A group of students stand in a line and smile for a posed photo.
Front (from left): Anthony Pezza, Zev Gold, Mia White, Annabelle Art, Allison Kennedy, Alice Steele Cone, Ainsley Fremont, Kathleen Schroeder, Elizabeth Savage.  Rear (from left): Alexandra Hayes, Stephanie Renouf, Benjamin Martin, Max Mercuri (Credit: Brett Simison )

Middlebury College inducted the newest members of its Phi Beta Kappa chapter during a ceremony over Fall Family Weekend. 

Established in 1776, the Phi Beta Kappa Society is one of the country’s most prestigious academic honor societies, recognizing achievement in the liberal arts and sciences. The Middlebury College chapter, the Beta chapter of Vermont, was established in 1868 and is the 13th oldest Phi Beta Kappa chapter in existence. Up to 10 percent of Middlebury seniors are elected to Phi Beta Kappa annually, with 2 percent elected in August based on six semesters of work and up to 8 percent elected in May based on eight semesters of work.

The following seniors were elected to Phi Beta Kappa on the basis of work through their junior year:

Annabelle Childs Art

Alice Isabelle Steele Cone

Ainsley Johanna Fremont

Zev Gold

Alexandra Elizabeth Hayes

Allison Roberta Kennedy

Benjamin Jacob Martin

Max William Mercuri

Anthony John Pezza

Stephanie Elizabeth Renouf

Elizabeth Boutelle Savage

Kathleen Flannery Schroeder

Mia White