Contact Information for Slippery Rock Students:
Dr. Eva Tsuquiashi-Daddesio, Professor
738.2400, eva.tsuquiashi-daddesio@sru.edu
Purpose:
The primary objective of the national Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the recognition and encouragement of superior scholarship in all academic disciplines. The Society is convinced that in recognizing and honoring those persons of good character who have excelled in scholarship, in whatever field, it will stimulate others to strive for excellence. Moreover, the Society serves the interests of the student capable of excellence by insisting that in order to acquire a chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, an institution provide the means and atmosphere conducive to academic excellence.
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History:
In 1897, a group of ten students at the University of Maine perceived a need for an honor society on broader lines than any then in existence. They were assisted by interested professors and organized the Lambda Sigma ETA Society. A year or so later, the name was changed to the Morrill Society, in honor of the sponsor of the Congressional Act which provided for land-grant colleges. In 1900, it was transformed into a national society by action of a committee composed of the presidents of the University of Maine, the University of Tennessee and Pennsylvania State College (now Pennsylvania State University). The Society was renamed Phi Kappa Phi, from the initial letters of the Greek words forming its adopted motto: Philosophia Krateito Photon, "Let the love of wisdom rule humanity." Phi Kappa Phi currently has chapters in institutions from Maine to the Philippines and from Alaska to Puerto Rico.
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Eva Tsuquiashi-Daddesio, President
Jan Clarke, Vice President
Sunita Peacock, Secretary
Katherine Cooklin, Treasurer
Amanda Yale, Public Relations
Diana Jones, Parliamentarian
Julaine Field, President Elect, Historian/Webmistress
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Phi Kappa Phi National Headquarters
P.O. Box 16000, LSU Baton Rouge, LA 70893-6000ph: 800-804-9880 or 225-388-4917 fax: 225-388-4900
e-mail: info@phikappaphi.org
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The motto of Phi Kappa Phi is
Philosophía Krateítõ Phõtõn, translated
"Let the love of learning rule humanity." |
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Charter Members of the Slippery Rock Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi are:
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Beeching, Simon
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Professor, Biology
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Frances Brannon
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Retired P.E.
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Chmielewski, Jerry
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Professor, Chair, Biology
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Cobb, Christine
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Assistant Professor
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DeNicola, Dean
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Associate Professor, Biology
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Field, Julaine
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Assistant Professor, Counseling and Development
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Gaither, Thomas
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Professor, Biology
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Gorman, Anita
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Associate Professor, English
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Kirk, William
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Professor, Chair, Psychology; Golf Coach (Retired)
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Krishnakumar, Parameswar
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Professor, School of Business
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McKinney, William
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Dean, College of Humanities, Fine and Performing Arts
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Rehorek, Susan
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Assistant Professor, Biology
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Smith, Robert
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President
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Steglich, Carolyn
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Professor, Biology
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Tsuquiashi-Daddesio, Eva
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Professor, Modern Languages and Cultures
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