Katherine Sleichter of Clay Center Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society at K-State

Katherine Sleichter of Clay Center is one of 41 new members that has been initiated into the Kansas State University chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Beta of Kansas.

Sleichter is a senior in political science.

Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest and most prestigious academic honor society and has more than 500,000 members.  Since its founding at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1776, the society has fostered and recognized excellence in the liberal arts and sciences, and its gold key is widely recognized as a symbol of academic distinction. 

The K-State chapter has existed since 1974.  Many U.S. presidents and U.S. Supreme Court justices belong to this highly selective honorary society recognizing high achievement across the liberal arts, humanities, languages, social sciences and natural sciences.