The following local residents were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Mississippi State University:
Caledonia: Derek Hilfiker;
Columbus: William Ford and Phillip Morris;
Starkville: Ashton Porter, Vesilla Dao, Lyndsey Cowart, Meisam Adibifard, Caitlin Hidalgo, Naomi Crabtree, Marika Dunne, Jacob Wood, Erin Linley, Kevin Liao, Savanah Shows, David Houston, Pawan Upadhyay, Zoe Dudiak and Mallory Aldridge.
These residents are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation only and requires nomination and approval by a chapter.
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