Phi Beta Kappa

Phi Beta Kappa is the nation’s oldest and most respected undergraduate honor society.

The Colby College chapter—Beta of Maine—was chartered in 1896 and has, every year since, elected to membership in the society many of Colby’s most engaged and outstanding students.

About

Over the years, our chapter has played a larger role in Colby’s community of scholars, giving awards to students demonstrating the highest levels of achievement, providing funds for scholarly activities, and sponsoring events that strengthen the intellectual atmosphere of the College.

The officers of Phi Beta Kappa’s Beta Chapter of Maine encourage Colbians past and present to support our mission or to avail yourselves of the opportunities we provide.

Chapter Leadership

Phi Beta Kappa Chapter Officers

Ankeney Weitz	President	Ellerton M. and Edith K. Jette Professor of East Asian Studies	Department of East Asian Studies
Nikky Singh	Vice President	Crawford Family Professor of Religion	Department of Religious Studies
Karen Gillum	Secretary	Humanities Librarian	Scholarly Resources and Services, Libraries
Adrianna Paliyenko	Treasurer	Charles A. Dana Professor of French	Department of French and Italian

Phi Beta Kappa Executive Committee

Russell Johnson	Associate Provost and Dean of Faculty	Department of Biology
James M. Sloat	Associate Provost and Dean of Faculty	Provost’s Office
Gail Carlson	Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies	Environmental Studies Program

Phi Beta Kappa Membership Committee

Gail Carlson	Chair	Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies	Environmental Studies Program
Nora Youngs	Member	Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Mathematics	Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Joseph Reisert	Member	Christian A. Johnson Professor of Integrative Liberal Learning	Department of Government