Mariz represents WWU at Phi kappa Phi convention

George E. Mariz, professor and director of the Honors Program at Western Washington University, represented the university’s chapter of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi at its 2012 biennial convention in St. Louis Aug. 10 and 11. Mariz serves as past president of the WWU chapter and attended the convention as the chapter’s voting delegate.

Founded in 1897 and headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Phi Kappa Phi inducts annually approximately 32,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni. The Society has chapters on more than 300 select colleges and universities in North America and the Philippines. Membership is by invitation only to the top 10 percent of seniors and graduate students and 7.5 percent of juniors. Faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction also qualify.