Activities
Induction of New Members
New members of Phi Beta Kappa are inducted into the chapter in mid-March at a banquet and initiaton ceremony. In 2012 this event will occur Friday, March 16th.
Best Thesis Award
In April a panel of judges formed by the members of Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi at JMU choose the two best honors theses from a pool nominated from each major at JMU. The winners are announced at the honors luncheon and recognized at graduation. The winners each receive a check for $250.
The winner of the Phi Betat Kappa best thesis award for 2011 is Dallas Joder, a Mathematics major, for his thesis entitled Meta-Analysis of Salmonella eneterica stpA and hns Microarray Experiments.
Honors Luncheon
Also in April, Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi co-sponsor a luncheon to honor best thesis nominees and finalists for prestigious natinal scholarships, and to thank thesis advisors and thesis competition judges. The winners of the best thesis competition are announced at this luncheon.