University of North Carolina Athletics
Five Tapped For Phi Beta Kappa
December 10, 2008 | General
Dec. 10, 2008
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Five members of North Carolina's varsity athletic programs were among 176 UNC students inducted into Phi Beta Kappa honorary society this fall. Mary Borgo (women's fencing), Bill Dworsky (men's soccer), Elizabeth Pittman (women's basketball), John Powell (men's fencing) and Jack Wooten (men's basketball) earned the honor in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement.
orgo, a senior from Pittsburgh, Pa., is working toward a double major in English and comparative literature. She is in her third season on the team and was named Most Improved for the women's sabre squad in 2007-08.
Dworsky, a junior from Huntsville, Ala., is an economics major. A forward on the men's soccer team, he was the squad's leading scorer as a sophomore. The Tar Heels will play for a national title at the College Cup this weekend in Frisco, Texas.
Pittman, a senior from Durham, is majoring in exercise and sport science with a minor in business. She is in her fourth year as a manager for the women's basketball team and this year serves as co-head manager for the nation's second-ranked team.
Powell, a senior from New Haven, Conn. , is working toward a major in English with a minor in Arabic. He is in his third year on the fencing team and also is a member of the Marine Corps ROTC at UNC.
Wooten, a senior from Burlington, N.C., is majoring in political science. A guard, he is in his second season on the Tar Heel varsity squad, currently ranked No. 1 in the nation.
Phi Beta Kappa membership is open to undergraduates in UNC's College of Arts and Sciences and professional degree programs who meet stringent eligibility requirements. A student who has completed 75 hours of course work and has a grade-point average of 3.85 (on a 4.0 scale) or better is eligible for membership. Also eligible is any student who has competed 105 hours of course work and has a 3.75 grade-point average. Less than one percent of all college students qualify to be members.
Past and present Phi Beta Kappa members from across the country have included six American presidents, 12 U.S. Supreme Court justices and numerous artistic, intellectual and political leaders. There are 270 Phi Beta Kappa chapters nationwide. UNC's chapter, Alpha of North Carolina, was founded in 1904 and is the oldest of six chapters in the state.
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