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Wei Ni
  • Bald Mountain, NY

Wei Ni Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society

2010 Jun 10

Wei Ni of Greenwich, NY, was among 55 University of Vermont students recently initiated into the Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

Phi Beta Kappa is the national honor society dedicated to honoring high academic achievement for liberal arts. It is the nation's first Greek-letter society and is the oldest and most respected academic honorary society. The Alpha Chapter of Vermont was chartered in 1848. In 1875, it became the first chapter to admit women to its membership.

Chartered in 1791, UVM was the first college or university in the United States that did not give preference to a religious sect in its charter. UVM now has nearly 10,375 undergraduates in eight schools and colleges, 1,500 graduate students and 460 medical students. As a small, comprehensive university, it blends the academic heritage of a private university with services missions in the land-grant tradition.

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