University of North Carolina Athletics
Four Tar Heels Named Phi Beta Kappa
December 6, 2011 | General
Dec. 6, 2011
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Four North Carolina student-athletes were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa recently as the prestigious honorary society welcomed 138 new members from UNC. Michelle Ikoma and Elizabeth Lindley from the gymnastics team, Jackie Rudolph from the women's swimming and diving team and Jeeho Kim from the men's fencing team were recognized for their academic excellence.
Ikoma is a junior from Naperville, Ill., (Naperville High School) and is majoring in business administration.
Kim is a senior from Raleigh, N.C., (Sanderson High School) and is majoring in mathematics.
Lindley is a senior from Burlington, N.C., (Williams High School) and is majoring in exercise and sport science with a minor in coaching education.
Rudolph is a junior from Virginia Beach, Va., (Ocean Lakes High School) and is working toward a double major in mathematics and history.
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 Phi Beta Kappa 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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