The York University chapter of Alpha Chi, the collegiate national honor society, inducted fifteen new members at a ceremony in the Prayer Chapel, on February 26.
New members inducted included undergraduate students Alvaro Ansede (La Coruña, Spain), Gabriel Barbosa (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Tyren Dorrance (Alameda, Canada), Walker Dorsey (North Salem, Ind.), Olivia Hansen (York, Neb.), Pasiko Hvichiani (Dnipro, Ukraine), Felicity Johnson (Henderson, Neb.), Carla Martinez (Covina, Calif.), Allison Parker (Tyler, Texas), Eliza Rohda (Waverly, Neb.), Britney Schroer (Emporia, Kan.), Destiny Shepherd (York, Neb.), Mallory Tremaine (Rhinelander, Wis.), Andrew Van Gomple (York, Neb.), and Bethany Wright (Canberra, Australia).
Alpha Chi is an academic honor society that recognizes and promotes excellence in scholarship among college and university students of good character. Classified as a general honor society, meaning that it accepts members from all academic fields, Alpha Chi inducts no more than the top 10 percent of junior, senior, and graduate students at member institutions. Members receive recognition as distinguished students and members of one of the largest college honor societies in the world.
Returning member of Alpha Chi is President Mariah Janda.
Faculty sponsors Dr. Steven Hardy, Dr. Terence Kite, John I. Baker III, and James Butler-Gruett lead the York University chapter.