Two Pelahatchie students inducted into Phi Kappa Phi

    Lauren Shoemaker and Kaylee M. Hall were recently initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society.
    Shoemaker is a 2018 East Rankin graduate who is a senior nursing student at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). Hall is a graduate of Pelahatchie High School.
    East Rankin graduate Emilee Tadlock of Forest was also inducted into the honor society. She is also a student at the UMMC.
    These two students are among approximately 25,000 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. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.
    Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897. Its mission is "To recognize and promote academic excellence in all fields of higher education and to engage the community of scholars in service to others."