1:30 in Spingold Theater Center.

Class of 2017 Phi Beta Kappa inductees:

Alexander Cassiel Abajian, Kim Rachel Adler, Michael Abraham Adler, William Angelo Amara, Joseph Alexander Arciprete, Jacqueline Bela Baikovitz, Amelia Johanna Berg, Hannah Michelle Bernstein, Brendon Aurele Bullard, Siyi Cao, Ilana Kesten Cedarbaum, Qinyi Chen, Katherine Maureen Cooper, John Hangyu Deng, Madeline Augusta Dolins, Samantha Maureen Doonan, Yidi Du, Sarah Elizabeth Duffett, Jesse Mazur Feldstein, Dustin Fire, Talia Nicole Flamos, Annie Elise Fortnow, Kyla Elianna Gabriel, Sarah Ariel Glickman, Jason Scott Glyman, Ning Gong, Eric Matthew Gordon, Leonard Robert Grazian, Rebecca Ariel Groner, Hatice Beyza Guc, Zunyu He, Kaila Eve Hood, Krista Yumin Hu, Danning Jiang, Rebecca Ann Joseph, Reno Montgomery Kersey, Lok Hang Kristina Keung, Hannah Whiting Kilcoyne, Eun Ji Kim, Shayna Rachel Korol, Rachel Marissa Kraus, Maggie M Lacwasan, Kira Michal Levin, Leah Claire Levine, Xinyu Li, Zhi Li, Scott William MacDonald, Benjamin Arthur Maletta, Allison Faye Marill, Sarah Ashton Mayberry, Benyamin Louis Meschede-Krasa, Richard Neil Miller, Sydney Elise Miller, Hannah Alison Mitchell, Guy Morag, Margaret Ann Morris, Kiana Chioma Nwaobia, Michelle Eisenberg Oberman, Kahlil Brent Oppenheimer, Kristine Choohyun Paik, Chandra Leigh Perez-Gill, Ashley Nicole Piccirillo-Horan, Sara Rachel Pipe-Mazo, Alex Daliang Qian, Caroline Young Rourke, Julia Lynch Schiantarelli, Danya Idit Schlussel, Leah Ida Shapiro, Lori Shapiro, Mo Shi, Jessica Robin Shinberg, Avinoam Aryeh Singer, Michelle Rose Sisti, Chantal Sochaczevski, Jee Yoon Song, Nellie Rose Spener, Ayantu Mesfin Temesgen, Qing Tian, Michaela Helene Unger, Idelle Isa Vaynberg, George Platon Velonias, Huiyu Wang, Irene Gar-Ling Wong, Chutong Wu, Jin Wu, Changhan Xu, Linda HuiKang Yang, Yu Yang, Theresa Maria Yeo, Mohammad Yooshaa, Yiran Zheng

Class of 2018 Phi Beta Kappa inductees:

Malika Jane Briggs, Abraham Zachary Cheloff, Daniel Aaron Freedman, Ron Gadot, Isabella Giunta, Caroline Michelle Kaye, Heather S. Schiller, Xinyue Wang