Theta Chapter
The Theta Chapter’s creation has endorsed Rollins’ place among the most prestigious institutions of higher education.
By establishment of the Theta Chapter, the governing Council of Phi Beta Kappa is assured that Rollins College embraces and upholds the highest academic standards in an ongoing commitment to excellence in the teaching and learning of the liberal arts and sciences. The College’s mission to provide a rigorous, liberal arts education that educates students for global citizenship and responsible leadership resonates with Phi Beta Kappa’s values, recognizing that a liberal arts and sciences education is essential preparation for a meaningful, productive and engaged life, as members our local, national, and international communities.
“Receiving a Phi Beta Kappa charter is a collective achievement of Rollins’ faculty, staff, and students who embrace and nurture free inquiry, diversity of ideas, a life of the mind, and ethical citizenship. Phi Beta Kappa membership stands as a historic milestone, celebrating Rollins’ mission.”
Theta Chapter Installation
The creation of the Theta Chapter of Florida of Phi Beta Kappa was formally installed on March 3, 2022, at Knowles Memorial Chapel. The Chapter’s foundation has endorsed Rollins’ place among the most prestigious institutions of higher education.
Theta Chapter Members
Resident faculty members induct new members, advocate for excellence in the liberal arts and sciences, and serve as a force on the Rollins campus and in the greater community for freedom of inquiry and expression.
Dexter Boniface, PhD
Professor of Political Science
Shan-Estelle Brown, PhD
Associate Professor of Anthropology
Sharon Carnahan, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Executive Director of the Child Development and Student Research Center
Martha Cheng, PhD
Professor
Tom Cook, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Grant Cornwell, PhD
President, Rollins College
Daniel Crozier Jr., DMA
Professor of Music, Theory, and Composition
Alice Davidson, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Donald Davison, PhD
Professor of Political Science
Rosana Díaz-Zambrana, PhD
Professor of Spanish
Sabrice Guerrier, PhD
Associate Professor of Biology
Laurel Goj Habgood, PhD
Professor of Chemistry
Ben Hudson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Ashley Kistler, PhD
Professor of Anthropology
Matthew Nichter, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociology
MacKenzie Moon Ryan, PhD
Associate Professor of Art History
Steven St. John, PhD
Professor of Psychology
Kara Wunderlich, PhD
Assistant Professor and ABACS Program Director
Annual Activities
Annually, the Theta Chapter hosts Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholars and engages in other activities in support of liberal study. It also selects, invites, and inducts fewer than the top 10 percent of graduating majors within the liberal arts as fellow members-in-course each spring.
Membership
Phi Beta Kappa has been committed to recognizing outstanding accomplishments among students committed to the study of the liberal arts and sciences. Properly understood, this is not about elitism but rather is the ultimate embodiment of meritocratic excellence, and this is an understanding that is deeply part of the fabric of Rollins.