Phi Beta Kappa Inducts Dietrich College Students from Class of 2026
On May 7, 无码专区鈥檚 Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) inducted 43 new members from the class of 2026, 14 of whom are affiliated with the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.
The nation鈥檚 oldest and most distinguished undergraduate academic honors society, PBK was founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Virginia. Its primary goal is to emphasize the intrinsic value of liberal arts and science education and to champion freedom of thought. Top universities nationwide host fewer than 300 chapters, with each chapter selecting only 10 percent of their schools鈥� arts and sciences students for initiation.
"Election to Phi Beta Kappa is an achievement that will follow these students for a lifetime,鈥� said Joseph Devine, associate dean for undergraduate students. 鈥淲herever they go, whatever they do, they will always be recognized as members of Phi Beta Kappa. This will single them out as members of an intellectual elite in the most positive of ways."
Dietrich鈥檚 spring 2026 PBK inductees are:
- Tala Hassan Areiqat: International Relations & Political Science
- Davison John Baldwin: Hispanic Studies and Music Technology
- Jia Nuo Daniel Chia: Decision Science
- Hailey Isabel Cohen: Social & Political History
- Ruby Springsteen Dihiansan: Japanese Studies
- LiLi DiMuzio: Psychology
- Ryan Podnar: International Relations & Political Science
- Vivian Sui: Statistics & Machine Learning
- Adarsh Suresh: Economics
- Heidi Tao: Information Systems
- Madeline Turner: Linguistics
- Catherine (Ekaterini) Vassiliadi: International Relations & Political Science
- Sofia Morgan Venezia: Bachelor of Humanities and Arts (Decision Science and Art)
- Shunyi Zheng: Statistics & Data Science
In addition to the spring 2026 inductees, six Dietrich College seniors were among the early PBK initiates recognized in fall 2025.
Take a Look at the Spring 2026 Initiation Ceremony
