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Wondering what you have to do to be an early member of Phi Beta Kappa? Here’s what Bwog found out about our early nominees:
- Rajiv Agarwal, Philosophy, co-president of Columbia Global Justice
- Rudi Batzell, History, Undergraduate History Council chair, editor/reviver of the Undergraduate History Journal, former editor of Lucha’s El Participante, and anti-ROTC panelist.
- Mikaela Bradbury, Anthropology, observer of street vendors.
- Jennifer Brown, English
- Cindy Cai, Biology/Music, member of Kappa Phi Lambda, piano player
- Willy Chang, Physics, researcher of things Bwog doesn’t understand, born in 1984 (Bwog loves an older man…)
- Emily Clader, Mathematics/Philosophy, Bach Society alto
- Yasemin Erboy, Environmental Sciences, EcoRep, part of the Lamont-Doherty Observatory
- Amari Hammonds, Sociology, former Bwog and Spec writer, Vagina Monologuer, reality TV star.
- Emily Jordan, Anthropology/Psychology, Iowan, mouse observer, loves getting “naked.”
- Kyle Jurado, Economics, Intervarsity president
- Leora Kelman, Economics-Philosophy, volunteer with Project Sunshine, spotter of cockroaches
- Jisung Park, Economics/Political Science, Rhodes Scholar (and many other things, but really, what else do you need to know?)
- Andrei Petrenko, Physics, squash co-captain
- Brendan Price, Econ-Poli Sci/Math, former Spec deputy editorial page editor
- Richard Prins, Writing, fan of Norman Siegel, owner of an excellent Facebook page, poet
- Mollie Schwartz, Chemical Physics, atom manufacturer
- Swarup Swaminathan, Biochemistry, recepient of a Goldman Sachs scholarship, renowned harmonium player
- Xiyin Tang, English, former Spec style editor, WBAR personnel director, not a fan of privacy
- Xiao Wei, Biology, investment banker
Econ leads the pack with four inductees, while English and Bio-related majors tie with three early inductees each. Also, Bwog’s consulted every online source we can think of, but we know our readers know them best, so let us know what we’ve missed about our inductees in the comments. Again, congratulations to the inductees!
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@Furnald? congrats to everyone on the list! and, as a former Furnaldian (I’ll keep my thoughts on the experience to myself) I can’t help but recognize at least three fellow-freshman-Furnaldians on the list…. food for thought.
:-) I’m proud of you guys
@no, not creepy RAJIV! I’m so glad Rajiv is on the list. He deserves it.
@well and probably sacrificed his social life for it.
@pb...ok It’s nice that people are happy for those that were selected, but why the obsession bordering on intrusiveness, and why the certainty that they’re so superior to everyone else? Get over it.
@correct 1) Barnard College has its own chapter of PBK. Barnard students are selected and honored by their own school. This list is for the CC chapter. That being said, GS has its own chapter, and engineering schools like SEAS have a different academic honor society altogether.
2) Congrats, Brendan!
@great this makes me feel like crap
@ellen kay At twenty she was brilliant and adored,
Phi Beta Kappa, sought for every dance;
Captured symbolic logic and the glance
Of men whose interest was their sole reward.
She learned the cultured jargon of those bred
To antique crystal and authentic pearls,
Scorned Wagner, praised the Degas dancing girls,
And when she might have thought, conversed instead.
@clearly Spec is a direct pipeline to PBK.
@funny The paper doesn’t read that way.
@... does PBK also consider Barnard?
@barnard is not columbia, so no
@wrong “The Barnard section of the Columbia University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was founded in 1901. Election to the national honor society is a recognition of scholarship, and Barnard students of exceptionally high standing are eligible.”
@wrong barnard pbk is different.
@hey amari i lived with you last year and you never told me you were a tv star!? i don’t even know you :(
oh, and congrats on PBK.
love,
LH
@Freshman DUMMY Ah, so Columbia’s very own eating club/Skull&B then?
@Freshman DUMMY …I must ask.
What’s ‘Phi Beta Kappa’?
What makes this frat so special?
@lawls this frat can think you under the table.
@the early inductions are based on grades and faculty recommendations (the next batch factors in extracurriculars). As commendable as their ec’s are, it’s more likely that what these people have in common is a)Past collaboration with a faculty member (most likely through research projects) or b) They have applied for a fellowship or scholarship (Dean Pippenger heads up the PBK selection committee)
@haha glad to see that bwog is in fact a creeper after my own heart
@not creepy really interesting. thanks bwog.
@i think this is pretty cool.
@WOOHOO WAY TO GO, SOUP!!!
@yea they deserve the laud, but this stalking is seriously creepy
@interestinger http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct/jan_feb09/alumni_corner
@This is so creepy. Chill out bwog.
@it's only... THE INTERNETS!
actually, this is kind of cool. these people are smart and seem like they have a lot going for them outside of school – definitely deserve the laud.