Carnegie Mellon University

Phi Beta Kappa Inducts 20 Students

October 22, 2018

Phi Beta Kappa Inducts 20 Students

By Stefanie Johndrow

Twenty students have been inducted into Carnegie Mellon University’s chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa Society (PBK), including 13 from the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

The early initiation ceremony included a keynote from Sarah Boyle, a Dietrich College senior studying global studies with a minor in French and Francophone Studies.

“To be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa is to be warmly taken in by a community of like-minded lovers of learning,” Boyle said.

The students initiated into Phi Beta Kappa:

Orchi Banerjee
Primary majors: Decision Science and International Relations & Politics
Minor: Arabic Studies

Anna Beck
Primary majors: Politics & Public Policy and Drama

Sarah Boyle
Primary major: Global Studies
Minor: French and Francophone Studies

Alisa Chang
Primary major: Mathematical Sciences
Minor: Computer Science

Shuangni Huang
Primary majors: Decision Science and Art
Additional major: Human-Computer Interaction
Minor: Media Design

Grace Huddleston
Primary majors: Global Studies and Art
Minor: Hispanic Studies

Jessica Jue
Primary major: Biological Sciences
Additional major: Chinese Studies

Yijin Kang
Primary major: Computer Science
Minors: French and Francophone Studies and Sound Design

Mengze Li
Primary major: Computer Science

Maggie Mertz
Primary major: Global Studies
Additional major: Creative Writing
Minors: Animation and Special Effects and Film and Media Studies

Gabriella Orbach
Primary majors: Cognitive Neuroscience and Music Performance

Jia En Phang
Primary majors: Psychology and Art
Minor: Religious Studies

Nicholas Roberts
Primary major: Computer Science
Minor: Linguistics

Jules Ross
Primary major: Economics
Additional major: International Relations and Politics

Yong Xin See
Primary majors: Decision Science and Art

Sarah Simon
Primary major: Chemistry

Victoria Van Benschoten
Primary major: Chemistry
Minor: Creative Writing

Muyu Yang
Primary major: Computational Biology

Yixiu Zhao
Primary major: Computer Science
Additional major: Mathematical Sciences
Minor: Physics

Emily Zhu
Primary major: Mathematical Sciences