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Phi Kappa Phi at UMMC

Phi Kappa Phi Silver Circle of Honor badgeFounded in 1897 at the University of Maine, Phi Kappa Phi takes its name from the letters of the Greek words forming its motto, Philosophía Krateítõ Phõtôn, "Let the love of learning rule humanity." A multidisciplinary honor society, it recognizes excellence in all academic disciplines and engages scholars in service to others.

The University of Mississippi Chapter was chartered in May 1959 as the 77th chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) is part of the University of Mississippi Chapter.

Membership is highly selective and is offered to distinguished UMMC students. To qualify for membership, undergraduates must be seniors with high standards of scholarship and character. Graduate students and students in professional schools must have distinguished records, placing them among the most accomplished in their classes.

Students who become members are proudly recognized at UMMC Commencement Services.

2023-2024 Initiates

  • School of Dentistry - Beth Dunmire, Jacob Fortenberry, Kelbe Logan, Nicole Roa, Hannah Stempkovski, and Austin Toler
  • School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences - Oheneba Boadum, Michael Brown, Jennifer Brumfield, and Yousaf Zafar
  • School of Health Related Professions - Madeline Appel (King), Julia Dunigan, Christian Dyess, Richard Herring, Casey LaFontaine, Marquis Moore, and Sarah Sumrall
  • School of Medicine - Hannah Buie, Brittany Corder, Georgia Gibson, Harrison Hicks, Taylor Kot, Joshua Parker, Lauren Hopper (Pole), Tracy Rappai, and Sunna Savani
  • School of Nursing - Vanessa Anguiano Mejia, Leah Arnold, Candice Buchanan, Amanda Coleman, Heather Hildebrant, Ansley Hill, Elizabeth Pace, Charity Rhinewalt, Claudia Washington, and Georgia Wasson
  • John D. Bower School of Population Health - Kazi Sabrina Alam and Quest Whalen

Email the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for more information about Phi Kappa Phi.