Local Student Inducted Into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Jerry R. Salandro, of Pittsburgh, PA, was recently initiated into the Phi Kappa Phi Chapter at Indiana University of PA, where he earned a Master Degree in Education.

Pittsburg, PA (PRWEB) May 8, 2008 -- The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Jerry R. Salandro, of Pittsburgh, PA, was recently initiated into the Phi Kappa Phi Chapter at Indiana University of PA, where he earned a Master Degree in Education. Salandro is among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year.

Founded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society. The Society has chapters on more than 300 campuses in the United States, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others.

Membership in Phi Kappa Phi is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least seventy-two semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

More About Phi Kappa Phi:
Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society. Phi Kappa Phi inducts annually more than 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni. The Society has chapters on more than 300 select colleges and universities in North America and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify.

Since its founding, more than 1 million members have been initiated. Some of the organization's more notable members include former President Jimmy Carter, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, writer John Grisham and Netscape founder James Barksdale. The Society has awarded approximately $12.7 million since the inception of its awards program in 1932. Today, more than $800,000 is awarded annually to qualifying members and non-members through graduate fellowships, undergraduate study abroad scholarships, member and chapter awards and grants for local and national literacy initiatives. The Society's mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."

For more information on Phi Kappa Phi, please call 800/804-9880 or visit www.PhiKappaPhi.org.

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