Founded in 1776, Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest undergraduate academic honors society in the United States. Haverford College's chapter, a private organization founded in 1898, is one of 262 chapters located at some of the most widely-respected institutions of higher learning in the country. Current national membership now exceeds 600,000 men and women, and the Phi Beta Kappa Society works nationally to promote scholarship and academic excellence.

Each April a selection committee composed of Haverford faculty, administrators, and alumni members of the Phi Beta Kappa Society elects a number of graduating seniors to the Society; the number of students chosen typically does not exceed 10 percent of the graduating class, and in no case does it exceed 15 percent. The committee also elects a small number of juniors, ordinarily no more than 3, every year. Election is based almost entirely on the basis of a student's academic record. The selection committee examines the transcripts of the approximately 40 seniors and 10 juniors with the highest cumulative grade point averages in their respective classes, and in so doing, it seeks to identify those who have exhibited depth and breadth of academic interest. It is the hope that this qualitative analysis of student records will ensure that election represents not just the attainment of strong grades but, more importantly, originality, creativity, and a sense of excitement about the life of the mind.

Current officers of the Zeta Chapter, Haverford College: President, Saleha Jilani (Swarthmore, Epsilon Pennsylvania Chapter,'87); Vice President, Rob Manning (Yale, Alpha Connecticut Chapter, '89); Treasurer, Howard Sacks, '78; Secretary, Phil Bean (Union, Alpha New York Chapter, '86). Presidents Emeriti: Paul Smith, '50 and Stanton Miller, '77.

Members from the Class of 2005 Members from the Class of 2006 Members from the Class of 2007 Members from the Class of 2008 Members from the Class of 2009

*Elected as Juniors in 2007
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Members Elected from the Class of 2006

Mary K. Anderson Laura M. Bender Alexandra C. Burger Laura E. Byrne* Elizabeth C. Caris Jane A. Carlen Laura Chaddock Emma I. Chubb Lindsey A. Dolich Lauren A. Donaldson

Laura J. Gavinski Scott M. Gordon Michael D. Kassler-Taub Emily M. Katz Emily R. Kline Benjamin K. Koski Sarah J. Kurnick Ross B. Lerner* Rachel S. Lieberman Jessica J. McDonald Katherine M. Miller

Richard A. Musci Brian R. Richichi Stephanie R. Rudolph Grant N. Scott Alexandra M. Shookhoff Melanie H. Smith* Boyce M. Upholt Nathan C. Vogel Brendan E. Wattenberg James R. Weissinger